Not a lot. There are lots and lots of wines in this world and, for us to even have a working knowledge of wines, we would have to spend a vast amount of time, reading up any of the thousands of books available on the subject, and spend quite a while tasting wine as well. Here we are about to embark on a fascinating journey of discovering the basics of wines and, maybe, of learning to enjoy it as well.
Wine is nothing more than fermented grapejuice and, yet, a lot lot more.
Let us start our voyage by broadly defining the kinds of wines. There are basically three types of wines . Champagne being the noticeable exception where red grapes are also used, despite its being a white wine. In white wines, only the first pressing of the grapes is stored and the juice is fermented. Among the noteworthy Indian whites are Riviera White, Chantilli Chardonnay Blend, Grover Clairette.