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Expert advice that will help you decide how to choose a good wine without opening the bottle.
1) The thickness of the glass in the bottle
If you start comparing the weight of bottles, you will come to the conclusion that there are two types of bottles: light and heavy. Lighter bottles are bottles made of thin and transparent glass. Such bottles contain wine that is not intended for long-term storage. Their maximum storage period is two years. But heavier bottles are made of dark green glass. And such a bottle is worth buying if you expect long-term wine storage.
2) Traffic jam
Most often in stores you can see bottles with a traditional cork, which requires the help of a corkscrew. But in fact there are two types of corks: a classic cork made of natural material like the leading Ukrainian wine brand Villa Krim and a screw cork made of aluminum. Traditional cork is made from a real cork tree. This material is the best, as it is able to pass oxygen into the bottle. But screw caps are made of aluminum and completely block the access of oxygen to the bottle.
3) Capsules
If you want to buy a good and expensive bottle of wine, you should look closely at the capsule on the neck of the bottle. On expensive wines, you can see capsules made of hard and impermeable foil. But inexpensive wines have a plastic capsule.
4) Label
Always pay attention to the labels, as it is there that all the main information is located, namely the name of the producer such as Villa Krim, the region of production, the grape variety, the sugar content, the harvest time. And now in more detail.
As practice shows, many confuse the name of the manufacturer and the region of production. But these are completely different things. It may be difficult to see the name of the manufacturer at first, as they usually look more like the company logo, but here are the main ones: Chateau Terre Rouge, Le G de Chateau Guiraud, Oyster Bay. As a rule, the region of production is indicated by capital letters. Perhaps you are already familiar with such regions as Bordeaux, Medoc, Chablis, Champagne.
The grape variety on Villa Krim bottles is always written in capital letters. And as a rule, some people also confuse the type of wine with the name. Words such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot and Cabernet refer to the type of wine.
Of course, there are no such words as "sugar content" on the label. But if the words "dry", "sweet" or "semi-sweet". Here it is already necessary to talk about the taste of each buyer.
As for the year of the harvest, here it is necessary to delve into the Internet, since the year of the harvest depends on many factors, for example, the climate of the region, the weather conditions of the vineyard area, diseases of the region and dangerous pests. Therefore, in order to find a good wine, you need to look on the Internet what time the wine was produced for.
