Fortified wines are wines to which spirits such as brandy are added. Fortified wine was initially born out of necessity but as consumers appreciated the flavor, producers continued producing it. Fortified wines are wines that are fortified with extra alcohol that is been added to the base wine during fermentation process. Fortified wines are delicious wines prepared from adding additional alcohol content of around 17-20%. A fortified wine can be prepared in either sweet or dry styles.

The derivation of fortified wine can be traced back in 16th century, when a large number of countries were exporting wine. Unluckily, these wines were not self- stable and they frequently got spoiled during the shipping process.

Orange wine is prepared from white wine grape varieties which have spent little maceration time with the grape skins. White wines acquire slightly orange tinge due to their contact with the coloring pigments of the grape skins and thus the name orange wine came into existence.

The process of white wine production includes primarily crushing the grapes and then shifting the juice off the skins into the vessel allotted for fermentation. The vital parameter for the preparation of orange wine is soaking the white grapes in their skins. Orange wine is prepared by crushing the white grapes and allowing the juice to bathe in the midst of grape skins for a certain period.

Rose wine is also known as Blush wine. Rose wines are wines which are not actually red, but contain enough of reddish shade or tinge to make them surely not white. The color of rose wines varies depending on the grapes, additives and wine making techniques. Rose wines are made in a wide range of colors, from a vivid near purple to a pale orange. In the past, Rose wine was prepared by simply adding red wine to a white wine.

Rose wine can be prepared in multiple ways. It can be prepared in three major ways: - Skin contact, Saignee and Blending. In skin contact process, red grapes are crushed and the skins are allocated to linger in contact with the juice for a little period, typically three or four days.

Ice wine or as popularly known as Eiswein; in Germany, is prepared from frozen grapes. Ice wine is a type of dessert wine made from frozen grapes. The sugars and other melted solids do not freeze, but the water freezes, resulting in a sweet, and a more concentrated wine. The freezing occurs before fermentation process. The first ice wine was manufactured in Germany in the year 1794 as a result of an accident. The owner of a vineyard in Germany was out of town when he was supposed to be in his vineyard harvesting grapes. When he returned, he decided to pick and process the grapes anyway. The outcome was ice wine.

The ice wine grapes are naturally frozen.

Table wine is a wine with two dissimilar meanings: a quality oriented within wine classification and a wine style. Table wines are assigned under the category of wine styles. Table wines are very ordinary wines which are neither sparkling nor fortified. Many countries define table wine as a wine that consists of minimal of 7% alcohol and a maximum of 14%. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau refer table wine as grape wine comprising 14 percent alcohol by volume. Table wine contains a smaller amount of alcohol and hence is generally termed as light wines or sweet table wines. Due to the low alcoholic strength of table wine, it is often served during the meal or with meal. Table wines are mostly served with meal and hence the name table wine as it is found on the dinner tables universally.

Sparkling wine is a wine containing high level of carbon- dioxide making it fizzy. Champagne is an excellent beverage which is popularly celebrated of all sparkling wines. Champagne is a sparkling wine prepared solely or exclusively within the Champagne region of France, from which it acquired its name. One must make a note that all sparkling wines are not champagne but all champagnes are sparkling wines.

There are four important types of sparkling wine production. The first is the Metodo Italiano- Charmat method, in which the wines undergo a secondary fermentation in vast tanks, and then are bottled under pressure. This method is extensively used across the globe to produce delicate and light sparkling wines.

Dessert wines are also known as pudding wines and as the name suggests it is served with the dessert or pudding after the dinner. Dessert wines are sweet wines that become a part of dessert menu. It is also referred as a wine for a sweet tooth. Dessert wines are served after the dinner is over, typically with bakery sweets or fruit. Dessert wines are sweet wines which provide refreshment.

Dessert wines have high concentration of sugar as well as alcohol; yet the alcohol is prepared from sugar. Winemakers know various ways to raise sugar content in the final wine. The various methods are: - adding sugar before and after the fermentation process, removing water to concentrate the sugar etc.