Wine Suggestions

[bellzisu]

I need help finding other wines that my wife will like. She loves wines that are full on flavor and not a single hint of being dry. Basically a dessert wine. Even a reisling type wine like Relax is still too dry..

So far I have found 2 that she loves.

Kick and a Pat from Southern Hills Winery in Osceola

Marco Negri a wine from Italy that I can't find in most metro locations. Although my hometown of Sac City has it.:skeptical:

Anyone else have a suggestion for her to try???

 

[isuarch80]

Try some $10+ Pinot Noir's... they're usually not as dry as your merlot.

My favorite is the Marquis Phillips label. Their Sarah's Blend is really great. "9" is my favorite. She'll love those too...

Just my $ .02

 

[benjay]

the drier the better, as far as I'm concerned. Give me Zinfandel or give me death!

(sorry, can't help)

 

[isucyfan]

I'm cheap, so it's almost exclusively 3 Buck Chuck for me, in all its varieties.

So, no suggestions, but you've encouraged me to go open a bottle of wine. Thanks!

 

[CYKID]

The Washington and Oregon Rieslings are not near as dry as the german rieslings. Blue Moon, Chateau St Michelle or Covey Run are good choices. If these are still too dry get a moscato. It is a bit sweeter than a riesling. My wife is the same way as yours. She also like an Italian Pinot Grigio that I get at the larger Hyvees called Gionelli. It has a pear hint to it and is pretty smooth.

 

[isucyfan]

The Washington and Oregon Rieslings are not near as dry as the german rieslings. Blue Moon, Chateau St Michelle or Covey Run are good choices. If these are still too dry get a moscato. It is a bit sweeter than a riesling. My wife is the same way as yours. She also like an Italian Pinot Grigio that I get at the larger Hyvees called Gionelli. It has a pear hint to it and is pretty smooth.

Not sure if it's considered pedestrian to a oenophile, but Starling Castle Reisling has the coolest bottle!

 

[myotherusername]

Get her a Moscato d'asti. It's a really sweet, slightly effervescent wine. My wife loves it.

 

[CyCrazy]

the drier the better, as far as I'm concerned. Give me Zinfandel or give me death!

(sorry, can't help)

Totally agree, and I would not buy a single wine from Iowa sorry! They are crappy compared to California or overseas, but you also dont have to spend alot to get a quality wine, we usually try any wine that is red and if we like it keep buying it

 

[CyCrazy]

Wine Enthusiast is also a great mag for narrowing down wines for any choice or taste !

 

[milrtym]

Went wine tasting in Cali this summer. I really liked the dessert wines. One of my favorites that you can find around here is a Bridlewood Estate Viognier. Runs about $20 -$25. There are some cheaper Viognier at the store, but I haven't tried any yet.

(This is coming from the most amateur of wine drinkers. Mostly a beer guy)

 

[CYKID]

Tried a Argentinian Malbec last weekend. Gascon Label, really good with my steak. Similar to a cabernet but hints of blackberry and cherry. Not recommended for this poster. Dry

 

[psycln11]

Plenty of flavor here!!

 

[Wx4Cy]

If she's looking for sweet you'd better stick to whites. Not many sweet reds, but they are out there.

I'd go with a nice Reisling or a gwertraminer. Hyvee or wine styles will have plenty. Fetzer makes a good version of both. Relax reisling is good as well. can't really go wrong with either of those.

 

[Wx4Cy]

Tried a Argentinian Malbec last weekend. Gascon Label, really good with my steak. Similar to a cabernet but hints of blackberry and cherry. Not recommended for this poster. Dry

Malbec and Shiraz may be my favorite reds. I had the Copola Shiraz...much good.

 

[Kyle]

If she's looking for sweet you'd better stick to whites. Not many sweet reds, but they are out there.

I'd go with a nice Reisling or a gwertraminer. Hyvee or wine styles will have plenty. Fetzer makes a good version of both. Relax reisling is good as well. can't really go wrong with either of those.

I tend towards white wine, and I've had two gwertraminers from Washington and California that I have really liked. If my wife drinks wine she seems to have similar tastes to yours, and she likes the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Reisling. It comes in a bottle shaped like a cat (which was why she originally bought it). I personally find it to be too sweet, so its probably a good bet. It isn't very expensive either, between 10 and 20 I think.

 

[4VR4CY]

Moscato de Asti - by Luccio very very good.

Also, I love desert Rieslings, they are wonderful!

 

[ripvdub]

Moscato de Asti - by Luccio very very good.

Also, I love desert Rieslings, they are wonderful!

Thats almost Champagne though. But still very good. How about a Blush. They seem to be fruity and not at all dry to me.

 

[CyAg]

If she likes whites to often the Chards are to dry, and after a while the Zins, Rieslings, or Guerts can be to sweet.

Try a Pinot Grigio, or our favorite the Saviougn Blanc. In our personal opinion (my wife and I) the New Zealand Saviougn Blancs (Marlborugh region) are the best. We also like the Chenin Blanc from teh same region.

Although there is a winry in outside of College Station that makes the best domestic Saviougn I have tasted. The other domestic Saviougns are higher in sugar than the New Zealand ones.

 

[bellzisu]

If she's looking for sweet you'd better stick to whites. Not many sweet reds, but they are out there.

I'd go with a nice Reisling or a gwertraminer. Hyvee or wine styles will have plenty. Fetzer makes a good version of both. Relax reisling is good as well. can't really go wrong with either of those.

I haven't introduced her to any reds. She tried some that a friend had that I thought was sweet and just a slight hint of being dry. I loved it, she didn't. Can't remember the name.

Basically we stick to all white wines. Personally something simple like Relax is perfect for me. All though, I have no wine taste, and absolutely love most of the wines from Southern Hills. I hope someday to get out to Cali and taste some wines that are more established. I have family out there, but only met them twice.

So to simplify it for someone like me.... What is a dessert wine called?? I feel to stupid to ask when at a wine store.

 

[shildreth]

Totally agree, and I would not buy a single wine from Iowa sorry! They are crappy compared to California or overseas, but you also dont have to spend alot to get a quality wine, we usually try any wine that is red and if we like it keep buying it

7 deadly Zins. Great stuff 7 cheap!