Wine - or, what your favorite smelly grape water says about you.

[Pocket Dragoon]

I don't drink wine EXCEPT:
I fucking LOVE Moet Chandon champagne. I could drink 2 bottles alone. Yes. Expensive obsession.
I typically temper that love with shitty American brands
I like pear wines (few) and love apple wines (only Normandy apples, sparkling preferred).
Other than that - I can enjoy a Riesling, a Port (with cheese board, pls) and a few dry Reds.
Wines give me headaches (the tannins)

Beer please.

The only time I think I've legit gotten alcohol poisoning was with Moët (I forget which, but it wasn't the label I normally see in stripclubs).

A buddy of mine that I almost never see has legit fuck-off money, and the one time he flexed it was at the yacht club when I came home for R&R.... after roughly 8mo of no alcohol downrange.

He kept ordering another bottle, and I didn't realise he was only having one glass per, it was that easy to drink. We were only at the bar for probably two hours, and in that time I think essentially chugged at least 3 bottles before we got invited for boatdrinks, and that's when things turned sideways, multiplied, & got very hazy.

I haven't had champagne since, and even the taste or thought of it makes me feel ill. So Moët for me was basically a very expensive 1-day aversion therapy.

 

[Orange Rhymer]

The only time I think I've legit gotten alcohol poisoning was with Moët (I forget which, but it wasn't the label I normally see in stripclubs).

A buddy of mine that I almost never see has legit fuck-off money, and the one time he flexed it was at the yacht club when I came home for R&R.... after roughly 8mo of no alcohol downrange.

He kept ordering another bottle, and I didn't realise he was only having one glass per, it was that easy to drink. We were only at the bar for probably two hours, and in that time I think essentially chugged at least 3 bottles before we got invited for boatdrinks, and that's when things turned sideways, multiplied, & got very hazy.

I haven't had champagne since, and even the taste or thought of it makes me feel ill. So Moët for me was basically a very expensive 1-day aversion therapy.

alcohol is good for aversion therapy. I still can't drink JD after I killed a handle during a VERY LONG and hazy weekend.... that was quite a while ago...

 

[Vlinny-kun]

Is it fair to say that all wines are grape flavored?

 

[Orange Rhymer]

Is it fair to say that all wines are grape flavored?

I don't think so. The flavor profile of a wine is far more complex, and I don't even taste 'grape' flavor.
Get a can of Welch's to taste grape. Grape jelly is concentrated 'grape' flavor.
Mead doesn't taste like honey, but may have floral sub-notes.

 

[DuckofDoom]

I don't drink wine EXCEPT:
I fucking LOVE Moet Chandon champagne. I could drink 2 bottles alone. Yes. Expensive obsession.
I typically temper that love with shitty American brands
I like pear wines (few) and love apple wines (only Normandy apples, sparkling preferred).
Other than that - I can enjoy a Riesling, a Port (with cheese board, pls) and a few dry Reds.
Wines give me headaches (the tannins)

Beer please.

Moet is one of my favorites, although the price usually keeps me away. If you want to try something almost as good but much more wallet friendly, find yourself a bottle of Saint Hilaire Blanquette de Limoux.

 

[kcbbq]

I don't think so. The flavor profile of a wine is far more complex, and I don't even taste 'grape' flavor.
Get a can of Welch's to taste grape. Grape jelly is concentrated 'grape' flavor.
Mead doesn't taste like honey, but may have floral sub-notes.

There is only one wine grape that has any grape flavor once its fermented, and that's Muscat. Yeast does funny things to grape juice.

Viognier is a strange grape, when fermented it tastes like melon, and it's not a subtle wine snob thing, it's obvious. It's not a common wine, but California has started growing more. It's not a particularly expensive wine, and it's nice to drink chilled on a hot day. Worth a try if you can find some.

 

[TwoDollarPeePeePooPoo]

I don't know what day it is anymore. I don't know what time it is. All I know is I love this sherry. Even if this is the "cheap" stuff, it's still freaking fantastic. Not sure how the nomenclature of sherry works but this doesn't seem dry to me in the slightest. If they get sweeter than this, I'm really in for something special.

 

[Van Darkholme]

I can barely tolerate sweet wine and can't stomach the other two.
Guess I'm not sophisticated enough.

