what is consider good wine? i want to look professional. is dry the better ones?

Answer 1

Dry wine is usually considered the best ones by instant "experts". Sample a number of wines and ask for advice at the wine store until you find one (or more) that you like. Those should be presented as the best ones in their class (even if "their class" means wines that cost less than $3.99). Most people are not sure enough of themselves to challenge you unless you have really bought some bad wine. Even if you have, pass it off as a bad bottle of otherwise excellent wine.

Answer 2

A good wine is one that you like, simple as that. That is according to the wine maker at one of the top wineries in an article I read.

Dry is not necessarilly better whether it be red or white, it depends on what you are serving with it. If the food is sweet, then a dry wine will taste bitter or sour, no matter how good it is. For sipping outside of a meal, I prefer at least a 3 on the sweetness scale. Red wines are generally dry while whites run from dry to sweet. However I found a very nice Red in Australia once that was about a 3. My preference is for whites although I do enjoy a red occasionally, mostly with a meal.

As for sweetness, Canadian Ice Wines (I have seen both white, which is common, and red, which is not) are considered among the best in the world and they are all quite sweet. But do not associate sweet with all having a single "flavour" as the taste of the wine will vary. They can run from a sweet smooth taste to an almost "tarty" taste. I enjoy a nice glass of ice wine but at $60+ per half bottle it is something I enjoy only rarely.

If you want to look professional, take a wine tasting course. Many colleges offer them or go to several wineries and listen to the instructions that go with a tasting, it can be enjoyable. Some wineries also offer wine tasting courses and even courses on what wines go with what and the best way to serve them. One thing, learning about wines can be an enjoyable experience.

The most important thing to remember is to find a wine you like, the "best" wine in the world is always one that you enjoy.

Answer 3

For one, dry wines does not necessary mean good wine. Lots of great wines are not dry. It would be like saying all food that is bitter is bad and all food that is sweet is good. You know that statement is totally false.

A good wine is one that YOU like. Wine is an art - and your taste may not be the same as everyone else. However, to "know" your wine, you must know what you like in the wine - and not just the name, the price, or whether it is dry or not.

Honestly, as a long time wine drinker, my friends and I can spot those who try to pretend to know wines from those who truely appreciate wines. It has nothing to do with the way you look "professionally". It has to do with everything else - your attitude toward wine, the way you serve and hold and smell and appreciate wine, the way you talk about wine - and not just using some jargon you learned from the book but instead the way you present your thoughts to those who "knows" wine. Really, it does not matter how "professional" you look with wine; it has to do with your passion for wine.

Asking a quesion like "is dry the better ones?" automatically tells someone you really never had good exposure to wines. My suggestion for you is to:

1) get Wine for Dummies and Idiot's Guide to Wine and read both book. Once you are done with that, get Wine Bible by Karen McDougal. After that, get Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate and Wine Enthusiast etc. Keep learning and keep updated.
2) start going to wine tasting events or classes. Learn from the pros.
3) ask questions, especially to wine stores salesperson, sommeliers in the restaurants, or anyone who are passionate about wine.
4) going to wine bars and talk to people and ask.
5) be humble about wine. The fact is that wine is such a high learning curve that I am constantly learning about wine. There are so much I don't know about wine that I am discovering new and exciting thing everyday. Don't pretent you know more about wine than other people and brag about it. There will always be someone who knows a whole lot more about it, and they will just keep quiet and look as you make a fool out of yourself pretending. People will have a whole lot more respect for you if you are genuinely interested in wine.

Answer 4

I'm a wine professional and I drink sweet and dry wines. What kind of professional are you trying to look like?
Good wines come in a myriad of flavors, colors, sweetness levels and from many countries.
Most assume dry wines are better but a top notch German Riesling from a great vineyard is among the best food wine in the world. Conversely there are $200 dry Bordeaux that have been getting away with second rate wine because of their classification and name.
Unless you know who you're trying to impress its a dicey game and it flies in the face of what wine is all about.
It not about image or looking sophisticated, its about drinking a product of dedicated agricultural and eonological skill. It shouldn't matter where its from, who made it or how much it costs. As long as you like the flavor it is good.
People who try to impress their peers with wine are transparent and usually use other material things to get the same point across. Don't get caught up in that. It's an easy way to part with hard earned money for overpriced wine.
With modern wine making technologies it is easy to make good $5 wine so the price can be a bad indicator of good quality. You may be paying for a name. Just ask for advice from a professional and give him guidance on what flavors you like. I love to get people into a rockin' $10 wine that nobody's ever heard of and their wine expert friends have no idea what to make of it. There's too much out there to label seek just to look knowledgable. That's not why people make wine, most people anyway. Its to drink and enjoy, that's it.
Just keep it real and remember the real definition of good as it applies to anything, not just wine.
I teach classes and run wine stores and my biggest goal is to remove the layer of intimidation and snobbery that still surrounds it.

Just drink whatchalike.

Answer 5

Dry is not considered the "best". Brush up on your grammar and spelling first.

When dining at a fine restaurant and you ask the sommelier, "is dry the better ones?" Well, good luck.

Answer 6

i like your question- i think that dry is supposed to be better...why not go to a wine store they give pretty good advise last time i needed it

Answer 7

It depends upon the occasion actually...There is a wine for nearly any circumstance.

Answer 8

you want to look PROFESSIONAL?

the alcoholic=cheap or free

the prostitute=whatever is available and paid for

the businessman=12 year old single malt scotch