\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri195 \f1 \b Tasting in Burgundy\par
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\b0 The tasting of a wine is a highly civilized act and requires perfect mastery of the se
nses of vision, smell, and taste. The eye examines the color and clarity of the wine, the nose appreciates its aroma, its bouquet, and the palate perceives the different sensations and their persistence, which depend on the balance of a wine, on the rela
tive proportions of alcohol, tannin, acid, sugar, and so on. When these senses have been sufficiently honed, it becomes possible for the taster to describe his or her appreciation by drawing on a specific vocabulary that is made up of no less than 120 wo
