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Different Wines

Every wine belongs to a family defined by how it is made. Choose a category to see the grape varieties and styles that live inside it.

12 varieties & styles

Red Wines

Fermented on the skins for colour, tannin and structure — from silky Pinot Noir to formidable Nebbiolo.

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10 varieties & styles

White Wines

Pressed off the skins and built on aromatics and acidity, spanning steely Chablis to honeyed Viognier.

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4 varieties & styles

Rosé Wines

Brief skin contact gives colour without weight — the most versatile category at the table.

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6 varieties & styles

Sparkling Wines

Wines with a second fermentation trapped in bottle or tank, from austere Champagne to gentle Prosecco.

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5 varieties & styles

Dessert Wines

Concentrated sweet wines made by noble rot, freezing, drying or late picking.

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5 varieties & styles

Fortified Wines

Grape spirit added during or after fermentation, producing long-lived wines of great depth.

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4 varieties & styles

Orange Wines

White grapes fermented on their skins — the oldest style in the world, rediscovered.

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