I enjoy drinking white wine, but never drink red, any recommendations?

Question

I get lots of people tell me which white wines to buy, but i need some ideas for which Reds to try without spending money on one's people know will def tell me not to buy. I eat alot of fish and vegetables, and weekends we eat at Indian restaurants mostly. i really appreciate some advice. Some reds i found years ago gave me bad headache quickly or tasted really awful, perhaps something fruity? (Not ROSE' please, i've tried lots of them) THANK YOU X

Answer 1

This question is a minefield, you are going to get so many answers you will be swamped. All I can say is French red is expensive and not great. The cheaper end £3 to £4 just try, Chilean, Australian, south African, etc. In the end its down to you. Your going to have a really good time trying, where do you live, I'll join you!!!

Answer 2

I'd advise that until you are more experienced with red wines you
keep to the white wines with fish, except if you have fish more full flavoured (mackerel or skate, for example), especially if sauced, and with nutty side dishes like brown rice, try lighter-tasting or "racier" reds, like wines made from the gamay or barbera or grenache grapes. As for red wines matching spicy Indian food: Shiraz (also called Syrah, or, for French Rhone wines, Hermitage) almost unfailingly enhances it and will be a pleasure.

As for rose: Where do you live? If in the USA are you referring to genuine roses or that sweet crap with rose coulours called "white" zinfandel, "white" merlot, etc., etc. Those killed the American market for good, dry roses for 30 years; their availablity has only begun to come back (mostly roses from Spain, Italy and South Africa) in some but far from all American markets in the past 2 years, abetted from glowing praise by the wine writers in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and others.

Answer 3

why not try going to a wine tasting?

or got to a knowledgeabl;e wine seller and ask them waht they would reccommend. most red wine would be stoo strong to go with fish, consider a Rose with fish

try some of the Australian, Californian or even Chilean reds, Spanish Riocca used to be a safe bet

wine from the Zinfandel grape is pretty reliable in my view
cabernet sauvignion like wise ( a young CS wine would be great with a curry)
Merlot maybe woirth a look

I wouldn't buy a French wine (the cheap stuff id usually pretty rough and I resent shelling out more then 4..5 on a bootle of wine, good fench wines seem to be about the 6..7 mark

Answer 4

Like yourself, I used to enjoy white wine - but never red. White would be my suggestion re the meals you mentioned. After sneezing attacks & a headache - I gave up drinking wine altogether. Perhaps it was the pestisides? If *two buck chuck is still around, give it a try. For $2 you haven't invested a lot of money for cooking wine or drinking purposes. With an Italian meal, I could get past a little Chiante (sp), but in small doses.

*Used to be available at Trader Joes

Answer 5

One problem is that most people serve red far too warm, the 'official' line is to serve it at room temperature, that was all good and well in Victorian times with no double glazing or central heating. The fact now is that our houses are simply too warm.

You need to chill your red wine for about 1/2 hour in a cold fridge if it has been standing indoors. Conversely we also tend to serve white too cold, straight from the fridge. Store your white on the fridge but remove 1/2 hour before serving.

Your white will taste far deeper and the red will suddenly become palatable.

Answer 6

Hi it all depends on what you want to pay for it. Maybe try getting a few little bottles of red from supermarkers that do 4 mini bottles for £5. Then you can go from there. There is no reason for us to tell you good ones as we have different taste. I dont really like reds as they taste too thick but Stowells red was nice and black tower was nice. I tried these in Little bottles first. Try Blossom Hill.

Answer 7

Try lambrusco. My personal favorite is one you can get at Trader Joe's called Amibile - La Grotte Reggiano Lambrusco... for about $5 a bottle. If not, try Reunite Lambrusco. This style of wine is lightly carbonated... the La Grotte more than the Reunite... very nice.

Try Spanish garnachas... or blends with a little temperanillo...

Soft regional Italian reds are nice... light and fruity... like sangiovese blends and anything that says "Montepulciano D'Abruzzo" on it :) Citra is an inexpensive brand nice to try.

Answer 8

It depends what kind of white wine you like, but I'd recommend a Blossom Hill Californian Fruity Red which isn't too heavy or too sweet and at around £4 from the major supermarkets, it won't break the bank.

Answer 9

If you eat fish stick with white.

Rosemount Estates Shiraz is good for the price, about $9 a bottle. If you want something wicked good try HansFahden Cabernet, 2000. It retails for around $25 a bottle, but I've been getting it for $19. It easily compares with more expensive wines.

Answer 10

Any Cabernet Sauvignon is good for me. But I think the key is to decant, buy a decanter pour the wine in very slow and the oxygenation will mellow the wine and make it wonderful. That's how I finally got used to red wine.