I remember a female reporter asked me such a question: Is dry white wine also wine? I was dumbfounded by the question. I don't know who changed the name of wine to red wine on a whim, but it also spread, which made many people think that wine should be red, and that champagne or dry white wine is made of other fruits, which really delayed their future. Therefore, it is necessary to explain the types of wine seriously.

What are the colors?

There are red wine, white wine and rose wine in color. Among them, white wine is not white, but relative to red wine. White wine is generally pale yellow or yellowish green when it is young. Red wine also has a variety of reds, depending on the age of the wine. Rose is slightly lighter than red, with onion skin color and light red.

What are the forms?

According to the form, there are sparkling wine and still wine The so-called sparkling wine is the wine that will keep bubbling, and champagne is the sparkling wine. But don't think that sparkling wine can be called "champagne", and don't think that sparkling wine without "champagne" is not good! Champagne is actually a place name in France. The sparkling wine in this place is called "Champagne", which is really a kind of place name protection. Some sparkling wines produced outside the champagne area are also very good, but those produced by some wineries in China with a lot of water and artificial carbon dioxide are not even sparkling wines, let alone champagne. Still wine, as its name implies, is wine that does not bubble, such as dry red and dry white.

What are the types?

According to the sugar content, it can be divided into dry type, semi-dry type, semi-sweet type and sweet type. According to China's standards, the sugar content per liter is less than 4 grams, 4~ 12 grams is semi-dry, 12~50 grams is semi-sweet, and more than 50 grams is sweet. At present, there are dry and semi-dry wines in China, but semi-sweet and sweet wines are not produced. The syrup wine with a lot of sugar is not sweet wine at all. Semi-sweet wines abroad include Canadian frosted wines and late-harvest wines from some European countries. Sweet wines are mainly iced wine and noble wine.

How to divide alcohol content?

According to the alcohol content, the alcohol content of wine is generally 8%~ 14%, while the alcohol content of fortified wines is between 15%~22%, such as Portuguese port wine and Spanish sherry wine. The former added brandy in the fermentation, while the latter was added after the fermentation. (The taste of this kind of wine is generally sweet, but there are also some unsweetened sherry wines.) The wines made entirely from grapes specially used for wine-making are basically the above categories. I believe that I will never hear questions like "Is champagne a wine?" and "Is brandy a good wine?".