Merlot

Wine Style:
A light to medium bodied wine with fewer types of tannin and takes well to oak and bottle aging. It’s used frequently as a blending wine with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Flavors:

Origin:
Bordeaux in France
Found:
Most if …

Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

This is a resource which may be helpful to curious newbies, or as a refresher to existing wine drinkers.
To better understand wine, we have simplified the way wine grapes …

Albariño

Wine Style:
It is known for being a light-bodied wine with crisp, refreshing, fruit flavors. Suggested food pairings for Albarino wines include Fried Shrimp or Oysters and Sushi and Sushami (light fish).
Flavors:
Apricot Citrus …

Amarone

Wine Style:
Amarone is a very special, powerful northern Italian red wine made from shriveled grapes that have dried for several months. In short this is a full-bodied wine weighing in at about 15% or 16% …

Arneis

Wine Style:
This is a light-bodied dry wine from the Piedmont region.
Flavors:

Origin:
Piedmont in Italy
Found:
Italy and Australia
Arneis means “rascal” in Italian, and is so named for its ability to beguile the most patient winemakers. It …

Asti Spumante

Wine Style:
Light-bodied, sweet and refreshing, dry finish and low in alcohol.
Flavors:

Origin:
Piedmont
Found:
Italy only
The wine is made entirely with 100% Moscato.
Asti or Asti Spumante is a DOCG white sparkling wine produced in the Asti district in …

Auslese

Wine Style:
A Riesling Auslese is a late harvest Riesling wine, made from individually selected grape bunches. This method of harvesting leads to intensely flavored, very sweet, and more pricey wines.
Flavors:

Origin:
Germany
Found:
Austria and Germany
Auslese is …