Knowing the different wines for beginners

Of cause I can't sit here and write down all wine sorts on the market, that wouldn't even be educational, instead I will write which kind of wines as an overview, and tell you what those kinds are used for and when.

Aperitif:
This is a pre dinner wine, its usually something you get just before you get to eat, like an appetizer.
The ones I have tasted usually is kind of sweet (not a bad thing)

Barley wine:
This is a very strong wine, up to 12 percent alcohol, I'm not even sure this will go very well with food.

Cooking wine:
This is not wine to drink, usually its wine used to put in food while cooking, therefore it is also a bad quality.
Actually I talked to a cooking chief recently, he told me a rule of thumb. If the wine is to bad to drink, its also to bad to use in food.

Dessert wines:
The title kind of says it all, it wine served with the dessert, some cake, ice cream or what ever.
Usually its very sweet and very low on alcohol. (Note: this not counting Port wine which is a strong wine also not so sweet).

White and red wines:
Red wines are typically best for enhancing meals of red meat or tomato sauce, white wines are good for white meat as chicken and fish.

Rose wine:
This is kind of a mixture of red and white wines, they are sweet, good with seafood, salad and pork. Also called summer wines.

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Cascina Adelaide Langhe Rosso DOC Jula Red Wine Italy 2001 A 50/50 blend of Barbera and Nebbiolo, two grapes that complement each other exceptionally well. The wine takes the best qualities from both grapes; from the Nebbiolo comes tannin, body, and a wonderfully floral quality. It takes from the Barbera great acidity and purity of fruit. It can best be described simply in two words, "big" and "delicious."

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