You are curious about wine … but not quite sure where to start … well here’s where to begin … know… what is wine. Simply put, wine is an alcohol…made from grapes. Honestly speaking… there’s so much that happens in between deciding the good regions to start vineyards…to the bottle you’ll buy, that …it’s an art…science and a labor of love.
All the times that you’ll hear people rambling away … about wine … well, no its not, all put on…it can be a passionate interest .The more you know about it the more you are drawn to it as an art…as a romance…
Wines are made from red grapes and white grapes, and to start with I’d like to introduce you to wines as red wine…white wine…rose wine…sparkling wine(Champagne would come in this category) and fortified wines.
Within each of these types there are different varieties of grapes .It is this different varieties that give every wine its unique character and flavor.These different varieties are called the varietal.
Let me tell you some of the major red and white wines …getting to know them you are already on a good start.
All the times that you’ll hear people rambling away … about wine … well, no its not, all put on…it can be a passionate interest .The more you know about it the more you are drawn to it as an art…as a romance…
Wines are made from red grapes and white grapes, and to start with I’d like to introduce you to wines as red wine…white wine…rose wine…sparkling wine(Champagne would come in this category) and fortified wines.
Within each of these types there are different varieties of grapes .It is this different varieties that give every wine its unique character and flavor.These different varieties are called the varietal.
Let me tell you some of the major red and white wines …getting to know them you are already on a good start.
Red Wines….
Merlot ( Mer - lo )
Zinfandel (Zin - fan -del)
Syrah ( Sah- ra or Shi-raz)
Pinot Noir ( Pee-no Nwar )
Sangiovese (San-gee-o-v-zee)
Barbera (Bar-bear-a)
White Wines …
Chardonnay … (Shar-doe-nay)
Sauvignon Blanc…(So-veen-yawn Blah)
Semillion … (Say-mee-yaw)
Muscat… (Moos-cat)
Pinot Grigio …(Pee-no-gree-zo)
Reisling(Rees-ling)
Gewurztraminer… (Gah-vurtz-tra-meener)
Knowing this you are all ready to go and pick up that bottle of wine you've been thinking of for all this time... trust your taste buds ... and you are on your way to discovering the romance of wine.