Red wine knowledge ?
1, how to taste natural dry red wine
Red wine is the soul of the wine, ethereal in the inner life, but also to make the mind mingled; she is alive, from the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon shine; her front such as wearing a soft mantle of the virgin, naive and refreshing, thick and thin appropriate.
Tasting red wine, with the mind. Wine is not expensive, but in the appropriate; drink not in more, but in the tasting. The "expensive" wine may not be "good" for you. "Drink more" and "do not seek to understand" and no progress, not only to use the "taste buds" to taste the wine, but also to use the brain to analyze and record their own feelings.
The "body" of the wine is an important part of the tasting of dry red. The so-called "body" is the "weight" that you feel in your mouth when you drink the wine because of the alcohol and sugar and other substances that are melted in the wine. This sensation makes you feel that the wine is "full" in your mouth. There are two types of "body": full-bodied and heavy, medium-bodied and light-bodied. The full-bodied type usually contains more than 13% alcohol by volume. The medium-bodied type has an alcohol content of between 12 and 13 percent, while those with less than 12 percent are light and refreshing.
Secondly, there is the question of "taste". Some people like a wine that is "powerful" in the throat, while others like a wine that is "smooth" in the throat. Good wines have a pure taste, with a balance of sweetness and acidity, a well-balanced flavor profile, and a light fruity aroma. When wines are aged in oak barrels for long periods of time, the barrels provide moderate oxidation to the wine, softening the tannins, stabilizing the structure of the wine, and incorporating the aromas of the barrels into the wine, which imparts creamy, vanilla, toasted bread, and toasted almonds flavors to the wine.
Of course, the dry red wine has a mellow body, a fascinating rhythm, a jewel-like color, and a warm bouquet, which makes the mind wander and the lips and teeth smell good.
2, wine storage methods
● If you place a bottle of red wine in a place where the sun shines, it may be a day or two or even less, the bottle of wine will be reimbursed.
● Red wines are more afraid of heat than cold, and should be kept at a constant temperature of 13°C. Too much heat will cause the wine to mature prematurely.
● Shock is very harmful to wine, it disturbs the molecular structure of the wine and affects its flavor, so it's best to give it a rest when you've just bought it.
● In addition to being dark and cold, the place where the wine is stored should also have air circulation, and the room should be kept odorless to prevent the smell from soaking into the wine.
● The wine must be stored flat to ensure that the corks are always moist and not dried out, allowing air to enter.
3. How to choose a dry red wine
● Firstly, see if the wine is produced by vineyards
● Secondly, see if the producer is well-known, because there are many brands of red wine nowadays, and many of them do not have their own brewing base, but are bottled or blended.
● Pay attention to the vintage of the wine, a good vintage can only have good grapes
● When you buy wine, you should pay attention to the height of the wine in the bottle, the wine within 10 years should be up to the height of the "neck bend", if the wine's "level" is too low, it may indicate poor storage. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on a bottle of wine, and you'll be able to do that.
4, the health care value of wine
As long as you don't drink too much wine, medical evidence shows that wine is good for your health. Drinking red wine can produce a kind of yeast called PST-P, which can prevent migraine, but the important thing is that it can promote more HDL in the blood, which has the effect of lowering cholesterol. And both red and white wine are good for digestion in the gut.
Simple common sense drinking, so you can indulge more in the flavorful world of wine.
● Drinking temperature
White wine should be refrigerated 7 ℃ - 10 ℃, (can be placed in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours), you can drink after opening the bottle.
Red wine, at room temperature 15 ℃ - 18 ℃ drinking, can reflect its best flavor, if you can open the bottle half an hour before drinking, so that the wine and air contact, the aroma is more fragrant and lasting.
●Wine glasses
The most basic equipment for tasting wine is a tall glass, which can be used to identify the color of the wine and to avoid hand warmth being transferred to the wine, and can be used to shake the glass, so as to make the wine emit aroma and show its characteristics.
●Storage
Winter: Store in a dark, airy place.
Summer: you can wrap it in newspaper and put it in the bottom of the refrigerator.
