I've never liked wine, but my friends say it's required taste... I don't see myself liking wine. Ever. Is it true, I'll like it with time???
2007-05-29 15:18:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
LMAO, Wow, I'm a dumbass. Sorry acquired.
2007-05-29 15:25:27 · update #1
She meant what she said:
It's REQUIRED to have the taste for wine.
Once you get the taste then it becomes Acquired=)
Sounds like you do not require the taste of wine. Try Champagne.
2007-05-29 17:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by Perspective 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an acquired taste, but there is no rule saying you HAVE to acquire it. What it seems like is that the "finer" wines take more getting use to than your "cheap" wines. When developing a taste for wine, you start off loving the "cheap" stuff and not standing the "fine" wines. And then one day you love the "fine" wines and can't stand the "cheap" stuff! My advice, don't leave the cheap stuff, if you like, great! It will save you money! Here are some good starter wines, try them one at a time and you'll hate some, love some, and some will just be ok. But at the end of the day you'll have a better handle on your tastes. To start only buy stuff you can find a your local grocery store: Boone's farms, red port, cream sherry, white zinfandel, and anything that is a fruity blend.
Happy wine drinking!
2007-05-30 20:28:27 · answer #2 · answered by jamesflz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean acquired taste? For some people yes it is. Others just dont like it. There is nothing wrong with that. When i was younger i used to hate red wine and now love it - so yes I did acquire a taste for it. But not everyone does.
2007-05-29 22:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by gr33n_3y3d_grrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is in my case. It's better to go to wine tastings or be with someone who knows wines and can describe what you're drinking. The history of wine and the different areas that the grapes come from is fascinating. Eventually I found a wine which I love (Truchard, pino noir. Can't remember the darn date though) and can compare other wines to.
After reading the responses, I can see that not only do we have some "wine snobs" but some "vocabulary snobs" as well.
2007-05-29 22:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by Pete 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands of different types of wine. Some are sweeter, some are fruity, some are richer, some lighter. You should experiment with some different types before giving up on the whole class. Then try some fancy cheeses, too! They are an aquired taste as well. I like Liebfraumilch and Muscatel wines, which are sweeter, and appeal to us ladies. I am still exploring the mysterious worlds of wine and cheese... Try some new types for fun.
http://www.easy-wine.net/types.htm
http://www.thecheeseweb.com/contentok.php?id=21
2007-05-29 22:37:07 · answer #5 · answered by nowyat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some take to it like a fish to water. You may not have tried the right wines, yet.
I HATED merlot the first time I drank it, but zinfindel was yummy. I still have issues with certain wines--Cabernet Savignon, for example. Some of those make my eyes water. The dryer white wines also make me drink a little slow, as do rieslings. My wife, on the other hand, LOVES rieslings and always has.
Poke around. Explore. When you find one you like, start from there. You don't have to be adventurous all at once.
2007-05-30 03:04:25 · answer #6 · answered by JoeB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say it is an acquired taste, but not everybody will ever acquire a taste for it.
When I was younger I didn't like it. As I grew older I was able to drink light, white wines but still didn't like reds. Eventually I was drinking the light reds like Pinot Noir and Merlot and have graduated to the Cabernet and Shiraz.
2007-05-30 02:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by JavaJoe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the wine. Some wines are bitter or dry out your mouth. Those arn't fun. Some are sweeter, like some blackberry wines or communion wines.
If you are christian, go to a Lutheran Church on the first sunday of the month. When you take communion, you will know how good wine can taste. (The church must be ELCA because other Lutheran churches require you to be a member to join. Contact the church and ask them if what synod they are. ELCA stands for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.)
2007-05-29 22:25:33 · answer #8 · answered by N♂t - ♂ut - Yet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is an aquired taste and if you start drinking a softer wine such as Pinot Noir (red) or Chardonnay (white) over time your palette will adjust and you will be able to differentiate between poor and excellent wines and move on to different blends such as shiraz and savignon blanc
it also helps to have red wine with meat dishes and white wine with seafood dishes
2007-05-29 22:23:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's an acquired taste and it is true.
2007-05-29 22:21:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