Saturday, October 6, 2007

Cheap Wine Table Wine

In USA Table wine is used as a legal definition to differentiate standard wine from stronger (higher alcohol content) fortified wine or sparkling wine.

In the European Union it is meant to designate the lowest quality level of wine produced, one that qualifies for neither an appellation nor even a broad regional designation. In France and Luxembourg it is called vin de table. Similar in nature are Spain's vino de mesa, Romania`s vin de masă, Portugal's vinho de mesa, Italy's vino da tavola, Greece's epitrapezios oinos, and Germany's Deutscher Tafelwein and Deutscher Landwein.

These are what some people like to say about cheap wine

Jhonny:: "for a good buzz i would say wild irish rose 4 bucks!!!"

Linda:: "Italian wine without a doubt, Soave (dry white approx. £2.50), Frascati again a dry white prob. about £3 to £4 or the more sweeter sparkley wines like lambrussco also very cheap."

American Lad:: "f you live anywhere in the US where there is a Trader Joes...check out Charles Shaw wine. Pretty decent AND Trader Joe's always sells it for 2 dollars...hence the name, "Two Buck Chuck!" If you don't have a Trader Joes, most major supermarkets are now carrying Barefoot brand wines. They are inexpensive but still delicious and have won many awards up against the most expensive wines!"



Ann Todd:: "2 Buck Chuck'sCharles Shaw makes a wine that is generally $2 a bottle, yes a full size bottle.Usually found in Califiornia at Trader Joes"


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Thursday, October 4, 2007

Cheap WIne Shiraz Australian Wine



Shiraz is widely used to make a dry red table wine. It is often vinified on its own, but is also frequently blended with other grape varieties, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Viognier. It is grown in many wine producing regions around the world, with concentrations in Australia, The Rhone Valley in France, and America. It is often used as a blending grape in Spain and Italy as well.

Recently, Australian Shiraz producers have started to add up to 4% Viognier to their Shiraz to add apricot tones to the wine's nose and palette. With such a small percentage added, the producer wasn't obliged to declare the blend on the label. In the past 5 years however, it's becoming increasingly fashionable to label the wine Shiraz Viognier as Viognier gains consumer acceptance in the market place. The practise of blending Viognier with Syrah has actually been common for years in the Northern Rhône Valley region of Cote-Rotie.

Many premium Shiraz-based wines are at their best after some considerable time aged in a cellar (10-15 years). There is also a small amount of rosé wine produced from the Syrah grape. Before the popularity of Australian Shiraz wine it was very often used to make port. A number of Australian winemakers also make a full-bodied sparkling dry shiraz, that contains the complexity and sometimes earthy notes that are normally found in still wine.

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Shiraz Taste

Wines made from Shiraz are often quite powerfully flavoured and full-bodied. The variety produces wines with a wide range of flavor notes, depending on the climate and soils where it is grown, as well as other viticultural practices chosen. Aroma characters can range from violets to berries, chocolate, espresso and black pepper. No one aroma can be called "typical" though blackberry and pepper are often noticed. With time in the bottle these "primary" notes are moderated and then supplemented with earthy or savory "tertiary" notes such as leather and truffle. "Secondary" flavor and aroma notes are those associated with several things, including winemakers' practices (such as oak barrel and yeast regimes), and terroir (the impact made by the soil, weather, and aspect where the grapes are grown).

Australian Shiraz

The Shiraz grape was introduced into Australia in 1832 by James Busby, an immigrant who brought vine clippings from Europe with him. Today it is Australia's most popular red grape, but has not always been in such favor; in the 1970s, white wine was so popular that growers were ripping out unprofitable Shiraz and Grenache vineyards, even those with very old vines. Many factors, including the success of brands like Lindemans and Jacob's Creek in the UK, as well as Rosemount in the US, were responsible for a dramatic expansion of plantings during the 1980s and 1990s; a similar trajectory occurred in California. However, the biggest factor in this expansion during the 1990s was a federal government tax subsidy to those planting new vineyards.

South Australian regions tend to be the most highly regarded for Shiraz in Australia. Regions such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Clare Valley have consistently produced some of the country's best Shiraz for several decades. These regions tend to produce very full bodied, high alcohol wines (between 13.5 and 16%).

Notable Victorian regions include Heathcote, roughly 1.5 hours north of Melbourne. Cooler climate regions such as Western Australia's Margaret River produce Shiraz with marginally less alcohol content and often in a more traditional French style.

The most famous, and possible best, example of the Shiraz grape in Australian viticulture and indeed one of the finest wines in the world, is the Penfolds, "Grange". This wine was created by winemaker Max Schubert in 1951, and has proved in vertical tastings to age exceptionally well. The Penfolds Grange is predominantly Shiraz, but often includes a small quantity of Cabernet Sauvignon. There was also a rare one off Bin 9 Grange Cabernet Sauvignon created in 1953. It is usually a multi-regional blend of the finest Shiraz in South Australia, with the Barossa Valley playing an important role. It is always matured exclusively in new American Oak. Other great Australian Shiraz wines include, the Henschke "Hill of Grace" and the Penfolds "RWT".

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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Red Wine Making In Easy Steps

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Of the number of wine types available on the market, red wine is considered as one of the best. It comes in a number of types though, but all are produced following a single process. For instance, red wine is made from black grapes, with its color drawn from the skins of the grapes.

Throughout the creation of red wine making, the selected grapes will be place on the grinder. At this point, the skins of the grapes will be shatter efficiently on the grinder. Depending on what type of wine is done and the tannin that has required, the stems do or they are utilized or are rejected on this point. After that, the grapes are put in a vat of fermentation with the skins. This procedure will take longer, taking several weeks to complete. Additional color and tannin will be extracted of the grapes when it is used on a top temperature.

The entire grapes use is sealed fermented vats when making the softest wine. The carbon dioxide that trapped in the vats on the additional value becomes sealed ferments the grapes under the difficulty that is normally a quick procedure, carrying only few days. You consider, it is based how lengthy the fermenting procedure takes between the color and tannin content of the wine. But when the fermenting procedure takes a long moment, then the wine becomes usual more taste and color hold.

So as to remaining loaded with the grapes it will pass across a printing, having shattered to create a wine of tannic. Occasionally, tannic wine is added with more formation to the wine mixtures. It will take long one for the second fermentation, although it puts emphasis on the value and the taste of the wine.

When the tanning wine is being crushed, the enduring size of the grapes will go through a press. Tannic wine is added more formation and added with an open run wine on the way to combine. Then it will move to the barrels or tanks for a second fermentation from the press and vat wine. It will take long for the second fermentation even though the taste from the wine brings out the excellence.





A least of a year in the barrels will spend all types of fine red wine. Other red wine will spend a few more years in the barrels and spend a lot more time. Red wine is also fine tuned with egg whites, which the yeast and some solids found in the wine will suspend earlier than the wine is racked, filtered, and finally bottled. When it is bottled, the wine will be transport and advertise on the market. Several of wines stock up a period of time in the bottle before it is presented to the market.

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