When a bottle of wine, after a long journey arrives at your table , you should pay a proper attention to it, because all knowledge and efforts of the engaged viticulturists and wine makers from the Ćemovsko field have been interwoven in its contents.

First, look at the label. It will tell you basic data on wine, its quality and producer. Try to buy good quality,autochtonous wines. You and your guests should be satisfied with them.

About the neck of the bottle, wrap the napkin in order to prevent pouring the wine down on the table cloth.

Remove the plastic cap, wipe the stopper and then, open the bottle carefully with the proper corkscrew, borer of which should be pressed by the end of the stopper. Pull out carefully the corkscrew and then, pull the stopper with fingers in order to prevent ‘popping ‘.

Tighten the neck with the napkin, smell the stopper and if it is OK, a small quantity of wine has been poured in the appropriate glass. The householder tastes the wine in such a manner and then pours it to the guests.

Glasses should have handles, made of thin glass without applications and they are always held by the handle rather than by the body. There are several reasons for this: you leave your finger prints on the glass, warm the wine with your warmth and you

cannot see the wine sparkling.

The temperature at which the wine is served is very important. The white wines are served at the temperature 9-14C, red wines at 15-20C, and sparkling at 8-10C. Old, archive wines should be open one hour,at least, before serving , carefully pouring

into a decanter, so that the wine absorbs oxygen and potential sediment remains in the bottle.

Wine is consumed by sips, so that all senses may be engaged. The greatest illusion is that you should not consume several different wines during one meal. You should take care that the goal of wine is to complement, elevate and make subtle the gastronomic experience. You should serve with wine mineral water or soda water, not blended with wine.

Besides the basic rules about the wine bon ton, you should not forget that moderate wine consumption must increase human happiness, prevent envy and warm the soul. If you behave like this, and even if you break some wine rules, you will make

a mistake.