Winemaking not restricted to France, Germany
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This is the fifth of a seven-part series
on wine by Fine Arts staff member
Larry Kubert.
by Larry Kubert
The world produces and consumes
about seven and a half billion gallons
of wine a year, and while France and
Germany make some great wines, it
would be ludicrous to assume they are
the only countries capable of making
fine wine.
As stated earlier, there are two wine
producing regions in the United
States: the Eastern, centered in New
York state and utilizing the American
grape vine, and the Californian,
centered in California and using the
traditional grape vines of Europe.
The Eastern wine region has
vineyards in Ohio and Washington as
well as in the South and Midwest.
Although the Eastern area is producing
some adequate wines, the main
problem is that they have a "foxy" or
very grapey taste.
While both regions have their
proponents, it appears as if California
will prove to be the homeground for a
successful future for American wines.
With a climate ideal for raising
European grape vines, the wine
industry has gotten progressively
better.
There are two main divisions in
California: Northern California,
including the Sonoma and Napa
Valleys, and Southern California,
including Santa Clara County. The
better Californian wines seem to come
from the North.
American vineyards produce rod,
white and rose wines. On the whole,
American wines are labeled with
generic names, such as chablis,
burgundy, etc. But of coi.rse the only
true Chablis and Burgundy corrv? from
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purchasing one of America's better
wines,
A cheap wine, although not bad as
an everyday table wine, is called
"mountain" red or white burgundy or
chablis. Usually this is a popular wine
because of its low price, but certainly
nothing to be excited about.
Italy and Portugal must be
considered when discussing wine. Italy
produces more wine than any other
country in the world. Its wine ranges
from sweet to dry and from rough to
smooth. An unfortunate fact is that
the best Italian wines usually remain in
Italy.
Some of the more famous red wines
are Barolo and Barbaresco (both rather
heavy) and Bardolino and Valpolicella
(both light and smooth). Probably
Italy's most well-known wine is its
chianti, which comes in a
straw-covered bottle. The best chianti
is called Chianti classico and is
identified by a black cock on a gold
background on the label.
There also are white Italian wines.
The better-known are Lacrima Christi
and Orvieto.
As a whole, Italian wines should be
drunk while they are quite young. The
problem which results, however, is
that the vintage dates on the labels
don't really mean much since the
government has no regulation over the
dates used.
Portuguese wines come in all
forms: red, white and rose. But it is
the rose most people associate with
Portugal. Portuguese wine production
is ipliitively primitive, with the grapes
still pressed by human feet. The best
roses aie Mateus, made in both still
and sparkling versions, and Faisca,
called Lancers after exportation to the
United States.
Ot!v;r wine producing countries of
i' world deseiving note are
A'r.iHiiia, Chile, Spain and Yugoslavia.
Aussie wines rarely are seen in the
United States. Again, exported wines
ore not nearly so good as wines the
natives keep at home. The reds are
powerful and satisfying. Fine red and
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white wines can be found under the
names of Magill, McLaren Vale and
Barossa Valley, all growing locations.
With the exception of the native
American vines, Chile's vines were the
only ones to escape the destruction by
the phylloxera in the 19th century.
Chile produces some very fine
white wines made from the Riesling
grape. Also, fine Bordeaux and
Burgundy-types of wine are made
from the Cabernet and Pinot noir
grapes, respectively. There are four
government-controlled classes of wine
which are exported: courant (aged for
one year), special (aged for two years),
reserve (aged for four years) and gran
vino (aged for six years).
Spanish wines are extremely
unpredictable. That country's best
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wines undoubtedly come from the
Rioja region. Producing reds (tinto),
whites (bianco) and roses, specially
aged wines from the Rioja area carry
the word "Reserva" and the date.
Spanish wines have a distinctive,
earthy taste to them.
Yugoslavian wines finally are
beginning to make their way to the
United States. Inexpensive and
basically light-bodied, they have a high
alcohol content, often 14-15 percent.
The white wines tend to be better
than the reds. The best whites come
from Slovenia and are identified by
the town name of Ljutomer preceding
the name of the grape-Riesling,
Sylvaner or Traminer. The better
Yugolsavian reds are full-bodied and
come from Dalmatia.
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