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- dodgegm - 07-01-2008
I have been trying to acquire a test for wine for years now, I am a beer drinker, but would love to drink wine. Just dont like the dryness of it. It someone could help me and my wife to get started on wine
Thank you in advance
- Innkeeper - 07-02-2008
Hi Dodgegm, and welcome to the Wine Board. For white wines try off dry Riesling, Chenin Blanc, or Muscat. For reds your best bet is visit a local winery: http://www.alabamawines.net/map.asp It is hard to find sweet reds in the store other than Reunite, but just about all wineries east of Rocky Mountains make them!
- wineguruchgo - 07-02-2008
Hi!
I'm a beer drinker too! There is just something about the crispness and man I love the bubbles!
I would try a Prosecco which is an Italian sparkling wine. Get one that is "extra dry". Don't panic. Extra dry is actually sweeter than Brut (dry). It's a great wine to jump from beer to wine.
Also, it's very easy to drink beer alone. I have a really hard time drinking wine without food.
Make yourself a really nice dinner and pop the cork! Once food is introduced the wine will change.
magic!
- Jackie - 07-07-2008
Or check out the "sweet wines" suggested in our FAQ.
Just click on "Wine FAQ" in the purple bar above or go to http://wines.com/faq.html