SPARKLING WINE

These are effervescent wines. These wines appear to be bubbling and sparkling. These are used for almost every occasion and could easily be termed as All purpose wines. They could be red or white like the table wines and generally have an alcohol content of 9-14% ranges from very dry to very sweet. All wines other than sparkling wines are called “Still Wines”. The most prominent of all sparkling wines is “CHAMPAGNE”.

 

TABLE WINE

These wines are popular at mealtime because of the low alcohol content and also because they have a stimulating effect on the taste buds. These are produced by the natural fermentation of the juice of freshly squeezed grapes. Table wines are generally either red or white containing 9-14% alcohol and may range from very dry to quite sweet . Table wines are considered to be the best with the food as they are great additions to the flavour of a meal. More table wines are produced than all other wines combined.

TYPES OF WINE

1. TABLE WINE / STILL WINE / NATURAL WINE


2. SPARKLING WINE


3. FORTIFIED WINE


4. AROMATIZED WINE

WINE PRESSINGS

VIN DE GOUTE: Known as running Wines. These are  from the first pressing. Generally are of superior quality.


VIN DE PRESSE: Known as pressed Wines. These are from the second pressing. Little inferior in quality.

MANUFACTURING OF WINE

qHarvesting

q Grading

q Weighing

q Removal of stalks / destalking

q Crushing

q Sulphuring

q Fermentation

q Cellaring & second processing

qRacking

q Fining & Filtering

q Refrigeration

q Blending

q Maturing of wine

q Bottling of wines

q Pasteurization

q Ageing of wine