Because Sagebrush Annie's is a restaurant, it is required by law to charge a fee for wines sampled.

Wine Tasting Vocabulary

Tasting Wine

Wine appeals to three senses: sight, smell and taste. The feel of the wine in ones mouth is referred to as "body" and is included with taste when one scores the wine. Below is a score card method one may use when tasting.

Sight
Clarity- cloudy, dull, clear
Color- pale, medium, dark
--White wine- green tinge, pale yellow, gold
--Red wine- purple, red, red-brown
Viscosity- watery, normal, heavy, oily
Score (maximum 3 pts.) _____

Smell
General appeal- neutral, clean, attractive, outstanding, off
Fruit aroma- none, slight, positive
Bouquet- none, pleasant, complex, powerful
Score (maximum 6 pts.) _____

Taste
Sweetness- bone dry, dry, medium dry, medium sweet, sweet
Tannin (red wines) - astringent, hard, dry, soft
Acidity- flat, refreshing, marked, tart
Body- very light and thin, light, medium, full-bodied, heavy
Length- short, acceptable, extended, lingering
Balance- unbalanced, good, very well balanced, perfect
Score (maximum 8 pts.) _____

Overall Quality
Overall- coarse, poor, acceptable, fine, outstanding
Score (maximum 3 pts.) _____

Total Score (maximum 20 pts.) _____

One may take notes and make changes as they review their impressions of the wine. Many tasters defer the swallowing of the wine when tasting, preferring to expel the sample into a waste container. Not drinking the samples extends the number of samples one may taste without compromising the senses with alcohol. Even without consuming the samples over a period of time, the taste buds can become temporarily deadened by long time exposure to the alcohol in the wine. Discretion and moderation are always beneficial. After all, there is always another day for another outing and more wine tasting. We'll be here. Please, join us often.