{"id":858,"date":"2018-09-03T14:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/?p=858"},"modified":"2020-01-29T12:45:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T17:45:36","slug":"wine-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/2018\/09\/03\/wine-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Types"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALL TYPES OF WINE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are several different types and styles of wines\u00a0 \u00a0Almost every country in the world makes some type of wine.\u00a0 Wine is such a generic term, so lets try to break it down into some major understood categories.<\/p>\n

Table Wine<\/strong>\u00a0 The purge definition is\u00a0wine of moderate quality considered suitable for drinking with a meal.<\/em>\u00a0 By definition, table wine are wines that are between 8% and 15% alcohol. This makes\u00a0 up the majority of wines that almost everyone has had and tasted.\u00a0 \u00a0Its your Cabernet Sauvginon, Merlot,\u00a0 Chardonnay,\u00a0 Sauvginon Blanc, Rose and much more.\u00a0 \u00a0In the United States it can mean just about any wine that is not sparkling, not fortified and is generally inexpensive and easy drinking.\u00a0 Not so in Europe.\u00a0 They have many different classifications of wines, many that include Table Wine\u00a0\u00a0Vin de Table<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0,
\nVin de Pays<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0Vin de France<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0vino da tavola.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As I mentioned above, table wines in USA generally are the inexpensive wines, ranging from $5 to $10 a bottle.\u00a0 So, they are affordable to almost everyone who wants to try wines.\u00a0 \u00a0They can be nice wholesome wines, but I would never classify them as distinct or having a lot of characteristics.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 this is the wine class that so many Americans can first start to drink wine.\u00a0 \u00a0Overall, these simple table wines are easy to drink.\u00a0 They lack those intense characteristics of Oak, Smoke, Cassis, Tannin and more.\u00a0 \u00a0In the past 5 years or so, many American winemakers have started to make blends.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>These wines are probably the easiest to drink and do demonstrate the tastes of various types of grapes.<\/p>\n

In Europe, its a different story.\u00a0 Table wine, or what they call it can be on the pricy side.\u00a0 Paying up to $50 a bottle from wines from Burgundy is not unheard of.\u00a0 In Italian, the Sassicaia or Tenuta\u00a0 San Guido have grapes that are generally not the typical Italian grape and are classified as DOC, since there was no classification of grapes\u00a0 like Cabernet Sauvignon in Italy so they were called
\nvino da tavola , <\/em>selling for about $170 a bottle<\/p>\n

Champagne\u00a0<\/strong> Is a sparkling wine made only from the region of Champagne \"\"<\/a>in France.\u00a0 It is legally accepted that only sparkling wines made from the grapes grown in the Champagne region call be labeled Champagne.\u00a0 \u00a0The laws are very strict , including the making process which calls for a secondary fermentation (after the initial fermentation) which creates the carbonation.\u00a0 \u00a0Many different grapes can be used for making Champagne, but the most popular are Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>\u00a0 These champagnes are aged in dark cool caves in racks called the riddle<\/strong> and the person that turns these weekly is called the riddler<\/strong><\/p>\n

The French process for making Champagne is called
\nm\u00e9thode Champenoise.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Contrary to what many people
\nbelieve,\u00a0 Dom Perignon did not invent champagne.\u00a0 He was however responsible for many advances in French Champagne, included the special bottle.\u00a0 You will probably notice that Champagne bottles are heavier than most wine bottles.\u00a0 \u00a0Also, on the bottom, there is a larger than normal indent.\u00a0 This is called the Punt.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>The primary function of this punt is to evenly distribute the pressure of the carbonation in the wine.\u00a0 \u00a0Some wine makers question this theory, but it is something you will find on all champagne bottles.<\/p>\n

Sparkling Wine\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sparkling wine can be made the exact same way the classic French wines are made.\u00a0 \u00a0But since they are not made from grapes grown and the wine produced in the Champagne region of France, they can be called only Sparkling Wine.\u00a0 \u00a0This does not mean that they are inferior.\u00a0 There are many Sparkling Wines that I have tasted that I will compare to many great French Champagnes.\u00a0 \u00a0Each country has a name for their version of Sparkling Wines<\/p>\n

Germany\u00a0 \u00a0–\u00a0 Sekt
\nItaly\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0–\u00a0 Prosecco
\nSpain\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0Cava
\nPortugal\u00a0 \u00a0–\u00a0 \u00a0Espumante.<\/p>\n

Fortified Wine\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>is a\u00a0wine\u00a0to which a\u00a0distilled spirit, usually\u00a0brandy, is added\u00a0 \u00a0The purpose is to stop the fermentation process , kill the yeast and leave behind residual sugars.\u00a0 \u00a0Most fortified wines contain between 16% and 20% alcohol.\u00a0 \u00a0Class fortified wines are\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Port
\nSherry
\nMaderia
\nMarsala<\/p>\n

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Non-Grape Wines\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Wines can be made from various types of fruits.\u00a0\u00a0Fruits that can be made into wine range from the familiar (blackberries and pineapples)\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/a>One of the most widely produced non-grape\u00a0fruit wines is cider, or \u201capple wine,\u201d which is made from fermented apples.\u00a0 \u00a0They still go through a fermentation process using Yeast which turns the natural sugars into alcohol.\u00a0 \u00a0I have not had a lot of experience with fruit wines.\u00a0 \u00a0The ones I have tasted are from the Silo Winery in Sherman CT\u00a0 \u00a0 They make wines from raspberry, blueberry,\u00a0 and others.\u00a0 \u00a0I am not a fan of the taste of these wines, but they make an excellent source of a wine reduction for cooking!<\/span><\/p>\n

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***\u00a0\u00a0THE 100-YEAR-OLD LOOPHOLE THAT MAKES CALIFORNIA CHAMPAGNE LEGAL<\/strong>\u00a0 You might have seen the word Champagne used on Korbel Sparkling Wines.\u00a0 \u00a0The loophole, is that IF the sparkling wines were originated before 2006, they were allowed to continue to use the term Champagne on the labels.\u00a0 Sparkling wines originated after 2006, must stick with the Sparkling Wine name.<\/p>\n

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ALL TYPES OF WINE There are several different types and styles of wines\u00a0 \u00a0Almost every country in the world makes some type of wine.\u00a0 Wine is such a generic term, so lets try to break it down into some major understood categories. Table Wine\u00a0 The purge definition is\u00a0wine of moderate quality considered suitable for drinking … <\/p>\n

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