5 tips to help you choose a good wine

Choose the most delicious and the wine is right for you is difficult.

Focus on the rewards you will read on the label is not always worth it. Experts awarded medals of wine and celebrate the unusual flavors and the wines you may not like. Still, the most important thing - their own taste preferences.

But that we should be looking to pick up a good wine?

1. Pay attention to the label

Beautiful design and fashionable concept did not talk about what's inside the bottle.

On the labels of the main information - is a producer, region of origin and grape variety. Last - the most important thing. Let's say you like sauvignon blanc. Be sure to try the same grape variety from another manufacturer, or in another region.

After some time you will be able consciously to choose between varieties and countries. Even when the store is not your favorite wine, you are more likely will gain something worthwhile, if you make a bet on proven region, variety or producer.

2. Explore the wine quality assessment in points

If a competent sommelier was not close, and buy bottle for dinner want, you can examine the quality assessment of wine in points.

If you choose a wine from the Russian manufacturers, you can use the guide of Arthur Sargsyan. Every year he spends tastings and exhibits in its evaluation guide.

If you want to buy imported wine, remember that in Europe, there is a 20-point rating system. It uses, for example, of Decanter magazine. There is also a 100-point system, Robert Parker, which is used by Wine Spectator Guide. Points are awarded by professional tasters according to certain rules. If the wine 85 points, it will be good. If less than 70, it is necessary to look for other options.

But it is necessary to take into account that many of the wine, including Russia, are absent in the world rankings. It's not a lack of quality and lack of development in the market. In addition, a 100 points wine may like you less than 90 wine.

3. Remember that the price - this is not always an indicator of quality

Wine costs differ significantly. It would be easier if the price is an indicator of good taste - the more expensive the better. But this is not the case. The same wine can be different in two neighboring stores. Total cost on the shelf is completely dependent on the retailer.

For 300-400 rubles a large retail chains can buy good wine. A couple of years ago we conducted a wine tasting for 250 rubles. 90% did not like it, but 10% of them turned out to be quite worthy.

If we talk about imported wines, the bottles, which in Spain are 1-2 euros, we have sold at 800 rubles. About what capacity there can be a speech?

4. Take a look at the country of origin

Some countries have long become a kind of brand. We used to think that France, Italy, Spain quality wines do not disappoint. But many French and Italian wines, we highly overrated.

So, for export often goes not very good wine and really high quality wine the same Italians prefer to drink themselves. Often the wine from Europe may be of lower quality than the wine of the same price category from the countries of the New World. For example, in the United States and cheap wine can be of the highest quality, so that producers can afford it.

Revealing the history of Chile. Once quality is sold in Russia of Chilean wines were very good. But with the increasing popularity began to suffer from quality, so in the budget price range there are many openly bad wine.

The example of Chile is not the only one. Similar happens with the Italian Chianti. The winery Russian buyers come and say that they need a million bottles, but at 75 cents or one euro. Such a large number of Chianti from the manufacturer is often no, but who refuse million euros?

Manufacturer somehow "namutili" the wine and write on the bottle, it's chianti. In fact, to the so-called wine in Italy you need to get certified.

5. Remember that natural cork - it is not important

It is believed that a good wine needs to be plugged natural cork. This myth, which believe not only in Russia. Also, many believe that it is impossible clog bottle stopper of agglomerated cork or plastic or screw cap.

But wine is much more influenced not technology, on which the plug is made, and then, how well it was made. Even very expensive wines can be plugged plug of compacted aggregate. But one in ten natural cork, which many consider the best, bring wine in the bottle cork disease fight which have not yet learned.

Some manufacturers have switched to plastic tubes, which do not have any adverse effect on the wine. A spiral tube - great for young wines that are drunk within 3-5 years after production. She went on manufacturers in Australia, New Zealand and other countries.