Red wine is the common name for wine in China. In terms of the color of the finished product, it is divided into 3 categories: red wine, white wine and pink wine; in terms of the amount of residual sugar, red wine can be divided into ordinary red wine, semi-dry red wine and dry red wine, with the sugar content decreasing in turn. At present, the common market, the national people often drink is dry red wine, the market share of 85%.
If the production of raw materials for the classification of foreign wine, can be roughly divided into grain wine, spices and herbs wine, fruit wine, milk and egg wine, plant syrup wine, mead and mixed wine seven categories; if the timing of drinking to the division of alcohol, and there are pre-dinner (aperitif), accompanied by wine, wine after dinner and special drinks of the different wine; if the alcohol content of the different classifications, but also has a low degree of alcohol, moderate wine, and a high level of wine. The wine is also classified by its alcohol content, which is low, medium, and high.
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Common mistakes made by nationals drinking red wine:
1, a mouthful.
Drinking too fast, easy to make the blood ethanol concentration rise, accelerate the blood flow and vascular expansion, detrimental to the health of the whole body. Drink slowly so that the body has sufficient time to break down the ethanol.
2, love greedy cup.
"Drink less, but be good" is a proverb for drinking red wine. However, many people are shaking their wine cups and drinking more than one cup at a time. Studies show that drinking more than four glasses of red wine a day increases the risk of heart disease.
3. Pour too full.
Wine poured full and then drink dry, is the drinking habits of the country. But red wine poured too full, will reduce its contact with the air, is not conducive to the fragrance of the wine evaporation, it is recommended to pour 1/3 cup.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Foreign Wine
People's Daily Online - Those misunderstandings about red wine? Drinking Red Wine in a Clear Way