One of the most intimidating aspects of wine is all the fancy terms that wine drinkers use to describe what they are tasting. “A toasty nose with loads of fruit on the palate, finishing with just a touch of tannins on the otherwise ultra smooth finish.” What does that mean? How do they come up with so many adjectives to describe a glass of grape juice?I pondered this last week when wine tasting with some friends. We got together to try an assortment of affordable wines procured from local grocery stores. Our goal was to find several that I could recommend in a future column. But I was sidetracked from my goal when one of my friends said, “So, how do I taste a wine?”
