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White Wine Style Guide

Quick Reference Guide

Crisp/Dry/Light (tangy acidity,unoaked)

  • Frascati or Soave from Italy
  • Muscadet (Loire)
  • Bordeaux Blanc
  • Sancerre/Pouilly Fumé (Loire)

 

Food matches: salads, fish, chicken, smoked salmon

Aromatic/Spicy (unoaked)

  • Gewurztraminer from Alsace or Chile
  • Torrontes from Argentina
  • New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

 

Food matches: salads, fish, chicken, smoked salmon

Medium-bodied/fruity/smooth (Chardonnay usually dominates) 

  • Chardonnay Reserva from Chile
  • Australian Semillon/Chardonnay
  • Mâcon-Lugny (Burgundy)
  • South Africa  Chenin/Chardonnay 

 

Food matches: roast chicken, fish or pasta in a creamy sauce

Rich/Full-bodied (usually oaked)

  • Meursault or Pouilly Fuissé (Burgundy)
  • Australian Semillon  or Chardonnay
  • Californian Chardonnay

 

Food matches: richly flavoured dishes, lobster, turbot or spicy dishes

Medium Sweet/ Sweet

  • German Riesling
  • Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
  • Oloroso Sherry

 

Food matches: apple, pear or peach desserts, also chocolate
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