How to choose wine

The choice of wine primarily depends on your own taste preferences. Maybe you like only French whitefault or you prefer domestic beverages. You should also take into account the color of the wine: pink, red or white. There are also sparkling wines - drinks, saturated with carbon dioxide during production.

Of course, to choose a good wine should only taste. But here in the store to taste everythe bottle is simply impossible, so you have to rely on luck. But all the same when choosing a wine, you should know a few useful things that will be useful to every person. We will tell in detail how to choose wine.

To begin with, always look at the price of the drink. The more expensive a bottle of wine - the better and tastier the drink. But the price should not be the main factor. Very often unscrupulous wine producers give out poor-quality goods for good drinks and try to wind up the price to the maximum. Therefore, before choosing a wine in the store, read the label.

The label should always contain the sugar content, drink strength, GOST (for domestic wines) and date of release of the drink. In addition, very important information will becountry-producer, grape variety and the area where it is grown. If all this information you could find on the label of wine - you have an excellent product. But nevertheless we will talk in more detail about all these inscriptions on labels.

How to choose wine: grape variety

It is necessary to distinguish precisely the grape varieties from which wine is made. How to choose red wine by grape variety? Everything is very simple. Wines from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes have a tart saturated taste. Wine from Pinot Noir is much softer than Cabernet Sauvignon, but it has similar characteristics. Very soft and delicate wines are produced from the Merlot grapes. Grapes Tsinfandel - this is an American variety. This wine will be very strong. Shiraz (Syrah) is one of the best grape varieties for wine production. Both red and pink wines are made from it.

Now let us dwell on the fact, how to choose white wine by grape variety. The wine from Sauvignon Blanc is refreshing and invigorating. If you are looking for a sweetish drink, you should choose a wine from the Riesling grape variety. And if you want to choose a white wine with a fruity touch, then take a drink made from the grape variety of Chardonnay. By the way, it is considered that this is the best sort for making white wine.

Very often, wines are made from different grape varieties. Such a bouquet does not spoil the taste of this drink at all. But if the label does not contain any information about the grape variety, be aware that this drink was made from a mixture, so the bouquet of wine, like its quality, will leave much to be desired.

How to choose wine: Country of origin

The quality of wine strongly depends on the producer country. So, France produces the best wines. Austrian, Italian and Spanish wines are also very good. In addition, on the shelves of the shops there are wines produced in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, USA, Chile, Hungary, Bulgaria. We all know the marking of domestic wines. But on the labels of imported wines you can see various words unknown to us in a foreign language. You should know how to choose a good wine in this case.

Austrian wines are divided according to this classification:

• Tafelwein - table wine


• Landwein - local wine. Produced from grapes grown in a specific land


• Qualitätswein is a vintage wine. The etiquette is always indicated in which winemaking area wine is produced


• Spätlese - choice wine


• Auslese - to produce wine, grape berries are selected according to the degree of maturity


• Beerenauslese - wine from a few sluggish grapes. It has a sweet taste


• Eiswein - ice wine. Made from grape berries, which are already collected a little bit frozen


• Strohwein is a straw wine. Produce from berries that have been stored for at least 3 months on cane or straw


• Ausbruch - made from overripe and rested grape berries. This wine is considered one of the best


• Trockenbeerenauslese - wine of the highest category


• Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC) - wine is produced in the Avestan wine regions. Such wine is controlled not by the variety of grapes, but by the origin of wine

Classification of French wines:

• Vins de Table - table wine


• Vins de Pays - local wine. Such wines are often produced from grapes grown in the same area. The taste of wine will be strongly influenced by the geographical location of the terrain and weather conditions


• Appellation d "Origine Controlee (AOC) - similar to Austrian DAC wines

Classification of Italian wines:

• Vini di Tavola - table wine


• Indicazione Geographica Tipica is a local wine. The equivalent of the French wine Vins de Pays


• Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) - a classification similar to the Austrian DAC and the French AOC


• Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita(DOCG) - this classification applies to the most noble wines. In this case, you are guaranteed to get the best wine, the production of which is limited

Classification of Spanish wines:

• Table wines - table wine


• Varietal wines - high-quality wine. Only one grade of grapes is used in production


• Crianza wines - high-quality wine of the brand "Kriansa"


• Estate reserva wines - "Reserve": high class wine

As you can see, it's not so easy to choose wine. But if you really ask this difficult task, you can pick the best and most delicious drink. Moreover, now you know how to choose a wine.