What's you favorite wine?? (If you like wine)

Regal Beagle Posted: Nov 13, 2007 05:57 PM

What's you favorite wine?? (If you like wine)

I am enjoying a glass of Shiraz right now whike dinner is cooking.

werock0709 Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:02 PM

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I like a nice Blush or Zinfendal. I like sweet wines.

Brian and Marie Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:11 PM

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Can't drink- I get migraines!!

njordan414 Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:39 PM

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Santa Margherita - Pinot

bonniejd Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:48 PM

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My favorite is a nice dry Savignon Blanc... unfortunately I also get migraines so try not to drink too much wine (and NEVER red!)

PattyK Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:49 PM

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I like Shiraz and Merlot.

GettinHutched Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:52 PM

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Pinot Grigio....mmmmmmmmmmmm

diva7531 Posted: Nov 13, 2007 06:59 PM

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I don't drink but when we went to the vineyards I smelled every glass and there was this one white port from Macari that was Out Of This WORLD!!!!! It was called Block E. OMG It is a good thing I don't drink because I would probably drink this stuff like it was water!!

beleebuton Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:02 PM

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white zin is all i like. O

Regal Beagle Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:02 PM

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Posted by njordan414

Santa Margherita - Pinot

Love that one too!

FullersBride Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:05 PM

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I'm a white wine girl....We actually have a wine cellar in our house....yeah I'm a wine snob

I LOVE:

Fume Blancs
And
Sav Blancs

every once in a while I can go for a nice RIesling with appetizers

BunnyBride Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:06 PM

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All of it! Seriously! The only wine I don't like is Reisling for some reason.

Regal Beagle Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:19 PM

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Posted by FullersBride

I'm a white wine girl....We actually have a wine cellar in our house....yeah I'm a wine snob

I LOVE:

Fume Blancs
And
Sav Blancs

every once in a while I can go for a nice RIesling with appetizers

Can I come to your house???????
BTW: What is this Team Alpca I keep saying????

joan_db Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:27 PM

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Anything red - preferably Cabernet Sauvignon

joan_db Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:37 PM

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Posted by BunnyBride

All of it! Seriously! The only wine I don't like is Reisling for some reason.

Just for my curiosity (if you don't mind me asking) - why you don't like Reisling? Is that because it they are sweet?

There are some Reisling that is actually pretty dry and you'll be surprise. Some Reisling from Australia's Eden and Clare valleys & the Marlborough region of New Zeal are dry but you can still smell fruity aroma.

BunnyBride Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:40 PM

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Posted by joan_db

Posted by BunnyBride

All of it! Seriously! The only wine I don't like is Reisling for some reason.

Just for my curiosity (if you don't mind me asking) - why you don't like Reisling? Is that because it they are sweet?

There are some Reisling that is actually pretty dry and you'll be surprise. Some Reisling from Australia's Eden and Clare valleys & the Marlborough region of New Zeal are dry but you can still smell fruity aroma.

The ones I've tried have been VERY sweet and I hate sweet wine! The drier the better! I'll look into your suggestions! I'm always up for trying more wine

FullersBride Posted: Nov 13, 2007 07:52 PM

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Posted by Regal Beagle

Posted by FullersBride

I'm a white wine girl....We actually have a wine cellar in our house....yeah I'm a wine snob

I LOVE:

Fume Blancs
And
Sav Blancs

every once in a while I can go for a nice RIesling with appetizers

Can I come to your house???????
BTW: What is this Team Alpca I keep saying????

SURE

Team alpaca was a few of us newlyweds that tried to intervene on some drama that was started on the 08 boards. So we started posting sexy alpacas on there to try and change the topic

acsm Posted: Nov 13, 2007 08:05 PM

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Posted by njordan414

Santa Margherita - Pinot

my fav too!!! pinot grigios!

PeteysBride Posted: Nov 13, 2007 08:19 PM

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Posted by Brian and Marie

Can't drink- I get migraines!!

You're juts like me! Hah yay we get to do dinner then one day lmao or screw dinner and have desert! Cheesecake!

Wine gives me headaches if I dont use it for cooking only and mixed drinks amke me sick-I can have one and then the sugar gives me indigestion. Get sick to my stomach and nauseus.

joan_db Posted: Nov 13, 2007 08:41 PM

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Posted by BunnyBride

The ones I've tried have been VERY sweet and I hate sweet wine! The drier the better! I'll look into your suggestions! I'm always up for trying more wine

Ok...DH gave me some more information on Rieslings (he is my lawyer/wine connoisseur).

Riesling is actually one of, if not THE, most versatile grape varietals. Rieslings can range from very dry to intensely sweet.

Although traditionally a German varietal, Reislings from the Alsace region (on the France/German border) tend to be dryer.

When buying German Rieslings, look for the words 'Dry' or 'Trocken' on the label. Trocken means dry in German. Rieslings labeled 'Halb-trocken' will be sweeter.

WIth German Rieslings (in DH's opinion, the best Rieslings), also look for those labeled 'Q.m.P' or something like that...that means 'Qualitswein mit Pradikat' and is a sign that the wine has met certain criteria for the label. .

If you do not like sweet wines, stay away from German wine labeled 'Auslese', 'Berenauslese' or 'Trockenberenauslese' -- those are VERY sweet. WInes labled 'Kabinett' may have a touch of sweetness, but will be fairly dry.

In other regions, including the ones I mentioned earlier, look for 'Dry' on the label.

Also, 'White' or 'Johannesburg' Rieslings are the true Rieslings. Others labeled 'grey' or 'emerald' are not.

Alcohol content will help guide you with sweetness as well. The higher the alcohol, the dryer the wine will tend to be (because the residual sugar will have been converted to alcohol). Sweet wines will tend to be below 10%, although that is not a hard and fast rule.

I'm sorry to be so long, but we LOVE Reislings. It was the first wine that I really liked, and led me to so many others that I love now.

BTW...Reisling matches wonderfully with a wide variety of food.