How to know what type of red wine is better? please give examples.?

Question

is it from the year of grapes and the wine house?

Answer 1

Hey Now...

Yes both the year of grapes and the "House of Origion"
are very important...

I like a Margaux...
It comes from a region in France called Margaux
and the best "chateau" there is Chateau Margaux...
There are many other Vineyards (Chateaus)
there but my humble opinion Chateau Margaux is best...

The Year is also VERY important...
When released in 1995, a bottle of 1990 Margaux
sold for over $150 dollars a bottle..
The Year 1990 was an AMAZIN year for grape production...
So the wine is also AMAZIN!!!
A bottle today will run you about $400 to $1200 depending
on the Chateau.
I still have one bottle left in my collection!!!

Also there is "Grand Crue" to watch out for..
Grand Crue means the grapes were of excellent taste
and the wine is from a first pressing...

But really it is what you like best...
is the best for you...

Italian Chanti's are also really good red wines..
Ruffino makes a Gold Lable Classico Resiervia that is
real good and not to expensive..around $40 a bottle...

Experiment and most of all...enjoy!

Smiles

Answer 2

Vintage of the wine, yes. The producer, yes.

http://www.thewinecurators.com/vntgChart.html

Bad wine
82/100 Esser Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
California, United States
Oddball peppermint, spicy, leafy, candied nose. The style is hot (alcoholic) and dry with a lean entry and more minty, leafy, peppery, vegetal candied flavours. Something’s out of synch here.
Tasted: 2004-06-26 by AG-ST
Prices: BC $15.99 (750 ml) Specialty
CSPC: 103165; UPC: 11443220412
Producer: Esser Wines Ltd.
Distributor: Authentic Wine and Spirits Merchants

Good Wine
88/100 Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
California, United States
Peppery, smoky, blackberry jam, cassis, spicy vanilla aromas with some resin notes. Soft, round, dry style with light tannins. Very smoky, resiny, vanilla cola, coffee, blackberry flavours with a long, oaky vanilla finish. Warm but attractive consumer style. A bit of char-bucks red for coffee lovers.
Tasted: 2005-06-29 by AG-ST
Prices: BC $17.99 (750 ml) Speculative Listing - WinebrenWines
CSPC: 281311
Producer: Avalon Winery
Distributor: Authentic Wine and Spirits Merchants


Edit:
Beware Wine Spectator often called wine dictator by ppl in the business. Gismondi my source for the tasting notes is less wine snob driven. Also Decanter online is good too, user friendly as well as new to the wine world helpfull.

Answer 3

Area is a big factor in wine making. Being from South Africa I can only really give our terroir as an example. You should try to join a wine club and start tasting as much as possible, that way you will idenitify a cultivar that you will like. Also remember old world wines against new world is a good test. Old world being more closed up and needing time, new world drinkable now. Good luck!

Answer 4

Wine Spectator has a rating scale, this is often written by the people that have a very well developed pallet, have fun when you chose and drink wine, that's why there are so many different types of wine. Every wine has it's own unique tastes and qualities that make it stand out against the others.....Just remember to ENJOY the wine and good luck...

Answer 5

The wine store--or even the supermarket, in many cases--will have someone who is knowledgable about wines and can direct you to a good wine that matches the meal you want to serve it with and your price range. Don't be afraid that they will be snooty and look down on you for asking questions--while you may be unlucky enough to run into someone like that from time to time, more often they are really passionate and eager to talk to someone who wants to learn.

Answer 6

it depends on what you like. i don't like aged wines much. 2 of my favorite red wines are tempranillos from spain and pinot noirs from italy. if you go to a wine store or liquor store the clerk should be able to set you up with a good bottle for under 10 dollars. also ask them what they like. finding a wine to match you is most important.
oh to answer your question french wines are most often aged and the year makes a difference -- some years depending on the grape, the amount of rain, things like that make good and bad wines. the house is kind of iffy and more of a modern thing with california and australian wines many european wines are conglomorations of smaller vineyards -- people run around and buy good stock and put their label on it.

Answer 7

Better for what? cooking? tasting? and serving with what?

Chianti is a dryer red wine and is served warm but has a robust taste. Volpacelli is also a dryer red wine served warm.
Lambrusco-semi-sweet full bodied red wine served cold or room temperature-a great "starter" wine because it is easier to acquire a taste to a sweeter wine than a dryer one.

Answer 8

Yes. Its has a lot to do with the type of grapes harvested, when they get harvested, the process used to squeese the grapes, the method of fermentation, location of cellars, temeratures of the cellar, alcahol content, humidity in the cellar. I also know that whine has a peaking point in its life when it should be drunk.

Answer 9

Ask your local wine shop to recommend ...

Answer 10

Experts say, when you first open the bottle, the smell and the taste tell you