Apple wine

Often in the literature they call cider apple wine or vice versa. This statement cannot be one hundred percent reliable. The thing is that with the initial similarity of natural material, both taste and consumer characteristics, and besides, the cider production process is different from apple wine. It is noteworthy that some experts call cider a subspecies of apple wine. True, it is worth paying tribute to the cider and admitting that although the drink appeared several centuries ago, it still enjoys stable and well-deserved popularity.

It is worth immediately emphasizing that apple wine belongs to the category of fruit and berry drinks, which, as a rule, are made at home. And cider is a champanized low-alcohol drink, for the production of which apple, pear or other types of fruit juice are used. The drink is additionally saturated with carbon dioxide, which gives the drink a playful champagne character. We think that many residents of our latitudes had to try at least once in their lives, and possibly make homemade apple wine on their own.

There are perhaps two main varieties of apple wine: strong apple wine, which is usually made not only by their apple, but also by ripple or pear juices; light apple wine or cider; calvados or apple brandy, which is obtained by additional distillation of light apple wine; Perhaps apple wine is not entitled to be on the list of noble varieties, because the modest taste of the drink can never be compared with the "drink of the Gods. " However, it is apple wine that differs not only in its taste, but also in the vitamin-mineral composition of the drink.

In addition, the same French, who are famous for their ability to understand wines, consume a fairly large amount of cider or light apple wine than any other low-alcohol drink, as well as non-fortified wine. Apples act as a natural material for the manufacture of not only apple, but also other types of fruit and berry wine. However, for the manufacture of apple wine at home, professionals advise using two varieties of apples - Antonovka and Ranetki, in addition, a good wine is obtained from the so-called paradise apples.

It is noteworthy that the chemical composition of apples is enriched with a sufficient amount of vitamins, and in addition, useful compounds of natural origin. In domestic apple wine, almost the same amount of useful compounds is preserved as in fresh fruits. Various varieties of wines can be made from apples. For example, table, dessert and semi-sweet apple wine is very popular. Both fresh and dried or frozen apples are used to make apple wine.