TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION 10

Introduction to Bar and Beverages

WINE
- basically made from grapes.

WINE COMPONENTS / ELEMENTS

• Acid
- gives fruit its refreshing, flavorsome sensation
• Tannins
- Derived from the pips, skins and stalks.
- Natural preservatives
- Give structure and backbone to the wine
• Alcohol
- Derived from the pips, skins and stalks.
- Natural preservatives
- Give structure and backbone to the wine
• Sugar

CLASSIFICATION OF WINE

STILL WINES
• Comprises the largest category of wine
• 8% - 15% alcohol by volume
• Light, Red and White Wine

DESSERT WINE –sweet wines

SPARKLING WINE – made by a secondary fermentation done in the bottle itself

ORGANIC WINE – made from organically grown grapes

FORTIFIED WINE – alcohol is added to a wine or a combination of wines

AROMATIZED WINE – fortified and flavored wines

BASIC STEPS IN TASTING A WINE

1. Examine the color
2. Swirl the wine
3. Smell the wine
4. Taste the wine
5. Savor the wine

PRESENTING THE WINE

1. Showing the bottle to the host
2. Cutting the foil
3. Removing the top of the foil capsule
4. Inserting the corkscrew
5. Turning the corkscrew
6. Positioning the corkscrew prongs
7. Using the lever to raise the cork
8. Lifting the cork out of the bottle
9. Removing the cork
10. Pouring the wine