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Wine tasting is something everyone should do, whether you’re an aspiring sommelier or you drink wine as a hobby. Mainstreet Coffee & Wine Bar in Lakeville, MN, is the place to go if you are in the Farmington, Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Prior Lake areas of Minnesota. Their wine specialists share a few tips on wine tasting that will make you look like an expert in no time.

If you want to find your perfect vintage, focus on these factors:

  • The Look: What’s the color and opacity? Is it thick in terms of viscosity? Plenty of clues can be derived from how the wine looks. To be precise, you can also check the label for the alcohol percentage, age, and grape varieties used, and see how these affect the way it looks.
  • wine-tastingThe Smell: Don’t look for a specific ingredient when you smell the wine. Instead, keep these three categories of smell in mind: primary aromas include grape and other fruity smells; secondary aromas are the smell produced in winemaking from the yeast, and the third aromas come from the aging process and can smell like roasted nuts, vanilla, old tobacco, baking spice, and other ingredients.
  • The Taste: Finally, it’s time to taste the wine. You need to assess how sour, bitter, salty, or sweet it is. This gives you an idea of the type of grapes used and the climate where the wine was produced. Touch the wine with your tongue, and determine how long the taste lasts.

Regardless whether you prefer red wine or white wine, there’s no better place for wine tasting in Lakeville than Mainstreet Coffee & Wine Bar. Give them a call at (952) 985-7650 or visit their website to learn more about how this local institution has become a favorite place for hundreds of customers.

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