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title: How to Taste Wine
description: Learn how to taste wine with our handy dandy guide.
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# How to Taste Wine

There are a specific set of criteria by which most of us judge a bottle of wine. Here is a quick factoid sheet for your drinking pleasure and edification!

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- Weight or body:

So why does anyone bother with this nonsense? If we did not there would be no way to differentiate the creme de la creme from the dregs. We do this pretentious nonsense for you, the consumer. So please, next time you see one, kiss a sommelier!