The learning objectives for this chapter include: Recognize benefits of a good restaurant name, explain the relationship between concept and market, explain why a restaurant concept might fail, discuss some qualities of successful restaurant concepts. | Chapter 8 Wine Service Learning Objectives Discuss the origins of wine and its production. Describe the different styles and varieties of wine. Explain how to identify a wine by reading the wine label. Discuss how to present the wine menu to a table. Explain how to take the wine order, including how to make recommendations for pairings. Explain the mise en place required for wine service, including corkscrews, glassware, and decanters. Describe the sequence of wine service, including opening and tasting pours. What Is Wine? Wine is a fermented beverage made from grapes. Fermentation is the process during which yeast transforms the sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. After fermentation, wines may be blended to achieve a particular style or flavor. 3 What Is Wine? (cont’d) Grapes Some grapes are intended to be eaten. Some grapes are grown to produce wines. Grapes obtain their distinctive characteristics as result of terroir. Includes location, climate, soil type, sun exposure, . | Chapter 8 Wine Service Learning Objectives Discuss the origins of wine and its production. Describe the different styles and varieties of wine. Explain how to identify a wine by reading the wine label. Discuss how to present the wine menu to a table. Explain how to take the wine order, including how to make recommendations for pairings. Explain the mise en place required for wine service, including corkscrews, glassware, and decanters. Describe the sequence of wine service, including opening and tasting pours. What Is Wine? Wine is a fermented beverage made from grapes. Fermentation is the process during which yeast transforms the sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide. After fermentation, wines may be blended to achieve a particular style or flavor. 3 What Is Wine? (cont’d) Grapes Some grapes are intended to be eaten. Some grapes are grown to produce wines. Grapes obtain their distinctive characteristics as result of terroir. Includes location, climate, soil type, sun exposure, altitude, and irrigation. 4 Styles of Wine Red, White, or Rosé Wines The manner and timing of skin removal determines both the color of the wine and its astringency and bitterness. Still Wines Carbon dioxide escapes from the wine during fermentation. Still wine is also known as table wine. It contains 7 to 16 percent alcohol. Sparkling Wines Carbon dioxide from fermentation is captured in the bottle, giving the wine fizziness. Sparkling wine can be white, red, or rosé. Fortified and Aromatized Wines Wine with the addition of grape brandy or other additional alcohols in order to either stop the fermentation process or increase alcohol content. 5 Wine Labels The main wine labels tells you: The vintage The name The producer Wines sold in the United States must also list alcohol content, still/sparkling, and an alcohol consumption warning. A wine’s vintage tells you the specific year that the grapes used to produce a wine were harvested. Some vintage years are considered “exceptional,” which .
