I am not a red wine drinker but would like to be, where should i start?!
I am not a red wine drinker but would like to be, where should i start?
I am not a huge fan of wine but i want to start drinking it and i believe i could acquire the taste for it but what one should i start with?
Im interested in the reds....
Answers:
what most most people dislike about red wine is tannin. This is the substance that omes from the oak barrels and the skins. So any wine lightly oaked would be what your after. Lambrusco or rose are very very light wines but not taken seriously. Red wines are red because they are soaked in the vat (must) with their skins so a red grape can make white wine. Pinot Noir reds are often quite light but look for the notes on the back saying lightly oaked or light tannin. While it might seem a good idea to buy cheap wines if your not used wines , it actually will make it harder. Generally speaking more you pay the better the wine. you are better off paying $20 a bottle rather than $10. $10 is the very very minimum for a bottle of wine. Look at the tasting notes on the back of the bottle, see if you can smell and taste how it is described.
Life is too short for bad wine.
Try Lambrusco, it is a sweeter red wine. Enjoy
WTF if you dont drink dont start peer pressure is a bit*ch huh
I would definitely suggest Bully Hill Vineyards. Sweet Walter is my favorite and it is very smooth and fruity. I would suggest that as a starter wine. It is a sweet wine, kind of like a dessert wine but anything from them has been good so far... Rock Rabbit is good if you have the money. I believe it is a reisling which is white.
Mogan David. It's not so dry. Sweet actually.
If your not a red wine drinker than dont become one. Drinking can lead to bad things. Quit now
Start of with a nice, light chilled red like a Rose or Beaujolais
You should attend a wine tasting class so to understand the art of wine drinking including it's history. Don't start with a Cabernet, start with lighter red such as Pinot Noir and Merlot.
Dear,
The true fact is that different people like the different starter. So, a best starter chosen by one may not be suitable for you. I suggest to start with your own choice whatever may be the brand is. Go to the shop, have a close look and try to find something which is most attractive to you. Start with that. As you are new to red wine, definitely you will go slowly. So no problem. If you find that not perfact for you change that. try to find the best one made for you only.
good luck.
If you are not a red wine drinker and you want to start you should go to places like cost plus, bevmo, and costco. They sell alot of wines which have labels which will help you determine what is good. Some may have wine spectator and or wine enthusiast ratings. These ratings will help you choose wines that are good. The other thing you need to consider is try a medium bodied wine first so that you can get used to the taste without it being so intense. Try Merlot, pinot noirs, sangiovese. Do not start with Cabernet soveighnouns because they are more costly and heavier bodied. You want to upgrade to Cabernet's once you are more acquainted. The other thing I recommend is getting a book like Great Wines Made Simple by Andrea Immer. This type of book will help you to understand wines and how to experience them without it being complicated. The book has suggestions on having wine tastings with friends and how to prepare and learn at the tasting parties.
If you drink some alcohol beverage before, switch to wine is not so difficult, but if not try some light red wine first. I've read and drank a lots of wine. Just read that in the old days, Roman drank wine mixing with water like 1/3 or 2/3 wine depending. Drink the whole lots of wine considered vulgar those days.
Any how, I would recommend cheap red French wine first. It's quite easy. Drink something with AoC on the label. It means the bottle has past a certain quality check of that province they made from. It also certified that that wine genuinely come from that region. AOC is a middle class wine so it will not disappoint you or be too expensive.
Wine with the words Grand Cru on it tends to be more expensive something like at least 20-30 US dollars a bottle. Some goes to several hundred. Try some, I would recommend what they called fourth or fifth growth Grand Cru; some of them are really good and if they come from good years, they could be as good as the first growth, or premier cru. Try Gand Puy La Coste 89, 95, 2000, 2001 if you can get one. It should cost somewhere around 50 dollars. I think these represent good red French wine, with not so expensive price. Enjoy it.