Types and styles of wine

Question 1

What are the types of wine? How many are there?

Answer 1

1. Still wines
2. Sparkling wines
3. Fortified wines
   = 3 types of wines

Question 2

What components consist the styles of wines of?

Answer 2

Style of wine is determined from a combination of:
Colour
Structural characteristics
Aromas and flavours

Question 3

Styles of wines: What colour do we have?

Answer 3

1. White
2. Red
3. Rosé

Question 4

Styles of wines:

What structural characteristics do we have?

Answer 4

1. Sweetness - dry, medium and sweet
2. Acidity - low, medium and high
3. Tannin - low, medium and high
4. Alcohol - low, medium and high
5. Body - light, medium and full
   =SATAB

Question 5

Styles of wines:

What aromas and flavours do we have in wine?

Answer 5

1. Fruit - the aromas and flavours of the grape and alcoholic fermentation (primary)
2. Oak - the aromas and flavours of post-fermentation winemaking (secondary)
3. Other - grass, flowers, herbs, vegetables, earth, mushroom and leather (combination of primary, secondary and tertiary)