Sparkling Wines: Dry (Champagne, Cava, and Prosecco )
Aroma: Fruity, apple, citrus, and baked bread
Color: Almost Clear
Flavor: Fruity, melon, citrus, pear.
Pairing: Salty Foods
Suggestions: Freixnet, LaMarca, Vueve Cliquot, and Moet
Dry White: Pinot Grigio, Savignon Blanc
Aroma: Fruity, apple, and citrus
Color: Pale Yellow
Flavor: Notes of Apple and citrus. American Savignon Blanc
are grassy. New Zealand Savignon Blancs will be citrusy(lemon and grapefruit).
Pairing: Chicken, fish, and pasta dishes
Suggestions: Santa Margarita, Mezocorona, Kim Crawford, and Cupcake
Sweet White: Riesling
Aroma: Honeycomb, fig, and pear
Color: Almost Clear and slightly yellow
Flavor: apricot, pear, and nectarine
Pairing: Spicy Food, Indian food, and Chinese food.
Suggestions: Brotherhood Riesling, Saint Michele,
Dr. Loosen
Rich White: Chardonnay
Aroma: Oak, vanilla, butter
Color: Gold Yellow
Flavor: Rich, sometimes oak flavored, buttery, vanilla, tropical
fruit flavors(Kendall Jackson)
Pairing: Shrimp Scampi
Suggestions: Kendal Jackson, Butter, and Mer sol
Rose: Dry
Aroma: Roses, strawberries, and currants
Color: Light pink
Flavor: Watermelon and strawberry notes
Pairing: Seafood, Bruchetta, and salads
Suggestions: Whispering Angel, Ava, and Summer in a bottle.
Light Red: Pinot Noir
Aroma: Cherry, strawberry, and chocolate
Color: Purple
Flavor: Cherry, raspberry, notes of vanilla or chocolate.
Pairing: Lamb and beef
Suggestions: Meiomi and Penguin Pinot Noir
Medium Red: Merlot
Aroma: Cocoa, black cherries, and Plum
Color: Deep purple or red
Flavor: Notes of cherry,
plum, and chocolate
Pairing: Filet Mignon, pork chops, grilled vegetables, and
chicken
Suggestions: Menage a Trois and Alamos
Bold Red: Cabernet, Shiraz, and Malbec
Aroma: Peppery and chocolate
Color: Deep Red and purple
Flavor: Black currant and black cherry
Pairing: Red meats like lamb and steak
Suggestions: Josh and Freak Show
Dessert Wine: Moscato, Ice Wine, Mead and Sangria
Aroma: Sweet and fruity
Color: Red or white
Flavor: Honey-mead, Bartenura-peach and apricot, and Roscatto-strawberry
and blackberry
Pairing: Anything sweet
Suggestions: Bartenura, Carrols Mead, and Roscatto