Wine drinkers questions

1) What's your preference, red or white?

2) Are the house wines or the comped wines while playing at the casinos inferior to the more expensive stuff?

3) Is red wine customarily served at room temperature?


I try but I find that no matter what kind of wine I drink it all taste like "sour grapes." I know that is what it is but I can't seem to enjoy wine no matter how hard I try. I've tried everything from the low end (ie., $2 buck chuck), to mid-range Kendall Jackson, to the more expensive stuff and it all tastes the same to me, blah. And everytime I've order house reds whether at the casinos or even on flights to Vegas, why is it that red wines are served at room temperature? At room temperture 2 sips is all that will go down my throat. And one last question, do you believe that 2 to 3 glasses of wine per week is supposed to be good for your overall health?

1 - Red, but I enjoy both

2 - Yes

3 - Yes

I suggest that you try Ehrenfelser and Pinot Gris.
Also, if you prefer a sweeter wine try a late harvest - or for lots more money try an ice wine.
Are you aware of the sweetness code system? 0 - 7 with 0 being driest and 7 being sweetest.
An inexpensive wine that new wine-drinkers tend to like is the German wine - Blue Nun. Serve it chilled.

Hope this helps

Tonyrob

Surf, maybe you just don't like wine. Some don't. Try sparkling wine or champagne, my favorite!
Yes, reds are best served at room temp or very slightly chilled to bring out the robust flavor.
I'm flexible....also love Jack Daniels, vodkas, gins, etc. No one says you have to drink wine. ENJOY!!!! SUSIE

I love red. Don't like white except sparkling white. Hate sparkling red/rose.

5 years ago I hated all wine. Slowly I started to like it. Now, I love it. The wine I buy is at most $12 and usually less than $10. Expensive wine is better but it's usually very subtle and has to do with complex tastes. In other words, expensive wine is more interesting to drink.

Some casinos have decent house wine and some don't.

Red should be served slightly chilled; white wine is served cold. But, most restaurants/casinos will serve red at room temperature. I will often add an ice cube to my red wine or a few drops of ice water. I only like dry red wine.

I don't think you're alone,i've never acquired a taste for wine either,especially room temp. Barfola.

J

I like Burgandy/Pinot Noir for the reds...or mixed blends. Can't do Merlot or Cabs - too dry for me. Cline makes a nice red for only $10...its called Red Truck. Its one of my favs.

The Blush wines are usually good crowd pleasers. Most people like White Zin even if they aren't big wine drinkers. Same with Riesling.

M-Resort includes wine with the buffet and I found it to be perfectly drinkable. I imagine the high end casinos that comp top shelf liquor have higher quality wine than - say- 4-Queens, for example.

Snidely, you are correct! The reds are best slightly chilled, any colder and the flavor is lost! Love that you love sparkling whites! What a guy!
You da man! SUSIE

It isn't fair to group all reds into one group. There are cabs which are very dense, while Pinots are very light. There is a bouquet of smells and tastes that open up as red wine is opened and breathes. Red wines should be stored at around 55 degrees for preservation purposes. They should be opened well before meal time in order to breathe and come back to room temperature. When sipping you should swish the wine in the glass and smell the bouquet that is released. You should sip it and then swallow it slowly, letting it stay on your taste buds.

As for white wines, to me the best has always been Chardonnay.

1. Red
2. Yes, usually
3. Yes

I don't understand why you are trying to like something you do not like.

Have you considered sangria? All the benefits of red wine, plus fruit, and it's cold and sweet. Another wine we old-timers broke in on was Lambrusco, a sweet red wine that is served chilled.

Red wine should generally be served at cellar temperature, which is cooler than room temperature. Ironically, most Americans serve red wine too warm and other drinks (aside from drinks meant to be iced) much too cold.