Wine

Grape varieties, blends and major

wine producing regions.
Areas of discussion:
 Brief history of wine
 Common varieties of grapes
 The blending
 Wine producing regions
Introduction:
Anatomy of grape
Grape varieties: Elgine
 Over 600 kinds of grapes
 Unique Characteristics: color, size, skin
thickness, acidity, yield per vine and
flavors.
RED
Pinotage:
 Develop early 1900s
 used primarily by South Africa
 mix between pinot noir and
cinsaut.
 grape makes a wine that is
hearty, with a fruity and spice
taste.
 
 Cabernet Sauvignon:
 traces of cassis, blackberry, cedar,
butterscotch, green peppers, chocolate,
coca, leather.
 Deep, plummy richness.

Barbera:
 Deep purple grape
 high acidity
 tasteful young or blended.
 Merlot:
 Produces supple and
Grenache: richly coloured wines
 Cherry colour, aroma,  nutmeg spiciness and plummy

and flavour. fruitiness

 blends well with Cabernet
Sauvignon
 ideal for early drinking.

Lemberger:
 Deep rich flavours and
colours  Pinot Noir:
 aroma of raspberries or
 hints of spiciness and
strawberries
earthiness.  takes a lifetime to make
well.
WHITE
Chardonnay:
 grown in Burgundy, Champagne,
California, Australia, and South Africa.

 taste like fruits - melon, peach, etc. - and

also many have an oaky flavor.

 Popular
 easy to grow white grapes
 high ripeness levels.
Muller-Thurgau:
 Germany
 mix of riesling and sylvaner
 grown in Austria, New
Zealand, and the northwest
section of the US
 it has a floral aroma
Muscat:
 grapey-tasting grape that
doesn't ripen easily.
 There are various varieties of
Muscat - Muscat
Blanc,Moscato (Italy), Muscat
of Alexandria, and Muscadel.
Moscato is the grape used for
Asti Spumanti, the sparkling
wine from Italy.
Major wine producing regions:
 European Map
 New world wines, eg. Chile, Australia map
Wine varieties:
 Red, white, rose.
 Process and vinification