So many types of wine

[mrdutton]

Merlot is a red wine. If you have a yearning for sweet wines, you might want to shy away from this one at first. However, if you check the MERLOT section of this Wine Board, you can find comments about a wide variety of Merlots.

Some comments even include statements like - "lots of up-front fruit", which means that when tasted by the tip of the tongue there is an indication of some sweetness and on the nose there is the smell of fruit. However the wine is still considered to be dry because it doesn't taste (overall) sweet.

Chardonnay is a white wine. In California it could also be considered a "style" of wine. In my opinion, the best chardonnay wines come from France - Cote d'Or, Chablis and Macon and, of course, Champagne. Tasting chardonnay you can find strong fruit flavors that range from citrus to bananna/pineapple flavors. Chardonnay is a medium to full-bodied, dry wine. There is a section on this Wine Board that also has posting concerning Chardonnay.

[This message has been edited by mrdutton (edited 05-21-2000).]