EXCALIBUR 415-SE04 Wine Master Special Edition - Manual (Page 9)

Wine Master SE may lock up due to static discharge
or other electrical disturbances.
If this should happen, use a slim, pointed object to press
the button marked “
RESET
” on the front of the unit.
STER
and
POULTRY
as appropriate
food pairings.
— HELP WITH WINE BASICS —
Wine Master makes sure you’re
informed about the basics of enjoy-
ing wine as well. Simply select
WINE BASICS
from the starting
menu, then choose from the follow-
ing menu by first scrolling by turn-
ing the neck toward the
UP
and
DOWN ARROWS
and then pressing
ENTER
:
BUYING
DRINKING
STORING
SERVING
By selecting
BUYING
you can get
information on recent vintages,
where to research or purchase
wines, ordering wine, what to do if
you order a bad bottle of wine, and
more. If you select
DRINKING
from
the
WINE BASICS
menu, you’ll
find information on
SWIRLING ,
SMELLING
and
TASTING
wine.
You can also choose tips on
REMEMBERING
wines, and learn
new strategies on
PAIRING
wines.
If you select
STORING
from the
WINE BASICS
menu, you’ll find
tips on selecting a
LOCATION
to
store wine based on
ENVIRON-
MENT
and
TEMPERATURE
. You’ll
also get information on the duration
of time a wine can be stored.
If you select
SERVING
from the
WINE BASiCS
menu, Wine Master
provides you with information on
the serving
TEMPERATURES
of
wines. Wine Master also contains
information on
OPENING, POUR-
ING, BREATHING
and
DECANTING
a wine, as well as on choosing
appropriate
GLASSWARE
and
ACCESSORIES
.
— YOUR GUIDE TO THE ART
OF WINE TASTING —
Wine Master also helps you learn
the art of wine tasting. Return to the
starting menu and select
WINE
TASTING.
You can then select
either
AROMA
or
TEXTURE
. If you
select
AROMA
, you’ll see a list of
common words used to describe a
wine’s aroma, such as
FLORAL
.
Then by selecting
FLORAL
, for
example, you can read more specif-
ic descriptive words, such as
ACA-
CIA. GARDENIA, LAVENDER
, etc.
If you choose
TEXTURE
from the
WINE TASTING
menu, a list of
common words used in describing a
wine’s texture appear on the screen,
such as
ACIDITY
or
COMPLEXITY
.
By selecting
ACIDITY
, for example,
you can read more specific descrip-
tive words, such as
METALLIC ,
PUCKERY , SHARP , SOUR
. It won’t
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be long before this vocabulary
becomes second nature to you as
you learn to assess the wines you
are drinking.
— USING THE GLOSSARY —
Still another helpful feature of Wine
Master is the wine
GLOSSARY,
which can be selected from the
starting menu. Here you can select
from an alphabetical list of words
used to discuss wine and quickly
get a definition for a word.
(Remember to press 3
X or
ABC
in
order to scroll more quickly.)
Choose
CHAPTALIZATION ,
for
example, and the term will be
defined as follows :
THE PROCESS
OF ADDING
SUGAR TO
FERMENTING
GRAPES IN
ORDER TO
INCREASE
ALCOHOL
— SETUP —
Selecting SETUP from the starting
menu lets you make changes to the
following:
LINE SCROLL
SCROLL SPEED
SOUND
Use the
UP
or
DOWN ARROWS TO
MOVE
through the
SETUP
list, and
press
ENTER
to make your selection.
You can then choose to turn
LINE
SCROLL
or
SOUND
either
ON
or
OFF
by turning the bottle neck
UP
and
DOWN
. (When turned on, the
sound option lets you know when
you’ve reached the end of a menu
when scrolling.) You can adjust the