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Are you curious about wine? If you are, then you’re most likely just as curious about winetasting.  To help you truly experiencethe flavor of a wine, it’s important to know that you must slow down and payclose attention to your sense of sight, smell, and of course taste.  To help you, we’ve created a great and simplelist of basic wine tasting steps.

How to Taste Wine

1.   Hold your wine glass by its stem.  Holding a wine glass by its bowl will quicklywarm the wine from the heat of your hand. 

2.   For an individual wine tasting, about an inch orless of wine should be poured into a glass at a time.  Tastings should begin with the lightest ofwhite wines.  Eventually, move onto theheaviest red wines.

3.   Inspect the wine’s color and clarity.  By tilting your wine glass away from you, examinethe wines color from the rim edges to the middle of the glass.  While you do this, it is important to notethat some sort of white background like a napkin, tablecloth, paper, etc’ 

4.   While still examining your wine, inspect yourwine’s opacity. 

5.   Now it’s time to smellyour wine.  First, swirl your glass forabout 10 to 15 seconds.  Next, take aquick whiff of your wine for your first impression.  After your first sniff, place your nose intothe wine glass and intensely inhale through your nose.  Use your second impression to take note of allthe individual scents you can smell in the wine’s aroma. Swirl again to mix thearomas and sniff again.

6.   Finally take a small taste. Remember not to swallow it; just let it swirlaround in your mouth.  Take note of itsalcohol content, tannin levels, acidity and residual sugar.  In addition, take note of the wines actualflavor profile. Lastly, take note of how long the wines flavor impression lastsafter it has been swallowed.  What areyour likes and dislikes?

7.   Don’t feel the need to consume all of yourwine.  Simply discard the wine into thediscard bucket when you are finished.

8.   If it is available, rinse your glass with waterto keep the palate clean.

The next time you are in the Temecula area, be sure to takethe time to enjoy a delectable Temeculawine tasting at a fine Temeculawinery like Ponte Winery.  Ponte Winery is home to a beautifultasting room where our servers can offer you a wonderful, knowledgeable andinformative introduction to wine appreciation. As one of the finest Temeculawineries, Ponte Winery is home to some of the most delectable wines inSouthern California.  In addition, PonteWinery is proud to be a green wineryas they do everything they can to a sustainablewinery.

Today, we will be showcasing the Pelican 1620 case.  Like all cases from Pelican, this case has been designed to be unbreakable, watertight, dust proof, chemical resistant and corrosion proof.  Pelican 1620 cases are made from ultra-high impact injection molded structural copolymer polypropylene for extreme strength and durability.  Ideal for shipping and transporting valuable goods, the Pelican 1620 case is most popularly used to securely store large camera’s, camera accessories, video equipment, medical and or EMS equipment, computer equipment, electronics and so much more.  This case also features wheels, a retractable pull handle, a quarter inch neoprene o-ring, ABS latches and an automatic purge valve.  In addition, the case is also available with pre-scored foam and or padded dividers to help you customize your case around your needs. 

An Overview of Case Specifications

· Case is made from injection molded structural copolymer polypropylene

· Inside length ‘ 22.06 inches, outside length 24.81 inches

· Inside width ‘ 17 inches, outside width 19.38 inches

· Inside height ‘ 12.56 inches, outside width 19.38 inches

· Weight ‘ 24.5 lbs, weight with foam 26.1 lbs

· Watertight; floats in salt water w/ 465 lbs load

· Crush resistant

· Floats in salt water w/ 150 pounds

· 2 hinges

· 4 handles (1 luggage style handle, 2 side handles,1 pull handle)

· ATA rated

· 4 ABS latches

· Built with military standards in mind

· The case it’s self can be used to ship UPS

· Features an automatic purge valve

For more information on the Pelican 1620 cases, visit Cases by Masco today.  In addition, Cases by Masco will work closely with you to create a wide variety of custom foam inserts to help keep your important tools and valuables safe in one of the many Pelican cases on hand.  Get in touch with Cases by Masco today for help designing a custom case using a Pelican 1620 case.