Advice on wines

[Juanita462]

From reading this thread I have come to the conclusion that people here are very knowledgeable about wines. Can you recommend a good wine that actually tastes good?

We brought home the wine given to us by HAL and our guest said that it was the worst wine she had ever tasted. DH tried it and said it was like taking medicine.
I'm sure there must be wines that taste good.

What would you recommend?

[grannynurse]

Hi Juanita,
What do you like? Do you like dry white wine, semi sweet, sweet? Do you like a sipping wine or a drinking wine? Have you had any red wine that you've enjoyed? Everyone has their own favorites and it's so subjective.
If you have a winery near you, I suggest that you visit their tasting room and get an idea of what appeals to you. I could tell you my favorites but you might hate them. I'd hate for you to spend even a little money on my opinions of what is good. Even my tastes have changed over the years. I used to like Lancer's Rose but it's too dry for me now. I also liked the peisporter reisling on the Rotterdam in 2002 but now I find it too sweet.
Wish I could be more help but not knowing your expectations I couldn't even give an educated guess.
GN

[Juanita462]

Good Point GN - it is like recommending a restaurant - sure as shooting the people will have a bad experience and hate it.

We don't drink alcohol so I have no idea what is good and is not - I can't stand the taste of the stuff. Have visited wineries and tried various wines but can't get beyond the taste.

Dh was told that a little wine would be good for his circulation problem and I thought it wouldn't hurt to check it out. He did drink the wine from the ship but said he had to force it down, it tasted so bad.

What we would like is something sweet probably that might be more pleasant on the palate?

[Denn33]

If you want to drink wine but don't actually like wine...White Zinfandel might be a good choice. It's very sweet, and is probably the wine that is most often had by people that don't really like wine (kind of like a mix between wine and a wine cooler). It is also very inexpensive, which probably makes sense given that you don't really like wine.

Another good choice if you want something sweeter are sweet German white wines (which, unlike white zinfandel, can actually be very good). These would include rieslings or gewurtzraminer (not sure about the spelling). Note that there are both sweet and dry (not sweet) versions of these wines--you would need to ask your server to make sure you were getting the sweet variety (if you're looking yourself in a store, check the bottle to see if there is any residual sugar--if so, it is a sweet wine).

There are also dessert wines such as port (red, heavy) or muscat (white, light), or late-harvest white wines (could be riesling, sauvignon blanc, anything, really) or ice wines that are very sweet, but you drink them with dessert, not with dinner.

[Jade13]

If you want to drink wine but don't actually like wine...White Zinfandel might be a good choice. It's very sweet, and is probably the wine that is most often had by people that don't really like wine (kind of like a mix between wine and a wine cooler). It is also very inexpensive, which probably makes sense given that you don't really like wine.

Another good choice if you want something sweeter are sweet German white wines (which, unlike white zinfandel, can actually be very good). These would include rieslings or gewurtzraminer (not sure about the spelling). Note that there are both sweet and dry (not sweet) versions of these wines--you would need to ask your server to make sure you were getting the sweet variety (if you're looking yourself in a store, check the bottle to see if there is any residual sugar--if so, it is a sweet wine).

There are also dessert wines such as port (red, heavy) or muscat (white, light), or late-harvest white wines (could be riesling, sauvignon blanc, anything, really) or ice wines that are very sweet, but you drink them with dessert, not with dinner.

But aren't the ones the doctors are recommending the red ones?

If someone doesn't like wine (my DH doesn't) then they should not drink it. If a doctor recommended for a medical reason than I would ask for something else. I do not like Fish so I take Fish Oil pills instead...

[grannynurse]

What about red grapes? You'd probably have to eat more than a few. If it's the alcohol taste that you don't like what about grape juice?
GN

[Spender Nui]

Nobody can answer your question.

Many will tell you to look for ... this or ... that but that's their taste.

I cannot drink sweet wine. Others like it.

If you're into it and want to be involved that's fine. If you're looking for an affordable wine that you might enjoy you have to find it yourself.

For new wine drinkers you might try a Beaujolais if you're looking for a light red. I'd opt for a light chardonnay for a white.

Good luck, it's like art ... what do you like?

[mr green]

From reading this thread I have come to the conclusion that people here are very knowledgeable about wines. Can you recommend a good wine that actually tastes good?

We brought home the wine given to us by HAL and our guest said that it was the worst wine she had ever tasted. DH tried it and said it was like taking medicine.

If that 'bad bottle' had a cork, the wine may have been what is called 'corked', one in ten are, and the wine is poor to say the least.
Another point, never buy an expensive wine on anything that rocks. Wine is a 'living beverage' and it can react most unfavourably to rapid movment, or shaking.

john

[trubey]

If you don't drink alcohol and "can't get past the taste" of wine, why not just leave it for those of us who like it, and drink what YOU like?

I think the health benefits claimed for red wine might be due more to the three miles the elderly Frenchman rides his bicycle to GET his glass of wine, than the wine itself.

LKT