No other drink or product is devoted to so many paintings, poems and music. For many creative natures, wine is a source of inspiration. And how many copies are broken about the harm and benefit of this drink! And until now, these arguments do not subside.
How wine is produced
There are many kinds of grapevines all over the world. But only some of them are used for making wine.
On the skin of the grapes live bacteria that turn sugar into alcohol. Unwashed brushes of grapes are pressed. Grape juice comes into contact with sugar, and under the influence of bacteria begins the process of fermentation. The sugar content gradually becomes smaller, and alcohol - more.
With a strength of about 12 degrees from the alcohol produced by themselves, the bacteria die and the fermentation process stops. If at this stage there is no sugar, then the wine will be dry. If the sugar is left, the wine will turn out to be semisweet. Adding alcohol-rectificate, get fortified wine. You can also add fragrant herbs or essences. Then you get a dessert wine.
At first the wine is aged in oak barrels and then in bottles. The wine reaches its maturity by the age of 18 and begins to gradually lose its valuable qualities to 25 years. Store this wine should be in a horizontal position in the wine cellar at a temperature of about 16 degrees Celsius.
How to choose a quality wine
If you want to choose a good, quality wine on your table, the following tips will help you.
- The kind of grapes from which the wine is made must be specified.
- You need to take a closer look at the traffic jam. It should be long and whole. It should be a whole piece of cork bark.
- Look at the year. The older the wine, the more quality it is.
- The more information is provided on the label, the less likely it is to buy a counterfeit.
Wine on the festive table
When choosing a wine, you should also pay attention to how it is combined with the main dish. Usually observe the rule of contrast. Simpler dish is more refined wine, and vice versa. But this does not mean at all that it's the price( expensive wine and cheap concoction).Both wine and food should be equal in status. Even shellfish can be cooked without excessive frills, but with expensive wine they will be better combined than buckwheat porridge.
Wine is also able to create a friendly atmosphere one evening. In Sweden, for example, they are very fond of a hot glue. He is considered a relative of mulled wine. Such a drink is easy to prepare by yourself. For this, a semi-dry wine needs to be heated in a saucepan with sugar( half cups per bottle), cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and mandarin crust. When there are bubbles on the sides of the pan, 50 grams of cognac is added in order to return alcohol, which managed to evaporate. A warm atmosphere of a friendly feast with such a drink is provided to you!