The most popular grades of the French red wine are the wines produced in Burgundy and Bordeaux. They can be different degree of elitism that defines their taste and price category.
Manufacturing techniques of French wines
Wine – the most ancient alcoholic drink known 7 millennia. French wines are a peculiar standard of quality and the guarantor of magnificent taste. The technology on which wines are made is well-known – drink is received by spirit fermentation of juice of grapes. Characteristics of wine in many respects depend on a grade of grapes, the place of its growth, a sugar content and, certainly, endurance.
Noble French wines have to be matured in special barrels at least 4 years then they are spilled on bottles. However too old wine loses the gustatory qualities, and it is better to drink some wines young people.
The main French red wines is the fault from Bordeaux and Burgundy. The popularity of these grades is justified – they have noble taste and aroma and also have health giving qualities. Bordeaux is best quality wine which is recognized around the world. Burgundy wines are considered as the best in France and differ in the saturated ruby color. Semi-sweet red wine contains 9-14% of alcohol and 30-80 g of sugar. This wine is weaker, than fortified, but is more sweet, than dry.
How to choose the French semisweet red wine
As the French legislation says, the bottle of a qualitative French semisweet wine has to be with the indication of year of a harvest on the label and has to contain not less than 85% of the wine produced in the specified year. Also on the label color of drink, its type, the name of a grade, a trademark, features of this look, location of a vineyard, and in case of limited sale and number of a bottle is specified. Wine cost directly depends on its elitism. So, there are table wines calculated on not the really exacting consumer. Sometimes table wines do of mix of a different harvest. On such wines the year of a harvest and the production site isn't specified. Vin de pays is the wines meeting certain quality standards. Grapes for its production gather in one of 130 regions of France, and the name of wine is identical with the name of the area. These wines undergo obligatory testing before realization. Vintage wines are wines of the superior quality. They are produced strictly in a certain area, undergo obligatory tasting, meet the most strict requirements. Pride of the French winemaking are wines of the highest category – rules of production and the technology is set legislatively. These wines are exposed to quality control by the special organization and are produced only in a certain place from the grapes growing in a special vineyard.