Our visit to Barbadillo winery

The wine making process

First vines are grown in a soil called 'Albariza'. 

Then, Palomino grapes are carefully cut from the vines.

After that, musts are poured in metal tanks.

Next to, The new wines are classified for ageing.

 The wine is fortified with alcohol from the wines.

Casks are made of American oak.

Then, older winesare blended with younger wines.

Later, Fino wines are aged under yeast or 'velo de flor'.

Finally, wine is bottled from the lower butt.

Manzanilla is produced only in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Barbadillo wines are sold worldwide.

My dear Pen Pals

_ Dear Pen Pals, my name is José, I’m 15 years old and I live on the outskirts of Chipiona, This city belongs to the province of Cádiz. I am a student of Caepionis Secondary school; I am a good student because I like studying but a little. I haven’t got any brothers or sister, I live in a house with my parents, my father is florist and my mother is housewife. My birthday is the 15^th of January; I am one of the tallest  boys of my class. Chipiona has got many monuments, but the most important monument is the lighthouse, that is the third lighthouse more tall over the world, the typical food of Chipiona is grilled fish because is a coast city and the typical festival is the carnival, I was so much fun with my friends in my town carnival . I consider myself a type: generous, athletic, cheerful and a little shy. I hate politics sciences because for me are very boring. I love playing football with my friends and with my teachers because you can make faults, I play football twice a week because I play a league with my friends and also I go to the gym three times a week to stay in shape. My favorite football team is Real Madrid and my favorite player is Mesut Özil. In this summer I went to Costa Ballena to see the players of Seville football club and I took photos with them. I loves traveling, but I sometimes travel to other regions, my last holidays was when I went to Granada, is spectacular the snow of ‘Sierra Nevada’ (a mountain of Granada). When I'm older I want to be a biologist because I love the nature and our ecosystem. My hobbies are: going to the cinema, riding a bike, playing football and playing with the PS3, also I like reading, my favorite book are ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ and all the books of ‘Harry Potter’ and my favorite writer is J.K Rowling. My favorite animals are the goldfish. 

 This is me with one player from the football club Sevilla.

 In this image I find myself with my friends in Sierra Nevada

Background

1. What is “viticulture”?

The cultivation of wine grapes for the production of wine is called "viticulture."

2. What are the four broad categories of wine?

Wine types can be divided into four broad categories: table wines, sparkling wines, fortified wines, and aromatic wines.

3. What range of wines do table wines include?

Table wines include a range of red, white, and rose wines; sparkling wines include champagne and other "bubbly" wines; aromatic wines contain fruits, plants, and flowers; and fortified wines are table wines with brandy or other alcohol added.

History

4. Where was wine used 5,000 years ago?

Well documented in numerous Biblical references, evidence of wine can be traced back to Egypt as far as 5,000 B.C. Tomb wall paintings showing the use of wine as well as actual wine jars found in Egyptian tombs provide evidence of this fact.

5. For how many years has wine been made in the Bordeaux region?

Some of the best wine in the world is still produced in southern France, particularly in the Bordeaux region, where wine has been made for more than 2,000 years.

6. Which states are the largest producer s of wine in America today?

Today, California and New York state are by far the largest American producers of wine, and California is one of the largest wine producers in the world.

The manufacturing process

7. Which is a universal factor in the production of wine?

A universal factor in the production of fine wine is timing. This includes picking grapes at the right time, removing the must at the right time, monitoring and regulating fermentation, and storing the wine long enough.

8. What are the four steps of wine-making process?

The wine-making process can be divided into four distinct steps: harvesting and crushing grapes; fermenting must; ageing the wine; and packaging.