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Guide to Wine

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Wine [[Category:Guides]]Unlike [[beer]], wine says class. And often 12-13% alcohol by volume. Here’s Here's some basic info for the next time you’re you're looking for a drink to complement your meal, trying to impress someone, or simply browsing ye old Spirit Shoppe for something new.
==Types of Wine==
===Comparison Guide===
 
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<p> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" {| cellspacing="1" width=7"50%" bgcolor="white"> <tr> ! ||RED||WHITE <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td> <th width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">RED</font></th>  <th width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">WHITE</font></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><i>|''Sweetest</i></font></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">''||Pinot Noir</font></td>||Riesling <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">Riesling</font></td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">| ||Zinfandel</font></td>||Chardonnay <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans|-Regular" size="2">Chardonnay</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">| ||Cabernet</font></td>  <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">||Chenin Blanc</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td>|- <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">| ||Syrah</font></td>||Sauvignon Blac <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">Sauvignon Blanc</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><i>|''Driest ''||Merlot||Brut </i></font></td>  <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans|-Regular" size="2">Merlot</font></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">Brut</font></td> </tr>! ||RED||WHITE </table>    <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="50%" bgcolor="white"> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td> <th width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">RED</font></th> <th width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans|-Regular" size="2">WHITE</font></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><i>|''Lightest</i></font></td>  <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">''||Merlot</font></td>||Brut <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans|-Regular" size="2">Brut</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">| ||Zinfandel</font></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">||Fume Blanc</font></td>|- </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">| ||Chianti</font></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">||Pinot Grigio</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"></td>|- <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">| ||Pinot Noir</font></td>||Riesling  <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans|-Regular" size="2">Riesling</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" bgcolor="white"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><i>|''Heaviest</i></font></td>''||Cabernet||Chardonnay <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans|-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">Cabernet</font></td> <td width="36%"><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,SunSans-Regular" size="2">Chardonnay</font></td>|} </trcenter>
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===Fortified Wines===
Fortified wines are wines with more alcohol added, originally in order to preserve the wine on long trips overseas. The result is a sweeter, more powerful drink, referred to in the US as a Dessert wine.
===General Tips===
Red wines are generally served at a cool room temperature. Many white whines wines should be chilled before imbibement with a meal. Really old wine is probably ok to drink because of its alcohol content, it's a matter of taste. Drink what you like, not what people tell you you should.
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