Home
Newest Articles
Wine 101
Types of Wine
Wine Tasting 101
How to Host a Tasting
How to Taste Wine
How to Serve Wine
Wine Tasting Themes
Food and Wine
Cheese and Wine
Wine Tasting Tours
Wine Accessories
Wine Tasting Notes
How to Make Vinegar
Wine & Your Health
Links / Link to Us
Search This Site
Share This Site
Contact Us
About Us
FREE NEWSLETTER!

Subscribe To
This Site

XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Add to Newsgator
Subscribe with Bloglines
 

Types of Wine

An Introduction To Various Wine Styles

types of winetypes of winetypes of winetypes of winetypes of wine

There are many types of wine or wine styles which are produced throughout the world. While most people know the difference between basic red and white wine types, the other various styles can get a bit confusing. This section is meant to be an introduction to wine types you may encounter. Where applicable, we will include information about how the wine styles are produced differently and their unique characteristics in terms of aroma, flavor and food pairing. So grab a glass of wine and read on!


Dry Wines

Often called "table wines", dry wines are the most common wine style which are produced in hundreds of regions around the world.


Sparkling Wines

While Champagne is the most famous, many regions produce sparkling wines which have any where from a small amount to intense effervescence (bubbles). While most are white, some are pink (Ros&eacte;) and some are even red!


Sweet Wine or Dessert Wine

Some wines are produced with residual sugar in the finished wine, giving the wine a sweet taste. These can vary from only off-dry to super, sticky sweet. The most sweet are often considered dessert wines as they are often served after a meal.


Fortified Wine

Fortified wines are produced with the addition of a small amount of grape spirit. The include both dry and sweet styles.



Go back to the top of the Types of Wine page.




footer for types of wine page