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- mcorus - 07-23-2001
Hi. I have been wanting to learn more about wines and would like to know where to start. Please keep the prices kind of low at first, and I prefer dry wines...the drier the better. I am interested in wines to store and wines to drink immediately. Which wines would you suggest, both white and red. By the way, the only wines I've found that I do not enjoy are White Zinfendel and Chardonnay. My current favorites are Soave and Cabernet Savingnon Blanc.
- Innkeeper - 07-23-2001
Hi McOrus, and welcome to the Wine Board. All the wines you mention including sauvignon blanc are white or rose', except for cabernet sauvignon which is red. Almost all white and rose' wines are made to be drunk right away. Cabernet can be released ready to drink, or made to be laid down for fifteen or twenty years. You learn which is which thought learning and experiance. A great place to start to learn, and this is no reflection, is "Wine For Dummies." It can be found almost everywhere, and is an excellent book for all.
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- mcorus - 07-23-2001
Hi InnKeeper. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll pick up the book. As for the other part of my question, which white wine, in your opinion would be the driest? And the red?
- Innkeeper - 07-23-2001
Dry is dry, as dead is dead, or pregnant is........need we go further. All dry wine is is wine that has had all the sugar in the grapes fermented into alcohol. So one dry wine is not drier than another dry wine. The White Zinfandel you mention is usually made off dry, but all the others including the red cabernet sauvignon are almost always made dry. To my mind of those you mention the sauvignon blanc seems the driest, because of its other characteristics, but the test tube would prove me wrong.
- mcorus - 07-23-2001
Thanks!
- Thomas - 07-24-2001
How's Long Valley these days? Was married in that town in 1973--great place then, but I see lots of developments along Rt 206...
Anyway, when it comes to "dry" in wine one must also deal with taste perception, not to mention relative acidity. Not to blow my own horn, but if you really want to learn about wine, we run seminars for novices three consecutive Tuesdays each month (except August). Check out the web site www.is-wine.com for details.