What are the best red and white wine?!
What are the best red and white wine?
I want to start drinking either white or red wine. But I am looking for a sweet wine taste. The ones I have tasted were more of a church wine taste. Can anyone give me their thought which wine has a sweet after taste wine? THANK YOU!!
Answers:
You will have to find the "best" wines that you will like.
However, if you want to have some recommendation, plenty of people would love to give you their opinions.
As for white wines, for beginners, I usually recommend Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. Sauvignon Blanc tends to be fruity, slightly sweet, and crisp and easy to drink. I always enjoy drinking a glass of Sauvignon Blanc such as Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc ($18), Caymus Conundrum ($25), or Chateau St. Michelle ($15). As for Riesling, it is usually sweeter but also plenty of fruit. I recommend either Californian or German. A good one to start is Bonny Doon Pacific Riesling (either dry or sweet, $12).
As for red wine, I would recommend either Cabernet Franc or Zinfandel. Cabernet Franc is slightly sweet red wine, with quality resembling that of Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot but without such bitterness. There are a few good Cabernet Franc, including Peju ($30) and Titus ($35). As for Zinfandel, that is much more reasily accesible and available, as well as cheaper. Zinfandel is the grape that also makes White Zinfandel (without the grape skin, the wine is sweeter, with grape skin, it is more complex). Red Zinfandel, or Zinfandel as we call it, is a wonderful slightly sweet wine with lots of fruit/berry, but they also tend to be higher on alcohol content. You can try Zinfandel from Chateau Montelena ($25), Frank's ($35), Rosemblum ($12-30), and Ridge ($20-35).
If you want the really sweet wine, then try dessert wine. White dessert wine such as Ice Wine (Inniskilling $65) and Sauturnes (Chateau Rieussec $50 or their second wine $18/half) are very nice to drink after dinner, while Red dessert wine, hands down, is best represented by Port - Sandeman and Dow makes some cheaper Port costing $15-20.