Experience a wine tasting as a gift – if you want to give something really memorable

Giving a gift is as good as receiving a gift. It’s becoming increasingly popular to enrich the experience of the person you’re trying to surprise, which is why a wine tasting experience can be the perfect gift. We’ve put together everything you need to know about it.

The wine tastings

The Borsuttogó wine tastings are a great opportunity to get closer to the wine culture, to get to know the characteristics of quality wines, so they are a great way to spend quality time. So, if you are thinking of giving your loved one a wine tasting experience as a gift, you are not only giving them a cultural experience, but also a precious time.

At such an event, you can learn the basics of wine tasting and how to classify a drink. However, this is not only the case on such occasions, but in fact whenever we come into contact with the product of our choice. In addition to the consumer, it is the producer and the judge who rate, but also the merchant and the restaurateur who rate by choosing the batch.

Informal judging most often takes place at any event where people get together to enjoy a pleasant dinner with wine. But even at a gathering of friends, when wine is sipped, it is likely to be described in at least a few words, or even in a longer conversation.

About the rules for wine tasting

With our private wine tasting service, we have found that when someone receives a wine tasting experience as a gift and has never been to one before, they can be put off if they don’t know the basic rules of wine tasting. So here’s a round-up of the most important things to know.

The most frequently asked question is whether or not to spit out the wine, as this goes completely against everything else we have been taught about manners. We can definitely say that it is possible, and even appropriate, to spit out the wine you have tasted. We can pour the tasted batch into the damage reserve and spit out the wine with restraint – this is perfectly acceptable at wine tastings. It is much less tolerated if our behaviour is inappropriate after too much tasting, just as it is insulting to the host and the winemakers if we cannot feel the difference between the lots.

At a wine tasting, smells are important too. That’s why it’s advisable to arrive at such an event without wearing your favourite perfume and without smelling far. Not only will this make things difficult for you, it may also disturb the other participants.

There is one more question about wine tastings that may cause difficulties if you have not yet attended a wine dinner. This is the correct way to hold a glass. Never touch the glass – this can leave marks on your fingers, which can interfere with the visual appreciation, and the warmth of your hands can alter the optimum temperature of the wine, preventing the deep flavours from coming out.

Experience wine tasting as a gift, a quality surprise

A wine tasting experience as a gift is a great way to show the recipient how much you care, as these events are a quality time. In addition, participants can discover new tastes and exclusive quality wines, which they can even buy later if they like them.

We at Borsuttogo are committed to making wine culture as widely known and popular as possible with consumers, while making the professional terms and conventions easy to understand.