The creator of the wine classification is undoubtedly France. It was the French who first spoke about the differences in wine, that wine has its own rank and level. They also came up with the idea of calling some wines generalized concepts, and assigning to others the names of the area where the vineyard grew, the fruits of which were used to make the drink.
Table wine
The very name "Stolovoe" already implies that this wine is served to the table as a light drink that will go well with food. Its difference is that sugar is not added to it, because of this it has a small strength of about 12-14%. This wine has a pleasant taste and aroma.
White, red and rosé table wines differ in color. Often, the bottles do not even indicate the area where the grapes were grown, they simply indicate the country, which is, as it were, a trademark. The thing is that mass production technologies are used in the manufacture of these wines, and grapes and other raw materials are not sorted in the same way as it is done in the production of branded drinks.
Table wines are most often divided into:
- dry, - semi-dry, - semi-sweet, to which a small amount of sugar is added.
In many countries, such wines are served to the table, since their little use does not harm, but only helps the body to assimilate food and relieve nervous tension. There are even sanatoriums where there is a wine procedure, where you can try different types of life-giving drink without harming your own health.
Knowing the classification of table wines, you can choose the type that is close to your taste: most often women like semi-sweet varieties, and men like dry ones.
Local wines
Local wines are a type of table wine, however, they are made from selected varieties of grapes that grow in a specific area. Moreover, it is not uncommon to exclude the possibility of even mixing different batches of berries, so that there is no violation of the integrity of the taste of the future drink. Naturally, with this approach, the label must indicate the geographical region, the area where the wine was made.
Local wine labels are allowed to indicate the vintage of the grapes, as opposed to table wine, which does not indicate the year or region of production.
Local wines should have a natural alcoholic strength of about 10-12%. However, due to the mass production of wine and high commercial demand, local wines that have names in the form of geographic reference are gradually losing their uniqueness. Today you can find drinks that are usually called separate drinks. Such wines have a bright taste and rich bouquet, they are certainly tasty, but gourmets do not consider them "pure", because they are made from several grape varieties.
By the way, local wines have a very long shelf life, during which they can change their taste and open up with new notes. This is their special value. In general, local wine can be called author's, because it is produced in exceptional places, often according to unique methods, it is often collection, vintage.
