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Guide To Common Styles Of Wines
Red Wines
Full-Bodied Dry:
(Calif.)
Zinfandel, Cabernet
(French)
Rhone, Chateauneuf-du-Pape
(Italian)
Barbaresco, Barolo
Medium-Bodied Dry:
(Calif.)
Pinot Noir
(French)
Bordeaux, Burgundy
Light-Bodied Dry:
(French)
Beaujolais
(Italian)
Chianti, Bardolino
White Wines
Full-Bodied Dry:
(Calif.)
Chardonnay
(French) Montrachet,
Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
Medium-Bodied Dry:
(Calif.)
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:
(Calif.) Gewurtztraminer
(Germany) Liebfraumilch
Light-Bodied Off Dry:
(Germany)
Rhine, Mosel, Riesling
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