Une brève histoire du vin et comment il est élaboré

A Brief History of Wine and How It’s Made

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You can find the winds from the Atlantic in the west, Mediterranean heat in the south, and the coolness of the mountains in the east.
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The winemakers can mix the free-run wine and the press wine, or keep them separate and decide later.
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Simply: the young wine can soften after the main fermentation.
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It is often fresh and quite acidic, because sparkling wine needs liveliness and energy.
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That is why the temperature is so important.
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In ancient times, someone has crushed some grapes, has kept the juice, and has simply waited.
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The harvest — and especially the date of the harvest — are one of the decisions the most important of the year.
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He linked the microbes to the problems and he encouraged some practices cleaner.
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The pressing separates the juice from the skins and from the seeds — and this choice changes the bitterness, the texture and the aromas.
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Bottling, it is like closing a door: we seal the wine so that it can travel, rest, then be opened later — at the table, with people.
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Some Spanish missionaries planted vines at the mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769.
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It creates also molecules of aroma — in a very small amount, but with a big effect.
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But these plantings started a long story: failures, learning, adapting, and finally pride of the place.
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just some grapes on a vine, nothing spectacular.
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In Georgia, large jars made of clay are still used today.
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