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Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape.The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. [1] DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštelanski and Tribidrag, as well as to the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Apulia, Italy, where it was introduced in the 18th century, and ...
White Zinfandel is a type of rosé wine that falls between the categories of off-dry and sweet. It is made from Zinfandel grapes , which are typically used to produce a full-bodied and spicy red wine called Zinfandels.
In all other wines the term is used interchangeably with flabby to denote a wine that is lacking acidity, particularly on the finish. [16] Foxy: the musty odor and flavor of wines made from Vitis labrusca grapes native to North America, usually something undesirable. [17] [16] Fresh: a positive perception of acidity. [6]
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit. Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made from grapes, and the term "wine" generally refers to grape wine when used without any qualification.
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CÔTE 'D'OR. A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy. Weidenfeld Nicolson. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-297-83607-0. Doesn't cover all of Burgundy, but is a very useful guide with tasting notes covering many vintages. Coates MW, Clive (2008). The Wines of Burgundy. University of California Press. Updated version of previous with coverage of more areas.
Tears of wine show clearly in the shadow of this glass of 13.5% Caluso Passito dessert wine. The phenomenon called tears of wine (French: Larmes de vin; German: Kirchenfenster, lit. "church windows") is manifested as a ring of clear liquid, near the top of a glass of wine, from which droplets continuously form and drop back into the wine.
The primary role of yeast is to convert the sugars present (namely glucose) in the grape must into alcohol.The yeast accomplishes this by utilizing glucose through a series of metabolic pathways that, in the presence of oxygen, produces not only large amounts of energy for the cell but also many different intermediates that the cell needs to function.