Topic: matt
!KThEOwLwbU started this discussion 13 years ago #29,486
when are you going to make "Depressionman's Tinychan School of Culinary and Oenophile Arts Basic Wine Guide" Part II? It's been like 5 years! Here is part one for your memory:
Part I: The Basics of Wine
Wine is a drink consisting mostly of the fermented juice of the grape. Fermentation is the process whereby the micro-organism yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) consumes sugar and expels alcohol. Wine contains not only grape juice, yeast, and alcohol, but the grape also provides thousands of phyto-chemicals, many of which are still unexplored. Thus, a bottle of wine contains many complex chemical reactions. This is why so many factors are necessary for that good bottle of wine.
Wine is produced almost everywhere in the world, and there is evidence in clay jars from over 2,000 BCE that the ancients knew of it and enjoyed it too. Today, although the quality of different wines is endlessly debated, many experts believe the best wine-growing regions of the world to be, in no necessary order: France, Italy, Spain, South America, Greece, and California. This does not mean that other regions do not produce great wines, but these countries have consistently produced fine wines for many years and centuries.
There are countless varieties of grapes, and these are properly called varietals. Red, white, and green grapes are used in wine production, and white wine is sometimes made with red grapes without the skin. In order to know the wine, one must begin by knowing the grape. Each wine producing country has several wine regions within it, and within each region are several smaller regions called appellations. These also can be subdivided into terroirs and even smaller, depending on the local system. For example, Bordeaux wines produced in France can be grown in a number of regions. These appellations in the Bordeaux region include Pauillac, St-Emilion, and many others. Also, depending on which side of the Garonne River the wines come from determine whether the wine is made with a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, or Merlot grapes.
Each region of appellations will often use the same grape varietals. Some regions make wines with 100% one grape, while others blend grapes. For example, the Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy, uses 100% Sangiovese grapes. Most regional governments have laws that enforce this, and place a seal on the bottle to ensure the drinker that it is genuinely of that varietal and region. By contrast, wines known as Super Tuscans lend Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and other minor grapes.
Each region and appellation produces wines typical of the grapes used, which in turn determine the character of the wine on a basic level. For example, an Italian wine with 100% Sangiovese grapes will be robust, tannic, with a bold, earthy flavor, while a French Burgundy,which uses the Pinot Noir grape, will be more subtle, understated, and complex. Which is better is determined mainly by the drinker. The new rule is, "If it tastes good to you, it is good wine." Many other factors affect the final character of the wine, and these will be discussed in Part II as we explore the actual fermentation and the wine making process. Until then, drink up and enjoy life, my friends!
Part I: The Basics of Wine
Wine is a drink consisting mostly of the fermented juice of the grape. Fermentation is the process whereby the micro-organism yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) consumes sugar and expels alcohol. Wine contains not only grape juice, yeast, and alcohol, but the grape also provides thousands of phyto-chemicals, many of which are still unexplored. Thus, a bottle of wine contains many complex chemical reactions. This is why so many factors are necessary for that good bottle of wine.
Wine is produced almost everywhere in the world, and there is evidence in clay jars from over 2,000 BCE that the ancients knew of it and enjoyed it too. Today, although the quality of different wines is endlessly debated, many experts believe the best wine-growing regions of the world to be, in no necessary order: France, Italy, Spain, South America, Greece, and California. This does not mean that other regions do not produce great wines, but these countries have consistently produced fine wines for many years and centuries.
There are countless varieties of grapes, and these are properly called varietals. Red, white, and green grapes are used in wine production, and white wine is sometimes made with red grapes without the skin. In order to know the wine, one must begin by knowing the grape. Each wine producing country has several wine regions within it, and within each region are several smaller regions called appellations. These also can be subdivided into terroirs and even smaller, depending on the local system. For example, Bordeaux wines produced in France can be grown in a number of regions. These appellations in the Bordeaux region include Pauillac, St-Emilion, and many others. Also, depending on which side of the Garonne River the wines come from determine whether the wine is made with a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, or Merlot grapes.
Each region of appellations will often use the same grape varietals. Some regions make wines with 100% one grape, while others blend grapes. For example, the Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy, uses 100% Sangiovese grapes. Most regional governments have laws that enforce this, and place a seal on the bottle to ensure the drinker that it is genuinely of that varietal and region. By contrast, wines known as Super Tuscans lend Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and other minor grapes.
Each region and appellation produces wines typical of the grapes used, which in turn determine the character of the wine on a basic level. For example, an Italian wine with 100% Sangiovese grapes will be robust, tannic, with a bold, earthy flavor, while a French Burgundy,which uses the Pinot Noir grape, will be more subtle, understated, and complex. Which is better is determined mainly by the drinker. The new rule is, "If it tastes good to you, it is good wine." Many other factors affect the final character of the wine, and these will be discussed in Part II as we explore the actual fermentation and the wine making process. Until then, drink up and enjoy life, my friends!
Syntax joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 6 minutes later[^] [v] #430,829
Ya no it took him 15 years to get his MA in the language he grew up with.
Give him 15+ years to do part II
OK based on his ability to actually afford a decent bottle of wine - add maybe 15 more years for that.
Give him 15+ years to do part II
OK based on his ability to actually afford a decent bottle of wine - add maybe 15 more years for that.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 4 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #430,833
!KThEOwLwbU (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 12 seconds later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #430,834
Syntax replied with this 13 years ago, 2 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #430,835
@430,833 (C)
Yo like that was funny really.
Perhaps in a Comic Con form of alternate reality where being broke is a measure of success or where failure to get in2 a PhD program is a win - Then and only then but dank ya for the laff.
Yo like that was funny really.
Perhaps in a Comic Con form of alternate reality where being broke is a measure of success or where failure to get in2 a PhD program is a win - Then and only then but dank ya for the laff.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #430,844
Syntax replied with this 13 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #430,847
@previous (D)
LoL
Did move in2 the 2nd house I bought mortgage free which as any tax person will tell ya is not such a great idea. Kept the 1st one as a rental which later on made the divorce more complex.
Matts solution to live like a bum was less complicated.
LoL
Did move in2 the 2nd house I bought mortgage free which as any tax person will tell ya is not such a great idea. Kept the 1st one as a rental which later on made the divorce more complex.
Matts solution to live like a bum was less complicated.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #430,896
@430,829 (Syntax)
can you stop
@previous (Syntax)
can you stop
and just let the dude post about wine and china without being a creepy elitist stalker
can you stop
@previous (Syntax)
can you stop
and just let the dude post about wine and china without being a creepy elitist stalker
Syntax replied with this 13 years ago, 21 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #430,901
@previous (E)
Stalker?
I am an amateur Anthropologist (The study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals.)
Its just one of my many hobbies
Stalker?
I am an amateur Anthropologist (The study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals.)
Its just one of my many hobbies