Does all wine taste disgusting?

Question

I tried two different wines yesterday for the first time in my life. One was Sutter Home Chardonay and the other was Sutter Home White Zin. I couldn't really taste a difference in them... they both tasted like I had just licked the floor! My husband told me that Boone's Farm wine is nasty, but a friend of mine says it tastes really good. Does Boones Farm taste like you just licked the floor? What about Arbor Mist? Does all wine taste disgusting???

Answer 1

try Muscat Wine. I hate wine, but muscat wine is really good. I think the reason I hate wine is because i'm expecting grape juice and it tastes nothing like grape juice.

Answer 2

You tried twovery mass produced wines. These are wines that have basic flavor and are not very complex. Basically, if you don't like these, most likely you are not going to like wine. Granted you did only try a white and a blush. You might want to try a red at some point, but I have the feeling that it is not going to be what you are looking for.

Think back to the reasons that you did not like it. Was it that you were expecting something sweet? Then you are not going to like anything but wine coolers and arbor mist. If it was for another reason, it might be that you had a bad couple of bottles. It depends on where you had these wines. Some people will open a bottle of wine and then leave it open for a long time, in which case the wine will go bad. Some people store their wines in bright places, which damages the wine. If this was at someones home, then give it a shot at a restaurant. Restaurants usually go through wine so fast that it can't go bad.

Tips. In the beginning stay cheap. The cheap stuff is made to satisfy many peoples tastes, and is usually pretty bland. The more expensive, in most cases, the more complex the flavor. Many of which can be offensive if you are not used to them. If you are determined to keep drinking wine, keep drinking a glass every couple of days, and most likely you will acquire a taste for it. If you don't need to drink wine, then don't worry about it. You should enjoy what you consume.

Answer 3

Arbor Mist is more of an "alca-pop" than an actual wine. It is wine, but not very much wine is in it.

I don't know about Boone's Farm, but I'm sure it's not very good either.

In all seriousness, you may want to go to a winery and see what they recommend. You might not like a very dry wine, but may be able to handle a rose or a blush. If those are still too dry for you, try something a little sweeter.

For a sweet red, go with concord. It's very grape but, way too sweet for my taste. For a sweet white, go with a Niagara or a catawba. Again, very grape, but too sweet for my taste.

It could be that you just aren't a wine drinker. No shame in that. You might discover a hard liquor you like better, or maybe beer would be a good choice for you.

Answer 4

Not to be a snob but calling Sutter Home a wine is pretty generous and the only thing Boones Farm and Arbor Mist have in common with a wine is they tend to be in same aisle in a grocery store.

Good wine doesn't have to be expensive but mass produced and most sweet wines aren't all that great. They aren't complex (meaning they don't have several layers of flavor), ussually they haven't been aged very long and tend to be on the bland side. A good tip, stay away from anything that comes in two different bottle sizes or comes in a box. I hardly ever spend more than 15 bucks (and even that is higher than average for me) a bottle for an everyday dinner wine but I am careful to select something that will taste good and pair well with the meal.

If you are interested in developing you wine pallette, check around your area, I'm sure you could find some free or inexpensive wine tastings at local resturants or wineries. You can also join a local wine group. This is a great way to learn about wine and find out where all the good wine tastings are! (I found my wine group at meetup.com) Also, go to a liquor store or wine shop not the grocery store to select a wine. Most of them will have a wider selection of wine but the real advantage is they should have someone on staff who knows something about wine and can help you select one. I have a great guy at my local liquor store who helps me select wines in my price range that will pair well with what I'm eating. Educating yourself about wine is also a great tool. Go to the local library, I'm sure you can pick up several books about the different types of wine, where and how they are made and what foods they pair well with.

Unless you really like sweet fruity tasting things and you're only goal is to get drunk fast, stay away from Boones Farm and Arbor Mist type wines.

Answer 5

Sutter Home is a very cheap, mass produced wine. It does taste fairly bad, and it's not surprising that you didn't like them. Boone's Farm isn't even wine at all, it's a wine-like beverage that is sweetened...it tastest more like soda than wine. Arbor mist is completely a non-wine beverage (i don't even know if starts from wine), and is almost exactly like drinking soda.

If you want to drink wine, don't go to the supermarket. Go to a liquor store, or, better yet, a wine store, or, even better, a winery. I'm not saying that you have to spend $50 for a bottle of wine, but spending more in the range of $15-20 will get you a much better bottle.

