1. Presented by Bob Morton Moderator general chat area (Lockwood1956)

2. Evaluating Wine Glass at 45 Deg Look at Colour Check Clarity Hold glass upright Against a light Particles? Cloudy? Deposits? Could be spoilt Young WineMature Wine

3. Swirl the wine Look….Legs…can determine alcohol content Swirl..opens up aromas of the wine Sniff Swirl Sniff Taste to confirm what you saw and sniffed Chew the wine Coat all of your Tongue Draw in some Air

4. What is your Palate? Taste buds…..10,000 of them Four Basic Tastes Salt (Duh!….Salt) Sweet (Sugar) Sour (Acid) Bitter (Tannin) Taste Blindness

5. Do YOU have a Palate? 4 solutions Acid Sugar Tannin Salt Dont swallow…....spit! WHICH IS WHICH?

6. Sugar =A Acid = B Tannin =C Salt = D Now you know the answer Try them again

7. Palate Training 3 Solutions Acid Acid + Tannin Acid + Sugar WHICH IS WHICH?

8. Acid = C Acid + Tannin = A Acid + Sugar = B Now you have the answer Try them again

9. Palate Training 3 Solutions Acid Acid + Tannin Acid + Sugar Diluted with water 50/50 WHICH IS WHICH?

10. Acid = A Acid + Tannin = B Acid + Sugar = C Now you have the answer Try them again