THE WORLD OF WINE

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THE WORLD OF WINE

• DRINKING WINE
• MODERN WINE
• CHOOSING WINE
• HOW TO READ A LABEL
• EUROPEAN WINES FRANCE, SPAIN, ENGLAND AND
  CALIFORNIA

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THE HISTORY OF WINE

• The history of wine is very old. Wine drinking
  is a common habit to most civilisations such as
  Egypt, Greece and Rome.. The Romans took their
  wines to the Gauls Provençe was one of the first
  French regions to know Roman vines. In the Middle
  Ages the Church considered wine as the luxury and
  comfort in this world. Nowadays some countries
  such as the USA, Great Britain , Australia,
  Germany and Northern Europe, are increasing
  their wine consumption.

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• IT IS THANKS TO THE GREEK EMPIRE THAT ITALY
  DISCOVERED WINE, IN FACT GREEKS CALLED ITALY THE
  LAND OF WINES.

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MODERN WINE

• THE 17CENTURY IS THE PERIOD IN WHICH MODERN
  WINES WERE BORN, CORK WAS DISCOVERED AND IT
  BECAME CLEAR THAT WINE NOT ONLY LASTED MUCH
  LONGER, BUT ITS TASTE IMPROVED, TOO.

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WINE LABEL

• The wine label provides information on the
  contents of a bottle of wine. Design is
  important for a wine label since it must above
  all make the wine look tempting.
• Vintage
• Winery name
• Area where the wine is produced
• The grape name
• Where the wine was bottled
• Country or State
• Alcohol by volume

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CHOOSING WINE

• WINE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES
• STILL TABLE WINES WHICH MAY BE RED, WHITE OR
  ROSE, DRY OR SWEET AND ALL TASTES IN BETWEEN
• SPARKLING WINES OF WHICH CHAMPAGNE IS THE
  BEST-KNOWN
• FORTIFIED WINES SUCH AS PORTO, MADEIRA AND
  SHERRY.
• GOOD QUALITY WINES ARE IDEAL FOR LUNCH OR
  DINNER WITH THE FAMILY OR FOR ENTERTAINING
  FRIENDS.
• DIFFERENT OCCASIONS REQUIRE DIFFERENT WINES
  THERE ARE WINES FOR APERITIFS AND WINES FOR
  MEALS IN THE KITCHEN.

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SPAIN

• SPAIN IS SITUATED IN THE THIRD POSITION IN
  WINE SELLING, AFTER ITALY AND FRANCE IN FACT ITS
  WINE IS APPRECIATED AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS
  LOW PRICE AND ALSO FOR ITS CHARACTER . APART
  FROM TABLE WINES, SPAIN IS FAMOUS FOR SHERRY
  THAT IS VERY SWEET OR DRY . IT CAN BE SERVED AS
  A CLASSIC APERITIF OR AS A DESSERT WINE.

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FRANCE

• FRANCE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE
  WORLD, PRODUCES ALL TYPES OF WINE, IN FACT IT HAS
  MORE THAN ONE MILLION HECTARES OF VINEYARDS. THE
  BEST KNOWN WINE PRODUCING REGIONS ARE BURGUNDY
  AND BORDEAU BURGUNDY IS THE MOST NORTHERLY AREA
  IN THE WORLD WHERE GREAT RED WINE IS PRODUCED.
  BORDEAUX IS THE LARGEST FINE-WINE DISTRICT IN THE
  WORLD, IT HAS A GOOD POSITION NEAR THE SEA WHICH
  A MODERATE CLIMATE. ITS RED WINES ARE
  SUPERLATIVE AND ITS WHITE WINES ARE CONSIDERED
  VERY GOOD.

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ENGLAND

• The British have become some of the most
  demanding wine consumers in the world, in fact in
  the late 1980 Great Britain imported more wine
  than any other country, apart from Germany.The
  Romans brought vines to England and viticulture
  flourished in the Middle Ages. Almost all modern
  English wines are white they have a full flavour
  and a refreshing touch of acidity. English wine
  is more expensive than any other European
  imported wine.

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CALIFORNIA

• California is the third largest state in the
  USA it extends for about 800miles along the
  Pacific Ocean. The Californian economy is rich
  and varied farming, agriculture, wine making,
  fishing, forestry and the film industry are just
  some examples. California also hosts a
  prestigious state university at Berkley, Los
  Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Santa
  Cruz. California can be divided into four
  regions the coastal mountainous ranges the
  Sierra Nevada, also known as the Rockies, running
  430 miles from north to south the Central Valley
  and the south-eastern deserts.

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CALIFORNIAN WINES

• AT THE END OF THE 18 CENTURY THE EARLY SPANISH
  MISSIONARIES BROUGHT GRAPES TO CALIFORNIA FROM
  MEXICO
• IN THE 1850s THE FIRST WINERIES STARTED
  PRODUCTION
• IN THE 1960s BEGAN TO REVIVE THE CALIFORNIAN WINE
  INDUSTRY
• IN THE 1966s ROBERT MONDAVI WAS THE FIRST TO OPEN
  A WINERY IN THE NAPA VALLEY AFTER PROHIBITION WAS
  REPEALED.

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NAPA VALLEY

• The Napa Valley, in Northern California, is
  the symbol and the centre of top-quality wine
  production in California. The Valley lies in
  three climatic zones, and consequently there is a
  great variety of grapes Chardonnay and Cabernet
  Sauvignon are the best. Vineyard location are
  now a big tourist attraction a gorgeous
  landscape with oaks and pines, streams, fruit
  trees and meadows can be enjoyed along with the
  best Californian wines.

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THE END

• BY ACATEMERA DI GIOIA AND MARIA MILELLA