Variety of wines  in spain

                                        

TYPES OF WINE .- There are several classifications for wines, we will focus on three practices and we believe more general:

1 .- General Classification is the most used and most important. Classifies wines according to their means of production, covering all possible types.

2 .- Age Rating: based on differentiating wines by periods of rest before leaving the warehouse market.

3 .- Classification by Degree of Sweet: sugar content in wine determines its framework. It is usual in fortified wines and sparkling wines.

1 .- General Classification:

a) Still wines:

WHITE

ROSÉ

RED

                                                                        

Its alcohol content ranges from a minimum of 9 º and a maximum of 14.5 º. They are usually dry. Its development process has many common features. Because of its importance at the level of world consumption of wine, are three types of wines:

WHITE .- It is obtained from white grapes. Although it is uncommon, can also be obtained from grape flesh colored ink to be separated the skin (skin of the grape, exterior deck).

RED .- It is obtained from red grapes to which they have not been separately skins.

ROSADO .- It is made from red grapes to which they have been partially separated the husks. You can also come from a mixture of red and white grapes.

b) special wines:

GIVE

GIVE LIQUOR

NATURAL SWEET

Mistela

SPARKLING NATURAL

AERATED

NEEDLE

Enver

CHACOLÍS

DERIVATIVES VINOUS: flavored wine, vermouth, wine and aperitifs.

Usually semi-sweet, little dry, and often with a high alcohol content, which in many cases is added. Its development process is often very different from other types.

2 .- Classification by age:

a) Young Wines:

Are those that have not had any type of timber breeding or rearing this has been minimal. These are wines that retain much of the varietal characteristics of the grapes from which ideal and consumption in the 12-24 months after the harvest. It is common to find three types (white, pink and red) as a young wine.

b) Wine Aging:

Have spent a minimum of parenting between wood and bottle. Wines that are developed, in addition to the varietal characteristics from which other characteristics of this period due to aging.

Ideal consumption varies depending on several factors, but is usually more or much longer period that the young wine (usually between 3 and 10 years, although some hold up to 20). Aging wines, mostly red but there are many white and pink is rare.

Within wine-rearing, according to the rules of origin in Spain, there are three subtypes:

CRIANZA, RESERVE, and Gran Reserva. Each Board of the different denominations of origin (DO) provides for specified periods for each category. The approximate periods of raising margins on these moves:

CRIANZA .- At least six months in wood and up to two years in bottle. Crianza wine that is both a timber and another year in the bottle as he has 18 months in wood and 6 cylinder.

RESERVE .- Minimum of one year in wood and up to three years in bottle.

GRAN RESERVA .- Minimum of two years in wood and up to five in the bottle.

3 .- grading candy: (*)

a) Dry Wine

Are those that contain <5 g / l sugar.

b) semi-dry wines

Are those containing 5-15 g / l sugar.

c) forced Wines

Are those containing 15-30 g / l sugar.

d) semi Wines

Are those containing 30-50 g / l sugar.

e) Dessert wines

Are those containing> 50 g / l sugar