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Chastity Valdes gives a lot of wine information out there, and a lot of good advice on how to get started and what to learn first. With a little way, you can gain lots of wine wisdom and confidence in a very short period of time. By Chastity Valdes learning to taste wine is no different than learning to really appreciate music or art in that the pleasure you receive is proportionate to the effort you make.
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Chastity Valdes Wine a little and you'll feel better BASIC WINE KNOWLEDGE
Wine Lover Objectives At the end of this session, trainees will be able to: Learn some basic ideas on wine, its classification, anatomy, and production.Know the different varieties of grapes – their distinct characteristics and what type of wine they produce.
What is Wine? Wine is basically fermented grape juice... It may be: red, white or pink (rosé) dry, medium, or sweet in style with alcohol content between 5.5 to 14
Classification of Wines Still Wines -are wines that are bottled right after the fermentation process. Sparkling Wine - wines are processed through double fermentation to achievecarbon dioxide trapped inside the bottle. Fortified Wines - are wines where neutral grape spirit is added duringor after the fermentation. Aromatized Wines - are fortified wines that have aromatic ingredients added
Simple anatomy of the grape : Stalks - Seldomly used due to their bitter content seeds like stalks are discarded Flesh or PulpAre pressed to release the juice for the wine Skin Yields tannin and color.
How is it being made? Grapes must be transported with care from the vineyard to the winery as soon as possible after harvest. Before the grapes are lightly crushed to release the juice and bring it into contact with yeast, the skin, stalks, and pips are removed. Fermentation takes place in either stainless- steel vats or in oak barrels. Most white wines are filtered and bottled straightaway to preserve their freshness The crushed grapes may be pumped into a tank called Vinimatic to be macerated..
How is it being made? Red wines are almost always made from black grapes where the chemicals in the skin and pips play role in aging. The stems and stalks are usually taken off. Grapes are then lightly crushed to release their juice, thus allowing fermentation to begin as quickly as possible. Fermentation takes place in either stainless- steel vats or in oak barrels. Most white wines are filtered and bottled straightaway to preserve their freshness. Both juice and skins are put in a fermentation vat.
Wine Production Although wine makers use many different techniques to produce wines with unique characteristics, there are six basic steps involved in most wine production. To make red wine, grapes are passed through a mechanical destemmer-crusher (1) to remove the stems and release the juice. The juice, stems, and skins, now called must, is transferred to a fermentation tank (2), where it remains for up to 14 days while yeasts slowly convert the grape sugar to alcohol. The juice, now considered wine, is separated from the skins and stems by passing it through a press (3). The wine is pumped into barrels (4), often made of oak, where it continues to ferment and develop in a process known as aging.
Wine Production During aging, residue settles to the bottom of the barrel and form sediment called the lees. Wine makers may separate the wine from the lees in a process called racking, transferring the wine to clean casks (5). Finally, the wine is mechanically bottled A6), corked, and packaged for distribution. In white wine production the grapes are separated from the skins and stems before fermentation. The grapes are passed through a destemmer-crusher (A), and the must is immediately passed through a press (B) that applies pressure to separate the juice from the skins and stems. The remaining steps, fermentation (C), aging (D), racking (E), and bottling (F), are similar to those of red wine production.
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