Comments | wine: Need help going Red

kytivafan in wine

Need help going Red

Oct 15, 2011 11:27

I have always been a white wine drinker. I lean mostly to the Riesling side of life. But, I really want to venture into Red territory ( Read more... )

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dydan October 15 2011, 16:22:47 UTC

I am so with you on this! I tend to like the girly fruity wines and reds always end up tasting too dry for me.

And the headache...oy!

mummy_owl October 15 2011, 16:26:25 UTC

As you live in the USA and I live in France, I have no idea what's available to you :-(

I too am a white-wine-drinker-trying-to-get-into-reds and I've generally found that, with french reds, cheap stuff is nasty. Good Bordeaux and some of the spanish reds are lovely but it's so variable, even within one region, that it's impossible to tell :-(

All I can suggest is that you explain to your "friendly neighbourhood wine merchant" and ask for suggestions. If he/she is a real professional, they'll be able to help. Happy tastings!

weswilson October 15 2011, 16:47:09 UTC

I'd start with smoother grapes... like pinot noir, lighter sangiovese, or some of the australian shiraz/cab blends that are made for easy drinkin'.

lizziebuffy2008 October 15 2011, 19:00:20 UTC

Have you thought about trying some dry rose and kind of working your way up to red? Also at wine tastings would be the perfect time to try reds-you can tell them that you prefer white, but are looking to branch out and see what they offer you.

lunanoir October 15 2011, 19:01:21 UTC

When I want to serve a red wine to white wine drinkers, I like a beaujolais (they are actually good slightly chilled, like whites), or a claret.

A beaujolais is pretty inexpensive, too, so if you don't care for it you're only out about $10. The only common claret I know is sophia coppola, around $15-20 range.