Chapter 219: Italian Wine

Speaking of wine, Oliver also came to be interested, "Come to our Italy, you must taste Italian wine, there are white wines, there are red wines, you can taste them, I asked Xia Tuan Chang to order two bottles, one bottle is white wine, the other bottle is red wine, there are many of us, each person tastes a small glass, will not be drunk!"

"Hahaha, I've heard that there is fine wine in Italy for a long time, and when you say that, you must try it!" Meng Wenjie smiled, the waiter came over, opened the wine bottle for everyone, and poured wine into the goblet for everyone one by one, and the aroma of wine overflowed.

Italy has a long history of wine, the ancient Greeks called Italy the country of wine, according to legend, the emperor Caesar was addicted to wine, the Italian wine that is deeply benefited by the natural environment, accounts for a quarter of the world's wine production, and the output and consumption are among the best.

Oliver slowly shook the goblet, sniffed the wine in the glass, and introduced it to everyone.

"Italy's geographical environment and terroir are very different from north to south, Italy's overall climate type is more complex, its narrow terrain spans 10 latitudes from north to south, the northern climate is cold in winter, hot in summer continental climate, to the south, from the Apennine Peninsula to the southern tip of Italy are all Mediterranean climate, hot and arid all year round, the soil composition is ever-changing, and the planting of grapes and climate and soil have a close relationship, so different grape varieties are planted in each area. ”

"Whether you can cultivate good varieties of grapes determines the quality of wine, because grapes are an important raw material for making wine, if the grapes are not cultivated well, the wine will be sour and unpleasant, the taste will not be good, and it will not be sold in the market. ”

"The quality of the wine is the most important thing, consumers will choose the wine they like according to their personal taste, and if they taste it once and feel bad, they will not buy it again. ”

"So in order to win the market, but also to establish the reputation of the brewing company, establish their own brand, brand owners will spend a lot of money to hire excellent winemakers, some of the winemakers are ancestral secret recipes, ancestors have been making a living from winemaking for generations, generation after generation, painstaking research and development, in order to brew a good wine with a mellow taste!"

Xia Yuxiang nodded, "It's really not easy, interlaced like a mountain, every line is exquisite, when I visited Hungary before, our reporter interviewed Hungarian winemakers, their professionalism, it is indeed worth learning, those winemakers live in the vineyard all year round, their winemaking industry is not for commercial interests, but to make wine as a sacred profession." ”

"Some villagers go out to make a living and make money, looking for careers that seem to make faster money, but those excellent winemakers who pursue excellence still stay, keep their dreams, dedicated and persistent, and we are very touched to see it. ”

Qu Lihua also sighed, "If you apply this kind of professionalism to your work, you can be a champion in every industry!"

"Yes, let's introduce it below, white wine, I know that Chinese audiences are very familiar with liquor, Moutai, Wuliangye, are not very familiar with Western wine, although I have drunk some, but I still know little about wine, I will introduce some to you. ”

"White wine is produced in a rather romantic Lake Guarda in the region famous for Romeo and Juliet, and is made by absorbing the aromas of the flowers that grow around Lake Guarda, and the appellation on the south side of Lake Guada has sweaty clay soils rich in minerals, cultivating delicately saturated grapes, with rich floral and ripe fruit aromas, not sweet on the palate, with ripe pear fruit and apricot peach aromas. ”

"But in the market we see more red wines, because there is red, it looks more red and full-bodied, and it is more sudden and soft wine, if it is white, it is not very visible, so winemakers prefer to make red wines. ”

"Known as one of the best and most expensive wines in Italy, Amanroni is known as one of Italy's top three red wines, along with Piedmont's Barolo and Tuscany's Montassino Brunello. ”

"The wine juice is completely fermented without leaving any sugar, forming a strong alcohol concentration, very dry but not astringent, rich in strong aroma of dried fruits and dried grapes, full and angular, very unique personality, which is why Italian wine is very popular in the European market, in recent years, Italian wine is also exported to some Asian countries, in high-end banquets, used to entertain guests, more and more people have accepted the aroma and taste of wine, more and more people like it, and the sales are increasing. ”

"However, there are some brands that have not yet completed their commercial operations, and they are still in small farmers' workshops, and those winemakers are just trying to keep the ancestral secret recipes and sell them in a small area, so they are divided into two situations, one is really good wine, but it has a good reputation in a small area, and the other is through modern commercial packaging and operation, and a lot of advertising has been put into it, and it is promoted to all over the world, so that more people can enjoy it. ”

"The wine we drink in restaurants now has also been commercially packaged and commercially operated, and you can often see the types advertised on TV, and many wine companies rely on this to make a profit, keep the company running, and also feed the workers and increase employment. ”

"There are pros and cons to commercialization, the advantage is to let a good wine be promoted to the society, to the world, so that more people can enjoy, can drink mellow wine, the disadvantage is that some people in order to obtain commercial benefits, shoddy, if consumers do not understand, it is easy to be deceived, so they will taste wine, but also understand wine, know the grade and brand of wine will identify the real and fake. ”

"Now the wine on the market is expensive for a bottle of sky-high price, the mid-range can be bought by white-collar workers, and dozens of yuan can also be bought, but the taste is sour and astringent, not delicious, people can choose to buy according to their own economic foundation!"

"It's not enough to just drink alcohol, you still have to eat with wine when you eat, risotto is a classic Italian dish, the rice is juicy and chewy, absorbing the umami flavor of the dashi, and the cheese is also very fragrant, and the taste is very good. ”

"Milanese schnitzel is on par with Viennese croquette, but the difference is that the Milanese croft uses more tender veal, which is easy to chew and easy to digest, and is well received by customers. ”

"In addition to its unique cuisine, Milan is also home to several world-renowned restaurants and cafés, Milan is also famous for its cheeses, and the world-famous Christmas candy Panitoni is also from Milan and is sold all over Italy and around the world. ”

"The round cake with raisins and preserves, originally a traditional Christmas food, is now found on the streets of Milan. ”