what is wine?
wine is an alcoholic beverage made out of fermented grape juice
classification of wine
wine is classified on the basis of following factors
Natural or still wine
sparkling wine
fortified wine
aromatized wine
let's see more in detail one by one
Natural or still wine
there are four types of still wines which are differentiated by the colours.
White wine
red wine
Rose wine
Blush wine
let's start with White Wine
White wine colour ranges from pale straw with a green tinge to dark gold.
if white wine are preparing by using black grapes then that skin of the grapes must be removed soon after crushing to prevent the juice to taking of the colour from the black grape skin.
Red wine
Red wine colour ranges from purple when young and to brick red as it ages. red wine are produced only from black grapes. the black grape skin is allowed to remain till fermentation . the colour pigment present in the skin gives colour to the wine
Rose wine
Rose wines are light pink in colour which is produced from the mixture of white and red grapes or only red grapes. The skin of the black grapes are allowed to remain in contact with the pressed juice for 24 to 36 hours depending in the intensity of rose colour obtained the skins of the grapes will be removed.
Blush wine
Blush wine is the new style of rose wine developed in California USA. skin of black grapes are allowed to macerate with the grapes juice for avery short period this process with convert the must into very light pink coloured wine.
Sparkling wine
sparkling wine are fizz wine. CARBON-DI-OXIDE is introduced into the sparkling wine during secondary fermentation to make them fizzy. the gas is prevented from escaping. the trapped gas the result secondary fermentation in bottle or in secondary sealed tank
the alcoholic percentage between 10 - 13 percentage the bottle glasses used for sparkling wine must be thick to with stand the pressure of the gas behind the cork champagne is the undisputed king of sparkling wine
fortified wine
Fortified wines are called as heavy wine. Fortified wines are strengthened by the addition of brandy either during or after ferry the alcoholic strength ranges from is to 21 percentage these wines can be had before or after a meal
Exmaple are-
sherry, port , marsala and madeira
aromatized wine
Aromatized wines are also known as Aperitif wines these wines are fortified and Aromatized with herbs bark , spices roots, flowers , quinoa, or other botanicals. the alcohol content is normally 14 to 20 percentage .
(vermouth is the most popular aromatized wine.)