Wine Question?

Question

What are ALL of the types of wine. I'm not retarded. I just need to know.

Answer 1

Start here:

http://www.wine.com/aboutwine/basics/types.asp

As you learn about the different types, you can do a Google search on the individual varietals to get more information.

Answer 2

Vitis vinifera grapes (wine)

[edit] Red grapes
Abouriou
Acolon
Agiorgitiko
Aglianico
Alicante Bouschet
Alvarelhão
Ancellotta
Barbera
Bastardo / Trousseau
Blauer Portugieser / Kékoportó
Blaufränkisch / Lemberger / Kékfrankos / Gamé
Bonarda
Bondola
Bual
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Canaiolo
Carignan / Carignane / Cariñena / Carignano
Carmenère
Carnelian
Charbono
Cinsaut /Cinsault
Corvina
Dolcetto
Dornfelder
Durif / Petite Sirah
Freisa
Gamay / Gamay Noir
Garganega
Garnatxa / Grenache / Garnacha / Cannanou
Graciano
Grignolino
Kadarka
Kratosija
Lagrein
Lambrusco
Macabeo
Malbec / Auxerrois / Côt
Mavro
Mavrodafni
Mavrud
Mencia
Merlot
Millot
Mission
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Mourvèdre / Monastrell / Mataro
Nebbiolo
Négrette
Negroamaro
Nero d'Avola
Okuzgozu
Petit Verdot
Pinot meunier / Schwarzriesling / Müllerebe
Pinot Nero
Pinot Noir / Spätburgunder / Blauburgunder
Pinotage
Poulsard
Refosco / Refošk
Rondinella
Roriz
Rotberger
Ruby Cabernet
Rubired
Ruché
Rufete / Tinta Pinheira / Tinta Carvalha / Rufeta
Sagrantino
Sangiovese
Saperavi
Schiava / Trollinger
Sercial
Shiraz / Syrah
Sousão
St. Laurent
Taminga
Tannat
Tarrango
Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz
Teroldego
Terret Noir
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Cao
Touriga Franca / Touriga Francesa
Touriga Nacional / Azal Espanhol / Preto de Mortágua
Valdiguié
Verdicchio
Xynomavro
Zinfandel / Crljenak Kaštelanski / Primitivo
Zweigelt / Zweigeltrebe / Rotburger

[edit] White grapes
Airén
Albariño / Alvarinho
Aligoté
Arneis
Auxerrois
Assyrtiko
Bacchus
Catarratto
Chardonnay
Chasselas / Gutedel -- oldest known grape variety
Chenin Blanc
Clairette Blanc
Colombard
Cortese
Courtiller Musque
Crouchen
Doradillo
Fiano
Flora
Folle Blanche
Furmint
Fromenteau
Garganega
Gewürztraminer
Goldriesling
Greco
Grüner Veltliner
Hárslevelű
Juhfark
Kerner grape
Macabeo
Malvasia, includes several sub-varieties
Marsanne
Mauzac
Melon de Bourgogne
Moscato / Moscatell / Moscatel / Muscat
Moschofilero
Mtsvane
Müller-Thurgau
Muscadelle / Tokay
Ondenc
Palomino / Palomino Fino
Parellada
Pedro Ximénez
Pinot Blanc / Pinot Bianco / Weissburgunder
Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
Prosecco
Riesling / Johannisberg Riesling / Rheinriesling / Klingelberger
Rieslaner
Rkatsiteli
Roussanne
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Vert
Scheurebe
Sémillon
Silvaner / Sylvaner / Oesterreicher
Smederevka
Sultana
Symphony
Tocai Friulano (will be renamed to just Friulano by 2007, may be same variety as Sauvignon Vert)
Torrontes
Traminer / Savagnin Blanc / Savagnin Rosé
Trebbiano / Ugni Blanc
Trollinger
Trousseau Gris / Grey Riesling
Verdelho
Verdicchio
Vermentino
Vernaccia
Viognier
Welschriesling / Riesling Italico
Xarel·lo / Xarello
Xynisteri

[edit] Vitis vinifera (wine and table)
Black Rose
Muscat
Sultana / Thompson Seedless

[edit] Vitis labrusca (wine and table)

[edit] Wine grapes
Catawba
Concord
Delaware
Niagara
Ivy


This is actually an incomplete list. There are thousands, single species, hybrid, crossbreeds...

Then there are wine made from a blend of grapes again thousands, then there wine styles sparkling, icewines, botrytris affected wines, wines made from partially dried grapes. A complete list of wines is almost inconceivable.

Answer 3

Here's the only link you need for instant enlightenment on types of wine: http://www.hinsdalecellars.com/cms/?pid=1000121

Answer 4

Good and bad. And life is too short for bad wine.

Answer 5

Too many to list here. Remember you can make wine out of any fruit not just grapes.

