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vendredi 26 février 2016

The white wine


The white wine is obtained by the fermentation of the must of non colored grap pulp. This type of wine is processed to maintain its final yellow color. There are a variety types of white wine due to the large amount of types of winemaking. Some exemples:

- The Chardonnay is the most famous white grape variety in the world.  Its situated in Bourgogne due to the geologic and climatic wealth. All the greatest white wines as the Chablis, the Pouilly-Fuissé or the Montrachet use this grape because its allow to bring to light the subtilities of the native terroir. The Chardonnay is use in France, Spain, Italy, America, South Africa and Australia.

- The Sauvignon is also globaly known in the world of wine. Its situated in the South West of the France, in the region of Bordeaux. This grape variety is generally aromatic and acid. We use it to make some different white wine in France as the Pouilly Fumé, the Sancerre and the Saint-Bris. You can find it around the world in New Zeland, in South Africa, in Italy and of course in France.

- The Muscat product some aromatic wine that expresse the flavor of the fresh grape. It use to the elaboration of different wine as the Alsace Muscat, Muscat of the South East of the France or more some rosé muscat called "Moscato" in Italy. The Muscat is largely farmed in the North of the Spain,in Italy and in France. 


White grape variety

We can decomposed the white wine in two categories, the dry white wine and the sweet white wine.

The first one is the most common wine to flavor. It's generally acidic and more or less aromatic. This wine is characterized by a complete fermentation of the must.
The second white wine is sweet because of the interruption of the fermentation of the must. This technique avoids the total transformation of the sugars in alcohol.

The white wine is used as an aperitif drink or more to accompany some food (starters, dishes, and desserts). It recommanded to consume it with seafood like oysters, shellfish or fishes.

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Oyster

Seafood

Otherwise, this product is eather used for the creation of dishes. Its acidity allow to balance the fat foodstuffs and to tenderize certain meets and fishes. The white wine take part in the realization of sauces and marinades.
Some examples:


The Sauerkraut

The Béarnaise sauce

The cheese fondue

                                                                     Molds in the white wine


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