What are the different kinds of red wine and how do they differ?

I know there's a lot of different kinds of red wine out there, and I'm curious as to how they differ, especially in regards to taste.





I've not yet developed a discerning tongue for wine, so I cannot taste the difference between a pinot noir or a merlot, for example.





I can taste subtle differences between white wine, though...|||Hi Boon,





It is at once simple and complicated. Different grapes have different flavors and colors and aromas, but it also depends on where they were grown, how long they are left on the vine, the skill of the vintner, the weather, etc.





To learn about it go to a place that has lots of different wines and choose several of a varietal like Cabernet Sauvingnon or Pinot Noir and taste them. You will learn the similarities and will be able tell a Cab from a Merlot, etc.|||You make wine from grapes. There are many varieties of grape and each grape makes a wine with a unique taste. To further confuse the issue, one grape variety grown in France, for example, will taste different from the same variety grown in Chile - just because the soil, sun, altitude, rainfall, climate, all differ.


So, having said that, the only way to discover how the wines differ is to taste them. Some have spicy tastes (Merlot, Shiraz - my favourites) and some are softer, fruitier, richer, redder, etc. Get out there, grab a few bottles and have a taste-in.


OR - find a wine-tasting event or group and get involved. What you are eating with your wine makes an amazing amount of difference in the taste experience. The bottom line, though, is you have to experience it yourself because your taste buds are different from mine.


Enjoy!|||the answer is endless like the many different types of grapes, appellations, oh and then there is terroir.