Answer 6

we have merlots,chablis,cabernet sauvignon,cabernet merlots,semillion,champagne,sparkling wine,port wines,maursaults, and many more varities.the best wines come frmo hilly regions and river beds,french,californian,italian and spanish wines are more valuable and good than any other.

Answer 7

reds and whites and the inbetweeners...

seriously--there's so many names, from pinot grigio to pinot noir, from merlot to white merlot to champagne to sparkling wine...

Answer 8

Here's your guide to the different types of wines available to you

Red Wines

Red wines can be purple red, pale brick red or ruby red. They are made from grapes that are red or bluish in colour. The red colour occurs when colorless juice sits in contact with the red grape skins during fermentation and absorbs the skins' colour.

Some popular Red Wines are:

Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: California, Australia, France
Serve With: Strongly flavoured cheeses, pasta with red sauce, lamb, game, beef, chocolate dessert
Taste Description: Medium to full bodied, blackcurrant flavour

Merlot
Origin: California, France, Washington, New York, Chile
Serve With: Strongly flavoured cheeses, pasta with red sauce, duck, goose, lamb, game, beef, chocolate dessert
Taste Description: Full bodied, plum or chocolate-like flavour

Pinot Noir
Origin: California, France, Oregon
Serve With: Strongly flavoured cheeses, seafood with wine or light sauces, grilled fish, salmon, pasta with red sauce, poultry, duck, goose, pork/veal, lamb, game, beef
Taste Description: Fruity to woodsy flavour

Beaujolais Brouilly
Origin: France
Serve With: Charcuterie, pate or cold chicken
Taste Description: Light and fruity

Chianti
Origin: Tuscany
Serve With: Italian cuisine
Taste Description: Light to full-bodied, dry, tart cherries flavour

Zinfandel
Origin: California, Croatia
Serve With: Summer barbeque, rib-eye steak
Taste Description: Rich, raspberry aroma

Bordeaux
Origin: Western France
Serve With: Asian or Italian Cuisine
Taste Description: Dry, plum, spice or cedar aroma when young.







White Wines

White wine can be yellow, golden, or pale as water. They are made from grapes that are greenish, greenish yellow, golden yellow, pinkish yellow and white. Processing the juice of skinless red grapes can also make white wine.

Most people drink white wine as a drink without food or with lighter foods. White wines are usually served chilled and are therefore more refreshing than red wines.

Some popular White Wines are:

Chardonnay
Origin: California, Australia, France
Serve With: Strongly flavoured cheeses, oysters, shrimp, crab, lobster, seafood with wine, light or cream sauces, poultry, duck, goose, pork/veal
Taste Description: Rich and full bodied, dry, oak flavour

Sauvignon Blanc
Origin: California, France, New Zealand, South Africa
Serve With: Mild cheeses, strongly flavoured cheeses, appetizers, dips, oysters, shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, seafood with wine or light sauces, grilled fish, pasta with cream sauce, poultry.
Taste Description: Light to medium-bodied, crisp, dry

Riesling
Origin: Germany, California, New York, Washington, France
Serve With: Mild cheeses, strongly flavoured cheeses, appetizers, dips, shrimp, crab, lobster, seafood with wine or light sauces, grilled fish, salmon, poultry, Asian food, pork/veal
Taste Description: Light-bodied, fruity to flowery flavour, mostly dry

Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris
Origin: Italy, Oregon, France
Serve With: Mild cheeses, strongly flavoured cheeses, appetizers, dips, shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, seafood with cream sauces, grilled fish, salmon, pasta with cream or red sauces, poultry, Asian food, pork/veal
Taste Description: Medium to full bodied, neutral aromas.







Rosé Wine

Rosé wines are made when grape juice is left in contact with red grape skins for a few hours, leaving the colour of the wine pink. These types of wine are also referred to as blush wines.

There is very little tannin absorbed from the skins in rosé wines because the period of time in which the juice and skins mix is brief. Therefore, these wines can be chilled and drunk the same way as white wines.

These wines are usually fairly sweet but can also be dry.







Sparkling Wine

Sparkling wines are wines that contain carbon dioxide bubbles. The bubbles are the natural by-product of fermentation that winemakers sometimes decide to trap in the wine.

A popular Sparkling Wine is:

Champagne
Origin: Champagne, France
Serve With: Mild cheeses, strongly flavoured cheeses, appetizers, dips, oysters, shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, poultry, Asian food
Taste Description: Varies per year and brand





Table Wine

Table wine, or light wine, is fermented grape juice that is not bubbly. In the eyes of the law, unless a wine has more than 14% alcohol or has bubbles, it's a table wine or a light wine.





Dessert Wines

These wines are sweet and are usually enjoyed after dinner. In Europe, they are referred to as liqueur wines. More precisely, these wines have been strengthened by additional alcohol.