Tuesday 14 July 2015

Sommeliers & 3 Words To Know

By Jennifer Marie Anderson


If you want to talk about the knowledge that a sommelier has, it's easy to see that there will be several details covered. Wine is a diverse topic in and of itself, so it's no wonder as to why so many people go to culinary school for this purpose. It's clear that they like wine, as well as the many forms it comes in. However, in order to better understand what this beverage is all about, it's easy to see that receiving an education would be the strongest endeavor to take up.

Not only is this school able to cover the details of wine but topics like hospitality management and the culinary arts, in general, can be learned about. For this piece, though, I'd like to focus on sommeliers and the types of terms they should know about. Suffice it to say, there are several terms that should be seen in any sommelier's glossary. However, these are 3 of the most important that will, ultimately, help you gain a better understanding of wine as a whole.

Full-Bodied - When you choose a wine for you, or someone else, to consume, you're going to want to consider its body. A full-bodied wine is an option that has a high concentration of alcohol, which is a good thing for the sake of flavor. When the alcohol in question exists, all of the accents of the wine's flavor seem to be set at higher levels. This is, more or less, the idea of full-bodied wine and it's a concept that deserves to be noted.

Acidity - Another common term a sommelier should know would be, "acidity." What this refers to is both the crisp nature of a particular wine, as well as the striking nature of its flavor. When you taste a particular wine and detect a number of bubbles on the surface, it's easy to imagine that its overall form will be more appealing. This is what acidity is all about and to say that it matters, in the sense of wine, would be nothing short of an understatement.

Balance - The "balance" of a wine means exactly what you might expect it to. When a wine is balanced, that means that all of its essential components have come together, creating a sense of harmony in order to make the best drink stand out. These components include - but aren't limited to - acidity, alcohol, and sugar content. More than anything else, in my view, the best wine is going to be defined by just how balanced it is.




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