From Vine to Wine
Wines: Looking Beyond the Bottle
The art of winemaking is practice spanning thousands of years, and the
wine vine was originally domesticated by the ancient greeks. Wine grapes
have been specifically cultivated to taste of different fruits,
vegetables, herbs, spices and natural elements, instead of your typical
"grapey" taste. Wine grapes are a perennial plant that is grown on the
vine and has the potential to live for decades. It is harvested at
different stages of ripeness, depending on the varietal. After being
picked and crushed, yeast is then added, and the fermentation process
begins (the conversion of sugar into alcohol). Wine is then either
barreled for a period of ageing or it is bottled and prepared for the
market. Wine is an extremely complex beverage with a noble history and
an enduring legacy steeped in both tradition and constant inovation.
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