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When drinking wine, you should choose a glass with a narrow mouth, so that the aroma of the wine will not disappear all at once, and the mellow smell will have room to evaporate. , and it must be a goblet....
A brief talk about wine
In the past ten years, drinking table wine has become fashionable again, and it is even used in medicine It is proven that red wine has the function of lowering cholesterol. I don’t know if this is an excuse for good drinkers or if it is really based on science. But having a glass of good wine in hand, gathering with close friends, and pairing it with some good food and wine is indeed a great enjoyment in life. . At the same time, wine has been circulated in China since ancient times. Many poems have been circulated, making many people intoxicated by its aroma. One of them is "Wine luminous cup, if you want to drink, Pipa will urge you immediately. Lord Don't laugh while lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times" [Back], it shows the intoxicating charm of wine. Even the soldiers on the front line and battlefield are also attached to it. Therefore, the Chinese have been aware of the fatal attraction of wine for hundreds of years.
When living abroad, dining with foreign friends is indispensable regardless of business occasions or socializing. Although the eating habits of Westerners are very different from those of Laos and Chinese, we "foreigners" at least have to To learn more about each other and respect each other, after all we should learn to do as the Romans do when entering the country!
When dining in a Western restaurant, a wine list will be provided to match the dish with the wine. In the past, the traditional pairing of red meat with red wine and white wine with white meat or salad has gradually been broken in recent years, as long as the drinker feels refreshed. Usually when a table of guests is eating Western food, the host specifies the wine. Sometimes the host will politely give the right to choose the wine to one of the guests. If you are selected, how do you choose? This article will briefly introduce the origin of wine.
Understand the color and sugar content of wine
Generally, wine lists are classified by color first: red wine, white wine or add a Rose (a mixture of red and white wine), or One more Zinfandel. The red color of red wine does not come from red wine, so white wine is made by removing the skins, that is, using red grapes to remove the skins to make white wine.
Based on the wine-sugar classification method, there are Dry (sour), Semi-Dry, Semi-Sweet, and Sweet; Dry here does not mean dry, but the sugar content in the wine is lower.
Understanding the origin of wine
The naming of wine is mostly based on the origin and grape variety. France is currently an important wine producing country in the world. In addition to the French, In addition to more than 2,000 years of winemaking history, the climate in all parts of France is suitable for winemaking. Different climates can produce different styles, tastes, and types of wine. Therefore, the kingdom of wine is France, then Italy, California wine in the United States, Australia, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, mainland China, etc. There are many good wines, but it is worth mentioning that in recent years, Canada has made rapid progress in wine preparation, both in technology and sales. However, most of the names still use the name of the French origin. Georgia is also a wine-producing state, but it is mainly brewed with Muscadine grapes. The more famous ones are Chateau Elan and CHESNUT Mountain. The place of origin can often be identified by the shape of the bottle.
Understanding of varieties
In terms of grape varieties, the most common ones are Cabern et Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blane, Crenache, etc. Each grape has its own unique flavor , some have a fruity flavor, some have a wild vegetable flavor, some are astringent, some are sweet. At the same time, wine can be roughly divided into three types according to its alcohol concentration: sparkling wine with an alcohol concentration of 8 to 14% and containing carbon dioxide, and daily dining wine with an alcohol concentration of 8 to 14%. 17 to 22 fortified wine.
Understanding of wine labels
After having the above rough understanding, you can then further understand the labels of wineries, because the most expensive one is not necessarily the best, you still need to know how to do it. Look at the meaning recorded on the label (LABEL). That small piece of paper can be said to be the "birthday" of the wine. It records in detail the name of the factory, year of brewing, alcohol concentration, place of origin, capacity, company and address. , etc..., especially French wine labels are the most knowledgeable. France has an Appellation Controlee unit that identifies wine quality. Its role is to standardize the conditions required to produce wine, so wineries must abide by the standards of the wine tasting unit. , the quality level is printed on the label. Due to extremely strict controls (including grape varieties, grape growing methods, geographical location of the original product, and minimum alcohol content), there is a complete legal label on the purchase label, which will It is the guarantee of wine quality.
Understanding of wine tasting
Generally, when tasting wine, the waiter will pour a little bit into the wine tasting guest's glass first and let you pay for it first. If it is not the taste you imagined, You can ask for another bottle. The key points of the wine tasting procedure are "color, aroma and taste".
First of all, the wine tasting glass must be washed first, and then poured into a quarter or one-third of the glass; check the color of the wine to see if there are other debris such as bubbles (except for champagne) ), in general, sweeter (Sweet or Senmi Sweet) white wines have a darker yellow color; and wines from sunny areas are also darker in color. At the same time, Dry Chardonnay white wines produced in South Africa and Australia have a darker color than those produced in France. deep.
The older the white wine, the darker the color; but the opposite is true for red wine.
The purpose of looking at the color of the wine is to observe the sugar level, age and origin of the wine. Depending on the quality of the wine, you need to shake the wine glass, especially red wine, because red wine needs more contact with the air to develop the aroma of the wine; after stopping shaking, observe the remaining wine attached to the wine glass. If it slowly flows down, It means that the alcohol or sugar content is high. If it flows down quickly, it means that the wine is older and has lower sugar content.
The next step is smelling wine. This is another science. According to wine tasting experts, you can name 500 different flavors. Most people cannot have such a keen sense of smell, but at least they can smell it. If there is a strong taste, if there is vinegar or astringency, then the wine must not be drunk. Some wines, due to poor bottling techniques or poor storage, will have a "dry" or "corked" taste. After drinking, they will cause gastric acid in the stomach. This is also a wine that should be rejected. Without these, it should not be present. Taste or reaction, that is acceptable.
The last step is to compensate for the wine. Wine with high sugar or alcohol content (Full Bodide) can be compensated first, because the tip of the tongue is the most sensitive to sweetness, and then the two sides of the tip of the tongue are also the most sensitive to acid. Therefore, when drinking wine, some people like to gargle the wine around the mouth first. This is to balance the taste of the tip of the tongue and both sides. The older the wine, the stronger the oak flavor. On the contrary, the oak flavor will be stronger in the older wine. It's hard to feel it when it's a light wine, but the fruity flavor will be stronger.
Finally, I would like to remind you not to use the wrong wine glass. There are reasons for using a glass with a narrow mouth when drinking wine. For example, when drinking wine, you should choose a glass with a narrow mouth. The aroma of the wine will not disappear all at once, and its mellow smell will have room to evaporate. At the same time, it must be a tall glass, so that it is convenient to shake the wine glass by hand. In principle, the wine should be stored in a cool place before bottling, and The reason why it should be placed horizontally is that when the bottle stopper (oak stopper) is moistened by the wine at the same time, it will not shrink and cause air to leak into the bottle. But don't store it for too long. You should drink it when it reaches a certain maturity.
After understanding wine from the above aspects, are you ready to take a sip? Then you might as well go find the source of this happiness!