Good wine is an indispensable element of the festive table. White wine - for fish, red - for meat, champagne for special occasions
But what a shame it happens when instead of a divine drink in a glass is a liquid of dubious quality, vaguely reminiscent of wine. To distinguish real wine from a fake, you need to know a few simple rules.
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Wine, glass, mindfulness.
Instruction manual
1
Buy wine only in stores. It can be both specialized stores and supermarkets. You should not buy wine in street tents, with hands, in the market. In this case, you can not only waste money, but also harm your health.
2
Be sure to carefully study the brand. Wines of well-known manufacturers are faked less often. The unknown brand that you see for the first time should alert you. Feel free to ask questions to the seller and listen carefully to his answers.
3
Do not buy wine that is bottled in clay containers. In such containers, wine should be stored only in the dark, preferably in the basement or in the ground. If wine in a clay bottle is on a shelf in a store, then it is unlikely that it has retained its qualities - wine does not deteriorate only in a glass container.
4
Study the wine label. The main requirement for it is automatic marking with the date of bottling. If the marking is ink and can be easily erased with a finger, then this is a fake.
5
Inspect the cork. It must be durable. If there is mold on the cork, this is a bad sign.
6
Keep in mind that good wine will leave a trace on a glass. But if you see a precipitate, most likely the purchased wine is not of high quality.
7
Pour a little wine into a glass and wait until it evaporates. Smell a glass: if the wine is real, then the aroma should be preserved.
8
Look at the prices. This is the most reliable way to distinguish real wine from a fake. A bottle of good wine is unlikely to cost one hundred rubles. Three hundred rubles - this is the minimum limit for high-quality alcohol of low strength.
9
Learn the wines. If you are offered an amber-colored Kindzmarauli, this is fake wine. Kindzmarauli - dark red wine. This example shows how important it is to know at least the most popular wines.