Thursday, October 13, 2011

Grape Varieties Used To Produce Quality Wine

By Cecilia Berardi


When people think of grapes, the thought of wine is never far behind. This is because wine making generally involve grapes. Wine has been around for a long time and is probably the most loved alcoholic drink.

Premium red wines primarily come from a red-skinned grape known as Shiraz or Syrah. It is grown throughout the world and is considered choice grapes. The different varieties of grapes make it possible to produce different types of wine that everyone can enjoy.

While other wine manufacturers have tried making wine from different fruits, most still use grapes to make their wines. This is true because grapes need less sugar and less flavorings when they are processed to make wine.

The alcohol content of wine is the metabolic product of yeast in wine making. Grapes are generally sugary to begin with so makes of wine just need to add yeast to ferment it.

Mature grapes are not readily turned to wine. Ripe Syrah grapes are checked for the correct sugar content. They are tasted and tested to ensure a higher quality wine is produced. Once done, they are picked and wine brewery ensues.

The pigment on the skin of the ripe Shiraz grapes gives its wine the rich red color. The grapes are pressed with the skin and seeds intact. Extracting the juice from the gathered grapes is the next step in wine making.

The next step is to combine yeast to ferment it. The mixture is placed in vats at this time and allowed to mature. Select wines are then aged in oak barrels. Oak barrels are said to add more character to wine.

After barrel storage, the wines are transferred to bottles to age and improve its quality. After the whole processing time has elapsed, these are packaged and sold to the world.




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