From grape to glass HOW DO GRAPES BECOME WINE? Wine is simply fermented grape juice. It’s an ancient beverage that people have been enjoying for 8,000 years! That’s because a glass of wine makes a simple meal taste better, and it adds to the joy of celebrations. Depending on the kind of grapes used and the vineyard where the grapes were grown, it can have different flavors and textures.
This part of the process is flipped when making white wine
Grapes crushed
Grapes fermented
1. Ripe grapes are crushed with a machine or sometimes feet, like in ancient times.
Pressing
Aging
2. Yeast is added, and it eats the sugar in the grape juice. Fermentation is the name of the process that turns sugar into alcohol.
WHAT'S THAT GRAPE?
Bottling
3. Fermented juice is aged, often in oak bottles, so aromas and flavors can mature 4. Wine is bottled
MAJOR WINE STYLES
Wine grapes are related to the grapes in the grocery store, but they’re different because they come from a unique family of grapes ideal for making wine. Wine grapes are smaller, with thicker skins, which add flavor and color to red wines.
White Pulp firm & crunchy
Pulp soft & fleshy
More sugar
Thicker skins
TABLE GRAPES
Did you know? 800 grapes to It takes 600 tole of wine. make one bott 2
Rosé
Sparkling
Fortified
Still Wine: Wine with no bubbles. Example: Chardonnay Rose: Wine from red grapes where the skins are removed quickly so the wine doesn’t turn dark.
Seeds
WINE GRAPES (About the size of a blueberry)
Red
Sparkling: Starts as still wine, then fermented a second time in a closed container so the bubbles are trapped in the wine. Example: Champagne Fortified Wine: Get extra oomph from the addition of brandy or another spirit. Example: Port Late Harvest: Made from grapes that have stayed on the vine so long that they are dried out like raisins, concentrating the sugars. Example: Sauternes
