Post by danwathers on Apr 4, 2018 12:14:34 GMT -6
Some scientists estimate that a single glass of wine contains thousands of different chemical compounds. Those chemicals are determined by the soil the wine grape is grown in -- which can contain a host of unique minerals to influence the fruit -- the grape itself, the climate, and the fermentation process, where crushed grapes provide sugary fuel for yeast, which in turn produces alcohol. The barrels and environment a wine is aged in can contribute new chemical compounds as well.
Even the shape of the glass you drink from can be a factor -- especially for bubbly wines like champagne, which release important aromatic chemical compounds when their bubbles burst.
And most wines probably have mostly the same chemicals inside of them -- it's the concentration of one compound over another that makes the biggest difference.
Even the shape of the glass you drink from can be a factor -- especially for bubbly wines like champagne, which release important aromatic chemical compounds when their bubbles burst.
And most wines probably have mostly the same chemicals inside of them -- it's the concentration of one compound over another that makes the biggest difference.