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Wine Comparisons
Side-by-side wine comparisons to help you understand differences between popular grapes, regions, and styles. Pinot Noir vs Merlot, Champagne vs Prosecco.
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01
Syrah
Grape vs Grape
vsMerlot
Peppery power or plummy softness: two dry reds for very …
02Pinot Gris
Grape vs Grape
vsChardonnay
Natural spice and texture against Chardonnay's vast …
03Cabernet Franc
Grape vs Grape
vsMerlot
Bordeaux's fragrant, leafy lift beside its plush, plummy …
04Carménère
Grape vs Grape
vsCabernet Sauvignon
Chile's smoky, rounded signature red beside the firmer …
05Pinot Noir
Grape vs Grape
vsMerlot
Two beloved reds compared: one elegant and earthy, the other …
06Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape vs Grape
vsMerlot
The king of reds meets its softer, more approachable …
07Chardonnay
Grape vs Grape
vsSauvignon Blanc
The world's top two white grapes: one rich and buttery, the …
08Bordeaux
Region vs Region
vsBurgundy
France's two greatest wine regions compared: power and …
09Champagne
Style vs Style
vsProsecco
The world's favorite sparkling wines compared: French …
10Napa Valley
Region vs Region
vsSonoma County
California's two premier wine regions compared: polished …
11Shiraz (Australian style)
Grape vs Grape
vsSyrah (French / Rhone style)
Same grape, different worlds: bold Australian Shiraz vs …
12Chianti
Region vs Region
vsBrunello di Montalcino
Tuscany's everyday darling vs its age-worthy masterpiece. …
13Malbec
Grape vs Grape
vsCabernet Sauvignon
Argentina's dark, velvety star vs the world's most …
14Bordeaux
Region vs Region
vsNapa Cabernet
Bordeaux blend and restraint versus Napa Cabernet fruit and …
15Riesling
Grape vs Grape
vsChardonnay
The aromatic chameleon vs the full-bodied classic. Two noble …
16Pinot Grigio
Grape vs Grape
vsSauvignon Blanc
Two crisp crowd-pleasers compared: one subtle and silky, the …
17Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape vs Grape
vsPinot Noir
The king of bold reds vs the prince of elegance. Two iconic …
18Prosecco
Style vs Style
vsCava
Italy's fruity fizz vs Spain's toasty sparkler. Two …
19Champagne
Region vs Region
vsCava
Champagne prestige and lees depth versus Cava's …
20Chardonnay
Grape vs Grape
vsPinot Grigio
The rich, versatile classic vs the light, refreshing …
21Malbec
Grape vs Grape
vsMerlot
Argentina's bold, inky red vs Bordeaux's plush, smooth …
22Barolo
Region vs Region
vsBarbaresco
Piedmont's twin Nebbiolo masterpieces compared: powerful and …
23Barolo
Region vs Region
vsBrunello di Montalcino
Italy's two greatest age-worthy reds compared: Nebbiolo's …
24Rioja
Region vs Region
vsRibera del Duero
Spain's two Tempranillo titans compared: Rioja's silky …
25Cava
Style vs Style
vsCrémant
Two traditional method sparklers at Champagne's doorstep: …
26Champagne
Region vs Region
vsCrémant
Champagne's prestige and lees depth versus Crémant's …
27Grenache
Grape vs Grape
vsSyrah
Warm, generous red fruit meets dark, peppery power. Two …
28Sauvignon Blanc
Grape vs Grape
vsRiesling
Crisp and herbaceous vs aromatic and versatile. Two white …
29Merlot
Grape vs Grape
vsShiraz
Velvet and plum vs power and pepper. Two beloved reds with …
30Port
Style vs Style
vsSherry
Portugal's sweet, fortified red meets Spain's versatile …
31Tempranillo
Grape vs Grape
vsGrenache
Two Spanish reds compared: one structured and savoury, the …
32Zinfandel
Grape vs Grape
vsPrimitivo
One grape, two identities: ripe California Zinfandel versus …
33Moscato
Grape vs Grape
vsRiesling
Floral, sweet Moscato versus high acid Riesling at every …
34Chablis
Region vs Grape
vsChardonnay
One grape, with Chablis narrowing it to a cool, precise …
35Malbec
Grape vs Grape
vsShiraz
Plush steak friendly Malbec versus powerful, peppery Shiraz.
36Moscato
Sparkling vs Sparkling
vsProsecco
Sweet, gentle Moscato versus drier, cocktail ready Prosecco.
37Rioja
Region vs Region
vsChianti
Smooth, oak shaped Rioja versus bright, tomato ready …
38Amarone
Style vs Style
vsRipasso
Cellar worthy dried grape Amarone versus versatile, value …
39Barolo
Style vs Style
vsAmarone
Nebbiolo's tannin and perfume versus Amarone's dried-grape …
40Albariño
Grape vs Grape
vsSauvignon Blanc
Saline, peachy Albariño versus citrus and herb driven …
41Pinot Grigio
Grape vs Grape
vsRiesling
Predictably dry Pinot Grigio versus aromatic, variable …
42Red Wine
Type vs Type
vsWhite Wine
Skin fermented red structure versus pale, low tannin white …
43Rosé
Type vs Type
vsWhite Wine
Flexible red fruit rosé versus the wider precision of white …
44Prosecco
Style vs Style
vsChampagne
Fresh Italian value versus layered French bottle-aged …
45Langhe Nebbiolo
Grape vs Appellations
vsBarolo and Barbaresco
The grape, the powerful appellation and the earlier-opening …
46Rosso di Montalcino
Region vs Region
vsChianti Classico
Supple Montalcino purity versus savoury Chianti Classico …
47White Sancerre
Region vs Grape
vsOther Sauvignon Blanc
Place-led Loire precision versus the grape's worldwide …
48Pouilly-Fuissé
Region vs Region
vsPouilly-Fumé
Fuller Bourgogne Chardonnay versus fresher Loire Sauvignon …
49Chenin Blanc
Grape vs Grape
vsChardonnay
Quince, acidity and sweetness range versus climate and …
50Viognier
Grape vs Grape
vsChardonnay
Perfumed Rhône richness versus Chardonnay's wider structural …
51Gamay
Grape vs Grape
vsPinot Noir
Juicy Beaujolais value versus savoury Pinot Noir detail.
52Chenin Blanc
Grape vs Grape
vsSauvignon Blanc
Quince and texture versus grapefruit and herbs.
53Blanc de Blancs
Style vs Style
vsBlanc de Noirs
White-grape finesse versus dark-grape breadth in Champagne.
iii.Three axes
How to think about any comparison.
01
Body
Light, medium, or full. A wine's weight on the palate sets the rules for everything else, especially what it can pair with.
02
Acidity
High-acid wines feel fresh and food-friendly. Low-acid wines feel rounder, but flatten against rich food.
03
Tannin
The grip on your gums. High tannin wines pair with fatty meats and tolerate years in the cellar. Low tannin reds drink young.
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