Sunday, October 23, 2011

How Different Wines Are Created

By Cecilia Berardi


When people think of grapes, the thought of wine is never far behind. This is because wine making generally involve grapes. Wine has been around for a long time and is probably the most loved alcoholic drink.

Red wine is one of the most common kinds of wine. Wine connoisseur knows that the best red wines are made from Syrah or Shiraz grapes. These are premium-grade grapes cultivated worldwide. The different classes of grapes available have made a wide selection of wine be available to the modern world.

While other wine manufacturers have tried making wine from different fruits, most still use grapes to make their wines. This is true because grapes need less sugar and less flavorings when they are processed to make wine.

Alcohol is the by product of the breakdown of sugar. The yeast added to the grape extract acts on the sugar thereby producing ethanol. Since grapes have higher sugar content that some fruits, manufacturers just add yeast to process it.

Mature grapes are not readily turned to wine. Ripe Syrah grapes are checked for the correct sugar content. They are tasted and tested to ensure a higher quality wine is produced. Once done, they are picked and wine brewery ensues.

The pigment on the skin of the ripe Shiraz grapes gives its wine the rich red color. The grapes are pressed with the skin and seeds intact. Extracting the juice from the gathered grapes is the next step in wine making.

In white wines, little to no contact to the skin of grapes is ensured so that no red pigment will combine to the wine. After the grapes are pressed, they are placed in brewing tanks combined with yeast and processing takes place. After this, the product is allowed to age. Some manufacturers use oak barrels during this process to add more flavor their wines.

After barrel storage, the wines are transferred to bottles to age and improve its quality. After the whole processing time has elapsed, these are packaged and sold to the world.




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