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    Wine Basics
    Wine Basics
    Wine Basics
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    Wine Basics

    By L L

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    This book features a collection of notes and points in wine education.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL L
    Release dateJun 19, 2018
    ISBN9780463480946
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      Book preview

      Wine Basics - L L

      Wine Basics

      By L.L.

      Copyright 2018 L.L.

      Smashwords Edition

      CONTENTS:

      WINE TASTING

      Tasting Elements

      Varieties (Grapes)

      Wine Styles

      Serving

      Responsibility

      WINE REGIONS

      France

      Italy

      Spain

      Portugal

      Germany

      Austria

      United States

      Argentina

      Chile

      Australia

      New Zealand

      South Africa

      BIBILOGRAPHY

      WINE TASTING

      Tasting Elements:

      Components

      Wine is made after yeasts convert juice sugars into alcohol. Different wine styles use different winemaking process. For example, all grape table wines can be made white but if the skins from red varieties are left in contact with the juice (or must) during fermentation then the color will leech and make red wine. Below are the basic components of grape wine:

      Water: about 85%

      Alcohol: 9-15%; ethyl alcohol; ethanol

      Acid: about .06% with pH level between 3-4

      Tartaric: acid crystals that fall out after cold stabilization

      Malic: will impress green apple characteristics

      Citric: not normally detectible in grape wine

      Lactic: converted from malic acid (referred to as malolatic fermentation); creamy/buttery

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