OLD WORLD WINES

[Lucas Pelizzon]

Hello.
I'd like to have some info about the old world wines (wines from spain, france, italy, and germany).
I'm a student from a hospitality college in Brasil and I've got some paperwork to do from F&B subject.
If there's someone who could help me out, I'm really thankfull.
Lucas Pelizzon

[Tyrrell]

If you look below you'll see that Spain Italy and Germany all have their own forums and France has several. If you have specific questions I'd advise asking them on the appropriate forum. For more general questions I'd post them on the novice board (it has the most traffic). The forum where you posted your message is the forum for discussing technical difficulties with the site. It's probably not your best choice for getting wine information.

[Innkeeper]

Agree with Ty about the checking the other threads. This will be moved to Novice.

[wondersofwine]

Lucas, your question could call for an encyclopedic answer. Usually we suggest that for broad information on wines, you consult a book such as Andrea Zimmer's "Good Wines Made Simple" or "Wine for Dummies." They may even be available in Portuguese at your local library or book store. These books cover some of the flavor and texture differences between "old-world style" and "new-world style," methods of vinifying the wines (filtered or non-filtered, natural yeasts or commercial yeasts), may discuss classification in France--grand cru wines, premiere cru, village wines, regional appellations in Burgundy and first- through fifth-class growths or estates in Bordeaux plus unclassified Bordeaux wines, the labeling of German and Italian wines, etc. It's too much for one of us to begin to cover online. Therefore, you really need to consult a book on the subject of wines.
Good luck to you in your learning experience.

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[Botafogo]

Oì, Lucas, tudo bem??? Sou um americano trabalhando com os vinhos do mundo MUITO velho, os vinhos mais tradicional da Italia. Eu tambem tenho bom conhecimento dos vinhos francese e alemão. Se vc quiser, manda me um e-mail com as perguntas e eu vou praticar o meu portugûes com repostas pra vc....

Ate logo, Robertinho

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