Wine courses
Would you like to find out all about the secrets of this trade and get to know the world of wine? At Eguren Ugarte we help you understand the world of wine.
If you'd like to find out all about the winemaking process, pay us a visit! About 66% of world grape harvest is used for winemaking and the rest is consumed as fruit. Despite these figures, grape growing occupies only 0.5% of arable land in the whole world.
The science and knowledge of winemaking is known as oenology.
By colour:
Red wines: Classic wines, bright colours, fresh, penetrating aroma, light on the palate and mid-alcoholic strength. The Tempranillo grape is predominant.
Rosados wines: Very light and fresh on the palate and very fragrant. Strong rose colour, mid alcoholic strength. The Garnacha variety of grape predominates.
White wines: Greenish-yellow, more or less pale, fine aroma, light and with low alcoholic strength. The Viura grape variety predominates.
By age:
Young: One or two year old wines conserving the primary fresh fruity characteristics.
Crianza wines: Wines in at least their third year with at least one year spent in oak casks and some months in the bottle. White wines must have been aged in barrels for at least 6 months.
Reserva wines: Selected wines from the best vintages that, due to their superior characteristics have been aged for 3 years, of which at least 1 was spent in the barrel. In white wines, the aging period is 2 years with at least 6 months in the barrel.
Gran Reserva wines: Selected wines from exceptional years and that spend at least 2 years in barrels and 3 in the bottle. For white wines the aging period is 4 years, of which at least 6 months must be in the barrel.
By sweetness:
1) Dry wines: Containing < 5 grams/litre of sugar.
2) Medium-dry wines: Containing 5-15 g/l of sugar.
3) Abocado wines: Containing between 15-30 g/l of sugar.
4) Medium-sweet wines: Containing between 30-50 g/l of sugar.
5) Sweet wines: Containing > 50 g/l of sugar.
