Some tips to Know

What Is "Estate-Bottling"?

An estate is a wine plantation where the grapes are grown, fermented, and
ultimately, bottled. This all-in-one approach to winemaking is a good way to
ensure quality. No part of the winemaking operation is farmed-out to someone
who might be content to give less than an all-out effort. The winery controlling
the vineyards is responsible for the whole deal, from the raw materials through
the end product.
With estate-bottling, there are no gaps in the chain of accountability.
Winemakers take pride in their operation and strive toward a product that
satisfies customer tastes. Most estate-bottled wines say so on the bottle, but not
always.

Grape Alert
A winery making jug-quality or inexpensive wines that controls all its facilities
and the wine-making process qualifies to legally use the estate-bottled term,
although that kind of estate-bottled wine remains a simple wine. The term
"estate-bottled" frequently connotes a quality wine, but doesn't always.

c)What Is Wine?
At the most basic level, wine is fermented fruit juice. In simple terms,
fermentation is the conversion of sugar in the case of wine, grape
sugar into alcohol by the interaction of yeast. Wine can be made from a
number of fruits from apples to pomegranates but the focus of this
book is wine that is made from grapes. but it is chained to the legislation of each country
Wine Word
A wine with complexity is a wine with more than one simple flavor. Complex
wines have layers of flavors and nuances that make it more interesting and
enjoyable than a simple wine. The flavor of a complex wine might be described
as "tasting of raspberries with hints of chocolate."
Three factors interact to determine the character of a wine: 1) the grape variety
and how it's grown, 2) the climate and soil where it is grown, and 3) the vintner's
(winemaker's) creative or commercial objective and winemaking skills.
The vintner has the dual role of scientist and artist. Europeans tend to favor the
artistic element, while New World winemakers accent the scientific. Globally,
winemakers today have sophisticated technology that enables them to make
good quality wine at the lowest price (a good thing to know when you feel like
telling off snobbish acquaintances). Technology serves as the background for
artistry, enabling winemakers to infuse their wines with the subtle differences in
flavor and style that distinguish the products of one vintner from another, grapes
and environment being the same.