普罗塞克要在餐前、用餐时还是餐后喝？红葡萄酒更适合搭配肉类还是鱼类？甜酒只适合女性吗……或许你常常会被这类关于酒的问题困扰。在精致而优雅的意式生活中，葡萄酒总是不可或缺一部分。作为意大利和世界上最常见的两种葡萄酒，红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒（也包括甜酒和起泡酒）常常被用作比较，有人说意大利是红葡萄酒之乡，白葡萄酒不行——这种说法真的正确吗？
People drink Prosecco before dinner or after dinner? Is red wine the perfect match for meat or fish? Are sweet wines only for girls? You may be always bothered by such kind of wine dilemmas, because in a subtle and elegant Italian-style life, wines are always a necessity. Considered two of the most common types wines in the world, white wines and red wines are compared by people all the time. Some think that red wines are only fine wines in Italy while the white are of low quality. Is that true in Italy? What will be their differences?
或许这种对白葡萄酒的看法，因为许多人想起意大利红酒时，总会谈论起基安蒂、巴罗洛、巴巴莱斯科这些红葡萄酒，而白葡萄酒则总被忽略；尽管如此，白葡萄酒则更具有性价比，但他们的味道更加清淡、也更适合佐餐。
When you think of Italian wine, do you think of Chianti? Barolo? Barbaresco? Italy's white wines are much lesser known than their bold, red cousins. They are light, delicious and affordable.
意大利的白葡萄酒也许并不如该国的红葡萄酒那样惹人注意，但这些葡萄酒所带有的风味决定了它们非常适合与食物搭配佐餐。意大利最重要的五种白葡萄酒包括灰皮诺葡萄酒（Pinot Grigio）、霞多丽葡萄酒（Chardonnay）、普罗塞克起泡葡萄酒（Prosecco）、阿斯蒂莫斯卡托葡萄酒（Moscato D'Asti）以及苏瓦韦（Soave）葡萄酒。
Italian white wines may not be as famous as the red, but it is the perfect match for Italian food. Five of the most important Italian white wines are Pinot Grigio,Chardonnay, Prosecco, Moscato D'Asti and Soave.
Red wines are the preferred choice in countries like Italy. These wines have rich flavors due in part to the dark red and black grapes, including their skins.
相对地，白葡萄酒的香味则更清淡，并偏于水果味；但同样也会有许多不同品种白葡萄酒也会具有独特的浓郁香味。
Most white wines have a light and fruity taste, but there are other varietals with a richer flavor.
若从健康角度考虑，红葡萄酒无疑更加健康，尤其是对心血管健康来说。例如，红葡萄酒含有更少的糖分，而拥有更多人体所需的磷和钾等元素。
In the aspect of health, sweet or white cannot compare to robust red. The red has less sugar and antioxidants found in the skin of Grapes give these variety heart-healthy qualities.
红酒和食物的搭配是一门复杂的艺术，甚至需要考虑酒和食物重量以及物理性质。当然，一般时候不必考虑太复杂的因素。不过对于意大利人而言，他们会有一些简单的“喜好”：白葡萄酒通常与鱼搭配，而红酒通常与肉搭配；白葡萄酒通常需要冰镇后饮用，红葡萄酒则通常不会（除非是起泡酒类型的）。
Wine and food matching can be considered as an art, in which many elements such as matching weight or physical properties would be taken into consideration. Traditionally in Italy, white wine goes with fish, while the red goes with meat; white wine is chilled, and red is not (except for sparkling red). That's a simple preference.
无论在意大利还是其他国家，究竟红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒哪种更好见仁见智，因此若你选择红酒的时候，需要根据个人的口味、年龄、性别以及健康状况进行选择。
Whether you choose to drink red wine or white is a matter of preference. The types of wines should depend on taste, age, sex and health condition of the subject.
