| All wines are made by grape juice through the | | | | wine. Some of the most famous types of grapes |
| fermentation process. In grapes, the nature has | | | | which are used in the making of white wines are |
| given immaculate chemical balance; thus, it can | | | | as follows: |
| ferment without the addition of enzymes, sugar, | | | | * Chardonnay |
| acids, etc. | | | | * Pinot Grigio |
| Generally, when people go to a bar or wine shop | | | | * Gewürztraminer |
| they believe or think that there are hundreds of | | | | * Pinot Meunier |
| types of wine after looking at hundreds of | | | | * Semillon |
| different types of attractive bottles. This is | | | | Fortified |
| merely a fallacy. There are only five basic types | | | | In fortified wines, extra alcohol (generally brandy) |
| of wine exist, and all wines come under the | | | | is added for preservation purposes. The alcohol |
| umbrella of them. The five main types of wine | | | | level (ABV - alcohol by volume) in fortified wines |
| are: | | | | is not less than 14% and not more than 22%. In |
| Red | | | | the United States it is called dessert wine and in |
| As its name suggest, this type of wine made by | | | | Europe it is called liqueur. Normally, the ABV of |
| red grapes (they are also called black grapes). | | | | fortified wines is over 20%. |
| During the fermentation process, the grapes red | | | | Rosé |
| skins leave in to make its color red. These types | | | | Rosé wines are also made by red grapes. |
| of wine are heavier than white wines; due to its | | | | During its making, the red grapes skins are leave |
| skin, it has more tannin. The grapes skins also help | | | | in for some time to make its color reddish or |
| in flavoring the wine. Some of the most famous | | | | pinkish, and for this reason, this type of wines |
| types of grapes which are used in the making of | | | | also contain some amount of tannin. In addition, |
| red wines are as follows: | | | | rose wines are also called blush wines. |
| * Cabernet Sauvignon | | | | Sparkling |
| * Nebbiolo | | | | To give a fizzy effect and look, significant level of |
| * Montepulciano | | | | carbon dioxide is added in wines. Carbon dioxide is |
| * Pinot Noir | | | | added through the natural fermentation process |
| * Sangiovese | | | | or by injecting its doses. These types of wines |
| * Tempranillo | | | | are called "sparkling wines". Champagne is only a |
| White | | | | type of it. Sparkling wines are generally white or |
| White wine is made by white grapes. It is possible | | | | rose; however, red sparkling wines are also |
| to make white wine with red grapes, but generally | | | | available. |
| it is made by white grapes. The white grapes | | | | In a sentence, we can conclude it as though you |
| juice is separated from the skins before the | | | | may say hundreds of bottles in a bar but they |
| fermentation process; in addition, its juice does | | | | primarily belong to one of the aforementioned |
| not absorb the color of its skins and because of | | | | types of wines. |
| this, it has less tannin as compared to the red | | | | |