Types of Wine and Wine Glasses

Wine is probably the most famous alcoholicrange of 50g/L of sugar to anywhere between
beverage. They are classified by numerous400gL sugar. Late harvest grapes are used to
methods. This includes classifying them based onprepare desert wine. Fortified wines are obtained
color, place of origin, the method of producing andby stopping the fermentation process and adding
the style used in storing them.spirit into the grape juice. These are sweet and
By vinification method, they can be classified ascontain more alcohol.
either sparkling or still, fortified or dessert wines.Irrespective of the type, they should always be
Red colored wine is obtained when grapes aretasted in a proper wine glass. A wine glass
allowed to ferment along with their grape skins.typically consists of three parts: the foot on which
This is usually prepared by fermenting either blackthe entire glass ware rests, the bowl in which the
or red grapes and it receives its color mainly duewine is filled and the stem which connects the
to a process known as maceration. The whitefoot and the bowl. These glasses are usually
wine is prepared from any variety grapes. Theprepared by glass blowing method. High quality
skin of the grapes is completely separated andglasses are made from lead crystal. Lead crystal
the grape juice is left to ferment.glasses have higher refractive index and are a bit
Sparkling wines are those which haveheavier than the usual glasses.
effervescence due to the presence of carbonBased on the shape and its use, wine glasses are
dioxide. Carbon dioxide can be produced naturallybroadly divided into red, white, dessert and
through fermentation process or can be injectedsparkling wine glasses. Red wine glasses are
forcefully at later stages. The most popularrounder than any other wine glasses. White wine
sparkling wine in the world is the champagne. Stillglasses are more U shaped, while the sparkling
wines are those which do not have anyglasses are narrower, and taller. Dessert glasses
effervescence. Dessert wines are usually sweet.are usually smaller and shorter.
The amount of sweetness can vary between the