What is this crazy thing called wine?

This is the cliff notes version of how wine is made. Mix grape juice with yeast and the yeast turns the sugar to alcohol. If all the sugar is turned to alcohol the wine is dry, otherwise it will have some residual sugar and varying degrees of sweetness. The winemaking process is much more complex and we may get into that in the future. Your amazing fact for the day is there are somewhere from 450-500 different molecular compounds in a bottle of wine. Think on that and cheers.

Let The Journey Begin

This blog is being created to help people on their personal wine journey. It is written in conjunction with the wine classes taught at Ursula's Wine Bar & Cafe in White Bear Lake, MN. We love wine, we love food and wine we like the process, the discussion, the cool crispness on a hot day and the warmth of a port on a snowy winter night. Ursula's wine classes will be written up on line so feel free to share with friends. Let the journey begin, bon voyage.