How to Swirl Your Wine Like a Pro - CHOW Tip

Our favorite wine guy, Matt Skinner, has done some swirling in his time. He recommends that beginners keep the glass on the table to swirl.

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Swirling a glass of wine can look a little bit fancy, can look a little bit pretentious, but it does serve one main purpose and that is it allows the wine to show all its aromatics.  Wines aroma is released off its surface so if you can increase the size of the surface area, you're going to get more aroma.  Pick up the glass, holding it like you would a pencil, a few quickish rotations, pop your nose in and have a smell.  Now if you're not confident to do that.  Put the glass on the table, a few quickish rotations, like you're tracing around a coin, and that'll get the wind moving and you're in business.

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