Some people have the impression that wine tasting is a ritual that can only be performed by experts.
The fact is that tasting can be done without any special knowledge of wines. Keep in mind that a winery offers wines for tasting so that one can become familiar with the wines, and hopefully enjoy them. Therefore, wine tasting is most always a relaxing, enjoyable experience. A dry white wine should have a pale straw color while an aged dry wine or a sweet or desert wine should have a yellow-gold hue. The depth of color usually suggests the quality of the grapes and how full-bodied the wine will be.