WhAT IS A GOOD WINE THAT IS SWEET BUT NOT TO SWEET AND NOT TO DRY. I WANT ONE THAT ISN'T AWEFUL.?

Answer 1

White Zinfandel

Answer 2

At least you are honest. Most people say they want a "dry" wine and yet prefer the taste of a slightly sweet wine.

Unfortunately, most sweet cheap wines have sweetness added for no reason other than to cover up the inadequacies of the wine.

So if you want a GOOD sweet wine you will have to be willing to spend some money.

If you just want something palatable and cheap, there are so many available choices that my best suggestion would be to go to a wine shop (not a supermarket) and ask the clerk to recommend something on special.

Some good choices would be almost anything from Germany that has the word "spatlese" or "auslese" on the label. (liebraumilch and Zeller Swartz Katz which you will find in a supermarket do not have this quality distinction) A good choice for after dinner would be a ruby port or tawny port, which just about anybody would like.

Answer 3

Do you like Red or White? Here are my choices..

Meduim sweet is probably what you are after, Its not to sweet but just right...Starting with reds...

Riunite is a very affordable (I really love this one) national brand that you can find almost anywhere. You might like Ernest & Julio Gallo's "Cafe Zinfandel", a sweetish red wine with a nice combination of fruit and almost a cinnamony undertone, very guzzle-able when cold.

Whites....

try a Riesling. Look for a Johannisburg Riesling and/or a Late Harvest Riesling, the latter being the sweeter of the two. The term "late harvest" refers to wines made from grapes left on the vine longer than usual, allowing more sugar to develop inside the grapes so they produce sweeter wine.

Answer 4

Look for Turkey Flat Rose.
It is unlike a white zinfandel/most pink roses which are all too sweet.
Turkey Flat Rose is 1.2 RS-residual sugar meaning that the wine is fruit forward (a real nice balanced fruit flavor with each taste)

4 kinds of grapes go into making this wine- dolcetto/cabernet/shiraz/grenache
It's a real pleaser

Answer 5

2005 Pinot Noir
On the nose, sweet dark ripe raspberries, violets, fresh spices, lavender, hints of oak and cassis emerge after the initial blast of fruit. As the wine enters the mouth a sweet lush entry leads to an integrated succulent attack. Harmonious ripe tannins lift the wine and add great balance to the copious fruit. Good ripe acidity for structure in the wine pulls the wine together gives it great length.

enjoy.

Answer 6

You might like a white burgundy wine. You will pay more for quality, so don't get the cheapest one if you decide to try it. It's medium, not particularly sweet or dry, it's quite distinctive in my opinion.

If you prefer sweeter, try Erben Spatlese. It's sweet, but I don't think it's overpowering with sweetness.

Answer 7

I'd suggest you just start trying wines till you find one you like. Usually the seller can give a few tips. My friend recommends Shooting Star Cabernet from CA. I haven't tried it. But wine is a selective taste.

Answer 8

I would suggest a riesling perhaps by Albert Mann for a white, or a rose like a 2004 Tavel for a red.

Answer 9

Martina and Rossi's brand of Austi Spumante is great. It is sweet, but not to sweet and not to dry. It is best when well chilled, and is worth every dollar you must pay for it. Try it soon!

Answer 10

My Wife like the exact stuff you are describing. Try Cafe Zinfandel or Chardonnay or Mascato, or maybe White Zinfandel or White Merlot (just slightly drier).

Try the Cafe Z. First!