You might also try Malbecs if you’ve been drinking sweet wines and are new to reds. Part of the beauty of the wines from Argentina is that they are so stinking cheap in our groceries in the US now. You can get a great wine for $8. Melbec is not sweet at all but doesn’t have the heavy tannins and dry feeling that some new red drinkers don’t care for.
Now that you said, I went and opened a rather real Greek Imiglikos. White and semi-sweet.Chev describes that perfectly…yes, that is what it tastes like.I feel like I’ve entered a virtual wine tasting party.
I’m having a chev cup.
Laetificat vinum cor hominum!
*They’re good for a moment of relax, especially with friends. Of the less sweet whites which are good for a conversation, I’d look at German Rhein wines.
I actually like it! But it’s not for everyone, I admit.Have you/anyone here had port wine? Gross! I ‘‘accidentally’’ bought that years ago …and it was unbearable. So sweet, so thick and strong. Ugh! It reminded me of cough syrup.
Spanish wines are very good for the table. I think I’ve had a Rioja in the last two years but I’m not sure.
Never had anything like that.
You mean like a Muscato or a Muscat? I’m pretty sure they’re all over the place. Try the Italian section or the dessert whites in your wine shop. I think Messina Hof winery in College Station even bottles one.
So I am super new to wine, but I adore a nice, rich port. That is by far my favorite so far, and I love-love-love it with white chocolate.
My sympathies. I know how that feels.Umm…the kind with alcohol? J/k j/k, I know this is an extremely serious thread.
True facts: 1) Dessert wine is splendid. 2) My family hid the rest of the Xmas port from me.
Haha, welcome to the club. I’ve only just turned 21… and I feel it’s been too long.
I take Genesis 1 seriously. ‘And God looked at all that He had made and said it was very good.’ 
Going slightly on your comments about Greek wine-- I absolutely love the ancient Greek literature (like Homer’s Odyssey) which talks about the epic heroes sitting down to meals, with great craters of ‘sweet wine’ (methu hedu) and trenchers of meat, or again, traveling on the ‘wine-dark sea’ (a notoriously problematic phrase… we really don’t know what he meant). Apparently they would dilute it by many parts.I’m having a chev cup.
Here’s how the Nova Vulgata renders it. “et vinum, quod laetificat cor hominis.”
Indeed. I’ll have to try some more. I love how it just dries on one’s tongue… it’s a pretty neat texture and feel.
I think the best part about being new to wine is that I get to acquire tastes for everything.Umm…the kind with alcohol? J/k j/k, I know this is an extremely serious thread.
True facts: 1) Dessert wine is splendid. 2) My family hid the rest of the Xmas port from me.
Ummmm, zin is a deep red.
Try boxed wine. Sulfates are used as preservatives in bottled wines. Boxed wines do not need preservatives, since they are vacuum packed and, when poured, the bag within collapses around the wine, keeping it fresh.*I don’t drink often, but during holiday times, I have the occasional glass of wine, but reds are giving me bad headaches, I’m afraid.(sulfates?) That said, I have recently discovered african wines, which are quite nice. I also like a nice chilled glass of chardonnay…
There is a somewhat sweet, Italian dessert wine…ah, what’s the word…lambrusco? I think that is the name…very good, and usually no headache the next morning, but I can’t find it here in Florida, for some reason.
*Really! Thank you for this tip. I might have to try that, then. I wouldn’t have known that. (about boxed wines) Yes, I have found if I buy around a $25+ bottle of wine, I have less headaches…I don’t drink all that much, so every now and then, to spend a little money on a nice bottle is okay.Try boxed wine. Sulfates are used as preservatives in bottled wines. Boxed wines do not need preservatives, since they are vacuum packed and, when poured, the bag within collapses around the wine, keeping it fresh.
I have the same problem with sulfates, and I never have issues with boxed wine. The sulfates seem to be the worst in cheaper bottled wines.
I made dinner tonight, and sipped on it. *It’s always worth a try, but port sort of comes under the heading of “dessert wines”. SWEET. But you never know…try it with the right food and you might love it. Chocolate cake, a sweet cheese, or even a cigar.
There’s a place about 30 minutes north of where I live (and I already live about 20 minutes north of tampa) that has weekend tastings, and tours. If hubby didn’t have to work weekends
, it would be a nice things for us to do. We went once when we first moved here. *I really like chardonnay. It just has great flavor, not too sweet, not incredibly bland. Yeah, I agree, I like to smell fruit with wine, in addition to a wood type smell(some cheap ones I find to have only a bland wood smell). I like to be able to taste the flavor on my tongue for a while after I swallow the wine.*Really! Thank you for this tip. I might have to try that, then. I wouldn’t have known that. (about boxed wines) Yes, I have found if I buy around a $25+ bottle of wine, I have less headaches…I don’t drink all that much, so every now and then, to spend a little money on a nice bottle is okay.
I actually bought a wonderful bottle of 2007 Chardonnay yesterday, and it’s really delicious. I define a good wine to be one that a) smells slightly fruit, but slightly woody and b) you don’t fully taste it until you have swallowed it. This one leaves a taste in my mouth, far after I have swallowed it…it’s really good. I am hoping for no headache tomorrow.
*Aw, whatever works, right?I really like chardonnay. It just has great flavor, not too sweet, not incredibly bland. Yeah, I agree, I like to smell fruit with wine, in addition to a wood type smell(some cheap ones I find to have only a bland wood smell). I like to be able to taste the flavor on my tongue for a while after I swallow the wine.
I have issues with not knowing what I can tolerate, too. It differs when I try different wines. Plus, I’m a lightweight. If I’m not entirely certain, I only drink a glass or so and ask God to help me not to have any problems.
