Wine is categorized as an alcoholic beverage. Wine is generally prepared by the fermentation of grapes and sometimes other fruits like apple, berry along with yeast and other enzymes. A number of species of grape fruit are used. Some of the common ones are Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. A right composition of these ingredients produces a quality wine. Usually more than one grape variety is used to brew a particular wine.



The very common wine varieties are Sparkling White Wine, Red Wine and Table Wines. Vintage

wine is a special type of wine in which most of the grapes used are cultivated in the same year. These wines generally carry a tag with its year and country of origin. Wine is served as an aperitif and also for dessert. A serving consists of about 15% to 20% alcohol. However as any course of food wine tastes its best when it is served at low temperatures.

Some people even take pride in collecting wine bottles and storing it in their cellars. Wine should be stored in the appropriate humidity and temperature. France, Italy, Spain, Australia and United States are among the main wine producing countries. These countries also export wine.

Wine tasting is simply the process where people taste a wine and assess its brew. This ritual has been taking place from the time wine production started. There are even professional wine tasters. They generally comment on the wines appearance, aroma, the taste, swirl and other features like its ageing factor. They do an entire quality assessment by the taste of wine. To compare and contrast similar wines vertical and horizontal wine tasting is done.

Wine tasting is a grand event held all over the world at a number of cities. Wine is generally sold in glass bottles sealed with air tight corks. Though excessive alcohol could lead to many health hazards; wine in right amounts has medicinal value and helps to reduce the risk of cardio vascular problems, cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Wine is also known to increase our life span. Wine consumption has been on an ever increasing scale. There is a very profitable and competitive international market for wine. The quality of wine can be assessed on the basis of its taste and smell by an experienced person who knows what he is drinking. The person must be able to distinguish the wines based on its taste and concentration. But however the ultimate taste and liking of wine differs from one person to another.