Great Wines to Collect

A hobby more and more people are getting into is the collecting of wines. You don't have to collect high dollar wines to have a cool collection. Some people collect wines from countries they long to visit or have spent time in, other collect wines by their artfully produced labels. How you would like to put together your collection is an individual choice.

You will just need to know the basics for reading a wine label in order to get educated on the types of wines you wish to have in your collection. There is a good amount of information about a wine- but very little on the label will tell you how it will taste - you can get a good idea if a wine is fruity or not from the class it is in.

First of all the wine label will tell you the brand of wine. If you have a particular brand you enjoy collecting, this may be all the information you need.
The class of a wine is a little more indepth. It is mandatory that all wines have a class that identifies the contents within the bottle.

Class 1 Table Wine having an alcohol content of not less than 7% and not
in excess of 14% by volume.

Class 2 Sparkling Wine made by any one of numerous methods

Class 3 Carbonated Grape Wine (wine exclusively made by injection of
carbon dioxide.

Class 4 Citrus Wine - Sangria is usually bottled as a Class 4.|

Class 5 Fruit Wine - made from other ripe fruits such as Cherry Wine.

Class 6 Wine from Other Agricultural Products such as Mead made from
honey or fermented vegetable wines.

Class 7 Aperitif Wine - which is very strong. Having an alcoholic content
of not less than 15 percent by volume, compounded from grape wine
containing added brandy or alcohol, flavored with herbs and other
natural aromatic flavoring materials.

Class 8 Imitation Wine.

Class 9 Retsina Wine which is grape table wine fermented or flavored with
.
Where your wine was bottled may have a good deal to do with your collection, for example if you have fond memories of Italy and only collect Italian wines. There are wineries all over the United States and California's Napa Valley is famous for their fruity and delicious wines.

If you're going to collect wines, display your bottles in a wine rack that can also do double duty holding glasses and other items. When you buy wines for your collection, pick up a couple of extra bottles now and then and stash them aside. Then invite your friends over for a wine tasting party and use those extra bottles for a taste test - it's a fun way to spend an evening and reading each other's descriptions of the wines out loud is usually filled with comedic moments.
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