For a man who love wine, enjoy fine wine from acme is nothing
more than those who let a person god fan and difficult to forget the aroma and
taste, by the sensual contact to meet the spiritual enlightenment, and this
kind of experience can only needs absolutely not talk can fully to unwind. All
of these, it is also the pleasure of wine.
However, don't be deterred by the spiritual pursuit of this wine
is tall, as just beginning to understand wine lovers, we can through many
representational concept to strengthen their knowledge of wine. Today, we would
like to understand first four primary concepts about wine: climate, geography,
and artificial.
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| Climate
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Climate
Climatic conditions as an important conditions for the growth of
the wine has been Portugal's
farmers are most concerned about natural factors. A lot of old world wines,
relies on to decide. Grape growing in France, for example, the law can't
be watered, plenty of sunshine and adequate rainfall is the key to the yield
and quality of this year
Which year if the field before harvest time of the heavy rain,
the grape growing after the heavy rain and big, juicy fruit that must be a
Portuguese farmers the most sad thing. More excellence of the chateau, even
because of adverse weather conditions and give up this year's brew (see Michel
XU written "2002, no" iron dragon "wine"), so the weather
influence on wine quality.
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| Geography |
Geography
Geography is a comprehensive word, it is a combination of
location, topography, soil structure (soil) for content. Such as in Burgundy is given
priority to with the river slope, so we common legal origin name famous are:
Côtede Nuits
Côtede Beaune
Côte Châlonnaise
And on these slopes, from near and far away from the river
and the grape quality high and low terrain.
Near the river is too easy to absorb moisture, the grape
root is not deep, deep draw less than land of minerals, the administrative
levels is not strong in taste, so the higher terrain makes grape root deeper to
get more nutrients. But if the highest point of slope, also influence due to
lower temperature than grapes taste
Soil structure is the important condition of effects on
the final outcome of the wine taste. Soil contains rich minerals, the taste of
the wine will be thick. And soil containing chert (flint) will make wine taste
contains peculiar smoky taste. In the soil of the iron law of wine have the
effect of shading.
Comprehensive climate and geographical conditions, also
became the "and" we hear a lot. About "and" a variety of
interpretation, the industry gurus version has given a lot of different
opinions, we speak only the specific climate, geography, in fact
"and" in a certain sense also saturated with historical and cultural
accumulation, here we just ignore the first small factors, only keep the key.
Also because of this "and" two words of abstract
feeling let everyone think this is a wine of senior level connoisseur to understand
the concept of the word is actually based on the specific knowledge of the
formation of the rich.
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| Variety |
Variety
According
to climate condition choose grape varieties, what kind of topography, soil and
climate suitable for what kind of varieties of grapes. As a result, a few name
region in France's
main grape varieties are different. Side water and soil have a grape, because
the land features combination suitable for growing grapes.
Such as bordeaux
red grape varieties are mainly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Burgundy red grape varieties
are mainly Pinot Noir,, rhone valley, Syrah and is the main red grape varieties
Grenache.
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| Sztuczny |
Sztuczny
After nearly a year of cultivation, grapes, mostly to god
defend me from my decision, but also not to say that the Portuguese farmers
such as wandering about grapes planted can harvest. From growing when brewed
for the final set a clear goal, which is the biggest characteristic of the old
world from the new world wine wine.
In order to ensure that the taste of the wine, grape is
not only productive, only produce a small amount and quality of grape will
reach the expected quality, so the Portuguese farmers throughout the growing
season to control the growth period of grape.
At the time of harvest will also because farmers receive
means different and affect the quality of the wine. Such as crop can be divided
into: choice, the whole unified harvest; String of chosen, according to grape
maturity according to string of harvest; The most high-quality goods is LiXuan
only conform to the standards of the grapes are collected.
When the grape harvest is completed, the spotlight is on
the winemaker. If the Portuguese farmers grow like a hard work behind the
scenes, so much-anticipated winemaker is front of the performer. This means
that behind the small mistake can make up for, but in front of the show is must
be the slightest showed no difference. In the whole brewing process, the
winemaker of wine the target will be directly related to the quality of the
wine, sometimes winemaker tendency of personal interest is also the important
factors that affect the wine.
When you
know the weather, climate, variety, and the basic knowledge of human, you can
be so confident, and never to taste scratching their heads anymore. This is
"tasting division course at the university
of French wine on the
part of what they have learned, a dragonfly water slightly about the basic
knowledge of French wine.
If you really like wine, the knowledge system can be a process
of accumulation, slowly when you enjoy the varieties of enough wine, believe in
yourself to summarize these knowledge will have a self.
Let all learn from love.
