Grapes are grown, harvested, fermented, aged. Time to make the ultimate product.
Most wines are blends. They could be a mix of the identical varietal, and due to this fact listed as—say—100% pinot noir. However, apart from very low manufacturing efforts, the wine is made in numerous vessels, and grapes come from completely different areas within the winery and even from scattered vineyards.
Winemaker expertise now comes into play. Mixing wine is extra a talent of appreciating wine texture and style in your palate moderately than aroma in your nostril. There is also the problem of matching provides of a sure wine with refined qualities with its twin/brother/first cousin with different refined qualities. Artwork, not science.
When wine blends are made with completely different varieties, generally the quantity of 1 selection could be as little as 1%. How is that perceptible? To a talented winemaker it’s, even when that’s manner above your or my pay grade.
