Get a Bottle of Australian Wolf Blass, either Chardonnay, or Riesling, both are excellent.
2007-02-10 03:52:52
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answered by Boston Bluefish 6
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Nice sparkling wines are: champagne (brut or demi-brut, also rose'), good French sparkling wines like Cremant du Jura and Cremant d'Alsace; Spanish cava and Italian prosecco are both excellent. Great sparkling wine is also made in the US (mostly in the Napa Valley, but I've actually had some really superb sparkling wine made in Missouri!). On a recent visit to South Africa I tasted a number of sparkling wines which were out of this world.
The key to good wine (sparkling or not) is the balance and the acidity. Basically, wine makers add sugar to wine. The "yuk" is when the wine maker either puts too little sugar (leaving the wine tasting something like vinegar), or too much (leaving the wine tasting like Thunderbird!).
If you like Hock and Liefbraumilch, you are fond of medium-bodied, German-style white wines. I think you would also like similar styles from the Alsace region in France (Pinot Blanc), also Chenin Blanc from the US and the "new world" (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America). There are also some viogner blends which I think you would like - just the right balance between sweet and dry.
2007-02-10 04:03:49
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answered by lesroys 6
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If you are looking for a dry white, I don't think that you can beat a good bottle of Chablis. It's what we usually have with Christmas lunch. As for red wine, i'm a big lover of Wolf Blass (yellow label) but the price has just gone up to £8.50. I find leibfraumilch a little on the heavy side, and i'm not a lover of German wines.
If you're a bit of a novice and don't want to spend a huge amount, a pleasant wine to try is Soave (pronounced So-a-vay). It's an Italian wine, cheap and very easy to drink. As for starter reds, try Tesco chilean merlot. Both these wines are under £3.00
2007-02-10 05:16:36
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answered by jojo65cat 2
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If you are starting to try wines you probably like sweet or medium wines most - you will find as you drink more you end up moving to drier ones.
Dessert wines are very sweet and alcoholic - try Moscatel for an introduction.
Red: A Beaujeaulais is light and flowery - you may still find it a bit dry but give it a go.
White: Sauvignon blanc
Rose: Zinfandel - sweet and like drinking fruity lemonade without the fizz.
Champagne: anything that is Demi-sec will be sweet.
Asti Spumante is sweet and sparkling you might be best sticking to the Italian sparkling wines as they are mostly medium sweet - e.g. Lambrusco.
2007-02-14 00:31:51
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answered by Boo 3
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BV Tapestry or Georges de Latour are 2 spectacular Cabernets! complete bodied, tasty reds, which you will sip and revel in very actual. The Tapestry is a greater effective fee of the the two wines (getting the main bang on your greenback this is!). The Georges de Latour is BV's ideal wine....they have been making this wine for over a one hundred years. no longer many vineyard's in California can say they have been making good wine for that long. good luck :) those wines will fee slightly greater suitable than the different wines that have been stated to you. The wines that others have stated to you, defnitely at the instant are not interior the comparable league as faucet and GDL. the fewer costly wines that have been stated to you're good for their budget and class; yet once you elect some thing greater extreme and intensely scrumptious attempt my suggestions. :)
2016-12-17 06:43:59
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answered by pfarr 4
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Moet and Chandon is a fantastic tasting Sparkling Champagne, very creamy. If you want the best Red ( don`t turn your nose up yet) then a Wine importer called Excelsior in Tamworth Staffs imports a German Merlot. It is so fruity I have known White wine drinkers fall in love with it. This stuff is better than seex
2007-02-12 06:57:52
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answered by simonsd25 2
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If you want sparkling wine im afraid i cant help but if your into red theres loads of good ones. Chiantis an obvious one. Browse around. Try French, Italian and Australian wines. If you live in England you can get orders from Laithwaites the wine society and others
2007-02-10 04:18:48
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answered by R,, 3
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I would suggest speaking with a local wine shop, if they carry a good selection ususally somone working there should be able to steer you in the right direction. Many of them will let you taste before purchasing. If you want a good quality wine plan on spending at LEAST $40+.
If you like Liebfrumilch, try Puilley Fuissee (sp?) it is a little sweeter but still has a slightly oakey taste.
2007-02-10 04:02:13
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answered by Laura Marie B 3
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Depends on your budget.The more good quality wine you drink the more you will appreciate it.Anything under a tenner should be avoided.
It also depends on personal taste-just because someone recommends something, it doesnt mean YOU will like it.
My advice is to go to a reputable wine merchant, where you can get advice and sample loads of freebees,and take it from there.
2007-02-13 13:35:18
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answered by chickenboy 2
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Your problem is you keep drinking Hock or Liebfraumilch, both pretty nasty when it comes to wine.
As you seem to like white wine, I shall recommend rose as it is, I find, a bit tastier. Why not try a Rose d'Anjou? It's pretty cheap (I think £3) in Tesco and nice and fruity. It's not sparkling but I would give it a go, honest! I serve it a lot when I have friends round and most people seem to like it!
2007-02-10 03:58:14
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answered by hevs 4
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The German 'Liebfraumilch' or 'Niersteiner' (spelling could be dodgy) are cheap and poor quality. It is usually a starter wine for young people who haven't developed their palate. If you are eating you can stand a drier wine. There are some good Australian sparkling wines, cheaper than champagne but almost as good. Try to develop your palate and try not to stick to cheap rubbish.
2007-02-12 22:28:55
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answered by Veritas 7
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