+- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard)
+-- Forum: GENERAL (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-100.html)
+--- Forum: For the Novice (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-2.html)
+--- Thread: ***Need Sweet, Mild Red*** (/thread-16733.html)
- Aziah - 11-03-2006
Hi...I am a complete novice when it comes to wine...so hopefully, you guys can help me out!!! I am looking for a REALLY mild, sweet? RED wine. I hear all the benefits of drinking a glass of red a night (not to mention all the hype about weight loss these days) but all the reds I have ever tried are harsh and bitter. Way to strong for my taste!
Any suggestions??? (I don't want to spend a fortune)
- Innkeeper - 11-03-2006
Hi Aziah, and welcome to the Wine Board. Try an '04 Beaujolais Villages. If that is still too harsh, in about three weeks the '06 Nouveau Beaujolais will be released. These don't last long, but if you like it, pick some more up right away an drink over the next couple of months. Then you might be able to graduate to something else. The Nouveau's fade very fast as they are made with virtually no structure and rushed onto the market.
If you still don't like it, try a Lambrusco from Italy. The Reunite brand is available everywhere.
- wineaffairs - 11-06-2006
The hush and bitter taste you don’t like is because the wine you drink most likely is very young and have a lot of tannin in it. It will help to lower the tannin if you drink red wines with some hard cheese or protein. Another option is to decant the young wine before you drink it. If you really want to have a glass of red wine all by it-self per day, some of my friends would drink a LVB port after dinner.
- Aziah - 11-06-2006
I couldn't find the Beaujolais...but tried the Lambrusco and really, didn't like it very much. But thanks for the suggestion! I will try the port next (and prob w/ some cheese!!!) Thanks guys!!!
- wineaffairs - 11-06-2006
Hi Aziah,
For port, you might want to try it with blue cheeses. Any other kind of cheese might not stand up to the port. Port normally is great with chocolate. Also, there is two kinds of port, tawny and vintage port. Tawny normally age in wood and taste more like a brandy. Personally I like the vintage port. If you think the vintage port is too expensive, try to find a late bottle vintage (LBV) port. They are almost half the price compare to vintage port.
Have fun!
- Aziah - 11-06-2006
LBV - no wonder my husband couldn't find that at the liquor store...I thought it was a brand name :0) (novice - lol!) I will try it! Thanks!
- Aziah - 11-06-2006
...any brands/years you recommend???
- wineaffairs - 11-06-2006
The most recent great vintage for port is the 2000, however, 2002 is not bad year either. The 2003 suppose to be very good for the vintage port. You should still be able to find some 2000 LBV ports. The popular port producers you will find in USA are Churchill’s, Cockburn’s, Ferreira, Graham’s, Fonseca, Sandeman, Smith Woodhouse, Taylor’s, Warre’s, and etc.
- Aziah - 11-07-2006
Thanks!!! ...off to the liquor store :0)
- winophite - 11-07-2006
Hi, I had a bottle of 2005 Beaujolais villages last weekend. It was an AOC, Louis Jadot (negotiant), found at a local drug store priced at under $10.00. It was quite nice, fruity at the front, only lightly tannic and somewhat satiny smooth. At least in my novice opinion since I'm still trying to develope my tastes. I went back for more but they were all out [img]http://205.134.252.108/ubb/frown.gif[/img]. I'm keeping my eyes peeled though. Louis Jadot seems associated with top notch juice, and an e-mail to them was responded to the next day! Quite a pleasurable experience. Winophite.
------------------