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wine styles

Light usually goes hand in hand with moderate alcohol
Sample wine white: Prosecco
Sample wine red: Provence Rosé 

Associations:
playful – dancing on the tongue – rather with acidity than with tannin – like to tingle – rather on the picnic blanket than by the fireplace – more in summer than in autumn – more to Mediterranean salads, than to hearty stew

Fresh as opposed to matured. In matured wines, the fresh fruit turns into so-called ripening notes.
Sample wine white: Riesling
Sample wine red: Pinot Noir

Associations:
Rather fresh from the bush than from the jam jar – more from the steel tank than from the barrique barrel – more citrus than honey – more forest berry than Black Forest cherry

Anything but boring, with invigorating acidity and herbaceous spice.
Sample wine white: Sauvignon Blanc
Sample wine red: Cabernet Sauvignon

Associations:
freshly cut grass – nettle – more meadow herbs than star anise and cinnamon – more green pepper than pumpkin – more citrus than melon – more tart currant fruit than plum

Supple, with moderate acidity and soft tannin.
Without big corners and edges and very accessible.
Sample wine white: Pinot Gris
Sample wine red: Merlot

Associations:
rather melon than citrus – rather residual sweet than dry – more matured than youthful – more from warm climes than from cold areas

Warming spice and also sweetness, a whole basket of non-native fruits and a touch of Orient

Sample wine white: Gewürztraminer
Sample wine red: Shiraz

Associations:
Honey – Chocolate – Caramel – Cinnamon and cloves – Wood wort – Turkish confectionery – Pineapple, lychees, mangoes, papayas – Rose petals – Dried fruits – Confit and jam

Restrained in fragrance, wines from barren, stony and often volcanic soils
Sample wine white: Chardonnay
Sample wine red: Cabernet Franc

Associations:
wet stone or river pebbles – the damp piece of chalk on the blackboard – the natural stone terrace after a rain shower – saltiness – smoky after flint

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Wines for chewing, with a lot of extract,
concentrated and dense, mostly barrel-aged. Sample wine white: Chardonnay Barrique
Sample wine red: Shiraz-Cabernet

Associations:
meaty – peppery – vanilla – smoky – more for barbecue than for green salad – rather to creamy sauces than to raw food dip – rather to grilled than to steamed

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Wines with very little acidity and tannin, with extract sweetness, without
corners and edges, very polished Sample wine white: Semillon
Sample wine red: Primitivo (Zinfandel)

Associations:
lush – full-bodied – chubby – soft – velvety – baroque – oily – a lot of enamel and extract – lines the mouth – supple tannin – sweet extract – as conched

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Wines that have become even better with age.
From the youthful fruitiness a variety of aromas developed.
Sample wine white: Riesling
Sample wine red: Bordeaux Blend

Associations:
multifaceted – profound – complex – expressive – a wine with character – a meditation wine – closely meshed

Often the classics of special terroir, produced on a small scale with a lot of care and passion. Usually matured longer.
Sample wine white: Riesling Icewine
Sample wine red: Central Otago Pinot Noir

Associations:
exquisite – artisanal – mysterious – for the special moments – a monument – complex – every sip a revelation – as a soloist for meditation or for a feast