Posts Tagged ‘grapes’
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Wine is good to learn to better appreciate its particular characteristics and increase our knowledge about them.
The wines are produced by the fermentation of concentrated juice of the grapes. There are factors that affect the characteristics of wine as the region’s climate and soils apart from the care given to the vineyards.
Types of wine
The wines are classified by their color (red, white and pink) for their sugar content (dry or sweet), sparkling wines to which gas is added artificially, and finally found the fruit wine that has a similar preparation the wine fermented drinks, products in countries that precludes the cultivation of grapes. (more…)
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Sunday, February 19th, 2012
Wineries, traditions, vintages and parts of Spain that produce the fruit of the vine. A stroll through the vineyards and taste of this beautiful European country.
To talk of wine Spanish must take into account the culture and customs of Spain, as the social relationship with wine and good food is very narrow.
The cuisine has a range of Mediterranean flavors and possibilities that are a feast for the palate, how could it be otherwise, a good meal accompanied by fine wines, which acquires a deep-rooted social and cultural importance since ancient times to the customs Spanish.
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
The Toro wine has a long history and tradition. Its origin goes back to a time before the Roman settlement in the Iberian Peninsula. And, though passes through various stages in which its relevance is considerably boasted royal privileges in the Middle Ages and during the nineteenth century was exported in large quantities to France was not until 1987 when he obtained the recognition of the Denomination of Origin Toro , Control Board which is now home to over forty wineries.
Growing area of the DO of Toro
The extent of the Denomination of Origin Toro has 62,000 hectares of land, of which 8,000 are dedicated to hosting the vineyards, although only 5,500 of these are included in the Regulatory Council of Toro.
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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
The winemaker begins in the winter pruning. Here the old fruit tails are cut off. By nature, the vine is a liana plant that climbs on the trunks and spreading its shoots over the treetops. Such driving wild vines get only low yields and small, sour grapes. To obtain economically sufficient yields of good quality one must bring the vines through the incision into a cultural form, which also technically good work opportunities. By pruning is achieved that allows many sticks planted side by side, the number of good-quality grapes produce. Similarly, the cut is achieved by an early fertility of the vines, regular income and a relatively long lifetime.
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Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Too much rain and lack of sunlight encourage juice formation. The grapes are mature but not fully, the sugar content is low and the wrong kind of acid (malic acid) is high.
The result is often insufficient degree of alcohol and a pale color in red wine. The wine is thin, sour, with no balance and short-lived.
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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
The Cellar Vallebelbo, its foundation is one of the most important Italian cooperatives. Nobility and prestige derives from its natural basis: the 600 hectares of DOC vineyards located in the most prestigious wine regions of Piedmont: Langhe.
A wise management industry has not lost the relationship with the age-old tradition of this land. If the most sophisticated technology is the backbone of his latest establishment, the hall of Slavonian oak barrels for aging and the aging of red wines classics, is the heart of the tradition of this company.
Being the largest Italian manufacturers of Moscato d’Asti can also pride.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Viognier, the rare white grape of France’s Rhône Valley, is one of the most difficult grapes to grow, But fans of the floral, spicy white wine are thrilled by its prospects in the south of France and the new world. So far most of the Viogners produced in the United States are rather one-dimensional, with an abundance of spiciness but less complexity than they should have. Still, there are a few bright spots.
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Spain’s major contribution to red wine, Tempranillo is indigenous to the country and is rarely grown elsewhere. It is the dominant grape in the red wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, two of Spain’s most important wine regions.
In Rioja, Tempranillo is often blended with Garnacha, Mazuelo and a few other minor grapes. When made in a traditional style, Tempranillo can be garnet-hued, with flavors of tea, brown sugar and vanilla. When made in a more modern style, it can display aromas and flavors redolent of plums, tobacco and cassis, along with very dark color and substantial tannins. Whatever the style, Riojas tend to be medium-bodied wines, offering more acidity than tannin.
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
On its own or in a blend, this white can age. With Sauvignon Blanc, its traditional partner, this is the foundation of Sauternes and most of the great dry whites found in Graves and Pessac-Léognan; these are rich, honeyed wines,. Sémillon is one of the grapes susceptible to Botrytis cinerea. Australia’s Hunter Valley uses it solo to make a full-bodied white that used to be known as Hunger Riesling, Chablis or White Burgundy. In South Africa it used to be so prevalent that it was just called “wine grape,” but it has declined drastically in importance there.
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Sunday, December 18th, 2011
One of the world’s greatest white wine grapes, the Riesling vine’s hardy wood makes it extremely resistant to frost. The variety excels in cooler climates, where its tendency to ripen slowly makes it an excellent source for sweet wines made from grapes attacked by the noble rot Botrytis cinerea, which withers the grapes’ skin and concentrates their natural sugar levels.
Riesling is best known for producing the wines of Germany’s Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Rheingau wines, but it also achieves brilliance in Alsace and Austria. While the sweet German Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese wines, along with Alsace’s famed Selection de Grains Nobles, are often celebrated for their high sugar levels and ability to age almost endlessly, they are rare and expensive.
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