What are the different types of wine?

Answer 1

There are many different styles of wine, but most wines are either Red or White. A few wines are Rosé (pink colour in between). Red wines are usually red because they have been left to stand on the grapeskin during fermentation. It isn't (usually) because of the colour of the grape - Champagne is made partly from a Red grape (the Pinot Noir).

Wines can also be Sweet or Dry. So you can have Sweet Red, Dry Red, Sweet White, Dry White (but there are very few Sweet Red wines).

Dry Red wines are often further classified into Clarets (light and fruity) and Burgundies (heavy and earthy) - depending on the main grape that they are made from. Claret grapes include the Cabernet Sauvignon, the Merlot and the Malbec. Burgundy grapes include the Shiraz (Syrah), Pinot Noir, and Gamay.

Answer 2

- For starters, there's red, white, and rose.

- Next, you have sweet and dry versions of each.

- Then, you have still or sparkling versions of each of those.

- Then, there are about 10 important wine-producing countries to choose from, like France, Italy, Spain, Germany, USA, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

- Then there are about 10 - 100 sub-regions in each of those countries. For instance, France has Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire, Alsace, Rhone, Provence, and Languedoc-Rousillon.

- Then, each sub-region will specialize in certain grape varietals. For instance, Bordeaux specializes in cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, malbec, petite verdot, sauvignon blanc and semillon.

- Also, each sub-region will have many different producers of varying quality. Once again, Bordeaux has some great producers; Lafite-Rothschild, d'Y quem, Margaux to name a few, and some mediocre ones; Mouton Cadet for instance.