How to Study a Wine
如何品葡萄酒
Studying a wine involves using several senses.
品葡萄酒涉及几种感觉。
First, pour the wine into a glass and look at it.
首先,把酒倒入玻璃杯中查看。
It might help to put a piece of white paper behind the glass so you can see the color clearly.
拿一张白纸放在玻璃杯的后面,这样有助于看清楚颜色。
Color can tell a lot about the kind of grapes,where the wine is from and its age.
颜色可以透露葡萄的品种,产地及贮存时间等。
The color of red wine can be purplish red to brick red.
红葡萄酒的颜色可能从紫红色道砖红色。
Red wines often become paler with age.
红葡萄酒的颜色会因年久变得越来越淡,
Red wines grown in warmer climates often have deeper color than those grown in cooler climates.
温暖气候中出产的红葡萄酒通常比寒冷气候中的红葡萄酒颜色更深。
Next, turn the glass so that the wine moves around inside.
接着,转动玻璃杯,让酒在杯中晃动。
This brings air into the wine, so that it releases its smell.
空气会带入酒中,酒释放出气味。
A wine's smell is actually more telling than its taste.
葡萄酒的气味事实上比尝起来更能说明问题。
Last, taste the wine.
最后品尝这杯酒。
Move it around in your mouth.
让酒充分接触整个口腔。
You may recognize some tastes because you've identified them while smelling the wine.
你可以品尝出一些味道,这些你在闻酒的时候就已经认出。