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Prends une gorgée pour comparer les vins.

Prends une gorgée pour comparer les vins.
Take a sip to compare the wines.
From Lesson 118:Irregular comparative adjectives (meilleur)·French

Questions & Answers about Prends une gorgée pour comparer les vins.

Why does prends end in an -s? I thought command verbs drop it for the tu form.
The rule about dropping the -s in the tu command form (the imperative) only applies to verbs that end in -er (like mange or regarde). Because prendre is an -re verb, it keeps its standard tu conjugation spelling: prends.
Why use pour comparer to say "to compare"?
In French, when "to" actually means "in order to", you must use pour followed by the infinitive (unconjugated) verb. Here, pour comparer literally translates to "in order to compare".
Where does the word gorgée come from?
Gorgée is related to the word gorge, which means "throat". So une gorgée is essentially a "throatful" of liquid, which translates naturally to a sip or a swallow.
How would I use this lesson's word, meilleur, to say "to compare which wine is better"?
You could say pour comparer quel vin est meilleur. Because vin is a masculine noun, you must use the masculine form meilleur. If you were comparing feminine things, like beers (bières), you would use the feminine form meilleure.

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