Wine and personality: How to pair that combination

Just as there is a wine that goes with each dish, wines for each season or for each situation, there are also the types of wine for each type of person. Having a specific style, hobbies and lifestyle in parallel leads us to find a certain relationship with each type of wine.

It is known that wine has many common qualities, but it is also widely recognizable that each wine has its own personality. That’s why it’s often said that each wine is made for a person with a particular personality, gender or age.

This time we will try to analyze the personal qualities of each individual and the wine that corresponds to them according to these. This relationship between personal quality and wine has been extracted from several studies, since as a whole, the drinkers of each type of wine have very similar characteristics among themselves.

Relating type of wines and human personality

We are going to start from certain personal qualities to discover what our ideal wine is. So, if you're not a big lover of this drink, but you want to try, keep reading this article, find the traits that most closely resemble your personality and discover which wine may be ideal for you. If, on the other hand, you are already a wine expert and you are clear about your favorite wine, see if it corresponds to your personality in this analysis.

First of all, we will make an analysis between the type of wine aging with the personal traits of each person, so read on and discover your personality according to your favorite wine. Let's get to the point.

Wines for joyful people

Is joy one of your best qualities?

If joy represents you and you are also generous and passionate, you will soon discover which wine is the one that suits you the most. In general, cheerful people have a great capacity to get excited about the little things in life, they are sure of themselves and confident.

The wine that represents these attitudes is the Crianza Wine, this wine is marketed in its third year of life, after having spent a year in barrel, in the case of reds, and the remaining year it is sold in the bottle before being labelled and distributed. These wines last between 5 and 10 years of life, depending on how it is preserved, so it can also be said that it is a confident wine just like the person who drinks it.

As a curiosity, it can be pointed out that most drinkers of Crianza Wines have university studies, drink very frequently and are passionate about traveling and getting to know new places.

Wines for practical people

Are you a distinguished and practical person?

This type of person is able to appreciate the essence of small things, they have a decisive mind and therefore they are recognized as creative people and at the same time committed to what they want.

If you feel identified with everything we are discussing, you have already found your perfect wine, which is Reserva Wine. These wines have remained three full years in their aging stage, of which at least 12 months will have been spent in oak barrels and the rest in bottle, in the case of red wines.

For rosés and whites, the ageing time is reduced to 2 years, forcing them to remain 6 months in barrels. Thanks to the great time they spend in barrels, they are wines in which small flashes are appreciated that make them special, so this type of people are their perfect drinkers. 

Wines for people with character

Sublime character, sound familiar?

A wine with a sublime character can be none other than a Gran Reserva. People who consume it on a daily basis are intellectual people, with temperate personalities, they belong to the group of people who typically arise admiration in those around them. They are cordial and at the same time delicate and very interesting, gestures similar to those presented by this type of wine, they can be called successful peoplefor those who observe them.

Gran Reserva wines are only produced from exceptional harvests, that is, to make this type of wine you need high-quality grapes. These are calm, patient wines that require aging for at least five years: two in barrels and the remainder in bottles. Therefore, we can say these are intriguing wines, as they spark curiosity, much like the people who are used to drinking them.

Wines for each person according to the grape variety

Is empathy your strong point?

 Empathetic people are generally people with a calm, thoughtful and very observant character. They are reserved people, who, although with few friends, all these are very strong relationships. They are generally lonely people, live alone or surrounded by few people, are satisfied with their standard of living and do not have much interest in traveling or getting to know new places.

 All this makes them enhance their most empathetic side, as they are able to put themselves in anyone's shoes. If you see yourself reflected in any of these characteristics, we have to tell you that the wine that hits you the most is White Wine, this wine comes from green or yellow grapes.

This type of wine is estimated to have been consumed for 25000 years, settling in all countries with a tradition in wine consumption, highlighting countries in Europe and America.

Are you a born dreamer?

Dreamy, passionate, and smiling people are often under the age of 30. Their youth denotes their desire to live and the dreams that they have yet to let go of. It is said of this type of people that their carelessness makes them charming, because they are not aware of what surrounds them, they live their lives with all the energy put into their actions.

This stereotype of a person is related to Rosé Wine. This wine, as you may already know, has some of the typical color of red wine, just enough to give it a pink tone, which can vary in hue depending on the grape variety used as well as the techniques used in its production. 

Are you smart and do you know it?

 To finish with this small personality analysis, we come to the most popular wine, we imagine that you already know which one we are referring to, that's how it is Red Wine. This wine is associated with intelligent and strong people, who are able to overcome any obstacle by trusting in themselves. At the same time, they convey tranquility in their actions and know who they have to trust in every aspect of their lives.

Red wine is a wine that comes mostly from the must of a red grape. Depending on its production and ageing, as in the two previous types of wines, a different ageing can be achieved that will therefore give different nuances to the wine.

We hope that this small summary is of interest to you to contribute with one more grain of sand, to become that passionate about wines.