Grape Expectations
This key ingredient in wine converts grape sugars into alcohol.
What is Yeast?
This Loire Valley sparkler has notes of apple, pear, white flowers, and toasted nuts.
What is Alain Robert 'Troglodyte' Vouvray?
This sparkling style is created through a second fermentation in the bottle.
What is traditional method?
This sparkling wine by the glass from the Loire Valley is made using the méthode traditionnelle.
What is Domaine Alain Robert ‘Troglodyte’ Vouvray Brut?
This characteristic in wine helps to tame spicy foods.
What is sweetness?
This characteristic in wine can help balance fatty or rich dishes.
What is acidity?
This wine offers a radiant lemon hue with notes of Meyer lemon, salted pomelo, and mint.
What is Seehof 'Morstein' Riesling Kabinett?
Sauvignon Blanc is commonly categorized into this style of white wine.
What is crisp, light-bodied?
This wine's Riesling grapes thrive on heavy clay marl in Rheinhessen, Germany.
What is Seehof 'Morstein' Riesling Kabinett?
Champagne and sparkling wines pair particularly well with these types of dishes.
What are salty, crispy, or fried dishes?
White wines typically lack this characteristic found in reds, often described as "grippy."
What are tannins?
This blend from Paso Robles features flavors of golden apricot, orange, and peach rings.
What is Tinto Amorio 'Bheeyo'?
This style of rosé involves "bleeding off" juice from red wine fermentation vats.
What is saignée?
The Tinto Amorio 'Bheeyo' blend from Paso Robles belongs to this wine category.
What is orange wine?
Bold reds high in tannins pair best with this type of food.
What are rich meats or umami-heavy dishes?
The term for wines with no sugar content remaining after fermentation.
What is bone dry?
Bright pink with strawberry aromas, this wine is slightly effervescent from Spain's Basque region.
What is Rezabal Txakoli Rosé?
Wines called "orange" wines undergo this unique process usually associated with reds.
What is skin contact (maceration)?
This rosé wine from Basque, Spain, is slightly effervescent and dominated by wild strawberries.
What is Rezabal Txakoli Rosé?
Chardonnay's creamy texture makes it ideal for pairing with dishes featuring this ingredient.
What is seafood?
The presence of this indicates higher alcohol content when swirling wine in a glass.
What are "legs"?
This wine from Langhe, Piedmont offers aromas of raspberries, currants, violets, and wild roses.
What is Giovanni Almondo Langhe Nebbiolo?
Cabernet Sauvignon typically falls into this category of red wine style.
What is full-bodied?
This Langhe Nebbiolo offers delicate aromas of raspberries, violets, and wild roses.
What is Giovanni Almondo Langhe Nebbiolo?
This style of wine is recommended for dishes featuring fermented ingredients, like kimchi.
What is orange (skin contact) wine?