Hi! all

Could anyone tell me about the different types and subtypes of Wines ?
How does one classify Wines? Are there any sites where i can find out
more about this?

Would appreciate your comments, suggestions and links

Thanks

Vijay.

(VIJAY) wrote in message . com>...
> Hi! all
>
> Could anyone tell me about the different types and subtypes of Wines ?
> How does one classify Wines? Are there any sites where i can find out
> more about this?
>
> Would appreciate your comments, suggestions and links
>
> Thanks
>
> Vijay.

Vijay,

Complex question here, but just to simplify a bit...

Typically in the Old world ie.Europe, wines are classified by region.
For example...Rioja, Bordeaux, Cote du Rhone, Chianti etc.

In the New World, North America, Australia, South Africa etc. wines
are clasified by varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir,
Syrah etc...

Getting into the types and subtypes ( I assume you mean reserve
bottlings, single vinyards/Cru designations and the like). This is not
something I can go into here, but the first book my wife bought me on
wine is one I still refer to often.
It is "The Essential Wine Book" by Oz Clarke, not terribly expensive
and a good primer into the world of wine. There are certainly other
reads out there...so perhaps you'll get some other suggestions as
well.

Regards
Michael Leduc

"VIJAY" > wrote in message
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> Hi! all
>
> Could anyone tell me about the different types and subtypes of Wines ?
> How does one classify Wines? Are there any sites where i can find out
> more about this?
>
You have red wine, white wine and pink wine, also called rosé.
The color in red wine comes from grape skins during fermentation - pink wine
is not in prolonged contact with the skins, white not at all, usually.
As grape juice normally is quite colorless it follows you *can* make white
wine from red grapes, but of course not red wine from white grapes.
Now, there are about 5000 different grape varieties, many of which with a
characteristic flavour and taste profile. Furthermore, soil, temperature,
sunshine and irrigation all influence the final result together with
processing and storage techniques resulting in products with a strong local
character.
About 90-95% of all wine made is intended as a mere beverage for everyday
consumption. These are what you will call table wines - nothing wrong with
them, of course. The better wines will show more concentration of flavors,
stay longer in the aftertaste and have depths and complexities in taste that
develop over time, in bottle, in glass as well as in your mouth.
Classification is not uniform, each area has its own rules - but often a
group of vineyards show better results than the neighbours, often single,
unconnected vineyards within a larger area consistently are better than the
others - examples are the communes of Bourgogne and the classed growths of
Bordeaux, both in France, and their classification will be based on
consistent performance while in other parts of the wine world classification
may be based on local typicity (rules governing allowed grape varieties,
ripeness, production methods et cetera).
hth for a start
Anders

"Anders Tørneskog" > wrote:

> You have red wine, white wine and pink wine, also called rosé.

And you have sparkling wines and still wines.

And you have fortified wines and unfortified.

M.

On 8 Dec 2003 21:16:34 GMT, Michael Pronay > said:

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These are either red, white or pink, no?

] And you have fortified wines and unfortified.

Also red or white (well gold). Is there a pink Vdn or fortified? Can't
think of anything off hand...

-E

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Emery Davis
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by removing the well known companies

I truly do not mean to seem rude or snobby, but your question is so
broad that I think you would get better results by simply searching
the Web. Try "wine" in Google, for example.

VIJAY > wrote:
: Hi! all

: Could anyone tell me about the different types and subtypes of Wines ?
: How does one classify Wines? Are there any sites where i can find out
: more about this?

Hmmmm....how many angels dance on the heads of pins?
How many grains of sand on a beach? Stars in the universe?

This question is like this.

I suggest a quick trip down to Barnes and Noble or your nearby bookstore
and begin browsing the "Wine & Spirits" aisle. Really. There is no easy
way to begin discovering about wine, other than to taste and READ. Sorry
there are no pills for this. Good books that got me started have been the
atlas of wine (now edited with Jancis Robinson) and a good book about
grape varieties.

Mark S