What are the Classic Wines?!
What are the Classic Wines?
How are they classified? What sort of grapes are considered to be Classic?
Answers:
The classic white wine grapes are:
Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay.
The classic red grapes are:
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
They are the classic grapes because they all have their own distinct flavors and can be found grown all over the world.
Hope this answers your question.
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wine store owner
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most well known in the United States. Each country has a 'classic' or several. Maybe this well help you in making an intelligent decision :).
The variety of red wine is truly astounding: From single-varietal wines to classic blends, from subtle, cool-weather Pinot Noir to opulent and spicy Australian Shiraz, red wines are produced in enough varieties to please virtually any palate.
Red wine's color runs the gamut from deep pink to ruby red to nearly black, and is determined by the grapes that have been used in its production as well as the wine-making techniques that have been employed by the winemaker himself. Exploring the world of red wine is an exciting, lifelong process whose rewards are endless and infinitely varied.
As is the case with red wines, white wines can be made from either single grape varieties or blends of several. Some of the most famous white wines produced from a blend of grapes are from Bordeaux. These are made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, and they exhibit a depth of flavor and a richness of aroma that would please even the most dedicated lover of red wine.
Rose' is made, interestingly enough, not by blending red and white grapes, but by crushing red grapes and allowing the skins, which are the only part of the grape that have any color, to remain in contact with the juice for anywhere from a few hours to a few days. This turns the juice any color from pink to copper, and gives the resulting wine a freshness that most red wines do not have but also a weight that most white wines lack. If you haven't had a real rose' before, you don't know what you're missing. The real stuff is simply wonderful.
Champagne is the most famous sparkling wine. This is the bubbly that comes from the Champagne region of France, is made from specific grapes, and produced according to a very strict method called methode champenoise. If the bubbly doesn't meet those three criteria, then it's not Champagne. Then there's Prosecco, the wonderfully light and vaguely lemon-y sparkling wine from Italy. Cava is Spain's answer to Champagne and Prosecco, and it's even lighter than the latter. Indeed, there are as many different kinds of sparkling wines as there are personal preferences. The trick is to taste as many of them as possible, and discover for yourself which one you like most.
There are many methods employed in the production of sweet wines. The grapes can either be left on the vine to shrivel as the water evaporates and the ratio of sugar increases. They can be picked frozen, which also concentrates the sugars. They can be infected by the fungus Botrytis, which not only saps the water from the grapes but also imparts a wonderfully floral quality to the resulting wines, which are famous for their ability to last upwards of 100 years before reaching their peak levels of flavor and aroma. Or they can be fortified, which means that the sugar fermentation is halted by the addition of a spirit (often brandy or other grape-based alcohol), which raises the alcohol and keeps the wine sweet. Whatever you tend to like best, the is just no better way to end a big meal than with a glass of sweet or dessert wine.
So there you are, a mini-lesson on different types of wines - as to classic, you can see France has the oldest that we refer to as classic, there are new classics in the United States but rememeber Columbus Discovered America in 1492, Europe was well into wine before then. Good Luck ;=)
Bordeaux Saint Emilion
i dont know a great deal about wine but i have tried a few of the grape varieties.
Try http://www.cookeryonline.com/mealexperie...
It is quite a list, but it would appear that these are 'original' varieties.