We have been knowing wine since many centuries as an aristrocratic beverage.In olden days only kings and queens were the only connoiseur of wine.Nowadays no food is complete with the right glass of wine.So the next time you go off to the stores to buy the most expensive wine,think twice before you buy, and most importantly take into consideration of what food are you going to marry the wine with.When we talk about wine we talk about either red or white.But as times changed new variations came into existence.

"Wine is a fermented alcoholic beverage obtained from the juice of freshly ripe grapes made according to local traditions and customs."

Mainly wines can be classified into 3 types,White,Red and Rose'.Rose' wines are nothing but a complex combination of red and white grapes.In stores you can easily identify rose' wines by its pink colour.Most commonly it is marketed as 'White Zinfandel',which are dry to semi sweet wines.Other kinds of wines are Port,Sherry & Madiera.Spirits like Brandy,Cognac and Armagnac are also made from wine.

Now there are few things you have to keep in mind before you shop for the perfect bottle of wine.

• Accompanying food.
• Clientle.
• Occasion.
• Careful observation of wine gradation which also includes country of origin,year of harvest,year of bottling and quality of wine.

If you consider all of the above criterias before getting the right kind of wine for right kind of occasion then,you will start loving and enjoying the wine to its fullest.Im going to come up with more tips for the perfect wine shopping in my next blog.

Sherin Thomas.