Red Wine and White Wine

These tables will help you choose just the right wine to go with your food. Listed here are red wines and white wines in order of lightness to heaviness.

Start the meal with a lighter wine, progressing toward a heavy or full-bodied one. Also choose a lighter wine to go with light food and more full-bodied wine to go with heavier food.

Selected RED Wines, Light to Heavy
1	Valpolicella
2	Beaujolais
3	Dolcetto
4	California Pinot Noir
5	Burgundy
6	Barbera
7	Chianti Classico
8	Barbaresco, Barolo
9	Rioja
10	Bordeaux
11	Merlot (United States, French are lighter)
12	Zinfandel
13	Rhone
14	Cabernet Sauvignon (United States, Australia, French are lighter)
15	Syrah, Shiraz

Selected WHITE Wines - Light to Heavy
1	Soave, Orvieto, Pinot Grigio
2	Off-dry Riesling
3	Dry Riesling
4	Muscadet
5	Champagne and other dry sparkling wines
6	Chenin Blanc
7	French Chablis and other unoaked Chardonnays
8	Sauvignon Blanc
9	White Bordeaux
10	White Burgundy
11	Pinot Gris (Alsace, Tokay)
12	Gewurztraminer
13	Barrel-fermented or barrel-aged Chardonnay (United States, Australia)

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