White grapes are used to prepare most white wines. By letting the skin to soak along with the juice wines can get its color. Since this is the fact it is possible to make white wine from black grapes. This can be done by extracting the juice carefully and keeping the skin aside. The most famous white wine is champagne. It is prepared from the black grapes (pinot noir and pinot and meunier. 
The amount of tannin is also reduced in the wine when the skin and stem is not allowed to soak in the juice. The mouth drying quality of tannin makes you feel the firmness of wine in your mouth. Sometimes the white wines are allowed to ferment or age in oak barrels. This process will impart some tannin to the wine but not as much tannin in the red wine.
White wine can be extracted from black or white grapes, since all grape juice are colorless in the beginning. White wine flavor ranges from very dry to sweet and golden.
Grapes used to make white wine
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Gewurtztraminer
Muscat
Pinot Gris
Riesling
Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Following are the famous white wines used all over the world:
Chardonnay
This wine can be described as sparkling or still wine. It can be served with fish and chicken dishes. It has a wide bodied and velvety citrus flavor. It has a buttery quality that resembles coconut, toast, toffee or vanilla when it is fermented in an oak barrel.
Gewurztraminer
This wine can be served along with the Asian food and sausages. It has allspice, lychee, peach and rose aroma with fruity flavor.
Muscat
This wine is prepared from Muscat grape which describes a family of grapes. This sweet wine can be enjoyed on its own without any pair and dishes. It has a musty and grapefruit aroma.
Riesling
These are fresh tasting wines and improve with age. They can be served along with chicken, fish and pork. This wine is very light and is an evocative of fresh apples.x
Sauvignon Blanc
These wines are often considered as versatile food wines. They can be served along with poultry. They have an herbal and fruity flavor but sometimes it is also smoky.
To see a complete list of white wine move on to the page List of White wines
Common White Wine Flavor Descriptions
- Citrus
- Apple
- Pear
- Grapefruit
- Lemon
- Lime
- Pineapple
- Melon
- Butter
- Honey
- Floral
- Herb
- Earthy
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