1936

Year the first canned wine was produced. According to Drinks International, wine canning began one year after the first beer was canned, yet with much less success. Primitive techniques and unstable wines made for a rough outcome. It wasn’t until 2004 with the release of Niebaum’s-Coppola Mini Blanc de Blancs, sparkling wine from California, that canned wine went mainstream. Today, the canned wine makret is worth more than $86 million in the United States alone.

What is the difference between the aroma of a wine and the bouquet of a wine?

A. Both terms are synonymous for a wine’s overall smell

B. Aroma is used to describe the smell of an old wine and bouquet is used to describe the smell of a young wine

C. The bouquet of a wine is its initial smell when it is first poured into a glass; the aroma is the smell associated with a wine that has been aerated

D. Aroma is used to describe the smell of a young wine and bouquet is used to describe the smell of an old wine

Contrary to common belief, aroma and bouquet are not synonymous terms. Aroma is used to describe smells associated with a young wine. Bouquet, on the other hand, describes the smell of a wine that has been aged for a considerable period of time, and thus all of the early smells have evolved and coalesced. Bouquets (unlike aromas) are almost impossible to describe.

Lagar

A shallow stone or cement trough in which grapes are trodden by foot (usually for several hours) in order to crush them and mix the skins with the juice. Treading grapes by foot, an ancient… Continue reading

1936

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