Vinho Verde<\/strong>\n today, along with some common scent notes for this dry, white Portuguese wine,\n like honeydew and watermelon, and lime. <\/p>\n If you\u2019re doing this at home, take moment to smell those\n things and see if they show up in your wine. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: INSERT NAME OF WINE (ANNIE EDIT)<\/p>\n
Remember, enrollment is free, and when you do it, you get a\n head\u2019s up in advance of each lesson so you can smell and taste along with\n me. The link is in the description.<\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: Subscribe & Enroll! <\/p>\n
B-ROLL LIKE CRAZY of pouring tasting wine, etc. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: LOOK<\/p>\n
Have a look at the color and consistency. How deep is the\n color? How opaque? Does it cling to the\n sides of the glass or wash away?<\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: SMELL<\/p>\n
How about the nose?\n Is there a lot going on? Does it smell light and bright or more mature and\n intense? Depending on the wine, you\n might already have some idea of what to expect. <\/p>\n \n
Take mine for example. Based just on the color and consistency of\n this wine, it\u2019s pale, light greenish yellow, and swishes like water in the\n glass. These light citrus and melon notes do not surprise me.<\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: TASTE<\/p>\n
Now take a nice long sip. Don\u2019t be shy. Swish it around a\n little in your mouth. You don\u2019t to do this in public but it\u2019s good for\n learning. <\/p>\n
What do you feel? <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: What do you feel?<\/p>\n
With enough practice, determining the body of wine is one of\n the easier elements of winetasting to master. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: What is the body? <\/p>\n
The body of wine has to do with alcohol and extract. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: Alcohol and Extract. <\/p>\n
Alcohol molecules are more viscous than water molecules, and\n wine is at LEAST 75 to 80% water. Like\n our bodies! <\/p>\n
Viscosity, in simple science, is a molecule\u2019s ability to\n hold it together under stress. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: Viscosity is a molecule\u2019s ability to hold it\n together under stress. <\/p>\n
I know right? Maybe\n there is something to having a glass of wine to relax? <\/p>\n
But seriously, movement, temperature changes\u2026 you name it.\n Alcohol is less susceptible than water, which is why water washes off your\n palate, and alcohol sticks around longer. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s also why water freezes faster and alcohol stays fresh\n longer. That is viscosity, and you can feel it. <\/p>\n
Extract, on the other hand, is everything you get from the\n grape during winemaking, besides water and alcohol.<\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: Extract is everything you get from the grape\n besides water and alcohol.<\/p>\n
It includes a lot of stuff from the skins, like tannins, polyphenols,\n and acids, along with sugar and glycerol from the juice. All of those elements contribute to the feel\n and flavor of the wine, so the more intense they are, the fuller body you have.\n <\/p>\n
Imagine a classical California Cabernet made from super ripe\n and juicy grapes from a sunny climate, swollen up with sugar that transforms\n into alcohol, leaving you with a pretty intense, high alcohol content, like 14%. <\/p>\n
Age it in oak barrels. Are you with me? Have a you had a wine like\n this? If so, let me know in the comments.\n <\/p>\n
The color is deep ruby red. Lots of color molecules in there weighing it\n down\u2026 That wine is robust. No doubt\n about it. <\/p>\n
*Optional Graphic with Robust vs light-bodied wines with some\n indicators of polyphenols, alcohol, etc.. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Compare that to my light, easy breezy Vinho Verde for\n example. Which is what I brought today.\n See the way it splashes around? [BROLL \u2013 take some time to show it and taste\n it]. <\/p>\n
Vinho Verde translates in Portuguese to \u201cgreen\u201d or \u201cyoung\u201d\n wine. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: in Portuguese \u201cgreen\u201d or \u201cyoung\u201d wine.<\/p>\n
Typically these wines are extremely fresh and have a clean\n and simple nose. They are dry, and pale\n yellow, so there\u2019s not much sugar or color extract inside.<\/p>\n
They can even be a little fizzy, and alcohol is rarely more\n 11.5%. This is a great example of a light-bodied wine. <\/p>\n
Water is the lightest of them all, so you can establish a\n body spectrum and apply it to every wine you drink. <\/p>\n
As yourself, How does the wine feel compared to water when\n determining body. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: Ask yourself, how does this wine compare to\n water?<\/p>\n
See you next time. Lucky Day 13! We\u2019ll be talking about the\n finish \u2013 is it long, or short? Don\u2019t worry. <\/p>\n
Our journey is far from finished. We\u2019ve got a lot more to cover and I\u2019m sure\n you have questions. Don\u2019t be shy! Put them in the comments. <\/p>\n
TITLE\/SCREEN: Ask me\n anything! <\/p>\n
And be sure to subscribe and enroll to find out what we\u2019re tasting\n and drinking and follow along. <\/p>\n
Cheers! <\/p>\n
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