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Posted by tdsmith (My Page) on Wed, Jan 16, 08 at 18:41
I just had my first drink of wine and it had so much of an alcohol taste that I couldn't finish it. Is that what "dry" is?
The wine is Lindeman's Bin 99 Pinot Nior 2007. It was suggested by a person working at the liquor store. She said to drink it cold.
I told my husband,"Never again."
Did I try the wrong wine for a beginner? I had such high hopes and then such great disappointment. Do I need to start with the sweetest wine and work up from there? What are the sweetest wines? |
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RE: 1st timer
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| Dry means a wine with no residual sugar - i.e. when the yeast ferments the all sugar in the grapes to alcohol and little or none is left, that is dry. And that PN is pretty dry - there may be a touch of residual sugar but it is not a sweet wine. Cold is different from cool, which is the temp for that wine. In other words, not nearly as cold as you drink your Pepsi. Put it in the fridge for about 15 minutes and that's good. You didn't necessarily try the wrong wine and I don't know that particular wine but their normal lower end wines are fairly simple, inoffensive wines. But Australia is notorious for having wines with higher levels of alcohol than other places. This is of course a great stereotype, but especially true at the lower ends. You might try an inexpensive wine from Spain or maybe even Argentina. It will be tart, not sugary like soda pop, but have a piece of hard romano cheese or some roast chicken and mashed potatoes with it. Good sweet wines are not really great for dinner. And they tend to be expensive, unless you are talking about the cheap supermarket wines that have sugar added. Pinot noir is a trendy grape right now, so there is going to be a lot of garbage out there. My suggestion is to get a good garnacha from Spain - Las Rocas or Tres Picos or Menguante or something like that. You should notice some strawberry flavors with pepper and spice. And keep in mind that those will be just hints, not slamming you in the head. And definitely have some food with the wine. Best of luck to you! |
RE: 1st timer
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| if you want some good wine get some muscadine from N C it is the best don't know how any one drinks the dry stuf thay sell |
RE: 1st timer
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| Lindeman's pinot should be a fairly decent wine. Some young wines can taste alcoholicky, so maybe that was the problem. Red wines tend to be in the 13-14% alcohol range. Most of the pinots I am drinking right now are 2005-2004 vintage. The aging process smooths out the wine. Your 2007 was put in the bottle, like, last week!! :) If you are new to wine, I would start with a white. Reds tend to be more complex and more expensive. Let's face it, you don't even know if you like wine yet, so why spend a fortune on it? My favorite wine to recommend to wine-beginners is riesling, it pairs well with most any food, is also nice to drink alone, and has alot of fruit without being cloyingly sweet. One of my favorites is Chateau St. Jean, from Sonoma, CA. Rosemount, from Australia, is also really tasty. Either one of these should run you about $15 a bottle and you can probably pick up in your supermarket. And, if you absolutely detest riesling, no need to toss the bottle, it makes a great wine cooler, just mix with 7Up/Sprite. Hope this helps! |
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