U-Line Wine Captain 15WC - Guide to Common Styles of Wine

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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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