Quite a few are interested in various alcoholic beverages. This is especially true for wines. A true connoisseur boasts an impressive collection of this drink. This is not at all connected with a bad habit of drinking, but with the desire to collect really high-quality alcoholic drinks.
The history of wine "Malaga"
Winemaking in Malaga was born by the Greeks and Phoenicians. The Moors also loved this business, they drank wine so as not to anger their god Allah.
If earlier in Malaga it was possible to count more than a hundred eateries where they could drink wine, now they take it very seriously, and all the drinking establishments where there is Spanish wine "Malaga" can be counted on the fingers.
"Malaga" was called the "cardinal of all wines" at a two-month tasting organized by the King of France Augustus. Soon, at the legislative level, it was forbidden to make any kind of fake wine "Malaga".
In 1791, the famous wine conquered the Empress of Russia - Catherine II. It all started with the fact that the Spanish ambassador gave her a gift - a box of their popular wine. Since then, Catherine II canceled all duties on the supply of this product to Russia. Many did not like this, they thought that the Empress, therefore, wants to please herself. Whether it is true or not, however, Russia at that time became the largest consumer of Malaga wine.
The rapid spread and popularity forced many manufacturers to engage in falsification. In Odessa, Moscow and other big cities, wine began to be put into circulation, on the label of which the word "Malaga" was deduced. However, this process soon stopped, because the original wine continued to spread and win the hearts of many wine lovers.
Grape
The ecological situation in the province of Malaga provides an excellent opportunity to grow grapes with a high sugar content. There, the weather really pleases those involved in winemaking - only 45 days a year in Malaga is cloudy. All other days are exceptionally sunny in Spain. Wine "Malaga" is sometimes called a sunny drink because of this.
Grapes begin to be harvested only when it is fully ripe. Sometimes even left to ripen on the bushes to increase sugar content. For this purpose, special sunny areas have been created on which 11-12 kg of grapes can be placed.
Thus, prepared grapes can be further used as material for making wine. One of the most used grape varieties are Pedro Jimenez, Malvasia, Muscatel and others.
Manufacture
The preparation of Spanish wine "Malaga" is a rather laborious process. The blend consists of three types of wort: the second pressure must , the first and gravity.
Gravity is obtained by draining grape juice through special sieves without mechanical intervention. However, after draining, a certain amount of material is still left, so it is also used in cooking. This is the must of the first pressure.
By pressing the residual mass, you can get the third wort.
Cooking methods
After pressing, there is a process that is absolutely necessary in any way of preparing wines - fermentation. Fermentation of these three types of wort occurs in three different ways.
The first method involves alcoholizing up to 8 percent strength of the product. This allows you to slightly slow down the fermentation process. And when the alcohol content is already from 15% to 16%, fermentation should stop.
The second way involves preparing a very tender wine. And all because grapes harvested special for this wine, "reached" in sunny areas.
Then wine is prepared from this wort, the preparation technology of which is very similar to the first method described above. Fermentation occurs from 8% of the presence of alcohol and stops at 15-16%.
It is worth mentioning the Malaga syrup, which adds the same viscous cherry color and coffee-resinous shades to the wine. This syrup is obtained by digesting wort in a special bath, due to which the percentage of liquid in it is reduced by 50%.
Alcohol content
Wine "Malaga" by alcohol content is divided into three types:
- Natural sweet (alcohol content not more than 13%).
- Liqueur.
- Dessert (both in liquor and dessert content does not exceed 22%).
The label must indicate the percentage of alcohol in the composition of the wine, as well as the place of production, grape plantation, time of fermentation and stay in barrels. If the label “Malaga Massandra” is written on the label , this means that the drink was aged in a barrel for 6-24 months.
Color classification
The subtlety of creation lies precisely in the color of the wine. Therefore, this is considered the most interesting classification.
So, there are several labels on the wine labels "Malaga", by which you can determine the color.
- Dorado (wine without added syrup).
- Golden (gold; wine with low or no syrup content).
- Rojo dorado (Roho Dorado).
- Rot gold (red gold color, the wine is kept in barrels with the addition of 5% syrup).
- Oscuro (Oscuro).
- Brown (brown; add 5% to 10% syrup with barrel holding)
- Negro
- Dunkel (dunkel, almost black; added 15% syrup with barrels).
Thus, it is possible to easily determine the color and quantity of syrup in the composition, because all these data are indicated on the label of the "Malaga" Massandra wine itself.
Reviews are mostly positive. Connoisseurs note great taste, rich aftertaste, luxurious color of the drink.
Fans of wine and other alcoholic drinks who like to collect, collect and, of course, taste, Malaga wine is definitely for you. Spanish wines are made in special ways, have high quality and taste sensations. And now you can also boast of your knowledge of such a popular wine.