| Wine. Not what you do when you don't get your | | | | the millions of bottles per year. Because of this |
| way. What you drink with a fine meal. Well, | | | | you can get a good Chardonnay for around $10. |
| maybe not what you drink, depending on your | | | | Some of the more popular Chardonnay wines are |
| tastes, but what a lot of people drink. Some | | | | Jacob's Creek, which goes great with chicken, |
| would say that there is nothing like a fine wine. So | | | | veggies or shrimp, Eola Hills which is fine with |
| the question we're going to try to answer in this | | | | grilled salmon or smoked tuna, Carmenet, which is |
| article is just what IS a fine wine?Well, there is | | | | wonderful with cheese, Round Hill, which is a great |
| basically red wine and white wine. And since it's | | | | wine to have with pork and poultry and the list |
| bad etiquette to mixed them together we're | | | | goes on and on.Another very popular white wine |
| going to concentrate on what are considered the | | | | is champagne. Yes, champagne is a white wine, |
| finest white wines in this article.Naturally there will | | | | just a very fancy one. There is a light taste and |
| be experts who will disagree when it comes to | | | | fizz to champagne that is unlike any other white |
| what the finest white wines are but the following | | | | wine. There is no denying that nothing tastes quite |
| list is a pretty safe bet with most people.One of | | | | like champagne. That is why you will find this wine |
| the most popular white wines today is Pinot Grigio. | | | | at the fanciest parties and gatherings and of |
| The wine comes from the Northeast region of | | | | course it is the drink of choice for New Year's |
| Veneto and Friuli. The tastes of this wine range | | | | Eve. The best champagnes are very expensive. |
| from melon to pear and some even offer a | | | | They are derived from a blend of grapes such as |
| subtle tropical or citrus fruit, often there is a | | | | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier. |
| honey or smoky flavor component as well. As for | | | | Champagne is considered a sparkling wine, due to |
| color, Pinot Grigio is typically a pale, straw-like | | | | the bubbles, which are formed during a second |
| yellow with some golden hues thrown in to boot. | | | | fermentation process. This second fermentation |
| This wine goes very well with seafood, light | | | | takes still wine and seals in the carbon dioxide that |
| pastas and cheese cracker combinations. Since | | | | is formed when yeast converts sugar into alcohol, |
| this wine is fairly acidic itself, avoid drinking it with | | | | making for millions of bubbles with no place to go. |
| foods that are high in acid concentration, like citrus | | | | The most expensive popular champagne of today |
| fruits or tomato-based recipes.Another very | | | | is Deutz 1990 Cuvee William Brut at $215 a bottle. |
| popular white wine is what they call a Chardonnay. | | | | So if you're going to drink a lot of champagne |
| There are many types of these wines. These are | | | | prepare a nice budget beforehand.The above is |
| what they call "low maintenance" wines that adapt | | | | only the tip of the iceberg of white wines but |
| well to a variety of climates which means that | | | | they are the most popular. In our next article we'll |
| quite a bit of this wine can be produced, usually in | | | | see what red wines have to offer for our tastes. |