Ordering wine can feel intimidating if you’re unfamiliar with the ritual. A wine list-scanning app can help you pick the right bottle, but that’s not where the drama ends. The swirling, sniffing and polite nod after that first small pour might look like theater — or simply a chance to confirm you like what you ordered. But that preliminary sip has a much more specific job: checking whether the wine is actually good to drink.
Wine can spoil due to poor storage or a faulty cork. You’ll usually notice a “corked” bottle first in the smell — a musty, wet cardboard odor that has no place in a glass worth drinking. A quick sniff before you taste can catch the problem before the server fills everyone’s glass, saving you from paying for a bottle that never had a chance.
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