How to choose a good wine?
The more expensive,the better?
What about the aging?
Does the glass modifies the flavor?

WHAT KIND OF WINE YOU LIKE MOST?
Stronger wine? You should try cabernet sauvignon, melbec, tannat, nebbiolo.
Not so strong wine? You should then, try gamay, dolcetto, cabernet franc, pinot to noir.
Soft, little acid? That such merlot, pinotage, shiraz, zinfandel.

HOW TO CHOOSE A GOOD WINE?
It is very personal, but you should: taste the wine writes down the ones that pleased you the most. As the world of the wine is very vast, it is important to hear opinions and indications of specialists, says Josimar Melo, colonist from “Folha de São Paulo”. For another specialist, the choice starts from the price. One hint to discard “medallions” the low prices: Frenchmen and Italians below of 7,00 US$ and Bordeaux US$ 10. For these prices it is less risky to buy national, Argentine, Chilean and Portuguese.
Good harvest does not mean good wine. Controlled origin (DOC in Italian and Spaniard and AOC in France) only guarantees origin. It has good and bad chiantis. Valley for Valpolicella, Bordeaux, Gives, Rioja and others as much. In each region good producers coexist with bed ones, alert the specialists.


THE WINE COLOR DEPENDS ON THE COLOR OF THE GRAPE?
Not necessarily. The pigmentation is in the rind of the fruit and not in the juice. Whites normally are made of green or yellow grapes, but also they can take dark varieties, since that the fermentation is made without the rind. In rose, the color is guaranteed by some hours of contact with the rind.

IS THERE ANY IDEAL ALCOHOLIC TEXT?
No. Each wine requires an alcohol level to reach the balance, according to Josimar Melo. For others, the reasonable text would be above of 115% of alcohol for the majority of dry red or white wines.

WHAT ABOUT THE WINE COMPOSTION?
Wine is a product from the natural fermentation of sugars grape, provoked for microorganisms called leavenings. The aromatically complexity comes of the proper leavened grape, that develops molecules that remember other fruits. Aromas of burnt coconut or vanilla appear of the used barrels of oak in the aging.

WHAT ABOUT THE AGING?
About 95% of the wines produced in the world are for immediate consumption; 4% are aged of five six years and only 1% of long guard, of 10 the 50 years, depending on the harvest region.

OLDER THE BETTER?
Myth. There are wines that are perfected throughout the years, such as Port, but after maturate its apogee decay. Many wines cover this cycle in a short period. Wines that improve with years are exception.

THE MORE EXPENSIVE,THE BETTER?
Myth. Wines of “emergent” countries, as Chile and Argentina, have quality; many times superior to the ones produced in Europe.

WHAT TYPE OF WINE SUFFER LITTLE ALTERATION?
Red wine use to be more resistant Candy wine and strengthened suffer a little.

WHAT IS THE GUARANTEES OF GOOD PRODUCT?
95% is the quality of the grape. Good vines depend on ground fertile and excellent draining, perfect insulation during the period of maturation and absence of rain by the time of harvest. 5% are on account of the cares of the enology during process.

CAN COLOR AND FORMAT OF THE BOTTLE INFLUENCE? WHAT ABOUT THE CORK?
No, but the dark bottle protects the wine from the light, says specialists. The cork is basic to guarantee its aging aging, therefore, wines with thread covers have negative image.

WHY SOME LABELS GIVE EMPHASIS to the REGION OR To SPECIES OF GRAPEs WHILE OTHERS PRIVILEGE the BRAND?
Consecrated regions as Bordeaux, Borgonha and Champagne (France), Barolo and Chianti (Italy) and Rioja (Spain) work as marketing. Today, is used to exhibit the name of the grape.

IS IT WORTH TO BUY WINES CHILEAN, ARGENTINE AND AUSTRALIAN THAT OFFER BETTER PRICES THAN TOP PRODUCTS SUCH AS THOSE FROM FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY?
Some say that France and Italy offer better wines with inferior prices than Chileans, Argentines and Australians.

HOW TO STORE?
Lying the bottle, to keep the humid and swelled cork. Room temperature, protected from light and heat. The ideal temperature varies between 11º and 15º C.

CAN I KEEP A WINE OPENED IN THE REFRIGERATOR, AND FOR HOW LONG?
The ideal is to consume in few hoURS because the wine loses part of the flavor when stored, but if you are going to store your wine, the ideal temperature should be: Red 16ºC 20ºC - White of 8ºC 13ºC - Foaming 7ºC 12ºC - Port of 14ºC 17ºC.

DOES THE GLASS MODIFIES THE FLAVOR?
Yes, because the goblet that has the convergent edges, concentrates more aromas in our nose. Moreover, depending on the format, the glass can“plays” the wine in different regions of our tongue, facilitating the perception of different sensations. Anyone however needs to have a glass collection: we suggest 240 ml the 360 ml. of 480 Borgonha of 360 ml or ml, is indicated for any type of wine. The Bordeaux, higher and wider, also, it is option for those who wants to have one single type The exception is champagne which requires high bulge, narrow and funneled, to avoid losing the bubbles, characteristic of this drink.