Red Wine, Good Taste, Under $50? Help out please, read the details first please. PLEASE ANSWER ASAP.?

Question

Okay, I need this:

*Red Wine
*Great tasting (sweet)
*Under $50 ($40 is what I'm hoping for, $60 is the limit).
*High in alcohol content


Please help me out, tomorrow is when I need to have it by. I'm new to wine, but I love it. I'm unfamiliar with the tastes of different brands and types of wine. Someone told me I should go with Merlot, but I'm not even 100% on what makes Merlot different than the rest of wine???

Please help me.

Okay, I need this:

*Red Wine
*Great tasting (sweet)
*Under $50 ($40 is what I'm hoping for, $60 is the limit).
*High in alcohol content


Please help me out, tomorrow is when I need to have it by. I'm new to wine, but I love it. I'm unfamiliar with the tastes of different brands and types of wine. Someone told me I should go with Merlot, but I'm not even 100% on what makes Merlot different than the rest of wine???

Please help me.


ALSO!!!

This is for romance, not a meal. Something romantic, and it CAN be fairly expensive. I'm looking for quality.

ALSO!!!

This is for romance, not a meal. Something romantic, and it CAN be fairly expensive. I'm looking for quality.

I need to make this point stronger...


I need wine that is sweet and high in alcohol content.

Even if they meet in the middle. I'd have semi-sweet/semi-dry, rather than extremely dry and somewhat sweet or extremely sweet and somewhat dry.

That's exactly what I need. The BEST wine to me is a nice tasting and very alcoholic wine.

Can anyone tell me the name of a wine like this that is fairly common in America, Ohio specifically?

Answer 1

Hi,
unfortunately your question is a little difficult to answer...

Taste is a very individual thing and what I like may not suit your pallette...but...

There are many, many wines that should suit your requirements. You say you are new to wine and that you like sweet red. This is fairly typical of newcomers to wine. You will find, over the years that you will eventually start to choose the drier wines which are more typical of the production throughout the world.

I live in a country which produces great wines, riojas and the like. Spanish wines in general would not meet your requirement presently, not would the French Merlot you mention. Merlots are made, of course from the Merlot grape and vary in their quality and taste. Generally they are medium to full-bodied and are smooth. (and dry, not sweet)

Alcoholic content of wine is limited by the method of making. No wine can be more than 14% alcohol, unless fortified by spirits, as the fermentation stops at that level. Alcoholic content does not act as a reliable indication of taste.

I would suggest that you try some of the Californian wines, which are excellent. Gallo wines are relatively inexpensive and are good.

Cost can indicate quality, but the difference between a bottle costing , say $5 and one costing $10 is vast, as the price goes up the difference is markedly less, so the improvement between a $10 bottle and a $50 bottle is not so great. Don't waste your money buying expensive wines that you have not yet experienced the taste of. Try the less expensive ones until you find the ones you like.

After all you can try 10 bottles at $5 against just one at $50.

When you learn to appreciate the various qualities of wine better you will spend your money to buy the quality of wine that suits your pallette. Other peoples' tastes cannot satisfy your particular taste buds.

Good luck with the learning process and enjoy your wines.

Cheers,

BobSpain

Answer 2

There are too many to even begin to list. I have at least 4000 in the shop right now. You can ask a million different people and get a million different answers but it doesn't matter what they like because they are not you. A "good" wine is any wine that YOU think is good. Best thing to do is find a good local retailer and let them know what you like or don't like in wine. They can point you in the right direction and make sure you're getting something that you are more likely to enjoy. I deal with people like you all day long and its always fun to turn them onto something they might not have had before. Have an open mind. Most retailer's worth their salt will gladly take something back if its totally not what you were looking for. I do. It s a win win for you. You don't have to get anywhere NEAR $50 either. I make my living in the $8-$15 window. There's tons there. Don't feel compelled to spend large amounts. The level of technology from vineyard to bottle has come so far that its MUCH easier to make a good, consistent $10 wine than it was 20 years ago.

Answer 3

If you want some great names of some sweet red wines go to www.primewines.com or winesource.com. You can also research wineries in the area. So that you can no know where to go befor you even leave the house. One that I like and it is only about 10 dollars a bottle is Carmel king David Concord. It is a red kosher wine made in Israel. In the Carmel Winery.

Answer 4

Beaulieu Vineyard, Napa Valley, commonly known as BV, makes excellent wine. Naturally that is just one woman's opinion. They have a $10.00 ish bottle of Cabernet that is quite good. Not the coastal lable though, the Napa Valley lable. If you are interested in liquid velvet, and truly want to spend $50.00, I suggest the BV Georges De Latour, Private Reserve, 2001, Cabernet. Yummy!
These are not sweet, but they taste very smooth.
Good luck. Wine is subjective to everyones unique taste. Many high end liquor stores offer periodic tastings...Try one and see what you like.
Don't be intimidated. I live in IL....We have Friar Tuck liquor stores. If you have them in OHIO....Go there.

Answer 5

You might want to look into syrah. I am fortunate to live in wine country here in CA so I drink a lot of local stuff. I don't know what kind of stuff is offered in Ohio. Try a specialty wine store.

P.S. Justin Isosceles is fantastic, but expensive.

Answer 6

I think Shiraz from Australia is the best red wine. You can find it in the $7-10 range.

Answer 7

I enjoy Kay Brothers Shiraz...it is full bodied..chewy..and around 35 bucks....it has a higher alcohol contend 15% than most wines..only thing is its not sweet...but very empowering to the palate.

Answer 8

Go to a good wine shop, explain your dilema, cap your budget at $25.

You willl do fine.

Answer 9

Red sparkling Novelino. And it's only about 200 peso.

Answer 10

Justin Vineyards Isosceles - hands down - it will knock your socks off.