 

[Mr. Skeltal]

I don't drink wine EXCEPT:
I fucking LOVE Moet Chandon champagne. I could drink 2 bottles alone. Yes. Expensive obsession.
I typically temper that love with shitty American brands
I like pear wines (few) and love apple wines (only Normandy apples, sparkling preferred).
Other than that - I can enjoy a Riesling, a Port (with cheese board, pls) and a few dry Reds.
Wines give me headaches (the tannins)

Beer please.

My wife and I like the cheapo-depot Martini & Rossi champagne if only because it's the only sweet one we can find locally for a reasonable price. Everything else is dry. I haven't had the pleasure of drinking Moet Chandon but at ~$70/bottle in my neck of the woods I think it'll be a while longer until I bother with that.

 

[Getting tard comed]

In general, Moscato, Gava, and Chardonnay are wines I can always drink. I'd like to like reds, but I cannot do tannins so I'm looking for low tannin reds which are not easy to find. Any suggestions would be awesome.

 

[Stoneheart]

My wife and I like the cheapo-depot Martini & Rossi champagne if only because it's the only sweet one we can find locally for a reasonable price. Everything else is dry.

how can you drink anything sweet and sparkling? extra dry is the way to go...

 

[kcbbq]

In general, Moscato, Gava, and Chardonnay are wines I can always drink. I'd like to like reds, but I cannot do tannins so I'm looking for low tannin reds which are not easy to find. Any suggestions would be awesome.

Italian/Italian styled reds are usually less tannin-ey. Chianti can be robust but isn't usually like sucking on oak chips, just avoid the ones labeled "Reserva", which spend 2 years or more in oak. Or if you like your wines girlier, lambrusco, especially crackling or sparkling lambrusco.

 

[Mr. Skeltal]

how can you drink anything sweet and sparkling? extra dry is the way to go...

She isn't a fan of dry wines so I buy sweet wines for us to share. She dislikes any alcoholic beverage that actually tastes like booze, so naturally it would extend to wine. I like semi-dry wines the best, astringent while mildly/faintly sweet. Too sweet and it may as well be Arbor Mist, too dry and it's like I'm sucking on a bouquet garne of tobacco, leather, and wood chips.

 

[TFT-A9]

In general, Moscato, Gava, and Chardonnay are wines I can always drink. I'd like to like reds, but I cannot do tannins so I'm looking for low tannin reds which are not easy to find. Any suggestions would be awesome.

Pinot Noir is notably less tannin-y than most other red varieties I think. Cabernet Sauvignon is generally the most tannin-laden red out there in my experience, I personally prefer Cabernet Francs - less tannins, interesting peppery notes while still being suitably dry for a red. There are some sweet reds like Blaufrankisch (think I'm getting that name right), and there can be a lot of variation even within a single variety depending on vineyard/terrare/vintage.

 

[TFT-A9]

And tonight I'm going to try and get rid of this rather old bottle of sweet shiraz before it becomes vinegar.

It's surprisingly tasty. Wouldn't call it a stellar wine, but it's not bad.

 

[Orange Rhymer]

And tonight I'm going to try and get rid of this rather old bottle of sweet shiraz before it becomes vinegar.

It's surprisingly tasty. Wouldn't call it a stellar wine, but it's not bad.

Cheers
(pic courtesy of a KF DM)

 

[horrorfan89]

I'm happy with a bottle of wild Irish rose or a box of wine...and yes those are where the term wino comes from when referring to a drunken bum. Those homeless guys may be gross and unpleasant but they know what gets you good and loaded on the cheap

 

[Sneakywombat666]

Austrian ice wine (where they only pick the grapes if it's below freezing) was the best wine I've ever had. Sweet and delicious. I could happily drink that as my only wine. A shame it's so hard to find in my country.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

I only like dry vermouth, and that's just because it's a martini component. I mean I've tried wines I like but I've never actually bought wine. Seems like a waste when beer is cheaper and whisky is better at everything.

Beer is not cheaper. You can get 4 liters of table wine for $10 - $15.

 

[The Sauce Boss]

I've always been a moscato and Tokaji type, if I drink wine I want it sweet, and I'll never say no to a sangria.