Types of wine you should know about :

1. A-G

2. H-Z

Amontillado (Ah-MOHN-tee-YAH-doe) - A dry, rather full-bodied style of Sherry

Banyuls (Bahn-YOOLZ) - Natural French dessert wine from the Pyrenees.

Barbaresco (Bar-ba-RES-coe) - Excellent red table wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in the Piemonte of Northwestern Italy.

Barolo (Ba-ROE-loe) - Outstanding, full-bodied and complex Nebbiolo-based red wine from the Piemonte of Northwestern Italy.

Beaujolais (Boe-zho-lay) - Light, fruity red wine from the region of the same name in Southern Burgundy, France.

Brunello di Montalcino (Broo-NELL-oh dee Mon-tahl-CHEE-noe) - Excellent red Italian wine from Tuscany, a neighbor of Chianti.

Chablis (Shah-blee) - Excellent white wine made from Chardonnay grapes in the region of the same name in northern Burgundy.

Champagne (Sham-pain) - See Section.

]Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Shot-toe-noof duh Pop) - An excellent, complex red dry wine from the Rhone region of Southern France, made from a blend of up to 13 specified grapes.

Chianti (Ki-AHN-tee) - The classic dry red wine of Tuscany, made from Sangiovese and other grapes near Florence in North Central Italy

Claret (CLARE-it) - Old synonym, particularly British, for red Bordeaux.

Cornas (Cor-nahs) - Northern Rhone wine region.

Côte Rôtie (Coat Row-tee) - Exceptionally fine, ageworthy red wine from the Northern Rhone, primarily Syrah-based and named for the "roasted slopes" on which the vineyards grow.

Coteaux du Languedoc (Coat-toe duh Lahn-geh-dawk) - Increasingly desirable dry red table wine from Southern France, variously using Grenache, Syrah, Cinsaut, etc., individually or in blends.

Eiswein (ICE-wine) - Wine made from late-harvested grapes allowed to freeze on the vine, concentrating the sugars. Originated in Germany, also becoming a star attraction of the Ontario, Canada, wine region.

Fino (Fee-noe) - Sherry in a dry, light-bodied style.

Gattinara (Gaht-tee-NAH-rah) - Excellent red wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in Northwestern Italy's Piemonte region.