Often you will know you have a faulted wine when you taste it, but you can save yourself from the disappointment by adding this step in.
So first we observed the look of the wine – now we move on to the nose. This is the final step before we taste! A wine’s smell can tell you a lot about its composition. More importantly, it can alert you of any potential faults in the wine. What is a fault? It’s a problem with the wine that negatively impacts the nose and taste of the wine. Faults could range from oxidation to heat damage to cork taint. Often you will know you have a faulted wine when you taste it, but you can save yourself from the disappointment by adding this step in.