{"id":94608122,"date":"2012-11-30T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-ways-to-appreciate-good-wine\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T09:50:05","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T09:50:05","slug":"five-ways-to-appreciate-good-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-ways-to-appreciate-good-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways to Appreciate Good Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Five Ways to Appreciate Good Wine\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2012\/11\/wine.jpg\" alt=\"Five Ways to Appreciate Good Wine\" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0Forget Scratch &amp; Sniff, Swirl &amp; Sniff!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Savoring wine is an art that needs both practice and innate taste. You won\u2019t pick up these skills overnight (it\u2019s not as easy as simply reading a textbook, I\u2019m afraid), but you can practice certain habits that are sure to give you a deeper appreciation about the art. Here are ways to go further in your quest for deep wine appreciation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>Pair it With the Appropriate Food<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nWhether it\u2019s the Pinot Noir, or a fine bottle of Australian Shiraz, pair the wine in question with the appropriate meal. Some meats will call for a full-bodied red, yet others for a crispy white wine. For good pairing suggestions, visit Snooth.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>Savor and remember the Flavors<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAppreciating good wine takes time; hence it\u2019s not for those who want to dash. After uncorking a good bottle, and pouring it into a glass, sniff and savor the smell of the wine alone before sipping. Then acknowledge the tastes you encounter (write them down in a journal, if possible, so you remember the notes) and savor them fully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>Remember the aromas<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nA good bottle of wine is best appreciated right after the corking. Sniff, savor and swirl the wine in the glass to see its viscosity as well as to appreciate the aromas. You\u2019ll feel as though you\u2019re drinking the wine well before you\u2019ve sipped the contents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>Remember the Apps<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThere are a lot of great wine-tasting appreciation apps out there, including one from Snooth Wine Pro (at $4.99, it\u2019s a steal). This app also has an image-based wine search and is a step up from Snooth Wine App, which is free. Other apps including the Pair It App gives you the appropriate food and snack suggestion to go with your wine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>Practice Makes Perfect<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nNo one got great at the art of tasting wine overnight. If possible, start a weekly wine club in your area, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/\">book flights to Napa<\/a><\/strong> or some of the other fine wine destinations around the country, and learn to truly appreciate fine wines, week by week. Bottoms up!\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Don&#8217;t forget to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/cheapoair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong> for exclusive travel deals! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Forget Scratch &amp; Sniff, Swirl &amp; Sniff! &nbsp; Savoring wine is an art that needs both practice and innate taste. You won\u2019t pick up these skills overnight (it\u2019s not as easy as simply reading a textbook, I\u2019m afraid), but you can practice certain habits that are sure to give you a deeper appreciation about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97199839,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608122\/revisions\/97199839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}