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Just 32 red wine varieties make up the majority of wine available - use this handy chart to learn them all!

How is red wine made? Follow along and see how red wine is made in a step-by-step illustrated guide from grapes to glass.

Wines Listed from Dry to Sweet (Charts) Any wine – be it Riesling or Cabernet – can be either dry or sweet. The sweetness of wine is determined by the winemaker. Of course, popular varietal wines and styles tend to share the same sweetness level. Wine sweetness ranges from virtually nothing to upwards of 70% sweetness (like a rare bottle of Spanish PX!).

The Complete Wine Color Chart shows 36 unique color states of red, white, and rosé wines, which are organized by hue and intensity. Use this chart to become familiar with the full color hue spectrum that you can observe in a wine glass and to pick up the specific terminology that we can use to [...]

A new infographic from Wine Folly breaks down beginner's tricks for wine, from calorie content to which wines pair best with specific foods.

Learn how the eight basic types of wine taste and look in the glass, including red, white, rosé, sparkling, dessert, and fortified wines.

Remember your favorite wine bottle sizes with this handy chart from Piccolo or Split (187ml), to the popular Magnum, all the way to a Solomon (18 liters!).

Learn Madeira's taste, different styles, and advice for enjoying. A wine that's unchanged for 200 years, growing on a tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean.

Rose wine isn't made with a special grape, rosé is more like a state of mind. The primary flavors of red fruit, flowers, and citrus.

Viognier ("Vee-own-yay") is a full-bodied white wine that originated in southern France and is most loved for its perfumed aromas of peach, tangerine and honeysuckle but can also be oak-aged to add a rich creamy taste with hints of vanilla.