●Steps to open the wine
1. Cut the aluminum foil package at the top of the bottle with a razor blade.
2. Pull out the cork with a special corkscrew for corks.
3. Wipe the mouth of the bottle with a mouth cloth.
4. Lightly smell the cork flavor, such as smell sulfur, sour, earthy flavor that the wine has been deteriorated and damaged, such as the cork issued by the cork flowers, fruit, lettuce, or other aroma that the wine quality is normal.
●The three steps of wine tasting.
The first step is to look at the wine: pour the wine in a high back, hold the glass and look at the wine against a light source.
The second step, smell: gently shake the glass, so that the aroma is slowly released, hold the glass in front of the nose, smell the aroma.
The third step is to taste the wine: take a small sip of the wine, hold it in your mouth at the rounded part of your jaw and slowly swallow it, letting your throat decide whether the wine is strong or weak and letting your tongue feel its flavor and sweetness.
●Accompanying meals
Red wine is suitable with beef, lamb, mutton, duck, squid or more heavily seasoned dishes; it can also be paired with Taiwanese cuisine braised or sweet and sour fish and meat, and white wine with pork, chicken, seafood or lighter dishes; when eating burgers or stir-fried seafood and vegetables to match the white wine, there is also a special flavor.
●Leftover wine storage
Opened wine should be corked back and placed upright in the refrigerator. You can use a vacuum extractor to evacuate the air inside the bottle before placing it upright in the refrigerator. (
Red wine is like a "little life"
Red wine is often described as a "little life" after it has been bottled, because the quality of red wine changes over time, like a baby growing up, and the longer it is stored, the more flavor it will have, but this analogy doesn't apply to all red wines.
Eric pointed out that every red wine has its own peak, meaning that the quality of the wine can reach its peak at this time, and the flavor is first-class; if you miss this peak, the flavor and quality of the wine will slowly decline. Red wines from different countries and vintages have different peak periods, and how to tell when they are at their peak depends on experience in drinking red wine.
If you're going to be drinking red wine for a while after you've purchased it, you'll want to take care of the unopened wine, or else you'll risk ruining the flavor of the wine. I believe we all know that red wine is not suitable to be stored in the environment of temperature and humidity changes, but it turns out that at the same time try not to shake and shock the red wine. The most suitable environment should be a room temperature below 20 degrees Celsius, 70% to 80% humidity, darkness and no odor, because the flavor of the environment is a chance to penetrate into the red wine.
Opening a bottle of red wine and "shaking the air" for five minutes
Finally, it's time to actually taste the wine! Preparing to drink red wine is a meticulous process, so there is no room for error in the handling of the wine once it has been opened. A wine glass is indispensable for the true taste of red wine, as the wrong glass can distort the taste and flavor of the wine. Generally speaking, a red wine glass has a large mouth and body, which is to facilitate the contact with the air after the wine has been injected into the glass. The essence of red wine is special, the components of the wine to have full contact with the air (commonly known as "shaking gas"), to achieve the effect of oxidation, the aroma, flavor and taste of red wine can be fully released.
Eric pointed out that the average red wine only needs to wait 15-20 minutes after opening to achieve the desired effect, while some red wines need to be put on for 1-2 hours. But Eric pointed out that everyone's tastes are different, so he taught his wine-tasting friends that you can let the wine "shake the air" for every 5 minutes and then taste it until you feel comfortable in the mouth and the flavor is moderate, which is the most ideal effect of red wine. After opening the bottle, red wine should be stored in an ice bucket at 12 to 15 degrees Celsius, so that the special flavor and quality of red wine can be maintained. In addition to the above tips to pay attention to, keep in mind that the original each time the maximum amount of wine into the glass, can only be 30% or 40% of the glass, otherwise it will affect the volatile effect of red wine.
Red wine has a high and low price, whether it is a beginner or a friend who has some knowledge of red wine, know how to choose the right wine for different occasions not only to taste red wine better, but also to avoid wasting good red wine. Eric reminded the guests to buy red wine can be considered in four key points:
Money budget A high quality red wine can be a wide range of prices from more than 100 yuan to more than 100 yuan, but also can be used to buy red wine. The price range of a quality wine can be very wide, from more than 100 yuan to tens of thousands of dollars, but after locking in their own money budget, it will be convenient to choose the ideal wine, so as to avoid a lot of confusion.
