Happy National Wine Drinking Day! What is your favorite type of wine to drink and who knew there were SO many types of wine!
Original Source: Different Types of Wine
There are 5 basic types of wine: red, white, rose, sparkling and fortified. Red wines are made from black grapes and can range from light to dark and sweet to dry. I definitely prefer sweet over dry! White wines are produced from green grapes and the flavor is typically light and zesty. Rose wines are also made from black grapes but the skin is removed prior to provide a light color. Sparkling wines involve a secondary fermentation which causes the bubbles. Fortified wine making involves fortifying wine with spirits.
If I’m just going to be sipping on wine I prefer a semi-sweet wine one. My favorite wine right now is Gewürztraminer. There are also a lot of added health benefits to wine. Wine grapes also contain flavonoids, which decrease the amount of bad cholesterol while increasing the amount of good cholesterol. The highest number of flavonoids are in red wine. Although drinking wine has health benefits, experts advise drinking wine only in moderation. That means no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day for men. And to think I’ve only been having 1-2 glasses a week! I’m totally jipping myself out of having better cholesterol. HAHA!!! With my meals I love red wine and I always try to pair them specifically to what I’ll be eating. At first I couldn’t really tell a major difference but having certain wines for beef vs. pasta or chicken make a huge difference. And there are so many pairing tips online that you’ll never run our of suggestions.
Now if you’re like me, you might find yourself using your corkscrew when it wasn’t necessary. This picture pretty much sums it up. I’m sure we’ve all been there and if you haven’t just pretend you have to make me feel better!
Grow It Girl says
August 9, 2013 at 12:29 amI’m a moscato and Riesling kinda gal. LOL
Coily Locks says
August 10, 2013 at 11:08 amThe Sweet Walter red wine I had last night was pretty good too and I’ll be adding it to my fav list!
GoodLooknOut says
August 16, 2013 at 9:41 amYou are too funny! That picture is a mess. I did that JUST THE OTHER DAY! #Dontjudgeme
I’m a fruity red girl. I even go as far as putting fruit in my glass too!
Coily Locks says
August 17, 2013 at 11:24 amI was so proud of myself when I didn’t do this again the other day. I just automatically whip out the corkscrew when I have wine, but something said remove the foil first please…LOL! And fruity wines aka Sangrias are awesome!!!
Keystrokes By Kimberly says
February 1, 2014 at 1:03 pmLove this post! Please go more in depth with each of the 5 types. School us please.
Coily Locks says
February 1, 2014 at 10:25 pmYes ma’m! School will be in session soon! Can’t have my fellow winos walking around not knowing…LOL
Nicole says
February 1, 2014 at 1:20 pmI like Mascato anything sweet. I don’t drink it often because I’m still looking for one to taste like kool aid or sparkling grape juice. LOL
Coily Locks says
February 1, 2014 at 10:41 pmKool aid or sparling grape juice?!?! -_- Hahaha!
I’ll let you know when I find it! 😉
Renee B says
February 1, 2014 at 1:50 pmOMG…that is too funny with the corkscrew! I am a Mascato girl and I love anything that is sweet! I will drink it with anything. It’s my wine and I will drink it how I want to…LOL.
Coily Locks says
February 1, 2014 at 10:42 pmExactly Renee! I’m sure I’m always picking the wrong wine for whatever meal I pair it with but damnit it’s our wine and we can drink whatever we want…LOL!
Kiki says
October 28, 2015 at 3:48 pmI love red wines. Sweet reds are my favorite. I tried to hop on the Moscato train but a lot of them are just way too sweet for me. I love the visual! I cannot stop laughing at that corkscrew/screw-off top picture though! LOL!
Coily Locks says
October 30, 2015 at 1:59 pmI never did care for Moscato much. If you enjoy sweet wines def try out muscadines.
Lashawn says
November 1, 2015 at 6:09 pmWhile my introduction to wine was mascato, lately there is a sweet red ( some no name brand I found in trader joes) that has become my go to! I need to learn more about wines!
Coily Locks says
November 1, 2015 at 7:05 pmThere are so many out there it’s crazy! I like the semi-sweet ones for my Thursday night shows so I can sip and for dinners I like the drier ones. Heck who am I kidding I like them all anytime! LOL
lisa says
June 23, 2018 at 7:51 amhello, I like Mascato anything sweet. I don’t drink it often because I’m still looking for one to taste like kool aid or sparkling grape juice. LOL