Cultivation of Grapes
The process involved in the cultivation, production and science of Grapes is called Viticulture. Grape cultivations one of the oldest cultivation in mankind after grains, that dates back to 7000 years during the Neolithic period. Viticulture originated from the Mediterranean region & spread across Middle East & Asia & gradually to the world. It’s in the records that the 1st grape harvest occurred 5400 B.C in region where present day Georgia & Armenia countries are called. Earlier it was practiced by the Greeks; Romans & Babylonians to the Egyptians, in these regions people have derived wine out of grapes.
Wine was a royal drink that kings use to drink, it was extracted from Vineyards. One of the oldest-known winery was discovered in the "Areni-1" cave in “Vayots Dzor”, Armenia. Since then wine was flourished all across the world. From a local consumption Wine became an International trading commodity. The older the wine the costlier it sells. Most of the wines are stored in wooden barrels, as it enhances the taste and colour of the wine.
Process & Chemistry in Wine Industry
Grape juice contains 79% water & 20 % carbohydrates, 1 % organic acids and, phenolics, vitamins, minerals and nitrogenous compounds. Grape juice gets its flavour from the sugars, organic acids and phenolics, while the vitamins, minerals
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Enzymes, such as cellulases, which catalyse the breakdown of cellulose, have been isolated from several different organisms, including fungi. However, the purification of enzyme from these sources is expensive, on the order of $5.50 per gallon of ethanol produced. Genetic engineering or biotechnology has already played a key enabling role in the development of cellulosic biomass conversion technologies by dramatically reducing the cost of cellulase production from about $5.50 per gallon of ethanol to $0.10-15 per gallon of
In 1849, the Concord grape was first cultivated in Concord, MA by Ephraim Wales Bull. His ultimate goal was to create a grape that could withstand cold climates of the Northeast. Using the “fox” grape that was native to the area, he planted 22,000 seedlings in order to study them and watch them grow. Six years later, he found one of the vines he had originally planted, and named the “Concord Grape” after his hometown, and the town
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine” http://www.penn.museum/sites/wine/wineintro.html.
In the span of only a few pages, L.B. Church has given us an overview of the winemaking process. He has done so with sufficient detail for those in the chemistry community to follow along, yet still in a cursory enough manner as to not bog them down with the unnecessary. Written as if it were the procedure of an experiment, he has given enough information for the experiment to be repeated, tested, validated and improved upon. And that is almost assuredly his goal from the very beginning, as it must be for any published author in the chemistry community.
Vinegar comes from acetic acid which makes up 4 to 12 percent of the vinegar. the volume of the vinegar. Vinegar can be made from many different things, “Sour Wine” is the meaning of the word vinegar. Vinegar a commercial product was most likely made from wine. Vinegar is a sour liquid produced by acetic acid”, “Fermentation” of any of the numerous dilute alcoholic liquids.
When World War II ended, there was an increasing demand for wine in the New World countries, contrary, liter consumption per capita declined in traditional wine consuming countries such as Italy, France and Spain. Old World producers were not capable responding quickly to the demand or penetrating the new markets because limited land and strict rules and regulations. For instance, land is abundant, inexpensive, and extremely apt for grape production in the New World. With much access to land, vineyards were able to expand greatly; vineyards in the United States averaged around 213 hectares, Australia 167 hectares, whereas Italy averaged around 1.3 hectares, and France 7.4 hectares. This caused Old World producers a limited capability of supporting demand. In addition, Old World producers were bound to traditional wine making techniques that we...
Robert Mondavi built a state-of-the-art winery that became a premium winemaking facility as well as conveying a unique sense of Mondavi wines to the visitors. Soon the new winery became a place where the best practices in the production of premium wines were developed, eventually establishing the standard in the wine industry. Robert Mondavi was the first winemaker who assembled experts with various back¬grounds in the fields of viticulture and winemaking to give advice on the new wines. He also developed new technology that allowed special handling of grapes and the cold fermentation of white wines. Furthermore, Mondavi's company created process innovations, such as steel fermentation tanks, vacuum corking of bottles, and aging of wines in new French oak barrels. Dedicated to growing vines naturally, Robert Mon¬davi introduced a natural farming and conservation program that allowed enhanced grape quality, environmental protection, and worker health.
Economic returns in the global market place have been influenced by trends in wine consumption. Figure 2 shows a trend of decreasing wine consumption from 2007 - 2011 in most old world countries while new world countries were increasing their consumption. This is due to the diversification of alcoholic beverages in the old world countries and the growing wine popularity in the new world
Beer was a common drink while wine was seen as “exotic” and “foreign (46).” Because wine had to be imported from mountains of the northeast, it was ten times more expensive than beer and in meager supply. While beer had many additional uses like a form of currency and medicine, wine was mainly used in religion as its high status was fit for the gods and bought almost exclusively by the elite such as King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria. Therefore, it became “emblems of power, prosperity and privilege (47).” However, wine became more popular, trade and production increased, price decreased and became available to more people. Although, it was still expensive in non-wine producing areas like Mesopotamia where commoners drank date-palm wine instead, replacing beer as the highest status beverage.
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Agoston Haraszthy was appointed with the task of improving the wine industry. He was able to tour vine sites of Europe and upon his return; he brought with him 200,000 different rooted vines that would make 1,400 vine varieties. The different wine varieties and the rich soils of the Central Valley contributed to the nation’s mass production of wine.
Typically, when one thinks of Champagne they associate it with sparkling wine. However, authentic Champagne may only be yielded in the small region of Champagne in northern France, dating back to the 1700s. Bringing forth the world’s most famous wine, is the Champagne AOC, a region in Northern France.
Influential alcohols include beers, wines, and liquors consisting of whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, etc; all playing unique roles in their respective cultures. Beer was vital part of civilization and the Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Chinese, and Inca cultures. The history of wine spans thousands of years and intertwines with the history of agriculture, cuisine, civilization and humanity itself. Spirits, or liquors, originate from different parts of the world, each possessing their own characteristics that distinguish themselves from the next.
The most important alcoholic fermentation in industry is wine. It is produced by fermentation of fruit juice. Beer or ale is also one of the important alcoholic fermentation that is produced by fermentation of malted grains and distilled beverage, produced by concentrating alcohol from fermentation by distillation.
When initially analyzing the Old World Wine Industry versus the New World Wine Industry, the differences are evident. Strong representations of this include factors such as size, production methods, brand equity, and production orientation. Through conducting an analysis using Porter’s Five Forces, one can clearly see the clear delineating factors between the Old and New World.
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