葡萄酒品种及品尝术语(中英对照).doc

( What is Wine? (什么是葡萄酒) GRAPES(葡萄) WINE(葡萄酒) ( How to make Wine? (如何酿制葡萄酒？) (Grape Varieties (葡萄品种) Red Grapes (红葡萄) Cabernet Franc—Medium, blackcurrant, grassy, sometimes earth and raspberry. Cabernet sauvignon加本力苏维翁（赤霞珠)---Dark, tannic, blackcurrant, cedar, mint, green pepper, chocolate, tobacco, olives It is the most recognizable and most versatile of the red wine grapes. The Cabernet Sauvignon grape with its thick skin thrives in warm climates and is grown throughout the world. This grape is late ripening, which makes it the slowest wine to mature. It needs time to age in oak or bottle and is at its best blended with Merlot. In Bordeaux the percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon to Merlot may vary from Chateau to Chateau but the influence of the grape is always predominate. A very good example of this grape is Chateau Cos d'Estournel. 是红葡萄品种中最为著名最为丰富多彩的一种。加本力苏维翁葡萄皮较厚，生长于温暖的气候，在世界各地都有种植。此葡萄成熟较晚，并且需要时间在橡木桶中或酒瓶中进行陈年，如与梅洛葡萄混合则口味最佳。在波尔多地区加本力苏维翁和梅洛的混合比例在每个古堡皆有可能不同，但此种葡萄酒的影响是深远悠长的。 口味特征： 黑加仑，雪松，青辣椒，薄荷味，黑巧克力味，烟草味，橄榄味。 Gamay—Light to medium, strawberry, peach, pepper, going to farmyard earthiness, and Pinot –like strawberry jam. Merlot 梅洛-Full, soft, blackcurrant, honey, raisin, mint, plum. Similar to Cabernet Sauvignon but with more plum and rose than blackcurrants, more spice and rich fruit cake with less mint. The basis for many fine, very aromatic wines. Merlot is similar to Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is less tannic and has less intense blackberry flavor. It produces a softer, plumper, juicier, earlier maturing wine. Merlot's homeland started in Bordeaux where the most sought after Merlot based wines are from the Pomerol and St-Emilion regions in France. Either used as a blending partner or on its own, Merlot is very much a wine of our times and enjoys enormous popularity throughout the world. A very good example of this grape is Summerfield Merlot. 是多种芳香四溢的精品葡萄酒的基本葡萄品种。梅洛与加本力苏维翁葡萄品种很相似，但单宁