“Tasting” is actually a misnomer. When examining discount liquors and wines, you’re actually using three senses: sight, smell, and taste. Read on for a simple guide to “tasting” your wine.

Step One: Sight

To begin, pour the wine you’d like to examine into a clean, clear wine glass. Try to pinpoint the color to something more specific than red or white, like maroon, brick, yellow, green, amber, or brown. Take note of the wine’s opacity and see if there is any sediment in the liquid.

Step Two: Smell

Before you smell, swirl the wine in its glass – this will enhance the aroma by vaporizing some of the alcohol. Take a quick smell with your nose outside of the glass and note your first impressions. Next, lower your nose into the glass and inhale deeply, paying attention to more subtle odors such as vanilla, flowers, or citrus.

Step Three: Taste

Finally, it’s time to taste your wine! Take a small sip and let the wine roll over your tongue. Your taste reactions come in three stages: The Attack Phase (basic impressions like sweet, dry, light, and heavy), The Evolution Phase (secondary flavors such as cinnamon, peppers, and cedar), and The Finish (final thoughts about the aftertaste and consistency).

Tasting your liquor and wine will help you connect your preferences to specific traits – from color and opacity to secondary flavors and consistency. This will make it easier to select wine for yourself and to share your tastes with others through liquor gift sets.

With so many varieties of kosher liquor on the market, it’s sometimes hard to know where to begin. To make shopping for kosher wines easier, we recommend the three P’s: Price, Preference, and Pairing.

Let’s take a look at how these factors can help you select the perfect bottle (or bottles) for you:

Price
A couple of decades ago, it was impossible to find a good bottle of wine for under $30. You literally had to choose between quality and price. Now, however, you can find quality wine for $10, $15, or $200 – it all depends on what you’d like to spend. No matter your price range, www.LiquorsGalore.com has something for you.

Preference
With wine, there are no right and wrong answers. One person might prefer sweet, light-bodied wine, while another would rather drink a heavier red. We stock kosher wines of a variety of vintages and regions to accommodate every palate.

Pairing
If you’re planning to drink your wine with food, you definitely have to think about pairing. A heavy dinner of beef or veal would go best with a merlot Herzog wine, for example, and a lighter fish meal would pair beautifully with a white Kedem.

There’s nothing like a soothing glass of wine to help you unwind after a long day. And knowing you bought it at a good price isn’t bad either. If you’re searching for affordable wines and spirits, you’re going to love our discount liquor store.

At www.LiquorsGalore.com, we have a bottle for every budget. Whether you’re looking to spend under $10 or treat yourself to a French import, our selection will never let you down. We’ve got dry wines, sweet wines, mevushal wines, non-mevushal wines, American wines, European wines, South American wines, and everything in between. Best of all, our entire stock is completely kosher.

Shopping for spirits? At Liquors Galore, we carry kosher liquor like single malt scotch whiskey, which is great to drink at home or to give as a gift. Speaking of gifts, our website also offers liquor gift sets and accessories, guaranteed to please even the most distinguished palate.

Follow this blog for kosher liquor and wine information and advice, from pairing suggestions to tips on storing and serving. Stick with us, and you’ll have an impressive kosher wine collection in no time!