Grape Wine Did Jesus turn the water to wine or grape juice?
On the Duggars TV show, one of the guest at Anna's wedding said that Jesus turned the water to grape juice. I am not so sure about that because in the Bible, wine was also used for medicinal purposes. What is your interpretation?
Ashley D - I can't e-mail you. I agree that don't consumer alcohol but her father I believe kept making the point that Jesus' wine was not alcoholic, just grape juice. My eyebrows went up on that statement.
When Jesus converted water into wine, the Bible account says:
“When, now, the director of the feast tasted the . . . wine but did not know what its source was, . . . [he] called the bridegroom and said to him: ‘Every other man puts out the fine wine first, and when people are INTOXICATED, the inferior. You have reserved the fine wine until now.’” (John 2:9, 10)
Chardonnay grapes wine can go well with seafood mixed in cream sauce whereas Dry Riesling tastes better with a none cream sauce which has a subtle and light taste. In the same way, you can try a combination of different seafood like shellfish, crabs and lobsters with Chenin Blanc. There are plenty of interesting combination, which you can try in the process of white wine making at home and use them as wine accompaniments.
The process of white wine making differs from preparing a red wine with the kind of grapes that are used, the method of fermentation which influences the quality and taste of the wine. In white wine making, you can use either white grapes or black grapes to get a clear juice. Besides, in that process, the skin is taken out from the juice before it is put in the crusher. Further, you need to add good quality of yeast to the juice to make it ready for fermentation so that you can get good white wine from this process. Then you need to filter it and store them in stainless steel containers for a few months to get a nice flavor from the wine.
White wine making in wineries
The method of white wine making in wineries is quite different than the preparation that is made at home. The process of separating the stems and stalks from the grapes is the first step before starting with crushing so that all the tannin is removed for preparing white wine. Sulphur dioxide is added to the grapes to prevent the process of fermentation to help in retaining and preserving the taste of the wine for a long time. The next process is pressing which is done using machines where the skin and the seeds are separated from the grape juice, which is collected in steel tanks, where the sediment gets settled down at the bottom. They may be transferred to wooden barrels or steel tanks, where yeast is added to the grape juice to begin the process of fermentation.
The number of days required for fermentation depends on the type of wine which has been produced. Sometimes, the wine is stored in steel tanks which can bring down the cost of manufacturing wine and the process is always much easier. However, white wine making using oak barrels is also a preferred way used for fermentation of wines. After fermentation takes place, the wine is filtered to remove any kind of particles or residue that may have been left over in the process. Thus, white wine making requires great skill and mastery to get that perfect wine blend.
Hi Shn ( Mishmash), Thanx for visiting my blog. Infact I have just finished mixing the grapes etc for wine. I am making wine of 2kg black grapes The wine in the photo is 6 yrs old n tastes wonderful:)]]>
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Hi Shn ( Mishmash), Thanx for visiting my blog. Infact I have just finished mixing the grapes etc for wine. I am making wine of 2kg black grapes
The wine in the photo is 6 yrs old n tastes wonderful:)]]>