White wine: choice subtleties

White wine: choice subtleties

The choice of white wine — absolutely difficult business. At restaurant it is possible to consult to the sommelier, having relied on his council. In good wine boutiques it is possible to ask about consultation of the seller. But in usual supermarket the buyers are provided to themselves that forces them to buy wine, being based only on the experience.

Packaging

There is an opinion that it is impossible to determine quality of its contents by registration of a bottle of wine. However there is a number of signs which help to orient more or less and with high precision to define quality of wine. First, producers of high-quality wines use heavy bottles with a wide coat hanger, such bottles are usually a little narrowed to a bottom and have characteristic deepenings in bottoms. Secondly, point out the capsules from a foil which are put on on a neck of bottles high quality. Thirdly, excessive decoration of bottles fruit, a beads or artificial flowers most often speaks about not brilliant contents. Same it is possible to tell also fault which is on sale in jugs or bottles, similar to them. However, it should be noted that really expensive wines often spread in unusual bottles, but not easy to find such wines in usual supermarket.

Types of white wine

There are two types of white wine — the low-oxidized and yellow wines. Wines without endurance belong to low-oxidized. Such wines keep properties of young people — pleasant acidity, freshness, a fine fruit aroma. Usually they characteristic light-golden shade. The low-oxidized wines are produced on special technology which assumes restriction of contact of oxygen and wine at all production phases. Such wines are good as maintenance to vegetable, fish dishes and desserts.

Yellow wines are difficult wines. They have moderate acidity, a difficult bouquet and quite bright amber color. Such wines are produced from grapes which are grown up in the southern regions. Practically all dry yellow wines, they are maintained in small special barrels for two-four years. It is possible to carry the European high-quality to the most popular white wines — Riesling, Chardonnay, Aligote, the Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc. High-quality wines are called on a grade of grapes from which they are made. Stereotypes claim that than wine is more senior, it is better for those. This statement is fair for a small amount of wines. Practically all pink and white wines have the most pleasant and bright flavor at young age. If on the label not of the most expensive wine which you want to get it is specified what it was poured more than two years ago, most likely it was too long stored in warehouses of importers that means that it was on sale not too well. It demonstrates to its low quality.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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