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The Cellar Door
Getting the most out of your Cellar Door visit
As you enter the tasting room head for the tasting bar. A host will greet you
and get you started with wine glasses and explain what wines are available for
tasting and if there are any tasting fees.
Tasting rooms vary from the very elaborate to a simple table set up in the
winemaking area. It usually pays to look around at the cellar door signage: special
tastings or offerings, a list of awards and other publicity, descriptions of the
wines, what else is available to tasters.
White wines are tasted first, followed by red wines, and then dessert wines.
Taste each wine carefully and savor each sip. See our section on the proper
way to taste wine.
Most wineries will have a sheet of tasting notes. Read the tasting notes as
you taste and see if you notice any of the aromas or flavors listed in the notes.
It's okay to skip any of the wines on the tasting list. Some people just want
to taste the reds. Some may be interested in tasting only certain varietals of wine.
Normally you would not ask for a second taste of one particular wine unless
you indicate that you are interested in purchasing the wine.
You do not have to drink all the wine in your glass. Toss the unwanted wine
in your glass into the bucket provided for this purpose.
If water is provided, use it to clear your palate or to rinse your glass.
Rinsing the glass is a good idea when the tasting moves from whites to reds or to
dessert wines.
Sometimes a neutral food will be provided, such as plain crackers. The purpose
of the food is to clear the palate after tasting each particular wine.
Some tasting rooms will require that you pay a fee to taste the wine. Some
wineries apply this fee to a purchase. Others might include a souvenir glass with
the fee. Some tasting rooms have a two tier fee, one for the main line of wines
and one for reserve wines
Having consulted the tasting list - and talked it over with the cellar door
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