Yeah when those in Europe can buy a bottle of wine with 2 Euros in their hand (even though it’s the gross one) I’ve to pay moreeee here. I’m not a wine expert but I can remember the taste. I think a wine costs 2 Euros is equal more or less with that which costs more than 10 Euros in my country !! :’( and I’m suffering from the avidity of the wine now.
Then with a need-wine label on my forehead I google some info about wine..
Wine types..
In States : named by the type or variety of grape (varietal) grown to produce them.
A bottle of wine could be made from more than two grape varietals. A wine which contains at least 75% of a grape type has to put that single grape varietal on its label. It isn’t an obligation to list the other 25%.
In Europe : wines are generally named for the region (appellation) that a wine's grapes are grown in, not for the grape.
Red Wine
is made by growing and processing red (or black) grapes. The wine that’s the end result will vary greatly, depending not only upon the type of grape grown, but several other factors. Most types of red wine grapes produce a more complex wine than white wine grapes. It’s because red wine grapes stay on the vine longer due to their longer growing seasons in warmer climates and also because the skins of red wine grapes remain in contact with their juice, giving red wine its color, tannin, and flavor.
Barbera : Italy (Piedmont)
Brunello : Italy (Tuscan)
Cabernet Franc : France (France’s Loire) and also in California and New York
Cabernet Sauvignon : France (Bordeaux)
Dolcetto : Italy (Piedmont)
Gamay : France (Beaujolais)
Grenache : France (southern Rhone valley), Spain, and California
Malbec : France (Bordeaux,Loire Valley) and Argentina
Merlot : grown widely in many of the regions mentioned above
Nebbiolo : Italy (Piedmont)
Pinot Noir : France (Burgundy), Oregon, and California (the cooler regions)
Sangiovese : Italy (Tuscan, Chianti)
Syrah or Shiraz : Australia and South Africa (Shiraz), France and California (Syrah)
Tempranillo : Spain (Rioja)
Zinfandel : California
White Wine
All types of white wine are made by growing and processing white grapes.
The wine that is the end result will vary greatly depending upon the type of grape grown and several other variables.
Those variables include where in the world the grapes are grown, how the climate, moisture levels and soil conditions affect the grapes during their growing season, and how each individual wine maker treats the grapes once they are harvested (picked) Most types of white wines are lighter (have less body) than red wines.
Chardonnay : grown widely in many of the regions mentioned above
Chenin Blanc : France (Loire Valley) and California
Gewurztraminer : Germany and France (Alsace)
Pinot Gris or pinot Grigio : Italy, France (Alsace), and United States
Riesling : Germany, France (Alsace), New York Finger Lakes District, California and Washington
Sauvignon Blanc : France (Bordeaux and Loire), California, New Zealand and South Africa
Semillon : France (Bordeaux), Australia, South Africa, and Chile
Viognier : France (Rhone) and California
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