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A Look At Red Wines and White Wines

Most of us know that wine comes from the red wine is able to age longer and
grapes that are aged. But have you ever develop a more full flavored bold taste.
wondered what helps the grape age White wines have these same compounds but
properly and why red wines need more time at much lower levels. This is because the
to age than white wines? inside of the grape is what wine
The process of aging starts immediately manufacturers mostly use and by not using
after the grapes are picked, crushed and as much of the exterior skin less tannin
pressed. The grapes are then put into an is present. This results in a
oak barrel or steel vat, with some considerable shorter aging process than a
winemakers preferring to add oak chips to vat with a large amount of tannin
the vat. During the aging process acids, present. Attempting to age most white
sugar and tannin interact. By having more wines over an extended period causes it
tannin present the winemaker is able to to flatten and lose some of its aromatic
age the wine for a longer period without freshness.
fear of oxidation. This along with So go ahead and save that special red
temperature, light conditions, and wine for your Grandchild's marriage, but
alcohol complete the aging process. be sure to serve the white wine within
Wines age faster with a warmer two or three years.
temperature. So the winemaker tries to Wines go through the above process to be
maintain a coolstable 55-65 degree ready for consumption. Next the wine is
temperature in a dark area as the ideal bottled and stored in wine cellars to
aging atmosphere. A big fluctuation in finish the ageing process. Most wines are
temperature or light conditions on a consumable when the purchased. The main
daily or weekly basis is detrimental to a reason is because no one expects to plan
good wine. the dinner menu for that special party
Now why are red wines aged more than two or three years in advance in order to
white wines? A simple explanation is that age the correct wine for the occasion.
all grapes are white inside, which means And how many people have a wine cellar to
that red wine needs to allow the exterior complete the aging process of their
skin to mix with the interior when being favorite wine?
crushed to give it the red color. This Wine is also used in religious ceremonies
mixture contains tannin, which also aids in many cultures. The Bible mentions
the aging process significantly. You also wine no less than 191 times. The
get tannin from the oak sides of the references in both testaments often
barrel. Compounds within these, known as admonish the reader to use wine, but to
phenolics, allow the wine to age longer use it properly and not to misuse it.
while keeping the wine from oxidizing. So




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