| There is a very large variety of different | | | | can tell the difference in the quality of a |
| types of wine and in order to really enjoy | | | | wine when tasted side by side. |
| your wine selection it is necessary to know | | | | |
| more than what type of wine goes with red | | | | Barber |
| meat and what type of wine goes with fish. | | | | |
| It is important to select the correct type of | | | | Barber is mostly grown in warm coastal |
| wine that will augment the flavor of the meal | | | | regions and is commonly grown in Italy's |
| instead of clashing with it. The properly | | | | Piedmont region and has been imported to the |
| selected wine will clean and refresh the | | | | Unite States sometime in the late 19Th |
| pallet which will allow the flavor of the | | | | century. Wines made from the Barber grape |
| meal to be as enjoyable from the first bite | | | | tend to have a lively cherry flavor and a |
| to the last. The correct wine will support | | | | high acidity content. The wines usually have |
| and not overpower the flavor of your meal. | | | | a very deep, intense red color. |
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| Types of Wine. | | | | Cabernet Sauvigon |
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| Wines come in two major categories Red and | | | | Usually grown in cooler and damper climates |
| White, but each category will have many sub | | | | such as the Loire region of Southwest France, |
| categories. Many gourmands will argue that | | | | Long Island and Northern California in the |
| red wines can only be served with red meats | | | | United States. The Cabernet grapes produce |
| and exotics such as ostrich and emus and | | | | wines that have a deep purple color and a |
| white wines should only be paired with fish, | | | | herb like aroma. One of the best known wine |
| poultry, roast pork, and deserts. Several | | | | producing grapes in the world and it produces |
| hundred year ago this may have been true but | | | | a very consistent and recognizable flavor. |
| with all of the new vineyards and the | | | | |
| hundreds of wine processing techniques | | | | Chardonnay |
| available today Who is to say what is right | | | | |
| and wrong, as long as the particular food and | | | | The Chardonnay grape has become very popular |
| wine pairing provides a pleasant dining | | | | in recent years and it produces one of the |
| experience. | | | | finest white Burgundy wines in the world. |
| | | | Known for it mid-season ripening and |
| The variety grapes uses in the wine making | | | | versatility it can be grown in all of the |
| process determines the basic type of wine | | | | wine producing regions of the world. |
| produced. Some grapes are very hardy and | | | | |
| will grow almost anywhere and in any type of | | | | Riesling |
| climate. Others are so sensitive that they | | | | |
| are grown only is specific regions of the | | | | Riesling grapes is also grown in the cooler |
| world. All grapes can have good years and | | | | temperate regions of Europe. It can product |
| bad years and it will have a large impact on | | | | a white dry wine that has a flowery and |
| the quality and availability of a specific | | | | fruity flavor with a high acid and low |
| type of wine in any given year. Even a | | | | alcohol content. |
| novice wine drinker with an untrained pallet | | | | |