Tasting rules

The president of the organizing committee of the Slovenian Wine Festival dr. Mojmir Wondra suggests to follow:

13 rules when tasting the festival wines

1		RESPECT THE WINE - hold the glass at its steam
2		EAT SOMETHING BEFORE WINE TASTING
3		TASTE WINES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER – white, rose, red, predicate, sparkling wines (you can taste the latter at the beginning as well)
4		OBSERVE EACH WINE SAMPLE WITH YOUR EYES: the colour, clarity and sparkling
5		SMELL EACH WINE SAMPLE: the intensity and length of the bouquet (swirl the glass more than once)
6		TASTE EACH WINE SAMPLE: the aroma and taste (take a small sip and hold the liquid in your mouth for some soconds)
7		TASTE EACH WINE SAMPLE: the length and intensity of the aroma and taste
8		TASTE EACH WINE SAMPLE: the harmony of taste (sweetness, acidity, tannin, fruit and varietal characteristics)
9		UNITE ALL THE ASSESSMENTS: overall asseessment of a wine sample
10		NEUTRALIZE TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH BEFORE TASTING THE NEXT WINE SAMPLE: a piece of bread, some fruit or cheese
11		DO NOT IMPOSE YOUR OPINION ON OTHER VISITORS
12		YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR LIMITS (do not get drunk)
13		TEST YOURSELF IF CAPABLE OF DRIVING (alcotest)

COVER THE INSIDE OF A GLASS WITH WINE

Before each tasting, the inside of the glass needs to be covered with wine. Swirl the wine in the glass to cover the inside of the glass with wine. This makes it easer for an individual to identify all characteristic of a wine sample.

DRINK WATER DURING WINE TASTING

Each wine sample contains a certain level of alcohol. Therefore it is recommended to drink water when tasting various wine samples. This will prevent your body from dehydration and enable you to enjoy the full aroma of each wine sample.

IF A PLACE IS CROWDED
Try to avoid the crowd and move to the next stand. You can always return later when there are less people around, having more space to enjoy te wine tasting as well as an opportunity to speak to the wine producer.