Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes. There are also fruit wines, or country wines, that is made from fermented fruits. However, wine in the traditional sense is made from wine grapes.
The grapes that you eat are different breeds than wine grapes. Most wine grapes are Vitis Vinifera species while table grapes are made from Vitis Lambrusca or other species.
There are many differences between the two. Table grapes have high production, are large in size, have thin skins, have less sugar and acidity, and overall less flavor. Wine grapes yield less per vine, are smaller than table grapes, have thicker skins, more sugar and acidity, and overall more flavor. This is what gives wine structure and flavor.
Delicate and fresh, very soft tannins with fruity aromas.
Full-bodied with herbal notes. Younger cab has rich flavors of currant.
Simple, light-bodied, dry and crisp.
Fruity, buttery, with a velvety feel that’s atypical to dry white wines.
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