WINE STYLE Table of Contents Introduction 1: What Is Wine Style?   Categorizing wines by taste, and where quality enters the picture 2: Tasting Wine for Quality and Style   What constitutes a wine’s taste and its quality? 3: Getting Down to the Styles   Twelve wine styles plus two over-arching stylistic influences 4: Fresh, Unoaked White Wines   Light, crisp, refreshing whites with fairly subdued aromas and flavors, such as Muscadets, inexpensive white Bordeaux wines, Pinot Grigios, and various other European whites 5: Earthy Whites   Unoaked or gently-oaked wines with broad, earthy flavors, such as Rhône whites, Mâcons, Vouvrays, and similar wines 6: Aromatic Whites   Flavorful, unoaked whites from aromatic grapes, such as Rieslings, Grüner Veltliners, Gewürztraminers, Viogniers, Albariños, some Pinot Gris wines, some Sauvignon Blancs 7: Rich, Oaky Whites   Full-bodied, flavorful whites with oaky character, such as most New World Chardonnays, oaked Sauvignon Blancs, elite white Bordeaux wines, and other wines 8:   Mild-Mannered, Subtle Reds   Easy-drinking, subtle reds, such as inexpensive red Bordeaux wines, traditional Rioja wines, Northeastern Italian Merlots and Cabernets, some simple Chiantis, and similar wines 9: Soft and Fruity Reds   Uncomplicated, youthful reds, such as most Beaujolais, many Southern Rhône wines, some Southern Italian reds, some Pinot Noirs from the New World, some U.S. Merlots, and inexpensive American and Australian reds 10: Fresh, Spicy Reds   Savory, firm reds with lots of personality, such as Dolcettos, Barberas, some Zinfandels, cru Beaujolais wines, Argentine Malbecs, Chilean Carmenères, and other wines 11: Powerful Reds   Full-bodied, intense red wines, such as elite California Cabernets and Merlots, elite red Bordeaux wines, Barolos, Brunello di Montalcinos, most Northern Rhône reds, and similar wines 12: Two Rosé Wines in Two Styles   Blush wines and dry rosés 13: Sparkling Wines in Two Styles   Fruity bubbly wines such as Prosecco, and serious, complex sparklers such as Champagne   Glossary	Which wine style matches your taste? Red or white? Intensely favorful or subtle? A wine with major presence or one that quietly accomodates the taste of your food? WINE STYLE helps you discover your own taste in wine so that you can get maximum pleasure from every bottle!