Recently I met a friend at a wine bar on the upper eastside. I ordered a 2004
Rioja from a producer I was not familiar with, but thought since it was a
good vintage and it had some age on it I might like it. My friend ordered a
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. In our discussion I was a little surprised
that my friend did not like red wine. I know it is common, but I guess I
never noticed or talked about her dislike for red wine.I started to ask
questions and realized it was not a dislike of red wine it was the fact
that she had only tried one red wine she liked. I think she had the same
problem as a lot of other people- they are afraid to try red wines because
they have had bad experiences. Well I have tried a lot of bad wines over
the years and I continue to search for ones that I like. As I explained to
my friend she should start out with a lighter red such as a pinot noir.
The selection was limited to a California Pinot Noir or a Red Burgundy
(not from a great producer), so we went for the California Pinot.
It was a good choice, since we proceeded to taste our way up to an
Australian Shiraz. It was supple, ripe with cherry and blackberry
flavors ending with some spice. To her surprise she liked almost
all the wines we tasted.
The moral of the story is if you think you only like white wine “give red a chance”.
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