What is sparkling wine?
First of all, the difference between sparkling wine and still wine
1. Wine grapes used for sparkling wine are picked earlier, with high acidity and low sugar content;
2. Sparkling wine is fermented twice, the first fermentation produces alcohol and the second fermentation produces foam.
Second, champagne and sparkling wine.
1. Champagne: Champagne originated in romantic France, where there is a champagne producing area mainly producing sparkling wine. Only sparkling wine from champagne producing areas is called champagne. Other regions also have different names for sparkling wine, such as Kava sparkling wine in Spain and Secter sparkling wine in Germany.
2. Grapes make sparkling wine: All grapes can be used to make sparkling wine. However, the only grapes produced by champagne are Chardonnay, Black Pi Nuo and Monier Pi Nuo. Sparkling wine made from grapes such as Chardonnay, Black Pi Nuo, Semillon and Shiraz is fresh and fruity.
How about sparkling wine? Sparkling wine knowledge:
First, sparkling wine bubbles
Why is sparkling wine called sparkling wine? Because there are bubbles in it, foam is an important indicator to judge the quality of sparkling wine. The smaller and longer the bubbles, the better the quality of sparkling wine. In a word, high-quality sparkling wine is very delicate and won't contain pop rocks in your mouth like soda water.
Second, sparkling wine tasting
1. Shake the glass: Unlike tasting still wine, you don't need to shake the glass to taste sparkling wine. Because the foam will slowly give off the fragrance of sparkling wine.
2. Aroma: The flavor of sparkling wine includes green fruit, citrus fruit and floral fragrance. There is even a yeast smell. Yeast powder smells like croutons or freshly baked cakes. This wine is provided by yeast, which can make the structure of the wine more complicated and bring a creamy taste.
3, sweetness: the taste buds on the tip of the tongue can fully feel the sweetness of sparkling wine. According to the residual sugar in wine, sparkling wine can be divided into the following types: naturally dry, supernatural, natural, extremely dry, dry, semi-dry and sweet.
4. Aftertaste: Generally, the aftertaste of sparkling wine has a creamy taste, which is formed by the natural dissolution of yeast in wine. Other sparkling wines will leave flowers and fruits in their mouths after drinking.