There are a lot of wines available in the market and I think a lot of us don’t know how to choose the good one. There are red and white wines classified as sweet, dry and sparkling. Its alcohol content varies as well – which ranges from 7.5 to 12% and over. The basic that I know about wine is that you drink red wine when you are eating red meat and white wine when you are eating white meat.

I come across with an article about how to choose wine, and I listed some of them as follows:
1. Read the wine label – it will help you know the type, variety, flavour, region, brand, sometimes food pairing suggestions, and vintage of the wine. There are wine label which includes Wine grades- the higher the rating, the better the wine. A quality wine has more than 80 points.
2. When was the wine made? – According to the author of the article, there are certain years that produce better wines than others depending on the weather during the year when grapes are close to harvest time. He said that it is believed that 1990 was a great year for all wine – so choose wine which was manufactured in 1990. Sometimes it’s not true that the older wine is the better wine, especially if it was produced during bad vintage.
3. Where to buy? – buy from store which takes proper care of the wine. Wine is affected by extreme temperatures and direct sunlight.
4.  wine barrels used for ageing process – Oak barrels used for ageing process imparts a good wine flavour
5. Are there leakage? – Inspect the bottle of the wine and make sure that it is filed up to the neck of the bottle, the cork is intact and there are no signs of leakage.

Hope that these tips would both of us to decide which one to choose whenever we buy one.