Wine 101-The Surprising History Of Wine Making

If you’re interested in learning about wine, then take a history lesson from Wine 101.

The making of wine began thousands of years ago in the northern zagros mountains of Iran.

Then it quickly spread though out the region and got picked up by the country we know today as Cyprus. From that point it began to move into the entire region of Europe and quickly became known in the western world also.

The Egyptians also loved wine and there is a myth that it was put in their coffins, so they could drink in the afterlife.

It’s possible to crush some grape you have laying around your house and make wine from them. That is because grapes have yeast. Yeast is bacteria that when combined with the compound sugar, it creates carbon dioxide and ethanol. Ethanol is just another word for alcohol.

You may wonder why even purchase alcohol and the reason is you can never be sure about the amount of yeast that is in grapes.

This is where cultured or man made yeast comes into play when talking about wine.  You have to be certain you have the correct amount to get the taste of alcohol you want.

A huge role in the making of wine is played by fermentation.  Did you know that for every gram of sugar that is converted by yeast, about half a gram of alcohol is produced? So, you have to have the correct combination to get the amount of alcohol you wish for.

If you would like to learn more about wine making, it’s entirely possible with the use of wine making kits that you can purchase and make wine at your home.  It’s even become a great way to compete in parts of the United States, with the use of wine completions.

Wine making at home isn’t popular in North America yet, the continent is still very popular for wine competitions. When people begin to learn how easy it is to make wine, it will begin to grow much faster. The second biggest place for making wine is Europe. However, the more people that learn about it the faster it will continue to grow all across the globe.

Wine 101-Oak And Wine Storage

The use of oak in wine plays a significant role in wine making and can really have a strong effect on the resulting wine, impacting the color, flavor, tannin profile and texture of the wine.  When you use
oak, you can really have varying flavors and can truly impact all the components listed above.

It can be introduced to the wine in the form of free floating oak chips or as wood staves (or sticks) added to wine in a fermentation vessel like stainless steel. This can allow you to change the flavor and the texture of the wine.  You can adjust the wine more when you know as much about this process as possible.

When oak is introduced in the form of a wine barrel it can impart other qualities to the wine through the process of evaporation and low level exposure to oxygen.  This is what allows the entire process to be so successful when it comes to the flavor of the wine.

Many winemakers choose to ferment their wine in oak as oak barrels tend to soften the wine and this allows the flavor to be more suitable to the desires of the winemaker.

Some other differences to note are that American oak tends to be more intensely flavored then French oak with more sweet and vanilla overtones due to the American oak having two to four times as many lactones.  This is a difference that is often overlooked by winemaker, but really should be taken as a serious way to adjust the texture and flavor of wine.

The majority of oak flavoring is imparted in the first few months that the wine is in contact with oak but a longer term exposure can affect the wine.  So, if you want to change the flavor as much as possible, the longer you let it set the more it will change over time.

California Chardonnays are often aged in toasted oak for a long period of time, which imparts the intense vanilla flavor that many have grown to love.  This is a favorite wine of many folks because of its great flavor, but it is a very long process to get wine to taste so flavorful.

But the fruit flavor drops off almost as soon as the wine is swallowed, a problem which many call “overoaking” a wine.  So, you want to be certain that you know what you are doing when you attempt to use oak in adjusting the flavor or your wine to get the optimum taste from it.

Wine 101-The Art Of Wine Making!

If you have an interest in wine making I would really suggest you take a look at  “The Complete Illustrated Guide To Homemade Wine.” in this book you’ll discover an easy to follow, step-by-step procedures for making home-made wine. The best part? This guide is written in PLAIN ENGLISH and doesn’t use a

bunch of technical terms. You’ll also get a very handy video tutorial which shows each and every step to making delicious home made wine.

In this book you will discover :

♦  Why making wine at home is probably one of the most enjoyable hobbies there ever was

♦  How you can start your first batch almost immediately

♦  The 4-step formula for successful winemaking at home

♦  7 reasons people fail

♦  How to create an irresistible aroma

♦  How to use additives that will boost your wines flavor

♦  How to start your very first batch

♦  The science of wine making

♦  How the right amount of sugar can boost your flavor

♦  How to force every batch you make to be PERFECT

♦  The key difference between grapes and juices

♦  41 magic “goodies” that will help every batch you make

♦  How to increase your alcohol percentage

♦  How to get fruits and grapes - - absolutely FREE

♦  The most important chemical additive to use

♦  The most common mistake made by home wine makers before they even start

♦  The surest way to make sure you succeed in your wine making efforts

♦  The #1 wine making blunder

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