Not one millennium enjoys such drink as wine, mankind. It was used both for receiving pleasure, and in the medical purposes. Now wine - one of the most widespread drinks in many countries of the world.
Process of production of red wine is known to mankind about 7000 years in such countries as Mesopotamia, Western and Asia Minor, Egypt, Rome, Ancient Greece, and the countries of Europe. And the recipe was constantly improved. Red wine is produced from red fruits and berries. Its color varies from dark ruby with a violet shade to juicy pomegranate with a brownish reflected light. It is worth paying attention that young wines have color more dark, than at sustained. It is connected with the fact that color intensity decreases with age. Cabernets Sauvignon, Merlot, a pin noir, a sira (Shiraz), Cabernet Franc, неббиоло, темпранильо, a zinfandel, пинотаж, a karmener and мальбек belong to red grades of grapes.
The interesting fact is that juice of red grapes has no color. Wine gains red color thanks to stones and a thin skin of berries. For saturation of color white grapes are added. Special characteristic of wine is the amount of sugar on which the wine type - dry depends, semisweet or sweet.
Quality wine, even red, has to be transparent. If you can see the invoice of a cloth, then wine of good quality through the filled glass. For a young wine shades of cherry, garnet, ruby and purple colors are admissible. In process of aging of drink its color changes, passing from orange to color of a tile, or at all gains color of an onions peel. For example, young wines of Bordeaux have saturated ruby color, and flavoring scale is presented by interesting notes of tobacco, pepper, dried fruits and chocolate. When choosing port wine be guided more dim color. For its production the tart grade of grapes is used. Juice of such grapes is kept in oak casks by several years. Some types of port wine ripen already then in glass bottles (for example, Vintage Character port) therefore color of wine grows dull, but the taste becomes noble and saturated. Upon purchase of wine pay attention to the following nuances: the bottle of the standing wine will never be corked plastic up, and the label of the real red wine contains full information on the producer, the place and date of harvesting. Now you know how to select quality wine according to color. Don't forget that red wines are best of all combined with meat and a game, and white - with fish and seafood. Various cheeses, fruit and light meals will become fine addition to wine.