Wine

[Homicidalheathen]

Anyone know anything about wine? Does it matter what you serve it with still? Why can't you chill reds? What reds are better, and in a moderate price range.....

What whites are better and in the middle price wise, and do you really have to store them on their side so they don't go bad? I guess I need a wine rack? Thanks.

[ManicQueen]

Here's how I do my wines. First, I can't stand room temperature wine, even if that's how it is recommeden, I can't drink it that way. Everything has to be chilled. Reds, whites.. whatever. I aslo don't like dry wines, the ones that burn your tongue. I usually stick to Zinfandel's, their usually a little fruitier and that's what I like.

White Zinfandel:

A medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.

Good stuff!

[kellygrrrrrl]

I like kind of the sweet/sour, tangy, bitter fruity wines...don't matter what color....

Chilled preferebly!

I like me some Sangria with cut up fruit!

YES!

Glug Glug! Chug - a - lug!

[BrassFusion]

Oooh MMM FOR SANGRIA

[Head Wreck]

whites and rose's chilled

reds dont bother, they wont chill

red meats serve with red, pasta and white meats serve with white

[Paper Hearts]

Assuming you don't eat meat, if you don't drink much wine, a shiraz is nice with food that is a bit "spicy" (Australian shiraz is decent and inexpensive, as a standard); if you are a wine drinker then you'll definitely prefer a cabernet sauvignon over a shiraz with something spicy you're eatting (I swear by California cabernets, because they are good and realatively inexpensive). Anything other than spicy food, just go with a chardonnay (obviously, the French chardonnays are best, but, California chardonnays are more "reasonable", to me).

Oh, and don't chill the red stuff, ever. In fact, I wouldn't even chill a chardonnay (white) if I were serving it with dinner; I might chill a chardonnay if I were having it with dessert, however...and if it is dessert you're having, white is what you'll normally want, not red--and if dessert is the situation, fuck chardonnay (if you can), have vermouth, it's ideal for that.

[Dubh Aingeal]

Wine is stored horizontally so that the wine stays in contact with the cork. This keeps the cork moist thereby preventing air from entering the wine.

[n0Mad]

"Wine for Dummies". Good book.

As far as reds, as said above Australian Shiraz is good and relatively cheap. Yellow Tail is a pretty cheap brand and fairly decent tasting.

You can never go wrong with Chianti. What makes a wine good is the terroir. European wines are classified in 4 categories based on the quality of the terroir. I can't remember the exact letters but it's stuff like: V, VS, VSMP ... or whatever. Anyway, the entire Chianti district in Italy (where Chianti comes from, if it doesn't it's called Sangiovese) is rated at the highest terroir so even a cheap Chianti is damn good. Of course an expensive Chianti is even better.

If you need a basic primer, just go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine

[creatureofthenyte]

Oooh MMM FOR SANGRIA

Sangria fuckin RULES!!!!