Red Wine

Post by **overhung** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:00 pm

Doctor advised me to drink a little red wine every day for heart health. Hate wine, particularly red. Anyone know of a tasty, kool-aid tasting, red wine. To me, red wine, usually tastes like cough syrup. Any suggestions. Don't mind paying a little extra if I can force it down.

Post by **Huggybone** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:29 pm

You might try going to a wine tasting, that would be the best way. If it all tastes bad to you, try it with different food combinations.

I don't know anything about wine, but a frined of mine is a seller and somolia, I'll call him this weekend and see what he says.

Post by **overhung** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:36 pm

Thanks.

Post by **meetVA** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:34 pm

kool-aid tasting red wine?! blasphemy! anyway, what would your doc think about a white zinfadel. (or as i like to call it, white sin, it an abomination to wine but people still drink it.)

would that have what you need?
do you drink white wines at all?
a lot of people who start of drinking whites transition to red through the "red-red" zinfandel because of it's slightly high alcohol content which makes it a little sweeter.

wine can simply be an acquired taste, you may ocme to appreciate it.

fyi the wine shop in lexington, "wines on vine" has a free wine tasting every friday evening and i think on saturday too but i'd call them first to check on times.

Post by **Artsay** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:06 pm

The key to wine tasting good is to drink it with food. I suggest getting a bottle of Rosemont Shiraz, a loaf of hot French bread, and some butter (or cheese...I love Creme d'Brie-original, not herb-and it comes in a triangular plastic container in the gourmet cheese section). Have a snack out of it. Red wine is also really good with dark chocolate.

Post by **overhung** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:45 pm

meetVA wrote:kool-aid tasting red wine?! blasphemy! anyway, what would your doc think about a white zinfadel. (or as i like to call it, white sin, it an abomination to wine but people still drink it.)

would that have what you need?
do you drink white wines at all?
a lot of people who start of drinking whites transition to red through the "red-red" zinfandel because of it's slightly high alcohol content which makes it a little sweeter.

wine can simply be an acquired taste, you may ocme to appreciate it.

fyi the wine shop in lexington, "wines on vine" has a free wine tasting every friday evening and i think on saturday too but i'd call them first to check on times.

Don't really drink wine at all. I prefer beer. The only wine I ever partly enjoyed was an expensive German white wine. Is it true that the more expensive wines taste better? Don't know if white wines have the same stuff that gives the heart benefit.

Post by **Wes** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:45 pm

Yellow tail has some good stuff. I am not much of a wine person, but I do like the shiraz from them.

Post by **ynot** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:55 pm

Fruity red wine. That would be Reunite.

Post by JB » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:57 pm

shop in the table or desert wines isle...

and how are we all missing the obvious Boones Farm punchline.

Post by **lordjim_2001** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:00 pm

I'd try the old MD 20/20. I know that it has to come in a "red" flavor.