Four Categories of Red Wine

Those who are inexperienced with drinking winethem by their 'cheaper' price tags. This is not
often ask for regular red wine to have with theirnecessarily a bad thing, if you like fruity wines.
main course at a restaurant. Unfortunately, thisExamples are Italian Valpolicellas.
leaves the waiters confused to which wine to pickA mild red is one with a medium intensity but no
for the customer. Each person has a differentfruit flavors. These are usually like most Italian red
palate and as a result, we all have differentwines in the $10 price range. A spicy red is a
tastes.whine that can be fruity, but it is also very full
It is important to know which kinds of red winesbodied. They often have a zing to them, a
you like in order to better judge and appreciatepeppery taste at the end. Examples are Malbecs
wines. While some people prefer a sweeter,or Dolcettos.
fruitful wine, others prefer a zingy, peppery andThe last and most expensive red wines are called
tangy deep red wine. Similar to white wines, redsfull bodied or powerful reds. These can cost
can be classified into four main groups.anywhere from $15 upwards to a couple hundred
The first is best called fruity reds, because theydollars. You can find decent ones from California
are fairly light, pack a lot of fruit and are good forsuch as their Cabarnets or slightly more
those with sweeter palates. These are often soldexpensive such as Italian Barolo.
for around 7-8$ per bottle, so you can recognize