Tips for Wine Selection

Series Summary

Wine comes in many flavors, tints, tones, levels of dryness and blends. Wines are used for cooking or to enhance the flavor of a meal or certain dish. Wine is made from the fermentation of fruits such as grapes, strawberries, elderberries and blackcurrants. Depending on the grapes, the product yielded is called zinfandel, pinot grigio, pinot noir, merlot, chardonnay, blanco noir or other variations of wine. Some wines include carbon dioxide that is a product of fermentation. These wines are sparkling wines or champagnes and are often used in celebratory events such as weddings, graduations, holiday parties, and other occasions.

With wide wide world of wine selection, making a wine decision can seem a little daunting. To help you out with your selection, let our experts give you a little bit of information on wine. They explain the differences of some wines, and they show you what to expect when you go to a wine tasting. Learn about wine harvest and the fermentation process of wine. Also, if you are confused about all of the different types of wine glasses, Amanda and Tish give you advice on pairing your wine with your wine glasses. So, if you are thinking of entering the wonderful world of wines, watch and learn about wine selection today!

Video Transcript

"I'm Tish Cooper and I'm Amanda Persico for expertvillage.com at Joseph Flippi Winery and we're going to talk today about some wine selections. I think what intrigues me most about the wines is the diversity that there is a wine for every mood, there's a wine for every event and there are also wrong wines for each of those things. You just hope to get things paired and hopefully have some wines that are flexible, versatile enough to accompany every palate, every occasion and have a good time with it, have some fun. The most exciting thing about wine, for me, is the different flavors in every wine that you taste. No wine tastes the same, no same wine tastes the same each time we open it, so it's completely different every time you open a bottle and with every vintage, every grape."