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I can relate to the first paragraph in this Boston Globe piece about buying and drinking white wine during the summer. Or any time of year, actually. I'm a big lover of red wines, but white wine just confuses me. It doesn't help that I'm not a big fan of white wine. I don't know what it is, but the very few glasses of white wine I've had in my life, I just haven't liked the taste at all. But maybe that's because I haven't had the right white wine.The Globe gives a lot of tips on what Sauvignon Blancs to buy, and it's good (for me and other people who live in the area anyway) that all of the stores mentioned are local.
So, help me out readers. What white wine would you suggest a newbie like myself should drink?
6-28-2006 @5:25PM bobo-head said... Whites that are fruity, yet not too sweet can have a nice balance of flavors. Try a Viognier, or an un-oaked Chardonnay... it's a whole different wine without the wood flavoring.
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6-28-2006 @5:42PM fjw said... A few suggestions:
If you like a bright, fruity taste try a riesling. Kendall Jackson has a really good one for around $11. Pair it with some gouda cheese or peaches. Really great flavor! If you like a bit on the sparkling side with a super sweet flavor, try Saracco Moscato d'Asti. Depends on where you live, it ranges from about $11 - $20 a bottle. I'm a huge fan of taking this wine to a BYOB thai restaurant. Goes fantastic with Pad Thai.
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6-28-2006 @5:52PM Kassia said... A Riesling is only good if you like sweet wines, which if you like red, you probably don't. I suggest a Pinot Grigio to start. It is not a sweet as a reisling and not as dry as a chardonnay.
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6-28-2006 @9:29PM dirtgirl said... yeah, I'm with those who said Viognier and Riesling. And by the way, if you always thought Riesling was ridiculously sweet (like Kassia does, apparently), it doesn't have to be. Look for a semi-dry or dry riesling and it won't be that sweet at all. Germany makes a lot of good ones (if it doesn't say "dry" look for the words "trocken" or "halb-trocken" which mean dry or half-dry, literally).
And dare I suggest a rose? Renwood makes a great Syrah Rose. For summer, I like to have it as a spritzer mixed half and half with seltzer. Nice, light, fruity and sweet but still has the flavors of the red varietals.
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6-29-2006 @9:10AM s'kat said... Like you, I used to drink only red wines. The thing that first began to draw me to The Other Side was sauvignon blanc. I started with Cloudy Bay, but would also recommend Chain of Ponds or Allan Scott.
Also, great call on rose! Hendry makes a nice one.
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6-29-2006 @11:22AM ann said... Finger Lakes region Gewurtztraminer's rule
they're a lot more even than Riselings which I find confusing, sometimes they're disgustlingly sweet, other times puckeringly sour
Gewurtz's (especially the ASTOUNDING one from Standing Stone) are fruity, but not sweet, redolent of lychees and grapefruits
truly wonderful white wines
but then again, why not just chill a nice cheap 2003 beaujolis??
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7-08-2006 @1:37AM deon said... As a red wine ages, you will see hints of reddish-brown around the edges. ... Does the wine taste the same as its aroma? Is it sweet, acidic, crisp? as for white one i can't say because i havent taste it yet.
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