GUIDE TO COMMON STYLES OF WINES

 

Red Wines

Full-Bodied Dry:

(California)

Zinfandel, Cabernet

 

(French)

Rhone, Chateauneuf-du-Pape

 

(Italian)

Barbaresco, Barolo

Medium-Bodied Dry:

(California)

Pinot Noir

 

(French)

Bordeaux, Burgundy

Light-Bodied Dry:

(French)

Beaujolais

 

(Italian)

Chianti, Bardolino

 

White Wines

Full-Bodied Dry:

(California)

Chardonnay

 

(French)

Montrachet, Meursault

 

 

Puligny-Montrachet

Medium-Bodied Dry:

(California)

Sauvignon Blanc

 

(French)

Pouilly-Fuisse, Sancerre

 

 

Vouvray, Graves

Light-Bodied Dry:

(French)

Chablis, Muscadet

 

 

Pouilly-Fume

Full-Bodied Very Sweet:

(Germany)

Beerenauslese

 

(French)

Sauternes

 

(Hungary)

Tokay

Medium-Bodied

 

 

Semi-Sweet:

(California)

Gewurtztraminer

 

(Germany)

Liebfraumilch

Light-Bodied Off Dry:

(Germany)

Rhine, Mosel, Riesling

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