Category: Wine

A tasting is an occasion for wine lovers to taste and exchange wine tips, but by its very nature, it is also a social occasion. So what do you need to be aware of when attending a tasting?

The AOC, as part of the classification system, is a form of certification. For wines, the AOC ensures the area where the grapes are grown, how they are grown and how the wine is made. Each wine bearing the AOC mark undergoes strict controls at every stage of its vinification.

Tannin is the English translation of Tannins, an acidic substance that comes mainly from grape skins and seeds, and is one of the two phenolic compounds contained in wine. There are two main reasons why red wines contain the most tannins: first, the fermentation and vinification process of red wines retains the tannins in the grape seeds, skins and stems; second, the oak barrels used to store the wine.

French Alsace wines are labeled with the wine’s sweetness level. Until 2021, the appellation regulations only regulate the labelling of two types of very sweet wines

The official list of ratings for the wines of the Saint-Emilion appellation, led by the French National Appellation of Origin, was officially released in 1955.

Bordeaux red wine glass: the glass is longer and narrower, gathering the smell of wine in the mouth, and the curvature of the wall of the glass can adjust the direction of wine diffusion in the mouth, and the aroma is overflowing.

The VDP has classified vineyards into four classes, based on the terroir of the vineyard.

Viewing the color is a very important step in the wine tasting process, as the first impression is likely to influence the final outcome of your judgment. Dark colored wines usually make us think of rich tannins, heavier wines and intense flavors, because the tannins, pigments and flavors in wine come mainly from the skins. In red wines, there are some varieties that can be made darker due to thicker skins or richer anthocyanin content in the skins, but each darker wine has a definite difference in the expression of taste and flavor.

When eating grapes, the “astringent” feeling in the mouth after chewing the skin, then you already have a preliminary impression of tannin.

When we drink wine, have we ever noticed that the words “MisenbouteilleauChateau” or “EstateBottled” sometimes appear on the wine label? This is the French and English label for “bottled at the original winery”.