Food & Beverage Beginner

THE WINES OF FRANCE THE WINE LAWS OF FRANCE First established in the early 1900s – modified a number of times. Appellation Controllé (controlled naming) laws – the name of a wine reveals quality – helps prevent fraud & gives authenticity. In 1935 INAO was established. INAO – Institut Nationale des Appellation d’Origine des vins et Eau-de-vis INAO created order out of confusion. The ground rule for naming a wine is basically geographical   - area, grape-variety, yield, viticulture, vinification, aging, alcohol-content and a taste-test . GRADATION OF FRENCH WINES AOC – Appellation d’Origine Controllée Highest quality and most prestigious grading for French Wines but produces only 25% of all wines. VDQS – Vins Délimités de Qualité Supérieure Created in 1949 – one notch down from AOC. More scopes in choice – grape, yield, etc. Taste-test is a must. 5% of all wines. Vin de Pay Literally means ‘Country Wines’. Even wider scope...

WINE Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the natural fermentation of ripe, freshly gathered grapes – according to local traditions and practice. The vine: Vitis vinifera ·          Only one species of a vast family with around 5000 varieties – but only about 50 are of interest to us for wine-making. ·          Every vine is a cutting – either on its own or grafted on another. ·          Pips are used for crossbreeding experiments. ·          Viticulture is practiced both at north and south of the equator   North: France, Italy, Germany, USA, etc.             South: Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, etc. ·          The vine is a pampered plant:      ...