wine preferences

[the_Baron]

what sort of wine do you prefer - red or white? any particular varietal and region?

not being the conossieur myself, i only know what i think tastes good - for me its the sweet red ones and also a sweet german reisling. and lets not count out that wonderful spanish concoction we fondly call sangria.

 

[milagros317]

First I should say that I prefer single malt scotch whiskey to wine. Among those, I like the smokey ones from Islay best, and my favorite is Lagavulin.

That said, if I am drinking wine, I like Cabernet Sauvignon best during the meal. For a dessert wine, I share your preference for a late harvest riesling from the Rheinland.

Wish I could afford Trockenbeerenauslese more often. 😀

 

[the_Baron]

milagros -

i also enjoy scotch sometimes. just this summer i was in scotland, and got to tour a lowland distillary. mots folks prefer the highland malts, but hey, this one was closer to edinburgh.

this year i also tasted tequilla for the very first time. i had a lot of misconceived notions about it, but found that i enjoy it very much.

 

[JPie1]

me, I love a nice glass of merlot (red). Or if choosing white I love a Pinot Grigio. I can get into a nice Chianti with a good plate of pasta with red sauce. Then there is always a well made glass of Sangria with some Paella...yummy.

 

[crydun]

nope, don't drink alcohol. Has anybody had that Arbor Mist, though? The commercial looks refreshing. Does it live up to its name?

 

[Haltickling]

My stomach burns like hell whenever I drink white wine, so I prefer red wine. It has something to do with the different process of wine-making, I was told.

Depending on my meal, I choose the wine. I basically prefer dry wines, like a nice Chianti, Chateauneuf du Pape, or Bordeaux, but I also like the heavier stuff like the full-bodied Burgundy, Dole (Swiss, rarely exported because it doesn't travel well), or the ultimate King of Red: Brunello di Montalcino! Yummy!!! 😎

But wines are usually reserved for high-class meals for me. Normally, I drink beer or fruit juice.

 

[the_Baron]

arbor mist.....

does that taste like trees?

 

[grippedchimp]

I'm not a wine-drinker (being a student, you drink beer... a lot), but one brand I liked is a red wine by Jacob's Creek. *puts on wine taster voice* A fine little number, if I may say so...

 

[chrisheaven]

Poulligny Montrachet 47 for absolute preference

 

[milagros317]

Originally posted by Haltickling (most deleted)
My stomach burns like hell whenever I drink white wine,

What a shame, to live so close to all that quality riesling, and not drink any.

 

[natural tickler]

Don't know about you, but a good cognac goes good with any meal. the preference? Courvosier, of course.

 

[Deleted member 2452]

red, and sweet for me

my favorite is lambrusco. i have a couple friends that on wine shops, and they laugh at me all the time, for having such a peasant taste. but what the hell, i like it, and that's all that really matters!

for champaigne i love asti spumante.

steve

 

[njjen3953]

and lets not count out that wonderful spanish concoction we fondly call sangria.

I love Sangria. The last time I had it though, I was having dinner with a friend. He said I started out sitting up straight at the table, but with each glass I was slumping further and further down in my seat. LOL

I also love Robert Mondavi White Zinfindel.

 

[sushi854]

I'm not a big white wine fan, although I'll drink them on occasion. I have no problem substituting a red in a meal that traditionally calls for white. For me, there is nothing like a nice aged Chianti, but I can enjoy pretty much any red varietal and region. Syrah is one such example that's really starting to grow on me, and it's usually not that expensive.

I also drink way too much beer, and can't speak enough good about that wonderful beverage. Realizing full well that beer deserves its own thread, I will simply say that I enjoy pilsners and pale ales.

 

[Knox The Hatter]

Miz Knox and I enjoy nice blush wines. We always have a bottle of Woodbridge white Zin around, whatever the occasion. Nothing elaborate.

 

[the_Baron]

sushi -

would you be drinking japanese beers?

 

[sushi854]

Hell, I'll drink any kind of beer, provided of course that it doesn't taste like piss (usually of the mass-produced US variety). Realizing that the degree to which a beer tastes like piss is a rather subjective criterion (Budweiser rates high on the piss-o-meter, while PBR does surprisingly well for its relative cost), and that I do not actually know what piss tastes like and can only judge beer by how I imagine piss tastes, I will simply say that I can probably find at least one beer from any beer-producing country that I can enjoy.

I do like some Japanese beer, as well as other Asian brews.

ps. I'm not really Japanese and am not really that big of a sushi freak, although i do occasionally eat the stuff. The reason I registered under this name is sort of a long story, and I'm not really sure why I'm posting this here so I'll stop.