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what type of wine do I like?

  • 09-10-2013 7:45am
    #1
    banjobongo
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    TO any wine experts out there:
    I know very little about wine. But I know what I like......or rather I dont!
    I like chianti and cote du rhone, but I have no idea what type of wine this is, so if somebody asked me do I like dry or sweet or fruity etc I would not know....
    Given that I like these two wines, what type of red wine do I like?


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  • #2
    the beer revolu
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    I would say you like relatively light and fruity reds.


  • #3
    Slaphead07
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    banjobongo wrote: »
    I like chianti and cote du rhone..... what type of red wine do I like?

    I'd say smooth reds with a bit of 'body'. Certainly not "sweet", that's not the same as fruity.


  • #4
    banjobongo
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    Slaphead07 wrote: »
    I'd say smooth reds with a bit of 'body'. Certainly not "sweet", that's not the same as fruity.

    thanks, so would I be right in thinking that the basic division of types of red wine is either dry or sweet, and if so, I prefer dry?
    Or am I just plain wrong?!


  • #5
    Slaphead07
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    banjobongo wrote: »
    thanks, so would I be right in thinking that the basic division of types of red wine is either dry or sweet, and if so, I prefer dry?
    Or am I just plain wrong?!

    the vast majority are dry, sweet wines are almost "dessert" wine and shouldn't be with the main red wines. You, and almost everybody else, prefers dry wine. Of course there are degrees of dryness but that varies from region, grower and vintage.
    Reds can go from light to very full bodied, your taste (for now) seems to be mid bodied with a bit of fruit.


  • #6
    White Horse
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    banjobongo wrote: »
    TO any wine experts out there:
    I know very little about wine. But I know what I like......or rather I dont!
    I like chianti and cote du rhone, but I have no idea what type of wine this is, so if somebody asked me do I like dry or sweet or fruity etc I would not know....
    Given that I like these two wines, what type of red wine do I like?

    Thre dry/sweet description doesn't really apply here.

    You appear to like medium bodied wines, that are fruit driven but with balancing acidity.

    Quite good taste actually ;)


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  • #7
    banjobongo
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    White Horse wrote: »
    Thre dry/sweet description doesn't really apply here.

    You appear to like medium bodied wines, that are fruit driven but with balancing acidity.

    Quite good taste actually ;)


    thank you!
    So it seems I like a medium bodied red wine.
    What other types of wine would match this category, apart from chianti and cote du rhone? Or are these two the giants of this particular segment of the wine market?


  • #8
    grenache
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    banjobongo wrote: »
    thank you!
    So it seems I like a medium bodied red wine.
    What other types of wine would match this category, apart from chianti and cote du rhone? Or are these two the giants of this particular segment of the wine market?
    Chianti tends to be bittersweet while CDR is a little more spicy but also a little bitter. Other similar wines would be anything made with the Sangiovese grape (Chianti's main grape) such as Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Brunello di Montalcino - had this wine and many other 'Montalcino' wines in a winery tour near Siena, gorgeous stuff. Other similarly medium bodied reds from the Languedoc and Rhone region of Southern France, mostly Grenache-Shiraz-Mouvedre blends are also a good bet.


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