The word ‘wine’ comes from the Latin vinum, which stands for "wine" or "(grape) vine". Wine has been around for millennia. The earliest record we have of wine production, made by fermenting grapes, dates back to sixth millennium BC. These different sites date from 6000 BC in Georgia, 5000 BC in Iran, and 4100 BC in Armenia. Currently, there are various different types of modern wine from France, Italy, Spain, the US, etc. For all purposes, most people categorize wine into two types, red and white. Red wine is made from black grapes, while white wine is made from white grapes or the juice of black grapes. Grapes are rarely black or white, rather white grapes refer to lighter-skinned grapes that can be green, yellow-green, gold or light-orange. Blank grapes refer to grapes with a red or blue tint, and range from light ruby to a deep indigo. The process of production differs little in the case of red or white wine. Grapes are crushed into a machine, fermented and then stored for a period of time. White wines contain little or no red pigmentation. This is mainly because it is made from white grapes. Some white wines, such as Champagnes, are also made from black grapes. However, they use only the juice of the grapes, discarding the pigmented skin and pulp. White wines are known to have a sweet or dry taste, or somewhere in between.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:35:19 +0000
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