| Wine and good times go hand in hand, and | | | | White wines do not boast of the same health |
| numerous varieties of wine have evolved over | | | | benefits of their red wine cousins, due to the |
| the centuries. White wine plays a predominant role | | | | absence of the antioxidant compounds present in |
| in many a cuisine, delighting many a palate with its | | | | the grape skins and seeds, which are excluded |
| complex taste. Each wine is unique to the region | | | | while crafting the white wine. But they have |
| the grapes are grown and the manifold process it | | | | lesser amount of tannins and alcohol making it |
| undergoes, and this is what makes a wine red, | | | | very light and easy to enjoy, an ideal choice for |
| rose or white. | | | | any beginner who has begun to explore the wine |
| Why is "white" wine, not white at all, but yellow, | | | | world. |
| golden or straw-like in color? The most famous | | | | The most popular of the dry white wines is |
| example of a golden colored white wine is | | | | Chardonnay, which derives its name from the |
| Champagne. The color can be derived from an | | | | Chardonnay grape variety. It is a vine that adapts |
| assortment of grape varietals. White wines are | | | | well to a variety of climates, and is low |
| made exclusively from the grape juice and the | | | | maintenance, resulting in fairly high yields |
| process carefully excludes the grape skin of | | | | worldwide, which translate into millions of bottles |
| green, gold or yellowish colored grapes or from | | | | of Chardonnay wines, which are relatively, priced |
| just the juice (not the skin) of select red grapes. | | | | at 8-15 dollars a bottle. The other famous dry |
| The coloration of the skin and seeds is not | | | | white wines are Reisling, Savignon Blanc, Pinot Gris |
| allowed to escape into the grape juice in the | | | | and so on. Wine connoisseurs describe the taste |
| making of white wine, while in the case of the red | | | | of dry white wines as cool and crisp, warm and |
| wine, the color of the skin gives the characteristic | | | | buttery, light, fruity and so on. There are many |
| deep reds and dark colors. | | | | styles and types to choose from, but the king of |
| White wines are usually served chilled in fluted | | | | all dry whites is the Chardonnay that comes from |
| glasses with long stems. This keeps the drinkers | | | | Burgundy in France. |
| hand well away from the drink and keeps the | | | | Chilled dry white wine is usually served with white |
| wine cool. Wines are sorted by the effect they | | | | meat like fish or chicken. It can also accompany |
| have on the drinker's palate. The sweetness of | | | | other foods where the acidity balances the other |
| the wine is due to the amount of sugar left over | | | | flavours. White wine is used in making of many |
| during the fermentation of the grape juice into | | | | sauces and in salad dressings and in cooking |
| the wine. When there is very little or nil amount | | | | where the pungent acidity is gives the simplest |
| of sugar in the wine, it is known as a dry wine. | | | | dish an exotic touch. |