Nope, bottle shock isn’t when you jump out wearing a scary mask to surprise your favorite wine! Sorry to disappoint, although that would have been a fun topic! “Bottle shock” is actually very hard to describe scientifically, but it’s certainly very real. When a wine is reported to be suffering from bottle shock, it is said to be closed or muted on the palate. All the individual parts of the wine become disjointed, leaving you…
Ericbohl
the proper amount of wine to pour should be mentioned…
Kris Chislett
Yeah, I probably should have mentioned that. It was more just the actual opening I was wanting to demo, but you do have a valid point…