Red Wine
Is a type of alcoholic drink made from fermented red or purple grapes. The process of making red wine involves the use of grape skins, seeds, and stems, which provide color, flavor, and tannins to the wine.
Red Wine Flavor
The taste of red wine varies greatly depending on grape variety, terroir (the environment in which the grapes are grown), and production method. Common flavors found in red wine include fruits such as cherry, plum, and blackberry, as well as nuances of spice, earth, and wood.
Food Pairings
Red wine is often paired with rich foods, such as red meat, pasta with tomato-based sauces, and hard cheeses. This combination can enhance the dining experience, because the taste of the wine can complement and enhance the taste of the food.
sparkling Wine
Sparkling wine is a type of wine that contains carbonation, which provides bubbles or foam when served.
Types of Sparkling Wine
Champagne: Sparkling wine originating from the Champagne region of France. Champagne is made primarily from the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grape varieties.
Prosecco: Sparkling wine from Italy, usually made from Glera grapes. Prosecco tends to be lighter and fruitier than Champagne.
Cava: Sparkling wine from Spain, which is generally made using traditional methods and using grape varieties such as Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada.
Sekt: Sparkling wine from Germany, which can vary in taste and style, depending on the grape variety used.
Taste and Aroma
Fruit: Fruit flavors such as apple, pear, peach, and tropical fruit.
Floral Flavor: Some sparkling wines have subtle floral aromas.
Bread or Cake Flavor: Primarily in Champagne, which can have bread, cake or yeasty nuances due to second fermentation.
Acidity: Sparkling wines generally have good acidity levels, providing freshness and brightness.
Food Pairings
Seafood: Such as oysters and shrimp.
Fatty Foods: Such as fried foods or other fatty foods, because the acidity of sparkling wine can balance the taste.
Sweets: Sweet sparkling wines can pair well with desserts.
White Wine
White wine is made through the same process as red wine, but with several differences in grape selection, pressing, fermentation.
Taste characteristics
Overall White Wine offers a variety of flavor profiles. Fruit flavors, Flora, Minerals, Acidity, Crema and Buttery, Sweetness, Complexity.
Which can vary from fresh and light to rich and complex.
Food Pairings
White wine is very suitable to be paired with various types of food, such as seafood, chicken and turkey, salad dishes or snacks.