wine styles
All wines featured on winedown.co.uk have been classified with an appropriate style. If you are preparing a meal at home or if you prefer a certain style of wine, this listing should make your decision easier and may even point you in the direction of a wine that perhaps you have not tried before.
Typical wines that fall into the aromatic category are Gewürztraminer, Torrontes, sometimes Riesling and suit food with a spicy e more »
Bone dry white wine such as Muscadet, Bourgogne Aligoté, Fino and Manzanilla Sherry suit fish and shellfish and are great as an a more »
There's a trend towards unoaked and lightly oaked white wine, particularly Chardonnay, in contrast to the older style " more »
There's always a demand for oaked white wines. Australia, California & some Burgundy are full-bodied and would suit hearty dishes more »
Sauvignon Blanc is mostly made without oak as there's a trend nowadays for grape varieties more associated with oak, such as Chardonna more »
Anjou Blanc, Vouvray(Chenin) & some some New World Chenin Blanc blends are consider medium-dry in style. more »
South African Chenin Blanc & Rieslings from Australia & new Zealand are well known as wines with an off-dry style and suit fish and white meat more »
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Dry rosé should be refreshing, crisp with decent acidity is ideal as an apéritif and great to drink on its own al fresco. more »
Rosé d'Anjou and Mateus are typical medium-dry rosés. Easy drinking. more »
Fruity, medium-bodied wine encompass a whole range and styles of wine from most parts of the world and are good for drinking with most red mea more »
Australian Shiraz is often associated with beefy full-bodied red but Malbec from Argentina, some Bordeaux, Cahors, Italian& more »
Pinot Noir wine from New Zealand, Australia and particularly Burgundy are consider Gamey and suit partridge. pheasant, lamb, c more »
Beaujolais and the "Cru" Beaujolais, such as Fleurie, Brouilly, Moulin a Vent are made in a lighter style more »
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Wines from the Rhône Valley such as Châteauneuf du Pape, Côtes du Rhône, Gigondas are typical of red wines with sp more »
