We’ve all been there. Someone hands you a glass of wine. Someone else gives it a dramatic swirl. Then a person across the room says they’re getting “wet stone,” “gooseberry,” or “a whisper of forest floor,” and suddenly you’re wondering if you accidentally skipped Wine School Day One. Good news: you did not. Wine tasting is not some secret language reserved for sommeliers, wine pros, or people who own too many decanters. At its core, tasting wine is really about slowing down,