Drinking occasions In addition to drinking wine at weekday meals, red wine is also very popular at weddings, banquets and parties, but the amount of wine consumed varies greatly from place to place and environment to environment. If you are going to drink a lot of red wine at a party, the price of the wine you choose can be cheaper and the variety of wines can be more popular to avoid wastage.
Grape variety and source After considering the above two factors, you can choose the wine from your favorite country according to the conditions. Remember last week when we talked about the different types of grapes and the "old world" and "new world" wines? Often the "Old World" wines (France and Italy) are more expensive, but the quality of "New World" wines is also guaranteed, and Chilean wines are one of the more popular "New World" wines. Chilean red wine is one of the more popular "New World" red wines. Chilean red wine is one of the more popular "New World" red wines. As for the types of grapes, red wines made from Carbernet Sauvignon and Merlot can be easily found in the market. However, you can pay attention to whether the wine is made from a single type of grape or two to three types of grapes, because the taste and price of the wine will be very different.
Red wine vintage In fact, the vintage has a great influence on the "old world" red wines, so after choosing a French or Italian red wine, you have to choose a "good vintage" appropriately, and the taste is bound to be different from other wines.
Sommeliers
Generally, there are sommeliers in high-class hotels, whose role is to utilize their professional knowledge to teach guests how to choose different wines to complement different foods, and to provide advice on how to drink red wine, so as to bring red wine to the most desirable effect. Don't think that you can only enjoy this kind of high-quality and professional service in high-class hotels. Nowadays, there are also some professional sommeliers who have set up wine stores to teach the general public the most professional knowledge of red wine. Eric, a former senior hotel sommelier who studied hotel catering in Switzerland, has now jumped out of the hotel and opened a restaurant and wine company himself, utilizing his professionalism and years of accumulated experience to share his knowledge and valuable insights of red wine with guests and to promote the food and beverage culture; moreover, his company advocates the introduction of unique red wines from all over the world, which are often rare on the market, with high quality but affordable prices. The quality of the wine is high while the price is popular.
The Four Processes of Sighing Red Wine
Red wine can be used in conjunction with food to bring out the flavor of red wine. The taste of light red wine, can be enjoyed with light dishes; on the contrary, fruity red wine, it is best to eat with the strong flavor of the dishes, so red wine with red meat is not a law to match.
Requirements and satisfaction with the quality of red wine vary from person to person, but using a professional and objective point of view, Eric said that red wine is just like a dish, and that it is important to pay attention to whether it is complete in terms of color, aroma and taste. A glass of quality red wine, the entrance should be comfortable taste, you can taste the sweetness of red wine, acidity, fruit and fruity flavor, rather than bitter taste. If you already feel a strong acidic flavor when you enter the mouth, it is likely that the wine has not yet reached the appropriate drinking period, or has already gone bad. After filling a glass with red wine, you can tilt the glass 45 degrees under the light to see its color.
See Eric says a good red wine should be glossy and translucent, which is very attractive; if the color is dark and cloudy, the wine is not of high quality.
Smell If the wine is made from good quality grapes, you should be able to smell the fruity aroma of the grapes when you taste the wine, you can imagine whether the wine is made from darker or reddish fruits, and you will feel the depth and complexity of the wine, as red wine is often made from more than one type of grape.
Shaking A tall glass should be used to ensure that when you want to slowly "shake" the wine in the glass to reveal its character, much like stirring a pot of soup to give it flavor.
Tasting Color and aroma are sensory sensations, and it's not until you really get into the mouth that you can feel the texture, flavor, and layers of the wine; good quality red wine should be smooth when it stays in your mouth, and you should slowly feel the aroma, and then the flavor will be enriched; the aroma of the wine will make you have a sense of aftertaste, and will not be able to dissipate for a long time in your mouth.