Wines of the World: A Guide to Choosing More Unusual Wines

The amazing array of different wines on thewhere it comes from and what makes it unusual
market can be overwhelming for even the mostin this list.
distinguished wine connoisseur. When it comes toRetsina - Greece - Unusual aspect is the flavoring
picking from some of the more unusual winesof the wine using pine resin.
from around the world, things can get tricky.Spice Route - Africa
These surprising tastes do not seem to follow theCataclysm - California - The last wine to come
rules, yet they are so wonderful and robust thatfrom the area. It was harvested on the day of
you must try each of them at least once if youthe San Francisco earthquake from the stressed
want to truly understand wine at its finest.vines remaining.
Where to StartTe'j - New York - A honey wine with a rich Italian
One of the best places to start when choosing ahistory. A blend of Trebbiano and Malvasio.
more unusual wine is to find out what is out there.Rose Petal Wine - England - Made and flavored
If you do not have any idea of the unusual wineswith rose petals.
on the market then you really cannot go aboutIce Wine - Germany - Made from grapes that are
choosing one. You might be amazed at just howfrozen on the vine and packed while still frozen.
many different wines there are on the market.Intensely sweet in taste.
Unusual wines come from all around the world,Making a Choice
from every continent and from some of theNow that you know more about what some of
most exotic places. Some of the more uniquethe alternative wines and the different options
varities may even be found right in your ownavailable for you to find, taste and buy, you are
backyard. Yes, local growers and even wineready to choose one. Choosing an unusual wine is
merchants and importers can have a brilliant arraynot much different from how you choose any
of world wines, many of which won't conform toother wine.
the traditional standards to which we are also soYou start by checking prices and finding what is in
accustomed.your price range. You can then decide if you have
What Makes an Unusual Wine?a specific region you would like a wine from. You
Simply put, an unusual wine is a wine that doesconsider the taste you would like or you can
not fit into the classic definitions. It is difficult tobegin sampling unusual wines to find the one that
put it into a traditional classification because of theis suits your tastes.
complexity of flavors. Each wine that is labeled asThese rare or unconventional wines open up a
unusual will have a certain aspect that makes itwhole new world of taste to you. The flavors and
different and unable to be classified under normalthe stories behind these unusual wines are enough
classifications.to draw you in, but is the unique flavors that will
Examples of Unusual Wineskeep drawing you back to try out all the unusual
The following lists some of the world's mostwines of the world.
extraordinary wines. You will find the name,