EXCALIBUR 415-06 Wine Master Deluxe Edition - Manual (Page 18)

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
Deluxe provides you with
information on the serving
TEMPERATURES of wines. Wine
Master Deluxe also contains
information on
OPENING,
POURING, BREATHING and
DECANTING a wine, as well as on
choosing appropriate
GLASSWARE and ACCESSORIES .
YOUR GUIDE TO THE ART
OF WINE TASTING
Wine Master Deluxe 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 specific
descriptive words, such as
ACACIA. 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
descriptive words, such as
METALLIC
,
PUCKERY
,
SHARP
,
SOUR, STEELY or TINGLE . It
won’t 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 Deluxe 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
3X or
ABC in order to scroll more
quickly.) Choose
BRUT
,
for
example, and the term will be
defined as follows
:
TERM FOR DRY
CHAMPAGNE OR
SPARKLING WINE.
SETUP
Selecting SETUP from the
starting menu lets you make
changes to the following:
COMPRESSED TEXT
SCROLL SPEED
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