I am a Port lover. Thick, aromatic and absolutely delicious. I am fairly new to wine, basically focusing on the dessert wines. All of my friends have tried my now favorite Port and are aghast. How can you like this, Neeta?
Most that I have tried are delicious. Anyone out there with me? If I understand correctly, sweet wines are unfashionable. I don't give a damn about that. Is this the reason people are turning their noses up?
I am also willing to take any recommendations on wine that you've tried and really enjoyed. Preferrably on the sweeter side. Thanks.
2007-02-06 22:15:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
My hard and fast rule of wine:
If you like it, drink it. If it tastes good, it *is* good.
I love port...a nice 30 year tawny port...*drool*
But then, I love wine, too. I like a nice fat cabernet, a crisp pinot grigio. I will admit, though, all have been an acquired taste and I've gotten a taste over time...just like other things, like bleu cheese or olives, but then, that's me.
Who cares about what's "fashionable" because what's "in" one year, may not be the following year.
If you like swee dessert wines, so be it. One of my favorites is Elysium Black Muscat...YUM!!!
2007-02-07 13:58:07 · answer #1 · answered by Trid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, a funny fact about sweet wines, one of the sweetest dinner wines Riesling is a huge favorite amongst sommeliers. Seriously Riesling is a huge deal to sommeliers and is usually very sweet. It isn't dessert wine sweet, but it is sweet. Another wine Chateau D'Yquem is one of the best wines in the world and this one is a dessert wine. As for port personally I love port. I will admit young high quality ports are big and strong, but once they age and mellow there is nothing better. I had Dow's 1977 at an event not too far back and let me tell you it was amazing. So, hopefully that shows you a little something about the misconception of sweet wines not being great wines. Also on another note the most expensive wines in the world are usually sweet wines look up a true german Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) wine sometime and most are a minimum of $250 for a 1/2 bottle, and these are some of the highest rated wines period.
So, as far as recommendations I would try the following:
Dessert wines:
Moscatto d'Asti (Nice light sparkling sweet wine)
Coteaux du Layon (harder to find cheap but an Extraordinary wine)
Chateau Reuissec (Sweet wine very similar to D'Yquem, but way less expensive)
Muscat de beaume de venise (Sweet fortified muscat wine)
Port Like Wines that are Awesome:
Banyuls (I have tried several different ones and most are great - "Ey" is one brand that is pretty good)
There are other but I am blanking right now.
Anyways thats a nice small list to get you started. If you want some more recomendations let me know.
2007-02-07 07:26:58 · answer #2 · answered by Tim95030 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am also learning about wines and so far the books I have read all say that the only oppinion that counts when drinking wine is your own. My fiance and I also prefer our wines on the sweeter side. We drink alot of Reisling, Gavurts, Moscat, and I am beginning to enjoy some of the dryer ones too now that I have 40 or so wines under my belt.
I have yet to try port but have heard wonderful things about it from many people now. I will be buying some this evening, any suggestions?
2007-02-07 09:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by mjobrien10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love wine and I also love port.
You would like some fortified wines like sweet sherry -you will see "cream" on the bottle. Sweet oloroso with ice is one of my favorite drinks in the summer. "Palo cortado," if you can find it, is also sweet.
You can also try Malaga wine or Moscatel, both Spanish wines are very sweet. You will also enjoy Lacryma Christi, an Italian wine.
You can start after with fruity white wines, low in alcohol, like German wines, because they are also on the sweetish side, and grow your taste for wine from there.
There is a wine to suit almost every taste and every mood.
2007-02-07 06:56:43 · answer #4 · answered by Allabor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Port is an aquired taste, I'll drink anything but port is just a big no no.
2007-02-07 06:35:41 · answer #5 · answered by mojawoja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you have to like the taste of the wine in order to drink it.... a good wine is what is good to you.
:)
2007-02-07 07:32:17 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