FOOD AND BEVERAGE: WINES OF GERMANY

                                                   WINES OF GERMANY Wines of Germany      The history of German wines goes back to the ancient Romans who conquered the region Germany’s wine region are concentrated in the south-western part of the country, which straddles the 50o N latitude. Germany’s location being so far north is relatively cool and the low in autumn. That is why the German wines harvest...

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Classification of beverages: Non Alcoholic Beverages

There are different types of  Non- Alcoholic Beverages. 1) Bottled Water:     According to FDA (Food and Drug Administration) bottled water is a water that is intended for human consumption, which is sealed in bottles or any other container without any ingredients. This water is consider as a suitable antimicrobial and safe drinking water. 2) Milk :     Milk is also consider as non- alcoholic beverage because it contains no any alcoholic. Milk is consider...

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FORTIFIED WINES: SHERRY

SHERRYFormally known as Scheris, sherry takes its name from the town of jerez (de al frontera), and is made in and around the region surrounding the town of jerez de la frontera in south western spain. Within the region there are three main centres of production. Jerez de la Frontera Puerto de Santa Maria Sanlucar de barrameda GRAPSE VARIETIES FOR SHERRYGrown on the white coloured soil called albariza, the grapes used for Sherry are the: Palomino Bianco Pedro Ximenez Moscatel Fino Among...

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Information about fortified wines

FORTIFIED WINES Fortified wines are that wines which ahave been strengthened (fortified) with the addition  of a spirit during its production. While most still table wines have strength of 8 to 15% alcohol by volume, fortified wines contain alcoholic strength between 16 to 21% alchol by volume. The added spirit  is usually a local brandy made from wine or from mare. The brandy has an affinity with the wines, and is also cheaper to use since surplus wine is always available in for...

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WINES OF ITALY

The ancient Greeks used to refer to Italy as Enotria – the land of wines. Truly, the tremendous and very varied range, styles and sheer number of wines produced in italy boggles the mind. Today, there are an estimated 2000 types of wine, though most of them are ordinary wines for everyday drinking, there are an increasing number of world classed wines now being produced by moderm viticulture and vinification methods. Italian producer have moved so rapidely that they have created wines of undeniable...

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GIN

The origin of the GIN can be traced back to 1650 when it was invited by a physician and professor at the leyden University in the Netherlands. His name was Franz de le Boe, otherwise known as Dr Sylvius. Interested in the medical properties of alcohol, he decided to experiment by adding juniper beeries to a neutral spirit. He did this in an effort to create a medicine for those suffering from kidney ailments aas juniper was well known for its diuretic properties. He named the mixture genever,...

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WINE AND FOOD

Wine is the potable alcoholic beverages which are obtain from the fermented juice of fresh grapes. Like all successful partnership, the pairing of wine should allow each component to express the individual qualities of express the individual qualities of each partner. Thus in paring food and wine, one should seek out food and wines whose qualities complement each other. In order to do this one must be aware the flavour of each component. This type of components is quiet difficult to make because...

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