How to Drink Better: Rather than go by a country or producer, it’s useful to choose a wine by its style: light, medium or full-bodied
In the summer months I tend to think first of white wines or lighter reds, which I often serve cool. Photograph: Carlo Prearo
Wines are usually divided into three styles: light, medium and full-bodied. Light-bodied wines will have less colour, higher acidity, lower alcohol, and fewer drying tannins. Conversely, full-bodied wines have more alcohol, tannins and extract; they feel richer in your mouth. Medium-bodied are somewhere between the two. Both white and red wines can be categorised this way.
Just because a wine is light in alcohol it doesn’t mean it lacks flavour. Think of a ballet dancer as opposed to a weightlifter. The dancer is all about grace and elegance, the weightlifter power and strength. One is not better than the other, just different.Greek wine doesn’t only taste great on holidays. Here are four worth seeking out at homeIn the summer months I tend to think first of white wines or lighter reds, which I often serve cool.
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