What makes wines different(3)

让你认识红酒的与众不同,为喜欢红酒的人提供多一个方面了解红酒

Enough rain to build moisture reserves in the soil 足够的雨水会使土壤中储存足够的水分 A mild, warm spring with gentle rain to encourage the vine’s growth 少量雨水的暖和的春季会加速葡萄生长。 A warm settled, frost-free period during the vine’s flowering, followed by a hot sunny summer with a little rain to swell the developing fruit 在葡萄开花温暖无霜阶段，加上接下来的炎热晴朗的并有少量降水的夏季会使果实胀大。 A long, fine, dry autumn to discourage disease and complete the ripening of the grape. Grape should also be

picked in mild, dry conditions to avoid dilution and keep grapes fresh. 舒适干燥的长长的秋季会抑制病害并使果

实成熟。葡萄的采摘须于温暖干燥的天气下进行，以避免葡萄味道变淡并保持葡萄新鲜。

Weather 天气

As weather conditions vary from year to the next, the weather of each particular year

affects the style and quality of wines from that year. This is especially important in those

areas with unreliable climates where weather conditions can drastically affect the vine,

the size of the crop and the final quality of the wine. 每年天气都不同，随之葡萄的风味和

质量也不同。在天气常常变化，从而大大影响葡萄，葡萄园面积和最终质量的地区尤为重

要。

A wine from Bordeaux made in a year that suffered a poor summer with too much rain

and a lack of sun would be thin and acidic due to the under-ripe grapes. By contrast a

wine from the same region made from fully ripe grapes grown in a year with a hot

summer would have pronounced fruit character and silky smooth tannins. 若波尔多在一

个多雨缺少光照的夏季酿制葡萄酒，此葡萄酒会因为其葡萄未成熟而味道太薄太酸。在相

反天气下，葡萄酒则会完美呈现果香和丝般顺滑的单宁。

Soils 土壤

The grape vine often thrives where other plants fail. 葡萄成长良好而其他植物生长受抑制。

In General... 概括一下就是

Poor soil = low yields of fine quality wine 贫瘠的土壤=低产量优质葡萄酒

Rich soil = higher yields of less good quality wine 肥沃的土壤=较次质量葡萄酒高产量

Vines planted in poor soils are forced to grow a deep and extensive root system to extract moisture and nutrients from the subsoil, this makes the vine less susceptible to drought while minerals enrich the juice of grape and intensify the flavour of the wine. 贫瘠土壤种植的葡萄被迫将根部生长到深处并从下层土中汲取水分和养分，这就使葡萄较不易受干旱影响，然而矿物使果实有更多的果汁并加重葡萄酒的香味。

Throughout the wine producing latitudes, there are many different soil types. 在葡萄种植的纬度内，有许多不同的土壤类型。

Water can come from rain, from the ground, or from irrigation. Too much water can cause grapes to become bloated. This may result in bigger crops, but the flavours and sugars will be diluted, and the wine will have less alcohol, body

and flavour. In areas where rainfall is high, such as much of Europe, the best vineyards are on slopes or soils, such as