| Wine is really becoming very popular and is often | | | | alcohol content in comparison to most other |
| drunk by people everyday. Although it's important | | | | types of wine. 20 to 40% alcohol is typical. |
| that you don't drink too much, a glass per night is | | | | Because of the sweetness and alcohol content, |
| perfectly OK. Some people drink wine just for the | | | | this is not the sort of wine that you drink in large |
| alcoholic effects whilst other people drink it | | | | quantities. Instead you sip it in small amounts and |
| because they understand the complex flavours | | | | you can have it well chilled. If you want to have it |
| and how they interact with the food that they | | | | with a dessert then you will find that fruit tarts |
| are eating. There are so many different types of | | | | are very complimentary. |
| wine and it's important that you learn about what | | | | Canada is very well known for ice wine however |
| wines should be taken with which foods. Although | | | | you are now seeing it in other countries too. |
| you will know of popular wines such as | | | | In addition to ice wine, other types of dessert |
| Chardonnay and Chianti, you might not know | | | | wine include port and sherry. Port originates from |
| what an ice wine is. | | | | Portugal, hence the name and can be eaten with |
| Basically ice wine is made from grapes that have | | | | strong cheese such as stilton. A variety of red |
| been harvested much later than most other | | | | grapes can be used but white grapes aren't. |
| types and are then turned into wine during the | | | | Sherry is another popular drink, although you |
| winter. The reason they harvest the grapes later | | | | would never call it "trendy" as the older generation |
| in the year is so that they can absorb plenty of | | | | tend to drink this. You can drink sherry before |
| sunlight and produce as much sugar as possible. | | | | the meal begins and is something that you should |
| The grapes are protected form the cold with | | | | try even if you do think it's just a drink for old |
| covers and then harvested in the middle of winter | | | | people. |
| so that they can then be turned into what we | | | | If you think of wine as something that you want |
| know as ice wine. Because there is a lot of sugar | | | | to learn about and not just drink for the purposes |
| in ice wine, the levels of alcohol need to be | | | | of getting drunk then learning about all the |
| increased so that the yeast is killed off. This is | | | | different types of wine can actually be very |
| why you will find that ice wine has a very high | | | | enjoyable as well as educational. |