What's the difference between wine, cognac, brandy, red wine and white wine?

Of course, both red wine and white wine are wine, and there is a pink wine in the middle, also called rose wine, which is fermented with 100% grape juice. As for brandy, it is the product of distilled liquor, because naturally fermented alcoholic beverages will not exceed 15 degrees. After distillation, the alcohol content of wine can be increased to about 40 degrees, which is brandy, but some other fruit distilled wines can also be called brandy, such as German and Italian cherry brandy, orange peel brandy, calvados and so on.

Cognac deserves to be the best in brandy. Cognac itself is a region in southwest France. The grapes produced here are of very high quality and are very suitable for making brandy. Only brandy produced in cognac area is qualified to be called cognac. Besides cognac, there is another region where brandy is excellent, and that is (Armagnac), which is located in the southeast of cognac and the east of Bordeaux. Unfortunately, in Asia, only the fanatical fans of brandy are not too unfamiliar with this name. What a pity!

Dry wine: also known as dry wine, the sugar in the raw material (grape juice) is completely converted into alcohol, and the residual sugar is below 0.4%. When tasting, it is no longer sweet, only sour and refreshing. Dry wine is the main variety of wine consumed in the world market, and it is also a kind of wine in great demand in China's tourism and foreign trade. Dry wine contains little sugar, so the flavor of grape varieties is fully reflected. The evaluation of dry wine is the main basis for identifying the quality of grape varieties. In addition, the low sugar content of dry wine will not cause yeast re-fermentation, and it is not easy to cause bacterial growth.

2. Semi-dry wine, with sugar content of 4- 12g/L, is widely consumed in Europe and America.

3. Semi-sweet wine, with sugar content of 12-40g/L and slightly sweet taste, is widely consumed in Japan and the United States.

4. Sweet wine: the sugar content of wine exceeds 40 g/L, and it is called sweet wine that can feel sweetness. Select high-quality grapes with high sugar content as raw materials, and stop fermentation before the fermentation is completed to keep the sugar content at about 4%. However, sweet wine is usually fermented and sugar is added separately. China and some Asian countries consume more liqueur.

Red wine: grapes are fermented with skins, and the color of wine is divided into deep red and bright red.

2. White wine: white grapes or red grapes are peeled, juiced and fermented. Pale yellow or golden in color, clear and transparent, with unique typicality.

3. Pink wine: a wine made from red grapes by short-term impregnation and fermentation, usually pink in color.