Types of White Wine

Riesling 
Wine produced from grapes of this type usually come from Germany, France, Australia and Canada, because of Riesling grapes grow well in these places. Riesling can produce two kinds of wine, dry wine (the term for wines that are not sweet, but also not bitter) and sweet wine (the term for sweet wine). Dry Riesling wine is famous for its character (aroma / taste) flower, orange citrus and green apple. While the sweet wine of his character of honey, passion fruit, lemon until pineapple. One advantage of this wine is the level of acidity (acidity) is quite prominent than any other wine.


Chardonnay 
Categorized as types of the most popular white wine in the world, including Indonesia. Chardonnay grapes are also many kinds, with different characters depending on the location of cultivation. For example, a Chardonnay from the United States (California) and the Australian character of tropical fruits, like melons and peaches. But in France (Burgundy), Chardonnay has a character of lemon, green apple and pear. Even by Yohan Handoyo, author of 'Secrets of Wine', type Chardonnay grapes are in the process of fermentation using oak barrels (oak barrels), then the character will have extra vanilla flavor with a texture that feels more creamy on the tongue.



Sauvignon Blanc
There are few places kind of wine-producing Sauvignon Blanc, but the best comes from New Zealand and France. This kind of wine has a character that feels best, such as lime, lemon, kiwi until peppers. Some wine experts also add celery, fresh scent and gentle on the character of this wine.



Semillon
This is the main option to make sweet wine. One of the best producers of Semillon in the world is in France, precisely in the area Sauterness. Semillon will produce wines with a strong honey character, classy and complex. But in Autralia You also can find the type of Semillon which made into a dry wine, though slightly different character Sauterness.



Chenin Blanc
This grape types can be made into sweet wines or dry wines. The best wines of this type originated in France, precisely the Loire Valley. For dry wines, Chenin Blanc produces green apple character or other green fruits. Besides its acidity while drunk will be felt at all in the tongue. There is also a manifold Dry Chenin Blanc is a little sweeter taste than dry wines in general, with the character of tropical fruit such as pineapple, banana and Guava. As for sweet wines from Chenin Blanc in character such as red apples, honey and apricot. For some people, these characters actually feel more phenomenal.

Source : seleramagazine

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