Wine Types Guide
Learn the main wine categories, red, white, rosé, sparkling, fortified, and orange. Understand what makes each type unique and how to choose the right wine.
Every wine, by style.
Red Wine
Bold and complex wines made from dark-skinned grapes, ranging from light and fruity to full-bodied and tannic.
White Wine
Refreshing and versatile wines made from green or golden grapes, ranging from crisp and light to rich and full.
Rose Wine
Versatile pink wines offering the best of both worlds - refreshing like white, flavorful like red.
Sparkling Wine
Effervescent wines with lively bubbles, from elegant Champagne to refreshing Prosecco.
Fortified Wine
Rich, complex wines strengthened with grape spirits, from sweet Port to dry Sherry.
Natural Wine
Minimal-intervention wines made with indigenous yeasts and little to no added sulfites.
Dessert Wine
Lusciously sweet wines made by concentrating grape sugars through noble rot, late harvest, freezing, or drying.
Orange Wine
White wines made with extended skin contact, producing amber-colored wines with tannic structure.
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