Common Mistakes People Make Regarding Wine Tasting Tours
Enjoy your wine-tasting tour more by avoiding the common mistakes
If you love wine, these wine tours are a dream.
However, your first time can be intimidating.
Attending a wine tour in Napier is meant to be relaxing and fun. Try to avoid these mistakes that will ensure you enjoy your wine tasting tour.
- It may seem inconsequential, but your choice of clothing is critical on the day you embark on a wine tour. You will inevitably spill wine as the day progresses so it’s wise to wear dark colours to hide any accidents. Additionally, try to wear flat shoes for comfort and avoid wearing dangly sleeves that can cause nasty spills. If you are carrying a notebook, wear clothing with deep pockets to store it as you’ll require one hand to hold the wine glass.
- The aroma is an integral aspect of wine tasting. The winemaker instructs you to swirl the wine around in the glass and take in the various smells from the liquid. However, people make the mistake of wearing too much cologne or compromising the wine tasting room with the heavy smell of a cigarette. You want to experience the complete tasting event without any interference with your senses.
- Ultimately, a wine tasting tour will result in you drinking some during the day. It will naturally impact you and affect your faculties. As such, always ensure you eat something before you embark on the tour and if the winery serves up lunch or some canapés, take a break and indulge yourself.
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Don Bird who hosts The Winemakers Tour is a third generation Hawke’s Bay winemaker who has developed special relationships with winemakers in the region which makes it possible to do special private tastings.
Don takes great pleasure in sharing his many years of winemaking knowledge with his guests.
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