Understanding Wine Dry/Sweet Scale

Would like to know more about wines and which ones are dry versus sweet? Then take a look at Wine Varieties. This will help you understand which wine varieties are what levels of dry or sweet.

First, you need to know that dry for a wine does not mean the opposite of sweet, which is bitter. Dryness in wines is not bitter. It really doesn't mean sour either. It means more lack of sweet.

Lack of sweet tends to bring out more flavors in the wine itself. That kind of explains why so many red varieties of wine are on the dry scale instead of the sweet scale. These are the wines that have the riches flavors. These are also the wines that usually can be aged, which brings out more flavors.

Personally, I am a huge fan of Chardonnay white wine. It's the driest of the whites and has some very rich flavors. Besides understanding the different varieties of wine and their dry to sweet levels, you may also want to learn a bit more about how wine is actually made. This creates its flavors and aromas.

Understanding wines and how to choose wines is important to many of us. Whether it's for your own consumption or you want to take a bottle to a dinner party, you want to choose ones that you will enjoy and your host will appreciate.

Take some time to learn about the wine basics. Then discover which wine varieties you may want to choose.