Wed 16 Jan 2008
Red Wine - The Making
Posted by admin under Food & Dine
Among the many types of wine, red wine is among the best. There are many types of red wine, though most are manufactured using the same methods. This very exciting type of wine is made from black grapes, drawing their color of the skin of the grapes. During the early stages of red wine, grapes that have been picked are placed in a crusher. Here, the crusher will slowly break the skins of the grapes. Depending on the type of wine is underway and tannin, which is necessary, stems will be used or rejected at this stage. Then, the grapes are put in a fermentation tank with the skins. This can be a lengthy process, taking several weeks. If a higher temperature is used, the more tannin and color will be extracted from the grapes.
When making sweet wines, the grapes are fermented whole using tanks leaking. Carbon dioxide, which becomes trapped in the sealed fermenting wine grape under pressure, which is usually a quick process, taking only a few days. Keep in mind, color and tannin wine is based on how long does it take the fermentation process. If the fermentation process takes a long time, the wine is more flavor and color.
The rest of the grapes in bulk through a press, to be crushed in order to create a tannic wine. Sometimes, this wine is tannic wine added with a free run to add a little more structure to the wine mixture. Both the press and the wine vats are then mixed and transferred to tanks or barrels, for a second fermentation. The second fermentation takes the longest, but it highlights the quality and taste of wine.
All types of fine red wine will spend a minimum of one year in oak barrels. Certain types of red wine will spend much more time in the barrels, perhaps several years. Red wine is also refined with egg whites, which will suspend the yeast and other solids in the wine down, before the wine is racked, filtered, and possibly bottling. Once the wine was bottled, it is then shipped off and sold. Some wines, however, will be retained for a period of time in the bottle before it is put up for sale.
Time passes a wine in the bottle is very important, although not all wine needs to spend a lot of time in the bottle. The more complex and costly types of red wine will benefit most from aging in the bottle, in order to preserve the flavour and colour. The simple types of red wine, however, do not need to spend much time at all in the bottle.
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