White zin & similar

[Sonflower]

I have a dumb newbie question. Tonight I went to a wine tasting. I heard something said that I had also heard on a wine show on tv. I find that people look down on white zin & rose type wines. Tonight the lady from the winery called white zin kool-aid. The show on tv said it takes a shorter amount of time to make it & it's cheap.

Ok, those 2 pieces of info do not seem enough to me to "put down" white zin or rose-type wines. So I'm confused. Just call me a redneck i guess. Are these not real wines, or not classy wines, or something? I like most wine, esp. Pinot noir, but enjoy the sweet wines too. Why do people look down on wine that is not pure "red" or pure "white"?

Thank you in advance.