Wine is one of the few drinks not sucked through a straw in our fast-food nation. Wine must be selected and savored. While we BEbabes may love our coffee in the mornings, we relish popping open a new bottle of wine to curl up with a good book, making Wine Wednesday one of our favorite days of the week! This week, we plucked a new wine card from the stack – this time on how to taste wine like a pro. Try this out at your next BEbabes or holiday party.

1. Look at the color and clarity of the wine in your glass.
2. Tilt the glass and look at the “edge” of the wine, where it meets the glass.
3. Swirl the wine gently to see how much “body” it has.
4. Inhale the scent of the wine.
5. Take a small sip.
6. After the first sip, swirl the wine in your mouth and notice how it feels and tastes.
7. Swallow the wine. Then notice any after-taste of the wine.
8. Pause to think about the wine’s impression on your senses.

As they say, practice makes perfect!