What made semi-sweet and sweet wines
For the manufacture of the two varieties of wine grapes of various varieties. The main requirement of the grapes – high sugar content. Below the grapes are fully saturated with sugar, it can take a little overripe.
Sweet and semi-sweet wine somewhat similar in taste and aroma. All in Botrytis, cinerea – a special fungus that is developing in the grapes. It gives such an amazing and pleasant flavor of wine. Fungus this specially introduced into the wine, as it increases the sugar content, destroys the skins of grapes, berries removes the water, leaving it one juice, and also contributes to the absorption of the juice of fragrances skin. In addition, the fungus absorbs from the grape tannins and acids.
Unlike the sweet wines from sweet
Semi-sweet wine is very time-consuming to prepare. Their fortress is not more than 15% and the sugar content is from 3% to 11%. Upon reaching a certain amount of sugar and strongholds need to stop the fermentation. To do this, reduce the temperature of the wine mass. The finished product is pasteurized and stored in glass bottles. The shelf life of these wines is limited.
Semi-sweet, and sweet wines can be white and red. Taste semi-sweet wine is considered the most easy. That is why the variety of wines the most popular. It is neither sour nor sweet, making it perfect for almost any meal.
What is a sweet wine you know almost everything. This group of wines have the most sugar in its composition. But few know that in this group enter all the familiar Cahors, Tokai, muscats and Malaga. Dessert wines have a special quality – they improve its taste characteristics during long-term storage. These wines have the alcohol, therefore, belong to the group of fortified. Serve them for dessert, but main course better to submit a semi-sweet wine.
What should be served sweet and semi-sweet wine
Unlike the sweet wines from the sweet leaves the marks of food that is fed to it. In many ways, the choice of products should depend on the degree of sweetness of the wine. However, it may play a role in taste bouquet of wine. For example, many famous French sweet wine "Sauternes" served with toasted white bread, slices of kiwi and foie Gras.
Muscat wine goes well with tapas home cooking and the simplest food.
If you like sweet white wine – give him a fish. Sweet red wine port wine served with cheese, chocolate, sweet dessert.