| There are many wines to choose from these | | | | different wines on your own and at your leisure, |
| days, and it’s a safe bet to say that wine has | | | | and to decide for yourself what your personal |
| come into its own over the past few years. In | | | | preferences are. |
| fact the move towards positive wine consumption | | | | And if you don’t like a wine then put it aside, |
| and wine tasting has grown over the years to a | | | | but don’t close yourself off to it. If you come |
| very sizeable level, and the benefits of those are | | | | back to it later on in your wine tasting life, and try |
| what you’re reaping today when you go wine | | | | it again, you might find that you like it better now. |
| hunting. | | | | • Chardonnay – Dry wine, medium to full |
| And since there are so many wines and different | | | | bodied |
| varietals of wines out there to choose from, it | | | | • Sauvignon Blanc – Dry wine, light to |
| does get difficult at times to decide which wines | | | | medium bodied |
| are right for your palate. Like I said there many | | | | • Chenin Blanc – Off dry to semi-sweet |
| different types of wines and my goal here is to | | | | wines, light to medium bodied |
| orient you with as many of them as possible. | | | | • Traminer -Semi sweet, occasionally off-dry |
| Don’t get very excited though, this list is by | | | | wines, light to medium bodied |
| no means complete, nor does it contain all the | | | | • Riesling – Semi-sweet to off-dry wines, |
| possible known wine varieties. That would be | | | | light to medium bodied |
| beyond the scope of this article and me. But it | | | | • Semillon – Dry white wine, medium |
| does contain a healthy amount of information | | | | bodied |
| which I hope will at least get you started in the | | | | • Verdelho – Dry white wine, medium |
| right direction. You will also notice as you read | | | | bodied |
| through this list that I haven’t given any | | | | • Cabernet Sauvignon – Dry, tannic, |
| personal opinions on the wines themselves, and | | | | medium to full bodied |
| that’s for a very good reason. | | | | • Shiraz – Medium to full bodied |
| I am by no means a wine giant in the wine | | | | • Grenache – Dry red wine, medium to full |
| industry and won’t pretend to be so, nor am | | | | bodied |
| I a wine expert to be able to tell you that such | | | | • Pinot Noir – Dry, little tannin, medium to |
| and such a wine is good, and that you should try | | | | light bodied. |
| it out. What I advocate is for you to try out the | | | | |