Grape Varieties
Types of White Wine: From Crisp Albariño to Rich Chardonnay
The main white wine grapes from crisp and zesty to rich and creamy, which are dry and which can be sweet, where they grow and what to eat with each.
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Every Wine Blue Book guide in one place: wine basics, grape varieties, wine regions, food pairings, wine ratings and research-based value picks.
Wine Basics
Types of Wine: A Simple Guide to Every Main Style
Red, white, rosé, sparkling, dessert and fortified: how each type of wine is made, how they line up from light to full, and what to eat with them.
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Grape Varieties
Vermentino: Taste, Regions and Seafood Pairings
Vermentino is a dry, citrusy white from Sardinia, Liguria, Tuscany and Provence, where it is called Rolle. Here is how it tastes and what to eat with it.
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Grape Varieties
White Zinfandel: How It's Made, Sweetness and Food
White Zinfandel is a pink, lightly sweet wine from red Zinfandel grapes: how it is made, the Sutter Home story, how it compares to dry rosé and what to eat.
6 min read
Wine Basics
Wine Alcohol Content: Average ABV, Glass and Bottle
Most wine is about 12% to 15% alcohol. Here is the typical ABV by style, how much alcohol is in a glass and a bottle, and how exact the label is.
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Wine Basics
Wine Bottle Sizes: From Split to Nebuchadnezzar
A chart of wine bottle sizes, from the 187 ml split to the 15-liter Nebuchadnezzar, with liters, standard bottles and 5-ounce glasses for each.
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Food Pairings
Wine Spritzer: Ratios, Best Wines and Calories
A wine spritzer is chilled wine topped with soda water, usually three parts wine to one part soda. Ratios, the best wines, red and rosé versions and calories.
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Grape Varieties
Zinfandel: Taste, California Regions and Food
Zinfandel is California's big, jammy red, the same grape as Italy's Primitivo and Croatia's Tribidrag. Here is how it tastes, where it grows and what to eat.
8 min read
Food Pairings
Best Wine for Thanksgiving: Turkey, Sides and Value Picks
Pinot Noir, Beaujolais and Riesling handle turkey and every side dish. Here is what to pour, three critic-rated bottles under $20, and how many to buy.
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Best Value Wines
Best Aldi Wine: Critic Scores and How to Shop the Aisle
The Aldi wine we could verify with a critic score and a recent dated price, older high scorers to look for, and how to read Aldi's labels and awards.
5 min read
Best Value Wines
Best Box Wine: 4 Critic-Rated Boxes and Price per Bottle
Four box wines with 87 to 88 critic points, the price per 750 ml bottle for Black Box, Bota Box and Franzia, and how long boxed wine lasts once opened.
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Best Value Wines
Best Cabernet Sauvignon Under $20: 8 Critic-Rated Bottles
Eight Cabernet Sauvignons under $20 with 89 to 91 points from published critics, US shelf prices checked in October 2026, and a clear value verdict.
7 min read