The end of the year and the beginning of the year are the peak sales seasons for foreign wines, and wine is no exception. Sweet and delicious wine has always been a good drink at holiday banquets. In recent years, more and more people are fond of imported wines with low alcohol content. , but the phenomenon of fake products often appearing in the market, in order to avoid buying fake products, it is still necessary to popularize knowledge in this area. We can start with the appearance of the wine bottle and the body of the wine.

Tools/raw materials

Ten things to look at without opening a bottle

Five tips for opening a bottle and testing wine

Methods/steps

1. Look at the gift box packaging: imported original red wine is usually packed in boxes without any gift boxes.

2. Look at the glass bottle: The bottom of the original bottle of imported red wine is mostly concave and tapered, and the bottom of the bottle is thicker to facilitate the balance of the bottle and "filter residue".

Thirdly check the tightness of the wine seal: The sealing of the original imported red wine stopper is absolutely reliable. The wine seal with the brand logo is only an identification symbol, not used for sealing, so it can be rotated. Some fake and inferior wine manufacturers are worried If the wine cork is not properly sealed, air will leak, so seal the wine tightly.

4. Look at the unit of measurement: the capacity of the original imported red wine is marked as 75cl instead of 750ml. If it is marked with "ml", it is imported canned wine or counterfeit imported wine.

5. Look at the numbers on the bottle: There are concave and convex English and numbers on the bottom of the original imported red wine bottle or the lower end of the bottle to indicate the capacity and bottle diameter. 6. Look at the date marking: The production date of the original imported red wine is accurate to the filling time. 7. Read the barcode: There are international barcodes on the back of imported wine. Numbers starting with 69 are Chinese fillings, 0 is the United States, 3 is France, 7 is Chile, 8 is Spain, and 9 is Australia. 8. Look at the front and back wine labels: Customs regulations require that in addition to the official label of the importing country on the front of the bottle, imported red wine must also have a Chinese back label on the back. According to my country's "General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods", imported red wine labels provided directly to consumers should include the name of the food, ingredient list, net content and specifications, the name of the producer and/or distributor, etc. 9. Look at the customs declaration documents: Original imported red wine has an import customs declaration form. 10. Look at the "Health Certificate": Imported red wine sold formally must have a "Health Certificate" issued by the port inspection and quarantine agency. The certificate contains relevant information such as product name, brand, country of origin (region), net content (specification), quantity/weight, production date (batch number), shelf life and certification agency. Consumers should actively ask for a "Hygiene Certificate" from merchants to check whether the content of the certificate is consistent with the label information of the purchased product.

1. Look at the wine: Check whether the color of the wine is natural and whether there are any unknown suspended solids. If the quality of the wine deteriorates, the color will look turbid.

2. Look at the wine cork: Open the wine bottle and see if the text on the cork is the same as the text on the bottle label. In France, wine bottles and wine stoppers are exclusive. 3. Smell the wine: Good red wine has a very complex smell and will not be mixed with bad smells or strange smells. Four taste tests: Pour the red wine into a wine glass, shake gently and observe whether there are any hangers on the wine body. When you take the first sip of wine, when the wine passes through your throat, normal wine will be smooth, but problematic wine will have a stimulating sensation. Five ways to look at pigments: Drop red wine on a good paper towel. The red color of the original red wine is natural pigment, and the particles are very small. The wet stains spread on the paper towels are uniform grape red, and there are no obvious water stains. The fake wine is blended with amaranth and other pigments. The pigment particles are large and will settle in the middle of the paper towel, while the water stains continue to spread outwards, and the boundary between the red area and the water stains is obvious.