Wine Trends 2018: surprises, alcohol, ethics

It is very popular to try to find a new trend next year at this time of the year. On the other hand, you can say almost anything, because who can tell you that you are wrong?

Wine intelligence Jean-Philippe Perrouty recently talked to the wine growers group in the Loire Valley. I believe he will have three trends over the next few years.

He thinks today's wine consumers need diversity and novelties. According to a survey by Wine Intelligences, 57% of American wine consumers say they would like to find a new wine.

Low alcohol wines are obviously a mature trend. In 2016, 52% of UK consumers thought that alcohol content was an important factor in the choice of wine. It rose from 44% in 2013. Even if I do not know what is the problem, I think it is a lower level than they like.

The thing about wine is that it is alcoholic drink. And, as everyone knows, alcohol is very bad for you. It is associated with many troubles such as cancer, liver disease, and car accidents and strokes. Indeed, it is not surprising that this terrible thing for us might not be so bad. Everyone talks about a new study to find out how polyphenols, a compound contained in red wine, prevent bacterial growth in the mouth. Perhaps because this is not a large human study, I said that it is not a randomized controlled trial to prove that polyphenols can prevent tooth decay.

If you like sweet red wine, your sweet drink can actually prevent you from tooth decay that might surprise you. Red wine has antimicrobial properties, it means fewer bacteria that can attack your pearl white wine. According to a study published in the May 2014 issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, researchers have investigated whether red wine and other compounds can resist bacteria causing voids. They cultivate bacterial cultures that cause biofilm (a bactericidal community that is hard to kill), and then immerse the biofilm in various liquids including red wine, non-alcohol red wine, and red wine including grape seed extract It was. And water containing grape seed extract. 12% ethanol. The results show that red wine can withstand bacteria with or without alcohol, wine and grape seed extract

First of all, what is wine? In the wine's basic guide Wine Folly, wine is described as an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes. Technically, wine can be made from any fruit, but most wines are made from grapes called Vitis vinifera. These grapes are composed of several different compounds including water, sugar, acid, polyphenols. These undergo various changes during the fermentation process, resulting in four basic tasting characteristics in each wine glass.

Wine is the most addictive drink of ancient times. All wines are light, that is not alcohol. As Arabs invented distillation ("Alcohol" is Arabic), concentrated alcohol was known only in the Middle Ages, so now so-called wine or strong drinks (ie whiskey, gin etc.) and reinforced wine 20 % Is the age of the Bible (Beer is brewed in various ways, but its alcohol content is low.) The strength of natural wine is limited by sugar and yeast. The proportion of alcohol is half that of juice sugar. If the alcohol content is much higher than 10% or 11%, yeast cells die and fermentation stops. This is why ancient wines contain up to 7 - 10% alcohol.