| I will admit that I'm rather picky. I will only eat | | | | Dessert Wines are wines that range between |
| certain kinds of food, rarely ingesting dishes | | | | medium sweet to extremely sweet on the |
| entitled with words I can't pronounce or made up | | | | spectrum of sugar. They typically include wines |
| of animals I think are cute. And, I will only date | | | | such as Port Wine, Tokay, and Sweet Sherry. |
| certain types of men, limiting myself to those | | | | Aside from baked goods and fruity creations, |
| who are good looking, charming, successful, or, at | | | | dessert wines also go very well with many types |
| the very least, breathing. But, my pickiness | | | | of cheese. |
| doesn't stop there. Transcending many categories, | | | | Red Wine and White Wine: It may seem like Red |
| I tend to be picky when it comes to everything | | | | Wine and White Wine are always in competition |
| from what kind of clothes I wear to what kind of | | | | with each other, with bottles of each snapping in |
| soap I use. However, oddly enough, when it | | | | unison as the other approaches. But, the truth is |
| comes to wine, my pickiness subsides: I've never | | | | that Red Wine and White Wine are so different in |
| met a type of wine I didn't like or wouldn't drink. | | | | flavor, and go best with such different dishes, |
| Despite my willingness to form a loving relationship | | | | that the two don't need to compete. While Red |
| with any type of wine that seeps into my life, | | | | Wines are typically good at enhancing meals made |
| you may not be as much as a booze flooze as | | | | of red meat or tomato sauce, White Wines are |
| myself: some of you may prefer certain types | | | | typically good at enhancing meals made of white |
| over others. Because of this, it's important to | | | | meat or white sauces. They are also different in |
| understand the different types of wine that exist: | | | | taste because Red Wines are made with grape |
| the more aware you are of all the varieties, the | | | | skins during the fermentation process, causing |
| more likely you will find a wine you really like. | | | | them to carry "tannin," a sensation you get that |
| However, I can't discuss all the types of wine - | | | | makes your tongue feel as though liquid is |
| listing each vintage and flavor and mentioning | | | | evaporating off of it. White Wines, however, are |
| every grape under the sun. Doing so would take | | | | made without grape skin and never carry "tannin." |
| forever and by the time I finished, I, myself, | | | | Rose Wine: Rose Wines are also called "Pink |
| would start to ferment. But, I can provide an | | | | Wines" and, because they are often refreshing in |
| overview to help you, the loyal drinker, find | | | | mid-summer heat, "Summer Wines." Like a |
| something to quench your thirst, a type of wine | | | | beverage that can't quite make up its mind, Rose |
| you'll want to invite over to fill your glass at | | | | Wines aren't really red and aren't really white. |
| dinner. | | | | Instead, they possess attributes of both true red |
| Apéritif: Known as appetizer wines, these | | | | wines and true white wines. They are often best |
| are the chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks of | | | | served with seafood, salad, cold cuts, and pork. |
| the wine world. They are flavored wines typically | | | | Rice Wine: Just like Barely Wine, Rice Wine is a bit |
| meant to stimulate the appetite before eating a | | | | of an imposter, an ale that wishes it was a wine. |
| large meal. They can include sherry, and Madeira. | | | | Made from rice instead of grapes, Rice Wine |
| Barley Wine: Though in possession of the word | | | | possesses a higher alcohol content than most |
| "wine," Barley Wine isn't really wine, masquerading | | | | beer and wines combined weighing in between 18 |
| as such because of a high alcohol content that | | | | and 25 percent. Rice Wine is known as Sake to |
| reaches up to 12 percent by volume. Made from | | | | the Japanese. |
| grain instead of fruit, Barley Wine is simply strong | | | | Sparkling Wines: Probably the most famous |
| beer, like an ale that regularly works out. While it | | | | member of the Sparkling Wine family is |
| originated in England, Barley Wine is available world | | | | Champagne, a drink that routinely fills the glasses |
| wide. However, when sold in the US, Barley Wines | | | | at wedding receptions and banquet halls. But, |
| are required to be sold with the label, "barely | | | | Champagne can't hog all the sparkling spotlight, |
| wine-style ales," thus avoiding confusion for the | | | | Sparkling Wines can be any type of wine infused |
| wine-seeking consumer. | | | | with Carbon Dioxide. Because Sparkling Wines do |
| Cooking Wines: Wine of extremely poor quality is | | | | not usually pair well with meals, they are best |
| usually labeled "Cooking Wine," as if being poured | | | | served alone or with appetizers. |
| into a pan is one step up from being poured down | | | | Table Wine: Table Wine is wine that is not fortified |
| the drain. Typically containing a large amount of | | | | and not sparkling, making it erroneously seem like |
| salt, Cooking Wine isn't made to be consumed by | | | | the most plain of wines. By technical definition, |
| itself. Instead, it is meant to be used as a way to | | | | Table Wines contain at least 7 percent alcohol and |
| enhance a dish, bringing out certain flavors and | | | | no more than 14 percent. While many people |
| seasonings. | | | | equate Table Wine with poor tasting, cheap wine, |
| Country Wine: It may seem like Country Wines | | | | many Table Wines aren't cheap, and certainly |
| are wines in possession of a laidback lifestyle and | | | | don't taste like it either. |
| a southern drawl. But, in actuality, they are simply | | | | Whether your favorite type of wine is Red or |
| wines that are made from a fruit other than a | | | | you, having misplaced your salt lick, actually do like |
| grape and supplemented with sugar and honey. | | | | to consume Cooking Wine, wine has a variety of |
| However, because the word "wine" legally | | | | flavors. This makes it one of the most versatile |
| insinuates a drink made from grapes, Country | | | | alcohols, possessing the ability to adapt to |
| Wines are often fruit-specific in their definitions. | | | | everything from cocktail hours to State dinners |
| They include types such as "plum wine" and "apple | | | | and enabling you, no matter your type or your |
| wine." | | | | level of pickiness, to always find something with |
| Dessert Wines: Known for being served beside a | | | | which to fill your glass. |
| piece of carrot cake or a slice of apple pie, | | | | |