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    There are five main styles of wine: red, white, rosé, sparkling, and fortified. Within each style there is variation in grape varieties and winemaking techniques. Wines can also be categorized by their level of sweetness as dry, semi-sweet, or sweet depending on the amount of sugar remaining after fermentation. Additional descriptors include high tannin, round, and spicy, which refer to the tactile and flavor sensations of wines.

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    There are five main styles of wine: red, white, rosé, sparkling, and fortified. Within each style there is variation in grape varieties and winemaking techniques. Wines can also be categorized by their level of sweetness as dry, semi-sweet, or sweet depending on the amount of sugar remaining after fermentation. Additional descriptors include high tannin, round, and spicy, which refer to the tactile and flavor sensations of wines.

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    There are five main styles of wine: red, white, rosé, sparkling, and fortified. Within each style there is variation in grape varieties and winemaking techniques. Wines can also be categorized by their level of sweetness as dry, semi-sweet, or sweet depending on the amount of sugar remaining after fermentation. Additional descriptors include high tannin, round, and spicy, which refer to the tactile and flavor sensations of wines.

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    Types of Wine.

    Five Main Styles of Wine


    All wines can be organized into five fundamental groups. Within each group
    there are hundreds of different grape varieties and also different winemaking
    styles.

    Red Wine
    Still wine made with black grapes. These can range from light to dark and
    bone-dry to sweet.

    White Wine
    A still wine produced from green and sometimes black grapes. Flavors span
    from rich and creamy to light and zesty.

    Ros Wine
    Still wine from black grapes produced by removing the skins before they
    deeply color the wine. Also formed by blending red and white wine together.
    Both dry and sweet styles of ros are common.

    Sparkling Wine
    A style of winemaking involving a secondary fermentation causing bubbles!
    Sparkling wine can be red, white or ros and can range from minerally to rich
    and sweet.

    Fortified Wine
    A style of winemaking involving fortifying wine with spirits. Typically a
    dessert wine, but many dry-style fortified wines exist such as dry Sherry.

    Level of Sweetness
    Within the five main styles of wine are different levels of sweetness. This is a
    winemaking style as most wines can be produced from Dry to Sweet.

    Dry
    A dry wine is produced when all of the grape sugars are fermented into
    alcohol. Some dry wines may have a touch of RS to add body but not
    sweetness.

    Semi-Sweet
    A semi-sweet wine leaves a touch of the sugars in a wine usually to
    complement acidity and/or aromatics in wine. Riesling is typically Off-Dry.

    Sweet
    A sweet wine leaves a lot of the sugars in a wine unfermented. Sweet wines
    are typically lower alcohol if they are not fortified.

    Style and Flavor


    Wines are separated by style, primary flavor and sometimes even an additional
    grouping of High Tannin, Round or Spicy. Here are definitions of the terms:

    High Tannin
    Wines with high tannin feel like they dry out your mouth. The sensation is
    similar to licking a Popsicle stick or putting a wet tea bag in your mouth.

    Round
    Round wines tend to have less tannin and balanced acidity on the finish.
    People often describe the sensation as Smooth or Lush when using wine
    descriptions.

    Spicy
    Spicy wines tend to have higher acidity or higher alcohol. Imagine the
    tartness of cranberry juice versus the smoothness of peach juice.

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