# Hey guys, I hope you managed to apply your new set of skills and impress someone last time around, if not, then it's Friday, and YES, I am about to give you some more new information that will help you to become that "wine charmer"

![wine_charmer_195501554415.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/wine_charmer_195501554415.jpg)

>“I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.” 
― W.C. Fields

# So last time around [I gave you some basic rules on how to match your food with your wine](https://steemit.com/wine/@serejandmyself/learn-to-match-your-wine-to-your-food-a-simple-beginner-s-guide) *(that is of course if you have any food with your wine)*. 
# I had quite a few responses and some of the readers asked me to go more into detail on understanding how to taste wine. 
# Off we go then:

[![food-drink-wine_taster-wine_tasting-straws-poor_etiquette-fine_wines-gra110514_low68c6c.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/food-drink-wine_taster-wine_tasting-straws-poor_etiquette-fine_wines-gra110514_low68c6c.jpg)

## To break it down, wine can be understood by the body and the color. And those 2 things are closely connected.
## Now you may say : *"hold on pal, you ain't fooling me here, there are only 2 colors...".* Well you are almost right, but in fact by breaking the wine further down into the body category, we will get [at least 11 colors](http://winefolly.com/tutorial/red-wine-color/) (here I must say, that different experts argue different numbers).
## So before I give you a picture for better understanding, what is a body?

### Well the body is exactly what influences on how the wine will taste!
### It is broken down into 3 categories:

+ Light bodied - generally under 12.5% of alcohol, crispy and re-freshing, like Riesling *(mmmmm...)*
[![17928_2010_02_riesling1a8d80.th.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/17928_2010_02_riesling1a8d80.th.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/0wGom)

+ Medium bodied - those have between 12.5% - 13.5% of alcohol, most rose wines fall into this category. Also the well liked Sauvignon Blanc
 [![2005-RussianRiver-Sauvignon-Blanca534a.th.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/2005-RussianRiver-Sauvignon-Blanca534a.th.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/0wq5p)  

+ Heavy bodied - those wines have over 13.5% of alcohol, mostly red, although a Chardonnay is a full bodied wine. The taste is accompanied by mouth coating. A good example is Merlot or *my personal favorite - Tempranillo*
[![merlot-2013f8da6.th.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/merlot-2013f8da6.th.jpg)](https://www.steemimg.com/image/0zl2P)

### Now for those of you, who really want to understand this, please look at the following picture:

![KARTATVETAVINAd98aa.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/KARTATVETAVINAd98aa.jpg)

(From left to right, you can see a light bodied to a heavy bodied wine. Followed by a young wine, and an old wine. Yes, they have a seperate color)

>“The HAPPIEST people don’t have the BEST of everything… They just drink WINE.” 
― Tanya Masse

##  I mentioned an 11th color, well I personally put rose wine on its own, hence 11 colors.

![wine_47744570350.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/wine_47744570350.jpg)

## Now that you know this, how do you use this? 

+ Well, first of all when you about to taste a wine, stop for a minute and look at the color, try to swirl the glass. Heavy bodied wines will tend to stick to the walls of the glass, whether lighter wines will not.
+ Heavy wines will be darker in color, and have a much more "mature" taste
+ Heavy wines will have a sweeter taste in comparison to a more acidic taste of lighter wines
+ Lighter wines are tenderer but more "prickly"

## Remember the rule, [the heavier the food, the heavier the wine?](https://steemit.com/wine/@serejandmyself/learn-to-match-your-wine-to-your-food-a-simple-beginner-s-guide) Use it! 
## Think about what you are going to eat, look at what is written on the label, and simply match those 2 together!

>“Love is like wine, drink it as you rhyme.” 
― Santosh Kalwar

![img010c80bb.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/img010c80bb.jpg)

## Most importantly, remember to enjoy! 
## And don't drink and drive guys =)