Red Wine?????

What is a good red wine that doesn't taste dry?





Normally I perfer White Zinfindal but I need to have some red wine to help with my cholestrol instead of taking the medicine. I really don't care for the kind I bought, Merlot...It is too dry for my taste, any suggestions.





Thanks|||Look for any wine with RIOJA as a name. You can't go wrong.|||Try a zinfandel. Ravenswood is readily available and fairly priced.


Pinot Noir is great and light but I don't think it has the cholesrorol fighting chemicals in such great numbers. The riojas are nice wines like the other guy said but they are dry as well.|||Real red Zinfandel ( white zin is made from red zin, it's just not left in contact with the skins, so it's pink) can be delicious but it depends on the quality. Just because you tried a Merlot and didn't like it doesn't mean that all Merlot is not to your taste. You generally get what you pay for . An inexpensive wine is'nt going to taste all that great generally although there are some bargains to be found. Try Yellowtail Shiraz. It's about $6 and is widely distributed at places like Trader Joes or World Market. It is smooth, easy to drink and not too dry. Shiraz is the same grape as Syrah and as with any grape, it can be made into a wine that is anywhere form dry to sweet. If you really want to learn more about wines I suggest you find a wine bar that offers small tastes of a variety of wines. If there isn't anything like that available you can ask for help where you buy your wine unless it's a 7-11 or small store where no one would know.|||White Zin is fairly sweet so most pure reds are going to


seem "dry". Fortunately, there are some "sweeter" reds


from Germany (Spatburgunder i.e. Pinot Noir) and


Italy from the Romangna region. Ask your wine store for


a sweeter red or a LIGHT California Pinot Noir or Syrah.


Try Opici Red Barbarone or Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir


or Syrah. Experiment. Find what YOU like.





This is like sugar in your coffee. If you stop using sugar for


a while and then try it with sugar, odds are you will no longer


like it. You have changed your taste. Once you find a red


that agrees with you you will move to even drier wines. The


white zin will taste horrible.





Our taste buds change with time. We want more flavor.


People that never used pepper before now flock to Thai


and Mexican restaurants.





Wine is intended to be enjoyed and fun. Try different types


and enlist the help of the store people. They can help.


Bon apetite!|||White Zin. has sugar added to it in order to make it ferment quicker and taste sweeter. If you want to try a "sweet" red wine, try a Pinot Noir or a Red Zinfandel. However, neither of these will be as sweet as White Zin.|||the red wine trick with cholesterol is only going to work if you moderate and the wine is red and very dry.





also you must eat a proper diet... because too much red wine... your cholesterol is going to sky rocket... also any amount of alcohol (even red wine) your triglycerides will shoot up instantly also.





eat right..(fresh fruits and vegetables) exercise, drink water and moderate red wine consumption.





white wines and pale reds don't have this property... and the higher sugar contents defeat the purpose of keeping the triglycerides down.





what is better is.. drink grapefruit juice.... OR pomegranate juice.|||there are a whole lot of things to help with cholesterol. i checked out several websites on diets to lower cholesterol, wine wasn't mentioned in a single one. restricting animal fats, and upping fiber intake are your best bets. most red wines are dry, some (pinot noir, red zinfandel) are fruity, but none are sweet. 1 glass of red wine 3-4 times a week MAY increase the good cholesterol, but poses other health risks. there other proven things to include in your diet, that will lower bad cholesterol, and increase the good.|||dissolve sugar in each glass before drinking.|||The same varietal of wine will taste vastly different from winery to winery. The best thing to do is go wine tasting. If there is a wine area near where you live, plan a trip to their tasting rooms. You will get to sample a wide variety of wines and discover which ones you like the best.





If you don't live close to a wine region, check out wine shops nearby and attend some of their wine tastings. You might enjoy a fruit forward Zinfandel....it wouldn't be as dry as some of the wines.|||Rosita it's an Italian wine and it has a wet fruity taste.