Using your mouth alone to taste wine could be compared to watching an epic movie without the sound to accompany it. Enjoying wine is not a one-sense experience.
To fully enjoy a wine, engage your sense of smell as well as your sense of taste.
True, your sense of taste allows you to distinguish between sweet, sour, bitter and others. Engaging your sense of smell makes the experience that much better. Call it a partnership or a dynamic duo. Doesn't freshly baked bread taste just a little better when it's made at home - where the wonderful aroma can be enjoyed during the very first bite.
So, when it's time to try a new wine. Stop. Enjoy the taste, but be sure to enjoy the aroma. Let your senses take over, sit back and enjoy the experience.
Try This at Home:
A little practice can go a long way when developing the proper touch to open a bottle of wine. It's a common, overused phrase, but practice does make perfect.