Basic knowledge............................................................................................ 3
Regions – Old world........................................................................................6
Regions New World........................................................................................7
Differences In general:.................................................................................................... 7
,Basic knowledge
Wine = fermented grape juice
Fortified wine = vertrerkte wijn zoals port
Grape plants grow the best in 30-40 latitudes (breedtegraden)
Grape components:
Stem
Pips = Tanin oil
Skin = colour, flavour and yeast - tanins
Grape juice = Sugar and fruit acids
Tanins dries out your mouth
Sugar + yeast --> alcohol, co2 and warmth
1% of alcohol = 17 grams of sugar per Liters
Dry wine = yeast ate more sugars then sweet wine
Red wine = fermented with the skin
Free run wine --> from the underneath of the vat
Pressed wine --> from the top of the vat
Rose =
Direct pressing / short macerating / blending
Sparkling wines =
Traditional (second fermentation in bottle) / tank method (second fermentation in the tank)
Champagne:
Chardonnay, pinot Meunier, pinot noir
A bit liquor and second fermentation.
Wine 9-13% fermentation
Sugar + yeast --> alcohol + co2 --> wine (10-15%)
Fortified wine 15-20% fortification (versterkt)
Sugar + yeast --> alcohol + co2 --> wine --> fortifies wine (15-20%)
Spirits 30-45% distillation
Basic product heating --> evaporation (-97%)
4 ways to make sweet wines:
, Noble rot (botrytis-schimmel)
Wine from extra sweet grapes by late harvest, dried grapes, frozen grapes (langer dan
September, October
Stop the alcohol fermentation by adding SO2 filtration
Stop the alcohol fermentation by adding alcohol (fortifies wine)
SO2 = zwaveldioxide
Oak=
Smoother, rounder, more vanilla notes
Stainless steel=
Zesty, juicier and more refreshing
Wine = Fermented grape juice
Sugar + yeast alcohol, CO2 and warmth
- Grapes grow the best in 30–40-degree latitudes
- Grapes are harvested between August and September
Components:
- Stem
- Pips = tannin oil
- Skin = colour flavour, yeast and tannin
- Grape juice = sugar, fruit acids
Tannin dries out your mouth
1% of alcohol = 17 grams of sugars per litre
Free run wine = from the bottom of the vat
Pressed wine = from the top of the vat
6 Blue grapes:
1. Cabernet sauvignon
2. Merlot
3. Syrah / shiraz