Please note, though, that good wine is not sweet. It is not soda. If you like sweet drinks, have "wine coolers" or mixed drinks (hard alcohol plus fruit juice is a good place to start). Good wine tends to be non-sweet; it can vary from strong and acidic to mild with fruity after taste to earthy and spicy.

Answer 6

Your problem is not that wine is disgusting, it's that Sutter Home is disgusting.

Go to some wineries and taste some real wine.

Or, if you live in an area without wineries, go to a local wine shop and find out when THEY do tastings.

And NEVER buy Sutter Home or Boone's ever again.

unless all you want to do is get wasted on crap and then deal with a hangover.

Answer 7

I used to think the same thing, too, when I first tried wine, because I tried Merlot and Chardonnay. Then I had someone at a liquor store explain to me that I was a person that liked sweet wines.
There is a brand called Bartenura, which I really like. It's a light, fruitier tasting wine. "Moscato" is one of the flavors (comes in a blue bottle) that I like, another flavor is "Malvasia" (comes in a red bottle). "Moscato" is the white wine and "Malvasia" is a light red wine. Both are on the sweeter side. I think you'll enjoy them.
If you can, you might want to try going to a wine tasting. Some liquor stores have them, or sometimes they're part of a social functions. I learned a lot from wine tastings. Not only do you get to taste, but they truly do explain the wines as well.
Have fun!

Answer 8

You just haven't had any really good wine, if you try wine for the first time and get a crappy bottle, it tends to ruin the experience for you.

Do you like raisins? If so, try a wine called Movrodaphne - it tastes just like raisins, its a Greek wine and its red and sweet.

Also, you should try food pairing, like try Arbor Mist Pinot Noir with something spicy, like Mexican Food (a beef entree) or spaghetti and meatballs. It'll really let you taste the essence of the wine. Also, the Arbor Mist version tends to be sweeter - more like a wine cooler and is relatively inexpensive, so you won't be throwing your money away if you still don't like it.

Another one is Frost Fire or Elderberry wine from Breitenbach - here's the site.

http://www.breitenbachwine.com/

I personally love Pinot Noir whole cluster from Willamette Valley Vineyard - which I even bought a little stock in - but just last week, Ohio lawmakers slipped in a no import law for alcohol so now I can't even check up on my investment! Which really ticks me off! Anyway, Breitenbach is an Ohio Winery, which I have visited and its beautiful, and you can find it more readily (recently) - before you had to have it shipped, because you couldn't really find anyone stocking it. Here's the site for Willamette, anyway.

http://www.willamettevalleyvineyards.com/?s=home

Try Boone farms in Apple or Breitenbach in Dandelion if you can find it - its sweet. Anyway just don't drink the whole bottle of Dandelion by yourself, it'll make you go crazy.

PS Muscato and Asti would also be good for you to try, they are Italian and sweet - Muscato is a little musky and more sweeter, like the heady smell of ripe white grapes.

Answer 9

I’d suggest mixing it with something that tastes better. You could choose a sweet red port and mix the wine with that. It’ll make it sweeter, and more palatable. You could also use any brand of Lemon/Lime soda to mix with it to make a ‘spritzer’….this also just makes it sweeter. If these don't help, simply dump it since it only cost $2. If you use it in a marinade that’s got lots of other good flavors in it that should be fine. You could even use it to marinade beef for making a stew. You’ll want to be careful with any cooking you use it in though….if you use this wine in some recipe where it will be being ‘reduced’…that’s just going to concentrate the flavor that you already stated you don’t like (so it’s just going to make what you’ve already stated is bad….worse) So don’t use it as brazing liquid or liquid in a soup/stew --- I think marinading (and then discarding the marinade) is a good idea.

Answer 10

No, all wine does not taste like "licking the floor". Arbor Mist would be a good start for beginners. Try a riesling, which is a lighter and sweeter white. Sutter Home makes a great muscato (if you like white grape juice). Also Reunite makes a lambrusco if you like an actual sweet red. Good Luck!

Answer 11

just pick another drink you like, it doesn't have to be wine. i have been to many wine tastings & seminars, sampling great wines, i have no clue what arbor mist, sutter home, or boones tastes like, those are really not considered to be fine wines.if you like sweeter wine, you might try a riesling by st.michelle, or jekel, they are not very expensive.