Wine
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Shopping Guide - Wine
Drink made of alcoholic fermentation of grape fresh with a minimum content of 7% alcohol. The wine has crossed centuries and remains the most important drink of humanity. Its importance is characterized by its frequent presence in works of art, various poems and quotations of which is the main element. So it is a source of legends and myths of inspiration. The terms "donation of gods", "Blood of Christ," and "essence of life", are some among the various quotations that remain as the wine over the centuries. It is worth to highlight other historical passages about this famous drink. Among them there are:
Socrates (470-399 BC) "The wine wets the spirits and calm the concerns of the mind ... he relive our joys and is the oil to the flame of life that is erased. If you drink moderately in small goals at a time, the wine will drop in their lungs and the more sweet dew in the morning ... And then, the wine does not break the laws, but kindly invites us to a pleasant joy. "
PLATÃO (427 - 347 BC) "Moderately drunk, the wine is medicine that makes the old young, cure the sick and enriches the poor."
CÍCERO (106-43 BC) "The wines are like the men: over time, the bad sour and good discharge."
Montesquieu (1689 to 1755) "Give them good wines and they will give you good laws."
NAPOLEÃO BONAPARTE (1769 -1821) "Without wine, without soldiers"
FERNANDO PESSOA (1888-1935) "Good is the life, but best is the wine"
Notice that virtually all civilizations dignify this tasty beverage. Indeed the wine is a real pleasure that should prevail in the three tests imposed by eye, the nose and mouth.
What are the types of wine?
Wines can be classified as:
- Class
- Table - graduate alcohol from 10 º to 13 º g / l. Integrate this class wines:
- Fine or noble -only wines produced from grapes viniferous - Special – mixed wine - Common - with predominant characteristics - With gas - result of the addition of pure carbon dioxide anhydride
- Light – the ones with alcohol graduation between 7 º to 9.9 º g / l of the total of its volume, obtained by the fermentation of their natural sugars. Made of grapes viniferous;
- Champagne - It is the sparkling, whose dioxide carbon dioxide is the product only of a second alcoholic fermentation of wine with alcohol graduation of 10 ° to 13 ° g / l
- Liquors – fortified, it is usually served as aperitif or digestive to meals. They have 14 º to 18 º g / l.
- Compound - graduation with alcohol of 15 º to 18 º g / l are classified into:
- Vermouth - with the addition of macerates or concentrated aromatic plants or bitter; - Egg flip - containing egg yolks; - Tonic - compound containing a tonic liquid;
- Color
• Red Wines • Rosé Wines • White Wine
- Content of Sugar
• Demi-sec or Medium – Sweet, it has from 5 grams to 20 grams of sugar per liter. • Soft - Has more than 20 grams of sugar per liter. • Dry - Has to 5 grams of sugar per liter.
What are the tips for a wine tasting?
If you are not a sommelier but has an interest in wines and like to taste before buying, here it goes some tips to help you choose:
• In the case of tasting various brands of wines, if possible, take the labels off the bottles, but if there is not this possibility, turn the bottle and do not allow the brand of wine is an influence item; • During the tasting, eat bread (roasted, preferably) and drink water; • If you are tasting a large number of wines, do not drink the beverage, just try keeping the inside of the mouth and soon after taste it, throw it away so that the intake of alcohol will not interfere in the trial of the last wines; • Use only one type of cup for the tasting. It is important to keep them in the same temperature; • Do not eat before the tasting, especially chocolate or egg-based foods, as this can influence in your decision. The chocolate, for example, closes for a moment the pupils responsible for tasting.
What is the best temperature to serve a wine?
The sweet and sparkling wines in general can be served to 7 º C (carefully! Below 6 º C the aromas are not perceived). The white and rosé ones are best if tasted in a low temperature, around 8 ° C and 12 ° C. Regarding the red wines should be served at a temperature near to the environment temperature, obeying a scale located between 15 ° C and 18 ° C.
For how long can I store the wine?
Wine is synonymous of longevity, storage, but when we speak of long life with quality, we talk about maintaining its quality and feature without the time factor impairing. Actually the time factor will be a positive factor to wine. We can not determine the precise time that a wine can be maintained with its original features, but we can ensure that the wines stored in conditions propitious may last about 50 to 70 years, especially when we talk about red wines. As for white wines, it is stated to be consumed young, in terms of having an entire freshness that is characteristic of white grape, and in the event that retains it will be lost. In red wines, by having cereals structure that white, is allowed its aging in bottle, and thus, their conservation of flavorings, tannin without leave them acids over time. In the case of sparkling, process and Champagne, it is noted that varieties are made with white and his aging is in the bottle, so, its consumption is indicated when still young.
