Does anyone have any wine suggestions?

Question

We have tried a few recently, we prefer sweet wines to bitter or dry. Just hate to keep buying the same one over and over.

Answer 1

There are a lot of wonderful wines out there to try. You just have to keep on trying to find the wines you might like. Here are some recommendations from me.

As for white wines, for beginners, I usually recommend Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. Sauvignon Blanc tends to be fruity, slightly sweet, and crisp and easy to drink. I always enjoy drinking a glass of Sauvignon Blanc such as Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc ($18), Caymus Conundrum ($25), or Chateau St. Michelle ($15). As for Riesling, it is usually sweeter but also plenty of fruit. I recommend either Californian or German. A good one to start is Bonny Doon Pacific Riesling (either dry or sweet, $12).

As for red wine, I would recommend either Cabernet Franc or Zinfandel. Cabernet Franc is slightly sweet red wine, with quality resembling that of Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot but without such bitterness. There are a few good Cabernet Franc, including Peju ($30) and Titus ($35). As for Zinfandel, that is much more reasily accesible and available, as well as cheaper. Zinfandel is the grape that also makes White Zinfandel (without the grape skin, the wine is sweeter, with grape skin, it is more complex). Red Zinfandel, or Zinfandel as we call it, is a wonderful slightly sweet wine with lots of fruit/berry, but they also tend to be higher on alcohol content. You can try Zinfandel from Chateau Montelena ($25), Frank's ($35), Rosemblum ($12-30), and Ridge ($20-35).

If you want the really sweet wine, then try dessert wine. White dessert wine such as Ice Wine (Inniskilling $65) and Sauturnes (Chateau Rieussec $50 or their second wine $18/half) are very nice to drink after dinner, while Red dessert wine, hands down, is best represented by Port - Sandeman and Dow makes some cheaper Port costing $15-20.

Good luck and keep on trying. . I hope you will find something you will like from this.

Answer 2

I Like reds in general, and have found them to my taste to be sweeter than any white or Zin. Beaujoais is one of my favorites. Good suggestion ( if they offer this in your area) but a lot of Wine Specialty stores have frequent wine tastings (as do some restaurants) there you can meet with a wine expert, sample some wines, and get some good recommendations for a sweeter line of wine. Burgandy to me is too sweet , but again everyone has their particular tastes.. Hope this helps, and enjoy a glass on me:)

Answer 3

You might like a Gewürztraminer
then. It isn't tart and it isn't really sweet either. I personally like it better then Zinfandel.

I have tried a few different wineries and Fetzer is the best I've tasted. Its a couple of dollars more then others but still inexpensive (about $8.00 a bottle) but well worth the 2 or 3.00 more you will pay.

Answer 4

Reisling. It's one of my favorites. American wines tend to be a bit bitter, even if they're white or blush, but this is a German wine and has a bit of a sweetness to it. It's wonderful. You can get it practically anywhere.

Answer 5

I like any type of Chardonnay...their is a pink wine i forget who makes it it comes with four little bottles..its nice and light...buy one with less alcohol it won't be so bitter

Answer 6

germany has sewwt wines.
also the colder the climate the sweeter the wine.
NY state wines are pretty sweet as well.

Answer 7

My father makes an excelent pink catabaw, I believe thats how you spell it. I suggest you try getting some at a winery and not a grocery store.

Answer 8

i suggest mariah