Andrea

Warm-Up

1: Have you or your family ever tried wine?

Yes, me and my husband like, but my sister doesn´t like.

2: Is wine popular in your country?

In Brazil there is the a small culture of consumptions the wine, but more people consume beer.

3: Is wine good for us? If so, how much and why?

Depends, some studies talking yes, have a drink one glass day, because it´s healthy.

4: Which kind of wine is your favourite? (Red – White – Rose)

I favorite is red wine. I like malbec grape.

Process of Making Wine

QUIZ

Connect each process with its definition

Process

the fruit is collected with machines or by hand.

grape leaves and stems are removed, and grapes are crushed.

the grape skins are separated from the liquid.

the mixture is taken into containers where natural or added yeasts turn the sugar present in the juice into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

wines are put into small oak barrels or stainless steel tanks in order to mature.

all sediments and solids are removed from the wine in order to ensure the product is not cloudy

finished wines are put here so that people can buy them

Subtópico

Definition

DIALOGUE: Choosing a wine in a restaurant

Read the following conversation in a restaurant in Yorkshire between Peter and Juan about the different types of wine to accompany a meal with.
From the context, try to guess what the meaning of the words/phrases in bold are. Then do the quiz at the end to check if you are right.

Peter:

'So what do you want to drink with the meal?'

Juan:

'Well, in Spain I would have wine, but I suppose here in England you drink beer.'

Peter:

'You do realise that we do drink good wine in England?'

Juan:

'You're joking?'

Peter:

'No. Look, there's a wine list. Do you want to have a look?'

Juan:

'There's a good selection of wines here. Ah, there are Spanish wines as well. They have a Marqués de Riscal 2004. It's a very good vintage, one of the best years for Rioja wine. Actually, I went to the vineyard where they grow the grapes and the winery where they make this wine when I was in the north of Spain 2 years ago. And bought a case of Rioja from them for half the price it is in the shops. Do you like dry red wine?'

Peter:

'Well, yes I do. But I want to have fish, so I don't think a dry red wine is a good idea. I'd prefer a white wine or something between a white and a red wine, like a rose. Look on the wine list they have a selection of new world wines.'

Juan:

'I'm not so sure about new world wines from Argentina, California, Australia etc... They don't have the tradition that we have in Spain, or in France. I bought a bottle of Australian Chardonnay last year and the cork was made of plastic! That's not right, a cork should be made of cork!'

Peter:

'I quite like bottles of wine with plastic corks. They don't break when you're opening the bottle with a corkscrew. So when you pour the wine from the bottle into the glass there's never any small pieces of cork in the wine. And new world wines always tell you on the label what type of grape the wine is made from, like Tempranillo, Shiraz or Chardonnay. So, you know if it's a dry, medium or sweet wine.'

Juan:

'I understand but I don't agree. Let's choose what to eat and drink'

Peter:

'What about having a Cava with the meal? It's white, Spanish and semi-dry. It still has a little sweetness.'

Juan:

'Are we celebrating? You do know that it's a Champagne?'

Peter:

'Is it? But it isn't a Champagne. Champagnes can only come from the Champagne region of northern France. So Cava is a sparkling wine.'

Juan:

'Whatever. Well, we can have a white non-sparkling wine with the meal. I don't want to spend too much money, so we should choose a table wine. On the wine list they have an Australian Sauvignon Blanc as the house wine. Is that OK?'

Peter:

'Fine by me.'

Juan:

'I hope that they know that the wine has to be chilled when it's served. I hate drinking white wines like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay or Albariño which haven't been in a fridge and are served at room temperature.
What do you want to drink with the dessert? A dessert wine or a sweet sherry?'

Peter:

'What's a dessert wine?'

Juan:

'It's a very sweet wine which you normally have when eating something sweet. Sherry is different, it's a fortified wine. They add a spirit, which has more alcohol to the wine when making it.'

Peter:

'You choose.'

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