The secret of easily figuring out “wine names”. The names of wines seem to be confusing to the Chinese. People tend to distinguish them by country, so they often hear “French wine”, “Italian wine”, “ "American wine" and so on are classified by country. In fact, it goes without saying that these countries are rich in wine. Not to mention the names, there are countless varieties. If we are asked to remember a complicated French name or a difficult-to-pronounce Italian brand name, it is indeed a troublesome task. In fact, people who are familiar with wine will know that wine naming can be roughly divided into the following categories:
1. Regional nomenclature
Most of the ancient wine-producing areas in Europe use this method name. For example: France's Bordeaux region and its famous production areas Medoc, St. Emilion, Pomero, Sauterens, and Grayes ), Burgundy and its Chablis, Beaujolais, Nuits-St-George, and Italy’s Brolo , Barbaresco, Asti, Chianti, Germany's Piesporter, Johannisberg, etc.
2. Grape variety nomenclature
The wines in many countries are named after grape varieties, which makes them easier to identify. This naming method is mostly adopted by emerging wine-producing areas such as Australia, California, America and other places, such as: Fume Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir , Chardonnay, of course, European wine-producing areas are also named after grape varieties. For example, white wines in Alsace, France or Germany are named after grape varieties, such as Riesling, etc. 3. Winery or wine merchant naming method
Some wineries name their wines after their own factory names, such as (Ch. Margaux), (Ch. Lafite. Ch. Latour), (Ch. .Montelena), (Niebaum Coppala Rubicon), (Dominus), (Opus one).
4. Trademark (exclusive brand) nomenclature
Many wine merchants create their own brands based on their goodwill and history, such as Pigalle in France (De Luze) , (Cuvee Saint Piere) of (Mommessin), (Selection) of (Crrusei), (Opusone) Antinori, (Antinori) (Tignanello), (Solaia), Goja (Rossj-Bass) , (Gaja & Rey), (Damagi), (Frescobaldi)'s (Montesodi), (Stag's Leap)'s (Cask 23), etc.
5. Other naming methods
Generic wines, such as California, Australia, Spain and other places, use famous European wine-producing regions, such as Burgundy, on their wine labels (Burgundy), Chablis (Chaplis), Rhine (Rhine), etc., and named by their colors, such as (Rose), (Claret), etc. These types of wines are affordable and large-volume daily table wines.
Once you know the name, you can tell many clues about the bottle of wine from the name. When tasting, you can pay attention to distinguish the styles of different origins, and your understanding of wine will gradually deepen. The experience about wine will be richer and more interesting.