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Do you prefer Red or White Wine?

Jan 19, 2012 5:31 AM

I started out drinking whites, mostly the sweeter whites like Riesling. Now my palate is evolving (thanks in large part to wine.woot) and I have become a big fan of reds. My current favorites are Zinfandel and Cabernet Franc. I still like the sweet stuff though, especially dessert wines. What type of wine do you reach for with dinner? How about after dinner? Do you prefer reds, whites or both? Or neither?

chipgreen chipgreen

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I prefer meads.

woadwarrior woadwarrior
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I'm a big fan of the dry whites. I'd recommend the Sebeka Chenin Blanc for a wonderful, affordable white selection :)
This goes great with a fancy chicken dinner....maybe rosemary....mmmmmmm :)

dmaz dmaz
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I like a full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon. If white is on the menu, then a Fume Blanc or the old standby...White Zin.

With dinner, red. Red red red all day long, I don't care about "pairing". After dinner, I'm more of a Grand Marnier person.

rprebel rprebel
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@woadwarrior: I enjoy a good Mead also. Have you ever tried Chaucer's? They sell it on wine.woot once in awhile but I never bought any because of bad reviews.

chipgreen chipgreen
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@dmaz and @rprebel, I've never had a Chenin Blac OR a Fume Blanc, so many wines so little time!

chipgreen chipgreen
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@chipgreen: The bad reviews for Chaucer are well deserved. ::shudder::

So very gross.

Personally, if I'm drinking white, then Reisling, or Viogner, or perhaps a nice Rose (in my world, if it's not red, it's white).

Mostly I drink red wine, and I'm very choosy. I don't care much for Cab Franc, and really wish they'd quit using it in blends, even. I love all the full bodied reds, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Petite Sirah... You get the idea. Oh, and any good Bordeaux gets my attention, of course.

shrdlu shrdlu
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@chipgreen: I've never had Chenin either, but I know a fair-good Fume Blanc can be had for not too much cash. Mondavi, maybe? It's been a while.

rprebel rprebel
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With the exception of Alsatian Gewürztraminer, Reisling and Sylvaner, I tend to prefer reds. (My ex-Parents-in-law were Alsatian and I started drinking wine with wines from the areas where they grew up, sometimes wines made by people they went to school with.)

For reds, I tend to like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah/Shiraz, Tempranillo, Zinfandel and varieties similar to these.

baqui63 baqui63
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@shrdlu: love me some Viognier! How do you feel about Barbera? I've only had it once but really liked it.

chipgreen chipgreen
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Mostly I'm a dry red wine whore. <---can I say that? If not, please forgive. I am overly fond of dry reds. Dry whites are secondary favorites.

gmwhit gmwhit
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@rprebel: Mondavi always seems to be a safe choice, consistently good and a reasonable value no matter the variety. Ever had anything by Blackstone? My least favorite wine ever was a Blackstone Merlot... and I usually like Merlot.

chipgreen chipgreen
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@baqui63: I've never even heard of Sylvaner but I enjoy Gewurz... a lot! Lately I've found that I really like Argentinian wines - Albarino, Torrontes, Malbec.

chipgreen chipgreen
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@gmwhit: I haven't found too many dry whites that I like unless they have a strong minerality to them.

chipgreen chipgreen
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@chipgreen: Can't say that I have. You mentioned Argentinian wine. I had some good luck with Peruvian wines from Ica. Beautiful city.

rprebel rprebel
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neither of them
beer is better for me

ptnjust007 ptnjust007
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@rprebel: My Dad visited Peru once. Unfortunately he wasn't much of a wine drinker. He came home with paintings from street artists instead.

chipgreen chipgreen
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@ptnjust007: Lots of interesting beers being made these days. My love of wine and learning about wine has caused me to neglect my former favorite beverage recently. Guess I need to start drinking more!

chipgreen chipgreen
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I like red. Now your turn. Do you like apple or blueberry pie?

mikecris mikecris
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Red. Bordeaux Superieur. Or LaTouraine.

pamfenway pamfenway
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@chipgreen: Chaucers and a couple of the other commercial meads tend to taste like wet cardboard. Magpie mead is a very good meadery in NY state. http://www.magpiemead.com/ (I had some of his mead before he turned pro.)

woadwarrior woadwarrior
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@mikecris: I'll have to go with apple pie over blueberry but they're both good!

chipgreen chipgreen
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@woadwarrior: thanks for the link! I found a locally produced Ohio Honey Mead that I really enjoy from Valley Vineyards. http://www.valleyvineyards.com/

chipgreen chipgreen
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Bummer, Magpie no longer ships to Ohio and Valley Vineyards is sold out of their 750ml Honey Mead although they still have 1/2 bottles available.

chipgreen chipgreen

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