HTM 1C07

Week 1

LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, you should be able
to:
Describe the history of wine and culture affecting wine

production and consumption.

Identify the relationship between wine consumption and

health.

Identify the old world and new world wine countries.

MYTHS ABOUT WINE

White wine goes with fish, red wine goes with meat.
The thicker the legs, the better the wine.
Expensive wine is better wine.
A screw-cap closure indicates low-quality wine.
Red wines are more sophisticated than white wines.
Old wines are good wines.

WHAT IS
WINE?

FRUIT: THE RAW MATERIAL

OF WINE
Wine is a

fermented beverage

usually grapes.

produced from the juice of any fruit,

The most common fruit wines are made from

pears, plums, and berries.

apples

(called cider),

The vast majority of wines produced in the world each year are made from

grapes, especially one specific species of grape:

the wine grape.

Vitis vinifera, or

VITIS
VINIFERA

The Wine Grape

DEFINITION
Wine is an
the

alcoholic beverage

fermentation

obtained from

of the juice of freshly

grapes, the fermentation taking place in

the district of origin according to local
tradition and practice.

gathered

FERMENTATION
A

chemical process by which

sugar is converted into

alcohol

Sugar + Yeast = Ethanol (alcohol) + Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Heat

natural
sugar from
the grape
pulp

feeds on sugars
and the skin of
the grape

the alcohol found in all

alcoholic beverages

WHAT IS
INSIDE A
BOTTLE OF
WINE?

COMPONENTS OF WINE
Minerals
iron, nitrogen, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, fluoride, sulfur, calcium

Sugar
Alcohol
Water
Anthocyanin
Acid
tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, acetic acid

HOW MANY
GRAPES ARE
IN A BOTTLE
OF WINE?

NUMBER OF GRAPES
2.1 pounds of grapes
520 grapes

Source: http://winefolly.com/tutorial/how-many-glasses-bottle-wine /

HOW IS
WINE
RELATED TO
YOUR
HEALTH?

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WINE VS.
HEALTH
The French Paradox

Source:
http://www.stylishwalks.com/healt
h-benefits-drinking-red-wine-toas
t-good-health
/

WINE VS. HEALTH

The French Paradox
Despite having one of the richest diets on the
planet, the French have one of the lowest rates of
obesity and heart disease anywhere.
The study indicated that the higher a countrys wine
consumption, the lower its mortality rate due to
heart diseases.

WINE VS. HEALTH

Regular, moderate consumption
Not too much and not too little
Moderate consumption
Difference between sexes

Consumption of wine a day depending on the

individuals body weight

Wine should be drunk with food and not on an empty

stomach

HOW MUCH
CAN YOU
DRINK?

WINE VS.
HEALTH
Different Daily Consumption of
Wine between Men and Women

Source:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health
/article-2018766/Cheers-extra-glass-wine-daily-allowanceraised.html

WHICH IS THE
OLDEST WINE
PRODUCTION
COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD?

HISTORY OF WINE
The story really started in China. It has been
recognized as coming from a fermented beverage
made of a mixture of rice, honey and fruit, radiocarbon
dated to 7,000 6,600 B.C. The presence of fruit was
identified by the tartaric acid / tartrate remnants in the
bottom of a jar, familiar to anyone who drinks wine
from corked bottles today.

HISTORY OF WINE

Source: http://vinepair.com/wine-colonized-world-wine-history/#0

4100 B.C.
The Oldest
Winery Is
Founded In
Ancient
Armenia.

3100 B.C.

The Pharaohs
Rise To Power In
Egypt.

1700 B.C.
Wine Was Drank
T Least 3,700
Years Ago In
Northern-Israel.

1200 B.C.
539 B.C.
The Phoenicians
Begin To Trade
Across The
Mediterranean.

800 B.C.
The Rise Of
Greece &
Hellenistic
Conquest

146 B.C.

Rome Conquers
Greece & Builds
An Empire

380

The Roman
Empire Adopts
Christianity

1492 1600

Wine Travels To
The New World

1543

Portuguese
Jesuits Arrive in
Japan

1554
Spanish
Missionaries
Spread Across
The Americas

1556
Spanish
Missionaries
Travel From
Chile To
Argentina

1562 1564

Wine Briefly
Comes To The
U.S. In Florida

1608
Samuel De
Champlain
Establishes
Permanent French
Settlements In
Canada, Founding
Quebec City

1619
The French
Begin
Cultivating
Imported
Grapevines In
Virginia

1659
The Dutch East
India Company
Colonize South
Africa

1769
Spanish
Missionary
Junpero Serra
Travels To
California

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1785
Thomas
Jefferson Is
Appointed The
Minister To
France

1788

The First Fleet

Sails To Australia
Via South Africa

1832
James Busby is
Appointed
British Resident
Of New Zealand

1848 - 1855

The California
Gold Rush

1863 1962
Wine Planted By
French Colonists
In Algeria
Flourish During
The Great
French Wine
Blight

1870
Basque & Italian
Immigrants
Arrive In
Uruguay

1980 2013

China Opens Up
Its Economy

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WINE
PRODUCING
COUNTRIES

Old World vs. New World

OLD WORLD WINES

Examples:
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
Austria
Germany
Greece etc.

ITALY

Petra Winery

FRANCE

Chateau Margaux

SPAIN

Bodegas Ysios

SPAIN

Marques de Riscal

PORTUGAL

LAnd Vineyards

NEW WORLD WINES

Examples:
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Argentina
Chile
S. Africa etc.

UNITED
STATES

Darioush Winery

ARGENTINA

O. Fournier Winery

CHILE

Lapostolle Clos Apalta

SOUTH
AFRICA

Dornier Winery

SUMMARY
Myths about wine
Wine is
Wine vs. Health
History of Wine
Culture of Wine
Old and New World Wines
Vineyards