how to enjoy red wine?
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tips?methods?suggestions?thanks...
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pour on a gal's boobs n lick them clean
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OOO!!! i luv red wine!! anyway..its best to drink it with will ribs...barbecued meats...pasta dishes....duck and wonderful chocolate desserts...YUM!!!!
also..if u cant sleep...try drinkin red wine. it helps.
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Hmm start on $20 Aussie wines first, get used to the basic wines based on singular grape varietals like Carbanet Sauvs, Merlots, Shiraz, Chardonnay.
Aus wines have purity of flavour, meaning it tastes like it should taste. But it gets boring cus they all taste the same, and taste so "fresh". But you learn to tell the subtle flavors apart.
French and Italian wines have more character. Traditionally, european wines are sold according to Appellation(place of origin, aka Bordeaux, Burgundy), then Chateaus(name of the House producing the wine), but not grape varietals(they don't advertise what grapes they use). They usually blend their grapes, which can be anything from 2 to 5 varities. Also, quality is largely determinant on nature, while Aus wines depend more on technology to create consistent wines. Thus, old world wines may not taste as "good" or "standardized" as new world wines, but they've got their characteristics due to minimal processing.
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diff glasses good for diff wines, consult your resident wine expert. basically i think pour into glass, swirl, smell and then slurp the first sip like how the japs slurp ramen. don't ask me why, this is how keith floyd and gang do it on discovery t&l
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not the case, californian wines since 1974 have beaten their french counterparts in blind tasting competitions. who said you have to have fancy and expensive french bordeaux when california produces equally good if not better wines at more affordable prices?Originally posted by Mumbo Jumbo:Hmm start on $20 Aussie wines first, get used to the basic wines based on singular grape varietals like Carbanet Sauvs, Merlots, Shiraz, Chardonnay.
Aus wines have purity of flavour, meaning it tastes like it should taste. But it gets boring cus they all taste the same, and taste so "fresh". But you learn to tell the subtle flavors apart.
French and Italian wines have more character. Traditionally, european wines are sold according to Appellation(place of origin, aka Bordeaux, Burgundy), then Chateaus(name of the House producing the wine), but not grape varietals(they don't advertise what grapes they use). They usually blend their grapes, which can be anything from 2 to 5 varities. Also, quality is largely determinant on nature, while Aus wines depend more on technology to create consistent wines. Thus, old world wines may not taste as "good" or "standardized" as new world wines, but they've got their characteristics due to minimal processing.
You can appreciate French wines better if you've drunk enuf Aus wines. -
ribena counted as non alcholic wine boh? got sparkling version some more....
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vodka ribena?Originally posted by skeujin:ribena counted as non alcholic wine boh? got sparkling version some more.... -
Just drink lah. U like the taste u will enjoy. U dun like the taste, come from France, California or outer space u also wun enjoy.
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Exactly. The reason new world wines beat old world wines is because they are manufactured to have all the winning characteristics that wines should have. I know im generalising, but theres strength to both new and old world wines. I like both, but old world wines are better for appreciation, while new world wines are excellent for quality drinking.Originally posted by vito_corleone:not the case, californian wines since 1974 have beaten their french counterparts in blind tasting competitions. who said you have to have fancy and expensive french bordeaux when california produces equally good if not better wines at more affordable prices?
Tasting wine is somewhat of a skill too. The more you drink the more you will come to like it, as you develope your palate.Originally posted by gasband:Just drink lah. U like the taste u will enjoy. U dun like the taste, come from France, California or outer space u also wun enjoy. -
Its all in the mind i think. I once went to a vineyard in France and the person in charge brought as on a tour and gave us a short talk. He said, there was once a few sommeliers were given 3 glasses of red wine. They were told that one of the glasses contained a more expensive red wine than the other 2, while the other 2 is the same kind of wine. In the end, of cos all the sommeliers drank and chose the wine they think is the more expensive one. That was then the answer was revealed to them that actually all 3 glasses are the same red wine.....and it is to prove that sometimes we think a certain wine is better becos we are told, of its price or etc....the true quality of a red wine is when the person who drinks it enjoys it. Some people dun like certain US wine cos it got oaky taste. So no matter u say how good it is, if the person dun like it, to that person, does it still have any value?
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Between New world and Old world, its not a matter of price, more of style (varietals vs blends). Its not a matter of better or worse, its a matter of difference(consistency vs character).
The high price of old world wines is due to the limited quantities each estate can produce, vs the australian wine conglomerates which own hundreds of miles of vineyards all over australia, and can network and source them efficiently.
Due to the old world wines mostly being blends, the flavors on individual grape varietals are more integrated together. A person new to wine can start out anywhere, but it would be better to start on new world wines sold by varietal format, so they can understand the taste of the main grapes, and hopefully pick them out in a blend such as a Bordeaux.
Of course, that comes under wine appreciation already. You can drink wine like any other drink, but if Im paying for wine I would want to appreciate it more instead of gulping it down. The best way to enjoy wine is to half appreciate it and half drink for fun. Drinking for fun part is how much you like the wine no matter how much people say, and the appreciation part comes from understanding it. Good to have both, to see it from a dual perspective.
In no where did I claim Old World wines are superior. The tasters in question were given unfair expectations in saying that one wine is superior, thus they perceive it to be. In a blind test, wines are picked based on characteristics percieved to be superior, thus new world wines win easily.
Its like that "perfect guy" in class, who may be the most boring schmuck you ever know, vs that under-achiever with lots of personality. -
alot of knowledge...slowly digest...thanks for the help...
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i prefer white wine, reisling...
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one reason why i prefer new world wines because most use screw-caps instead of corks. corks somehow tarnish the taste of a wine because it reacts with the wine giving it a woody flavour as time passes, and its a bitch to openOriginally posted by Mumbo Jumbo:Tasting wine is somewhat of a skill too. The more you drink the more you will come to like it, as you develope your palate. -
Really? The only time I came across screw caps is in a Lindeman's. Lindemans Carbanet-Shiraz is nice!
Also, you should try Chilean wines. Their pretty darn good. -
new zealand and australian wines have started using screw-caps on a larger scale, certain american makers too. ahh have yet to try chilean would love to sometime. i'm more of a white than a red fanOriginally posted by Mumbo Jumbo:Really? The only time I came across screw caps is in a Lindeman's. Lindemans Carbanet-Shiraz is nice!
Also, you should try Chilean wines. Their pretty darn good. -