Bounce Magazine January 2019

JANAURY 2019 JANUARY | ISSUE 2019 #75 | ISSUE | FOOD #75& DRINK
Looking at the
Wine Label
A wine label is a key to what is in the bottle. It can indicate the grape
or grapes used, a region it comes from and other characteristics.
the wine itself on the label. Similarly, a bright
colourful label can imply a simpler wine.
Essential elements on the label...
BY ‘WINE BUFF’ FRED FISHER
If you don’t know the wine from previous
experience, it is the only clue as to what you
are buying.
Three questions spring to mind from this.
Should I buy it ? Should I drink it ? and what
does it taste like ?
Sometimes a classic, elegant design such as
produced by a Bordeaux winemaker implies a
serious wine with stature. However, with these
wines there is very little information about
What makes one wine different from another?
There are about 4 reasons why this is so. The
grape variety is certainly one of the most
important, being the main constant in the
wine and which can lead to the particular
flavour and bouquet. The soil being the other
constant to consider and it becomes useful
to get to know these two in time. White
Burgundy uses the Chardonnay grape and is
mostly on limestone soil. Cru Beaujolais is the
Gamay grape and is on granite soil.
Often the grape name is used with the place
named on a label eg Riesling d’Alsace.
The Climate is a predominant factor in wine
style and characteristics. Burgundy in North
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