Chapter 6

Getting to Know Alcohol:

Tasting and Pairing

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 Chapter Objectives

 Explain how to taste and analyze wine

 Explain how to taste and analyze beer
 Explain how to taste and analyze spirits
 Analyze food for proper pairing with wine,
beer, and spirits

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 Tasting Wine
 See
 Swirl
 Smell
 Sip
 Spit or Swallow
 Savor

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 Analyzing Wine
 Describe aromas or bouquet
 Describe flavors
 General terms
 Positive terms
 Negative terms

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 Tasting Beer
 See
 Smell
 Sip
 Swallow

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 Tasting Spirits
 See
 Swirl
 Smell
 Sip
 Spit or Swallow
 Savor

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 Pairing Alcohol with Food
 Consider the body of the food
 Consider the body of the wine or other
alcoholic beverage
 Consider characteristics of the food
 Consider characteristics of the alcoholic
beverage
 Make a pairing

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 CONCLUSION

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