Light Wines - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Still wines
Majority fall under this category
8-15% alcohol
Examples of light wines - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Rioja
and Chardonnay
Examples of Sparking wines - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>Champagne and Cava
Sparkling Wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Wine where
bubbles of carbon dioxide gas have been trapped in
wine. Typically expensive
Examples of fortified wine - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>Sherry and Port
Fortified Wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Wines that have
extra alcohol added
15-22% alcohol
Color styles of Wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Red - Black
grapes - colour comes with the grapes skin
White - Juice of white grapes
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Rosé - Black grapes with less contact with skins
Sweetness Styles of Wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Dry,
Medium, Sweet
Dry Wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>The majority of wine
are dry because the yeast has turned all the sugar into
alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.
Example of Dry wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>White -
Sauvignon Blanc
Red - Chinanti
Medium Wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Usually White or
Rose. The wine maker either removes the yeast from the
juice before the sugar has been consumed or adds
unfermented sweet grape juice to dry wine.
Example of medium wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>White
Zinfandel
Sweet wine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>made from grapes
that are so rich in sugar that the yeast dies before all the
sugar is consumed. The sweetness should be balanced
with a refreshing acidity to prevent these wines from
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