Friday 30 January 2015

Wineries in Wisconsin



Winery is the act or business of wine making though the property or building where the actual wine making takes place can also be referred to as a winery. The history of wine making dates back to over 6000yrs ago in the region of Armenia and even today this is considered as wine making region.

Wineries in Wisconsin dates back to the 19th century when grapes were planted near river Wisconsin. The presence of fertile soil that favored farming of grapes can be the reason behind the robust winemaking business. Initially the climate which sometimes was not conducive for the grape farming prevented proper harvesting of the grapes but after sometimes there was the discovery of the best blend that will yield more grapes from the blending of the Native American grape and the European one. Over the years many wineries have been established increasing the number of Wineries in Wisconsin make the following wine varieties; White wine which is produced from green grapes though black ones can be used to. Rose wines is also made from black grapes but the process is quite different as the grapes skins need to be removed .Red and white wine once blended can also produce rose wines. Sparkling wine is formed by having a secondary fermentation of the grapes until bubbles are formed. This wine can either be red white or even rose. Fortified wine applies the method of wine making that use spirits to fortify the wine, Wineries in Wisconsin offers wine tasting events where visitor have a chance to taste the various brands of wines produced by these wineries. Wine tasting date back to many years and has the same genesis as the wine making itself. During these events customers get to learn a lot about wine such as the different flavors and aromas. Most individual tend to think that the whole process is as simple as sipping tea but contrary to this the wine tasting in wineries in Wisconsin takes  different stages to ensure that biases and misperceptions  are eliminated from the whole process.
Wine tasting stages at wineries in Wisconsin wineries are as follows the appearance stage where the wine taster put themselves in a position to taste the wine. Second stage is when the wine is provided on a glass using methods such as the blind technique for proper evaluation of the wine. At this stage the customer’s intention is to evaluate the aroma of the wine hence this is done by the nose. The aroma of the wine is very important as it affects the taste. A wine with bad aroma will most likely have a bad taste. The Third stage is the in mouth sensations where the customer get to taste the wine. To most customers the taste is not enough hence the need to have the last stage which is the after taste stage where they get to evaluate their reaction after taking the wine. Some wines though good tasting tend to leave bad odors on the mouth, with some through or have allergic reactions to the persons.

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