Different types of wine have different winemaking processes. The steps for making dry red wine are: grape harvest, destemming and crushing, maceration and fermentation, skin separation, aging, clarification, and bottling. Making dry red wine requires the complete conversion of the sugar in the grape juice into alcohol, so dry red wine is not sweet.

The steps for brewing dry red wine:

Grape harvesting

When the fruit is ripe, it is the best time to harvest the grapes. Choose mature enough grapes. , fruit with thick waxy skin and good coloring.

Destemming and crushing

The taste structure and color of dry red wine mainly come from the tannins and red pigments in the grape skins, so the skins must be broken first to allow the grape juice to mix with When exposed to skin, polyphenolphthalein substances are released.

Maceration and fermentation

Put the skins and grape juice into the wine tank together, and soak the skins while fermenting.

Skin and residue separation

The liquid obtained after grape skin juice is much thicker than the first wine, with a high tannin red pigment content, but a relatively low alcohol content.

Aging

This process is very important. Almost all high-quality red wines need to be aged in oak barrels, because oak barrels can not only complement the aroma of red wine, but also provide moderate The oxygen makes the wine more mellow and harmonious.

Clarification

In order to make the wine more beautiful and the structure more stable, the clarification process is usually carried out.