Red Wine???

I dont drink much alcohol, but I've liked every type of it Ive ever tried. Last night I had red wine for the first time, and I hated it...


Is it SUPPOSED to taste like really strong vinegar?!?! I liked it at first, but then I just didnt.|||I'll agree with most of the answers. If the wine tastes like vinegar, it's gone bad (think Hell's Angels).





If you've had a normal red wine, then you may or may not like it. Women have different physiology than men. Taste buds are part of that physiology. Women tend to go for sweeter foods and men tend to go for salty/acidic food.





More men drink red wine because of the taste buds than women. The converse is true for white wine. In your case, the red wine may taste quite different for you than a man.





If you're really going to give red a try, go for a nice, soft red that is not too dry and not fortified (think Port). I think of a soft red as an Australian Merlot. The lighter the colour of a wine, the softer it tends to be. If it looks like ink, then it's normally very heavy and full of bitter tannins.





Please keep in mind that wine, like beauty, is subjective. What tastes good to me will not taste good to everyone else. Drink what you like!|||Try a lighter red wine, and see how you go with that. Id suggest a Beaujolais Villeges, which has a lovely, almost bubble-gummy smell and taste, or a good Cotes du Rhone. Stay away from the heavy, strong reds from Australia and USA, such as Shiraz - they can be terribly overpowering, especially without food. And a lot of the French Vins de Table can be quite vinegary to non-French people, a lot of them use blends of a grape which is not much to our tastes (cabernet franc)


And here's another little tip. Pour red wine into a glass and leave it for half an hour before you drink it. The air really does soften the taste and gets rid of a lot of the 'vinegary' taste. I promise it works!|||Sounds like you had a corked red wine - if a wine tastes like vinegar, it's a sure sign it's corked!





Try a good quality red - if you're unsure, ask in your local off-license. Tell them you are new to red wine and would like to try something - they will be more than happy to help!!|||I used to hate red wine but now I couldn't live without it. It should not taste like vinegar, you probably had a bottle that had been open for a long time.





If you are interested in enjoying red wine I suggest trying something lighter in body and flavor to start with, merlot or pinot noir. Open up a bottle, drink with some good cheese, maybe some cured meats like salami or even some chocolates. If you get a good wine you will think you have died and gone to heaven.





Talk to your wine merchant in your grocery store. They are usually very knowledgeable and can point you towards a good bottle that won't cost you an arm and a leg.|||It shouldn't taste like vinegar, sounds as though the bottle you tried was corked.|||some wines do taste quite bad, try some other wine and see from then|||It could have gone bad. Personally, I'm a fan of inexpensive Chianti, which is a little hard to find.|||I love a nice merlot with my dinner.|||Red wine is very variable, with lots of different flavours and intensities. It requires a mature pallet, meaning you have to keep trying it. For easy drinking red wines go with a middle of the range Merlot. Very cheap wines may be a bit rough and the expensive ones are often too much unless you have that very mature pallet. Rule of thumb anyway|||Absolutely should not taste like vinegar. The hardest flaovor is usually tannic, which is a bitter taste, like a tea bag that has seeped too long in a glass of tea. Although red wine is hard to take your first time. Try another glass. Get a more friendly type, like merlot or pinot noir.|||What did you drink? A good red wine should be fragrant and offer hints of berry or chocolate or pepper on the tongue. I suggest that you try a bottle of Cinnabar's Mercury Rising. It's about a $15 - $17 bottle that's VERY good for it's price. Of course, you can always go for the more expensive items on the shelf like a Stags Leap or a Turley.|||try good quality wine and it will taste nice, try hardy's, blossem hill, wolf blast|||i dont like it that much eaither...... i took a little from my dads bottle and hated it|||It should not taste like vinegar for sure. Tannins in red wine will give it that dry feeling or bitter taste, but should not make it taste like vinegar.





You don't have to quit after the first red though. I recommend trying different reds. You didn't mention what kind of red, whether it was a table wine, a Burgundy, a Merlot or what.





I have acquired a taste for decent, not expensive wine and like middle of the road reds, like a smooth Merlot or tasty Pinot Noir. There is a large variety of these wines price wise and I would recommend trying something mid-price range. Often the salesman at the store can recommend a good choice based on your likes.





I keep a "Wine Notes" journal so that as I try one, I write down what I liked about it and rate it so when I go to get one, I remember what that specific one was like and if I said I would get it again. It comes easy after you try a few and find some favorites. You can always explore more later, but don't give up after one experience.





Another great option, and not knowing where you live, but most areas have wine tastings and this is a good chance to explore the differences without putting down your hard earned cash to get a bottle you hate.





Good luck and happy sampling!|||We have just had this discussion at work and the general consensus was that red wine is a taste you acquire with age. Not meaning to be ageist!


I have tried numerous different red wines and just cannot find one that I can drink. And I do agree that sometimes the taste okay at first but get worse. I find it's the after taste it leaves that I don't like|||Just saying you had "red wine" does not mean much.....


There are different types of red wine....none that I know of tastes like "vinegar".....


This most likely indicates that the wine could have been corked.|||I hate red wine aswell, I think it tastes like malt vinegar





It gives me headaches





White Wine is nice|||I guess so