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Old 12-11-2004, 06:53 PM
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Can anyone recommend any good white wines?

Perhaps something in the cheap range, something in the middle range, and something in the expensive range?
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Old 12-11-2004, 07:29 PM
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I don't drink a lot of wine. But I like the stuff from Mission Hill.
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I think you might want to say what kind of white wine like if you are looking for dry, really dry, or not so dry.
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are you just looking for it to drink by its self or with a meal, or with a snack. also it depends on the type of food its self. I like several white wines myself like a Chablis on a hot afternoon with a little fruit, but I would never drink Chablis with a meal as it would be way over powered.

Also do you like a touch of sweet? if so then you can look at a nice Riesling or Gewürztraminer.

but as for saying get this or that wine it is hard because even in one type of wine the flavor will vary with different wineries and years. best bet is to go to a good liquor store that has a wine specialist on hand and get him to recommend a few lower priced bottles (10.00ish), try a couple one weekend a couple the next and so on until you find what you like. then you can try different wineries in that selection until you find a winery you like then try some of there better wines.

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homemade rhubarb wine is gooood
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Thanks for the advice. I don't know much about wines because I rarely drink, so I don't know a Riessling from a Sauvignon Blanc.

I don't want something too sweet. I want something that would go OK with a meal or on its own in the evening.
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I don't want something too sweet. I want something that would go OK with a meal or on its own in the evening.
Cant go wrong with a Chardonnay, but it can over power food with delicate flavors like say sole or simular white fish. should be fine with anything else you can put to it. this is a dry full flavored white wine and is genteral concidered the "Queen of white wines" for a wine that is a little lighter but made from the same grape try a Chablis. It would go good with your sole type meal as well. another softer but good white wine is a Piesporter so you might want to try that one also.

here are a few wines and a quick description of them.

Chardonnay- full body dry white
Chablis - crisp, dry wine with a medium body
Piesporter - full and fruity body
Gewürztraminer - fruity wine with a distinctive spicy aroma and taste
Liebfraumilch - spicy hint of fruit and a soft, elegant bouquet

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I like Rieslings, but most Asians (even us bananas) like sweet wines rather than dry ones. I recommend you go on a winery tour of the Okanagan this summer & try several doz. varieties & get a good buzz for free. My mom did that for me when I was 13 (Whheeeeeeee!!!!) Uh, Chin, I meant 31 (wouldn't want to get my mom in trouble )

The suggestion to ask the liquor store expert & try some dif. varieties is also good, just less fun than a winery tour.
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