Showing posts with label wine tasting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wine tasting. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2009

Wine Tasting Guide

Sparkling wine is however made by crushing grapes and the fermenting juice is separated from the skins so that the wine has no chance of soaking in that color. Blush wines otherwise known as Rose wines get their shade of pink color in two ways. The fruits used are left exposed to the juice which is fermenting to add the reddish tinge. To get the pink color the juices are blended separately from the fermenting juices.

Indian wine is trying to set up a mark for itself in the world and the mastery of production goes a long way in making it good. Many Indian wine brands are famous all over the world for their delicate taste.

Expertise and tradition aside, the art of knowing when the wine is ready to taste is not easily learnt. Even a Wine Tasting Guide would not help much as experience is the key word. However, a wine tasting guide is very useful for amateurs and new entrants alike. One of the key rule states that wines which are harvested in great years take a lot more time to develop and formulate a good taste when compared to the ones made from good years. Usually wine reaches its full potential in around 5 years. However truly classic wine takes about 15 -20 years to reach the maximum potential.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

About wine tasting

Wine tasting is an activity that is taken quite seriously by regular drinkers. There are several wine tasting guides that stress on detailed methods of tasting wines and the various ways to appreciate and differentiate between the thousands of wine varieties. Most wine tasting guides explicitly explain the ways to examine each variety of wine by arousing one’s senses and hence evaluating the wine. White wines are said to contain highly volatile compounds and hence vaporization can be made much faster by merely serving it at room temperature. However, red wine is highly aromatic and is usually served at cool temperatures.

The minimal alcohol content of 10-14% in some of the wine varieties like red wine and white wine give them the name of ‘light wines’, while desert wines contain up to 20% of alcohol in them. It is a known fact that the longer a bottle of wine is stored, the better it tastes. Hence, such bottles recommend the consumption of the wine as soon as it opens to avoid the loss of flavor by exposing them to excess air. Relatively younger bottles of wine are usually stored for a couple of hours after opening them to help the contents of the beverage to blend evenly with itself and to settle down in terms of texture and smell.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Wine is new trend for the Indian, tasting of the wine

Wine, a mostly European concept, has started to get its foothold into the Indian urban elite as well. India may have caught up late on this lucrative industry, but is fast emerging as a big market for wine.

The richer we get, the more we like our drinks. Basically, wine is as much a matter of taste as it is of money. Often the cost of the wine makes people think that the wine would be of finer quality, which may not be completely true. Wine in India is still a mystery. Most are unaware of the healthy effects of wine. Wine is a natural slimmer and has very good digestive properties. The French habit of having wine with food is said to be the reason why they have such wonderful bodies. Educating people about wine is going to get us closer to a merrier India.

Wine is made by fermentation of grape juice. It is a long process and no sugar, acid or any form of enzyme is added for it. The juice is fermented by types of yeast, which facilitate its conversion into alcohol. Although wine is also produced from apples and berries, the grape wine continues to be the preferred choice. The practice of making wine has changed very little in over as much as 6000 years, if some historians are to be believed.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Get fine quality wine

Wine tasting is more of an essential for the wine makers, as it helps them assess the quality of their product and how they can improve upon it. It is important to arrange such events in the early stages of production with the best of the experts to get fine quality wine. Although the practice is not new, it has caught on with the general masses as a form of entertainment and education on the best wines available.

Wine tasting events are held for wine enthusiasts in different parts of the world. In all major cities around the globe, these events are well publicized and attended by enthusiasts from all corners of the society. On such occasions, all the best wines in the market are on show. The experts guide the people with the choice of wine. It is a great way to learn the art of selecting the best wine for beginners too. Such events do well to publicize the product among the greater audience.

Besides heart, red wine also helps in digestion. It ensures better secretion of gastric juices, which in turn, facilitates faster digestion. It is especially suggested for the middle aged population, as the capability to digest comparatively slows down by then.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Wine

There are many kinds of wine. The types depend on predominantly the type of grapes used. Besides the type of grape, the geography, the soil type and the local yeast culture also defines the taster of the wine. All of these ageing are considered the most important as time totally changes the essence of it. Wines are named after the place in most Europe. The most famous among them are the Bordeaux and Chianti. Non European wines are named after the variety of grapes. like the Merlot.

Wine tasting is a full fledged career today. There are five basic steps in tasting wine: colour, swirl, smell, taste, and savour. Tasting of wine is an art. Wine tasting is the sensory examination and evaluation of wine. In India too, it is bound to catch up with the rising demand for quality wine tasters.

Today’s urban elite are much influenced by the nature of use of wine in western cultures. It is only a matter of time, when India grows out of its fold to embrace the sweet intoxication of wine. With consumption expected to triple in next few years, it is an exciting market to venture into. Already few of our vineyards have started extensive research on the possibility of wine consumption outside metropolitan India and its export.