In the modern world viticulture, the process of growing wine grapes, has been raised from ancient art to a complex combination of science and art. Add in all the other specialist knowledge and skills required to produce the end product, a bottled wine, and you have a Herculean (or is that Dionysian?) task. Vintners, makers of wine,...
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. – Aristophanes For those of us more interested in selecting a fine wine to savor than in being clever, the following might be useful. Obviously the selection of a specific type, year and brand of wine is a matter of individual taste. But...
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Few agricultural endeavors are as complex as winemaking. And at the end of the process, one gets to enjoy a good glass. Site selection, grape variety, soil preparation, sunlight control, fermentation management, even the type of cork used all play important parts in producing fine wines. Wine grapes are grown in a pair of latitude...
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Toronto, Canada has an entire convention devoted to Pairing Wine and Cheese, now established for more than 20 years. But perhaps one shouldn’t get too excited, since the pairing goes back at least 4,000 years. Both wine and cheese are made from living substances and improve with age, both are a product of fermentation, the...
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Wine, like anything else, will always change over time. The trick in storing wine is to control the rate and types of change to produce desirable changes and avoid harmful ones. The variables needing to be controlled are air, temperature, light, vibration and humidity. Nothing spoils good wine faster than too much air Air causes...
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It’s hard to believe, but there really are calories in wine. In fact, there are calories in all the drinks and foods we consume. Without calories, we cannot survive. The Amount Of Calories In Wine Typically, there are about 60 to 90 calories in an average glass of wine and approximately 300 to 500 calories in an average bottle...
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The names and details of the Ten Major Grape Varieties used in modern winemaking. Cabernet Sauvignon … grows in a variety of climates, but most closely associated with Bordeaux, France. Produces wines usually high in tannin. Chardonnay … from Burgundy, France. Classic and popular. Chenin Blanc … from France’s...
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The title Compliment Wine and Food is misleading. There really is no such thing as ‘proper’ when choosing a wine and a food to enjoy together. In matters of taste, individual judgment will always reign supreme. But the old rule of reds with beef, whites with fish and poultry still has merit. For either situation, choose...
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In one form or another winemaking has been carried out for thousands of years. Pottery discovered in Persia (present-day Iran), dated at 5,500 BC show evidence of grape use for winemaking. Jars from Jiahu in China containing wine from wild grapes date to between 6000 and 7000 BC. But whether ancient or modern, many of the same...
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There are three things that you need to know about how to choose a great wine that is a good fit for you and your tastes. You can do this by using the three Ps: price preference and pairing. Unless you have these characteristics, then you may not pick a good wine. Since these are crucial to your selection, it’s a good idea...
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The term vintage means a number of things in regards to wine and where it comes form. In relation to Northern hemisphere wines, it means the grapes grow and are harvested in one calendar year – April through to October and November. German Eiswein is an exception, which is often picked in January. Here, the term refers to the...
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Wine is fast becoming one of the most popular drinks available anywhere in the world. And, more and more wine lovers want to know more and more about wine grape varieties and where they come from. Wines of the World is here to provide that information.