Falling Stars (Shooting Stars 5) - Page 64

under his breath.

"I'm not as sophisticated as you, sue me,"

Steven retorted.

"I wish I could."

Madame Senetsky tapped her cane and they

both came to stiff attention.

"The appearance of the wine gives you an idea

of the type of grape, the age, and whether it is good or

bad. Hold the first glass up to the light," he instructed,

and we all did so. "This is a buttery-yellow white

wine. Obviously either a Chardonnay or a French

Burgundy. The intensity of the wine, whether it is

opaque or closer to transparent, tells us about its age.

Older wines tend to be brownish at the edge. If it's

cloudy, it's probably spoiled.

"Now let us nose... smell it," he said. "Swirl it

in your glass as so, and then take a whiff."

"It smells like apples," I said.

"Ah. yes. It is a Chardonnay. Finally, let us

taste the wine. Take a small sip and suck the air

between your teeth. Hold the wine at the center of

your tongue for a few seconds longer to allow the

character of the wine to be apparent. Let's try this

Merlot." he said, switching to another glass he had poured for us all. Everyone took his or hers. "We are checking for acidity, tannin-- which will tell us if it's bitter or easy to drink-- body or weight, oakiness and

finish, the after taste.

"Now,," he said. "let us continue. First, we'll

finish with the whites..."

There were no less than ten bottles of white and

ten of red. We were supposed to only take a sip from

each and not swallow, but Steven took some good

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