wine
Alcoholic beverage made from fermented grape juice.
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Summer wines
Let us try to define summer wines. The objective is to understand the characteristics in the wine that make it most appropriate for summer drinking occasions, as well as explore types, styles and sources of summer wines. Last, but not least, let’s see summer wine and food matching.
Oceania and Wine
Steel vats and low temperature fermentation are some of the techniques that helped to make wines from Australia and New Zealand famous.
Wine in America, a whole New World
New techniques, new way, large scale production, there is no doubt America and American wines are a whole new world.
Wine in Africa
A whole new world and many new wines based in the traditions of Old World wine.
South American wines to enjoy
South American wine tasting April 2010.
Comparing Old World and New World wines
The France, Italy, Spain and most European countries are part of the Old World. Australia, New Zealand, America are part of the New World, incorporating all the new wine making techniques. South Africa is half and half.
Finest Prosecco de Valdobbiadene, non vintage - Veneto, Italy - alochol 11.5%
Bordeaux versus Burgundy
Comparing grapes, zones, producers in Bordeaux and Burgundy, two iconic wine producing areas in France.
Wine in Asia
Wine did not have the importance in Asia that it always enjoyed in the Western world. It is true that the climate in most of Asia does not encourage wine production but there are some promising areas. China, Japan and India are developing an interest in wine and there are some domestic wine industries growing gradually.
Wine in Europe is Old World
Wine history started in Europe. No wonder European countries fall under the Old World wine label.
Your food & wine
See what the world has to offer and tell about your favorite foods or wines and see what other guest have said.