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Q : . What is wine ?. Wine is an alcoholic beverage obtained from fermentation of freshly gathered grapes. A : . Simple answer. Without good grapes, there cannot be good wine You cannot make good wine from bad grapes. Vitis Vinifera is the Wine making grape species . Categories of Wine.
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Q : What is wine ? • Wine is an alcoholic beverage obtained from fermentation of freshly gathered grapes. A : Simple answer
Without good grapes, there cannot be good wine You cannot make good wine from bad grapes
Vitis Vinifera is the Wine making grape species
Labeling Formats Generic Labeling (Mainly Old World Wines) Named after the region Chablis, PouillyFuisse, Nuits St George (Burgundy, France) Graves, Sauternes, St Emilion (Bordeaux, France) Port (Oporto, Portugal) Rioja (Spain) Nierstein, Rhinehessen (Germany) Soave, Valpolicella (Italy)
1. Country 5.Description 2.District 4. Sub Region is the name of the wine 3. Brand Range 6. Appellation 7. Bottled in the estate 8. Producer
Varietals LabelingBoth Old World & New World Named after the grape variety Lindemans Shiraz Lindemans is the producer – Shiraz is the Grape Variety Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Penfolds is the company – Cab Sauvignon is the Grape Variety Madfish Sauvignon Blanc Semillon.
1. Producer 2. Brand Range 3. Grape Variety 4. Region 5. Vintage
Combination LabelingBoth Generic & Varietals given SemillonSauternes Lindemans CoonawaraChardonnay Penfolds PadthawaySauvignon Blanc HardysNottageHill Cabernet Shiraz
DescriptiveAdditional information precedes the varietal or generic name Carmen Vineyard Late Harvested Semillon Chardonnay (Chile) Babich East coast Unoaked Chardonnay
What is flavour ? Flavour is a combination of Taste + Smell + Tactile Sensation.
Compare the flavour profiles of the following. Mango Pineapple
5 Major Senses Visual – eyes – What we see Auditory –Ears – What we hear Olfactory – Nose + Mouth Taste – Tongue – Cardinal taste Kinetic – Feeling of touch – Tactile 90% of flavour is Aroma. – Olfactory Other 10% is – Taste and Tactile
CARDINAL TASTES.The tongue can perceive only Sweetness Saltiness Sourness Bitterness
Cardinal Tastes Sweetness Saltiness Sourness Bitterness