Chapter 6 - Wine appreciation. This chapter will help you: Classify wines according to type and recognize their distinguishing characteristics; learn about the grapes used to make wine, and the winemaking process; familiarize yourself with the world’s leading wine regions and the types of wine they produce. | © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved CHAPTER 6 WINE APPRECIATION © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved Classify wines according to type and recognize their distinguishing characteristics. Learn about the grapes used to make wine, and the winemaking process. Familiarize yourself with the world’s leading wine regions and the types of wine they produce. Read and understand wine labels. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved THIS CHAPTER WILL HELP YOU WINE IN THE UNITED STATES: A BRIEF HISTORY Winemaking is the process of fermenting the juices of ripe grapes. The chemical reactions in this process are as follows: Yeast converts the sugar found naturally in the fruit into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide (CO2) escapes into the air or is trapped in bottles to produce sparkling wines and Champagne, leaving the juice and alcohol behind to be stored, bottled, and eventually consumed. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights . | © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved CHAPTER 6 WINE APPRECIATION © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved Classify wines according to type and recognize their distinguishing characteristics. Learn about the grapes used to make wine, and the winemaking process. Familiarize yourself with the world’s leading wine regions and the types of wine they produce. Read and understand wine labels. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved THIS CHAPTER WILL HELP YOU WINE IN THE UNITED STATES: A BRIEF HISTORY Winemaking is the process of fermenting the juices of ripe grapes. The chemical reactions in this process are as follows: Yeast converts the sugar found naturally in the fruit into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide (CO2) escapes into the air or is trapped in bottles to produce sparkling wines and Champagne, leaving the juice and alcohol behind to be stored, bottled, and eventually consumed. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved No matter where a wine comes from, it is identified by a combination of these elements: The producer is most often a winery, but wines are also made by blending different types of grapes from many different small vineyards. The vintage is the year in which the grapes were picked and the winemaking process began for that particular bottle. The varietal is the type of grape used. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved TYPES OF WINE There are three different types of table wines: red, white, and rosé. A table wine is the term used by the Federal Standard of Identity for wines that have an alcohol content of “not in excess of 15 percent by volume.” A still wine is a wine that does not contain bubbles. © 2011 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved TYPES OF WINE Red wines tend to be hearty, full-bodied, and nearly always dry. Their color can range from a deep crimson to purple to reddish-orange or rust, depending on the type of grape used and the age of the wine. The .
