VINTAGE The year the grapes were picked

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 Pressing Aging Bottling

Ripe grapes are crushed with a machine or sometimes feet, like in ancient times. 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. 3.

4. Fermented juice is aged, often in oak bottles, so aromas and flavors can mature Wine is bottled

WHAT'S THAT GRAPE?

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.

Pulp soft & fleshy Thicker skins Pulp firm & crunchy

More sugar Seeds

WINE GRAPES TABLE GRAPES

Did you know? It takes 600 to 800 grapes to make one bottle of wine.

MAJOR WINE STYLES

White Red 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.

Sparkling: Starts as still wine, then fermented a second time in a closed container so the bubbles are trapped in the wine. Example: Champagne (About the size of a blueberry)

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