Wine cahors

Wine Cahors refers to the so-called "golden fund" of alcoholic beverages, which have long earned world fame and recognition for their distinctive taste, aroma and quality. Cahors wine comes from the French region of Caor, which is located in the southwest of French territories. It is worth noting that in accordance with French law, Cagor wine can be called exclusively a drink produced in the province of Caor, belonging to the department of Lo.

For the production of Kagor wine, high-quality grapes of the Malbek variety are used. It is believed that the characteristics as well as the distinctive properties of Cahors wine depend on the quality of the wine material. Malbec grapes belong to the famous black technical grapes, from which first-class red wines are made. It is noteworthy that until the middle of the last century, Malbek grapes were considered one of the most common and cultivated varieties of the plant.

However, the winter of 1956 was so severe that about 75% of all Malbec vines were lost due to severe frosts. Currently, Malbek grapes are cultivated mainly in the Kaor appellation for further production of Kagor wine. It is worth noting that in our latitudes, Kagor wine also enjoys great polarity. Kagor wine is classified as a special kind of drink, which is made using the heat treatment method and further fermentation of wort.

Subsequently, Kagor wine is aged in wooden barrels for at least 3 years. The French original red wine Cahors has nothing to do with the domestic version of the drink, which is used in the church sacrament of the Holy Sacrament. On the territory of the Russian Empire, the first French wine Kagor fell back to the time of Peter the Great, who established the production of the drink on the spot. The taste properties of domestic Cahors wine are significantly different from a drink made in France.

Cahors Wine Line-Up (Cahors)

The original Kagor refers to dry wines, and the domestic to fortified drinks. It is worth noting that the taste and consumer characteristics of the drink depend on the chemical composition of Cahors wine. For this reason, special requirements are imposed on the composition of Cahors wine, both domestic and foreign production. for example. The composition of Cahors wine should contain at least 16% alcohol and from 18 to 25% sugar.

Interestingly, the Russian Orthodox Church is considered the main consumer of domestic Kagor wine. However, for church rituals, a special or special type of wine is used - Canonical Kagor. The composition of such a beverage is characterized by the use of pure grape alcohol to increase the strength of the beverage. In addition, water, herbal extracts, as well as sugar and the so-called starch-molasses alcohol are excluded from the composition of Canonical Kagor wine.