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Light Red Wines

Light Body - Light Tannins - Good Acidity

Typical Flavors:

Strawberry
Strawberry		 Raspberry
Raspberry		 Redcurrant
Currant

Cranberry
Cranberry		 Cherry
Cherry		 Blackberry
Blackberry

Roses
Rose		 Herbs
Herbs		 Spices
Spices

Bardolino (Italy)
Beaujolais (France)
Beaujolais Nouveau (France)
Blauburgunder (Austria)
Brachetto (Italy)
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo (Italy)
Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Italy)
Cinsault (France)
Counoise (France)
Gamay (France)
Gamay Noir (USA)
Lambrusco (Italy)
Pinot Nero (Italy)
Rondinella (Italy)
Schiava (Italy)
Spätburgunder (Germany)
St. Magdalener (Italy)
Tauberschwarz (Germany)
Trollinger (Germany)
Valpolicella (Italy)
Vernatch (Austria)
Vernatch (Italy)
Zweigelt (Austria)

Medium Light Red Wines

Medium Light Body - Medium Tannins - Good Acidity

Typical Flavors:

Strawberry
Strawberry		 Raspberry
Raspberry		 Red Cherry
Cherry

Blueberry
Blueberry		 Blackberry
Blackberry		 Roses
Rose

Barbera (Italy)
Baco Noir (France)
Blaufränkisch (Austria)
Bourgogne Rouge (France)
Burgundy Red (France)
Corvina (Italy)
Côte de Beaune (France)
Côte de Nuits (France)
Dolcetto (Italy)
Etna Rosso (Italy)
Garnacha (Spain)
Grenache (France)
Langhe Barbera (Italy)
Langhe Dolcetto (Italy)
Lemberger (Austria)
Molinara (Italy)
Nerello Mascalese (Italy)
Pinot Noir (France)
Rossese di Dolceacqua (Italy)
Petit Rouge (Italy)

Medium Red Wines

Medium Body - Medium Tannins - Balanced Acidity

Typical Flavors:

Strawberry
Strawberry		 Raspberry
Raspberry		 Red Cherry
Cherry

Blueberry
Blueberry		 Blackberry
Blackberry		 Roses
Rose

Herbs
Herbs		 Wood
Wood		 Spices
Spices

Barbarano (Italy)
Bonarda (Argentina)
Bonarda Oltrepò Pavese (Italy)
Bourgueil (France)
Cabernet Franc (France)
Carignan (France)
Carignano (Italy)
Cariñena (Spain)
Chianti (Italy)
Chinon (France)
Corbeau (France)
Côtes du Rhône South (France)
Croatina (Italy)
Douce Noir (France)
Douro Tinto (Portugal)
Frappato (Italy)
GSM Wines (France)
Montecucco (Italy)
Montefalco (Italy)
Morellino (Italy)
Oltrepò Pavese (Italy)
Ribera del Duero (Spain)
Rioja Unoaked (Spain)
Rioja Crianza (Spain)
Ruchè (Italy)
Sangiovese (Italy)
Saumur Rouge (France)
Saumur-Champigny (France)
St. Laurent (Austria)
Tai Rosso (Italy)
Tempranillo Crianza (Spain)
Teroldego (Italy)
Vespolina (Italy)

Medium Plus Red Wines

Medium Body - Medium Tannins - Balanced Acidity

Typical Flavors:

Blackberry
Blackberry		 Red Cherry
Red Cherry		 Black Cherry
Black Cherry

Plum
Plum		 Herbs
Herbs		 Spices
Spices

Barrel
Barrel		 Vanilla
Vanilla		 Nuts
Nuts

Aragones (Portugal)
Baga (Portugal)
Barbera Superiore (Italy)
Biferno (Italy)
Bobal (Spain)
Bordeaux Right Bank (France)
Bovale (Italy)
Cannonau (Italy)
Carménère (France)
Cesanese del Piglio (Italy)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (France)
Chianti Classico (Italy)
Colli Euganei Rosso (Italy)
Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (Italy)
Dolcetto Dogliani (Italy)
Gigondas (France)
Jaen (Portugal)
Marcillac (France)
Mencia (Spain)
Merlot (France)
Nizza DOCG (Italy)
Montepulciano (Italy)
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Italy)
Nero di Troia (Italy)
Palette (France)
Piglio (Italy)
Pomerol (France)
Primitivo (Italy)
Ribeira Sacra (Spain)
Rosso di Montalcino (Italy)
Rosso di Valtellina (Italy)
Rosso di Montepulciano (Italy)
Saint Emillion (France)
Suvereto Sangiovese (Italy)
Terre Tollesi - Tullum (Italy)
Tinta Amarela (Portugal)
Tinta de Toro (Spain)
Tinta del Pais (Spain)
Tinta Roriz (Portugal)
Tintilia (Italy)
Torgiano Riserva (Italy)
Trincadeira (Portugal)
Uva di Troia (Italy)
Villamagna (Italy)
Valtellina (Italy)
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Italy)
Zinfandel (USA)

Bold Red Wines

Full Body - High Tannins - Strong Flavors - Oak

Typical Flavors:

Blackberry
Blackberry		 Black Cherry
Cherry		 Plum
Plum

Blueberry
Blueberry		 Violets
Violet		 Spices
Spices

Oak
Oak		 Tobacco
Tobacco		 Leather
Leather

Agiorgitiko (Greece)
Aglianico (Italy)
Aglianico del Taburno (Italy)
Aglianico del Vulture (Italy)
Aglianico (Italy)
Bairrada (Portugal)
Bandol (France)
Barbaresco (Italy)
Barolo (Italy)
Bolgheri (Italy)
Bordeaux Left Bank (France)
Brunello di Montalcino (Italy)
Cabernet Sauvignon (France)
Cabernet Shiraz (Australia)
Carmignano (Italy)
Cirò (Italy)
Corbières (France)
Cornas (France)
Coteaux du Languedoc (France)
Côte-Rôtie (France)
Côtes du Rhône North (France)
Crozes-Hermitage (France)
Dão DOC (Portugal)
Durif (USA)
Freisa (Italy)
Gaglioppo (Italy)
Gattinara (Italy)
Ghemme (Italy)
Graves (France)
Hermitage (France)
Lagrein (Italy)
Langhe Nebbiolo (Italy)
Languedoc (France)
Lebanese Red (Lebanon)
Madiran (France)
Malbec (Argentina)
Malbec (France)
Margaux (France)
Médoc (France)
Meritage (USA)
Monastrell (Spain)
Mondeuse (France)
Mourvèdre (France)
Nebbiolo (Italy)
Negroamaro (Italy)
Nero d'Avola (Italy)
Pessac-Léognan (France)
Petit Verdot (France)
Petite Sirah (USA)
Pignolo (Italy)
Pinotage (South Africa)
Priorat (Spain)
Rioja Reserva (Spain)
Sagrantino (Italy)
Saint-Joseph (France)
Schioppettino (Italy)
Shiraz (Australia)
Super Tuscan (Italy)
Suvereto (Italy)
Syrah (France)
Tannat (France)
Taurasi (Italy)
Touriga Nacional (Portugal)
Val di Cornia Rosso (Italy)
Valtellina Superiore (Italy)

Appassimento Wines

Appasimento refers to the process of using dry grapes in wine making.

Typical Flavors:

Blackberry
Blackberry		 Black Cherry
Cherry		 Plum
Plum

Rasins
Raisins		 Herbs
Herbs		 Spice
Spices
Chocolate
Chocolate		 Coffee
Coffee		 Cinnamon
Cinnamon

Amarone (Italy)
Primitivo Passitivo (Italy)
Ripasso (Italy)
Sforzato (Italy)

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