Gift-giving is a science. Are you worried about what to give your friend for his birthday or wedding anniversary? Consider sending a bottle of innovative wine to express your mind. So what should I do? Let me share it with you, okay?

The first step in choosing red wine for someone: first investigate whether the other person likes wine.

Before you decide to send wine to others, you'd better do some research to find out whether the other person drinks or likes wine. If the answer is NO, then after you sent him wine, he probably changed hands and gave it to a third person. If the answer is YES, then look at what wines are collected in his wine cabinet, cellar or wine rack at home and find out his preferences. If it is found that all the wines in his house are red wine, it means that he probably likes red wine more than white wine. In addition, you can also see if there is a flute champagne glass in his goblet at home. If not, it means that he may not like champagne or other sparkling wine. A comprehensive investigation before giving a gift can ensure that the gift you give is just what the other person wants.

The second step of choosing red wine to give away: search for rare wine or old-age wine

People often ask me this question: "My father is going to celebrate his 60th birthday. What wine should I give him?" For such a problem, the first thing to do is to know what kind of wine his father likes, and then start searching for some related but rare and precious wines purposefully. For example, if your father's favorite wine is the dry red Cabernet Sauvignon from Silver Oak Cellars, you can try to find an old bottle of Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon, or a bottle of Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon with the year of your father's birth or wedding. Such a gift is not only the most meaningful, but also precious.

The third step of choosing red wine to give away: collect top champagne.

Personally, I think the importance of champagne is underestimated by many people, because many people only think of opening a bottle of champagne on Valentine's Day or wedding anniversary. In fact, champagne is suitable for many occasions, its aging potential is more prominent, and it is suitable for all kinds of food. The top champagne produced by the famous champagne house is especially worth collecting, such as Princess Louis crystal champagne Roederer's Cristal, Moet Chandon's Dom Perignon, Moet Tang Perignon and Vintage Krug. Usually, if economic conditions permit, you can collect more bottles of this champagne and give them to a special person at the right time. I believe that the other person will never forget it.

The fourth step of choosing red wine to give away: search for unique and interesting wines

If your friends especially like a certain variety of wine, then you can try to find a very personalized wine brewed with this variety. For example, if your friend is crazy about Zinfandel, you can send a bottle of Zinfandel that he has never drunk before, or a bottle of Zinfandel that has been highly commented by the wine taster, or a bottle of Zinfandel from overseas. You can also go to the store to see if there are any fresh and unique Zinfandel wines with novel packaging design and wine labels. If you send them to your friends, they will definitely brighten their eyes.

The fifth step of choosing red wine to give away: buy top-class wines.

If you really don't know what wine to send, there is a last resort, and that is to buy the most expensive bottle of wine you can afford. This method is risky because you may have to spend a lot of money. Make sure that the other party knows how high-quality, precious and unique your bottle of wine is when you deliver it. If he is willing to share this bottle of wine with you, that would be great.

I recommend: the method to judge the deterioration of wine.

First, look

If the wine is cloudy with snowflakes, it should be considered that the wine has gone bad. If you are in a restaurant, you can ask for a refund. However, it is normal for old red wine to accumulate, because after a period of time, the pigment and tannin of wine will combine to produce sediment. In addition, some wines that are only one to three years old are basically not bad if there are crystals at the bottom of the bottle, which is caused by the imperfect treatment of the winery during the freezing treatment, but it does not affect the morality of the wine.

Second, smell

If the smell of cork is similar to erosion, it will make you smell uncomfortable and feel that the wine is unclean. If the cork disappears after the wine is poured into the cup for a quarter of an hour, the foundation of the problem is not big; If it is always there, it means that the wine has gone bad. There are many reasons for the smell of cork, some of which are not clean after disinfection, some of which deteriorate in wet environment, and so on.

Oxidation taste is also an unpleasant smell like old clothes, which is caused by mildew and deterioration caused by discouragement of wine and a decadent scene that tastes like horse urine. Oxidized wine is basically bad wine, and it is conceivable that apples are oxidized normally. However, enhanced wines such as Shirley SHERRY, Porter PORTO and MADERIZED in Madeira, Portugal, are deformed if they have an oxidized taste.

Sulfur dioxide smells like a solid fuel stove, sometimes it is lighter than wine. This odor is mostly caused by the moderate sulfur disposal in the brewing process-the brewer needs to use sulfur to sterilize, and the sweet and semi-sweet wine also needs to use higher sulfur to terminate the fermentation because of its high sugar content. This smell often appears in cheap sweet wine, which makes the throat dry and uncomfortable.

Rotten eggs and rubber mixed with the smell of hydrogen sulfide, often appear in red wine under the premise of high environmental temperature, and if left unattended, it will develop into a distinct sewage-like smell.

Only a little sulfur dioxide can dispel this smell. Although this kind of wine smells bad, it also has a nose and throat, but sulfur dioxide is still very common as a preservative, and it is also used to clean oak barrels and bottles. Many young wines have a little of this taste, but it is harmless.

After ordinary pouring, the cup quickly dispersed.

Metal taste and rat taste, when the wine is polluted by metal during the process of brewing or when it is stored in wooden barrels and put into bottles, the wine will have the smell of tin cans. If the smell is obvious, the color of liquor deepens, and there is brown sediment in liquor, it is copper infection. The smell of mice, like the smell of mice, and the flat plate like acetic acid are signs of bacterial contamination, which usually only infects the wine in wooden barrels.

Third, the product

Acetic acid has a sharp and sour taste. After the wine is opened, it will be corroded by vinegar-stem wine after being exposed to air for a long time, which will make the wine sour. If the wine is fermented at high temperature, it will also be composed of acetic acid if it is not vigilant when entering the bottle. If the wine leaks in the barrel or bottle, if the cork grows insects, dries up, and permeates the air, the wine will go bad or have this taste.