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post Jan 28 2016, 02:59 PM, updated 10y ago

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Hi all sifus,

What type of red wines should I choose for sweet taste?

I only know white wines like Moscato are sweet. And Icewine are sweet.. Not sure what type of red wine to choose for sweet. Anyone care to share?
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:03 PM

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QUOTE(shinchan99 @ Jan 28 2016, 02:59 PM)
Hi all sifus,

What type of red wines should I choose for sweet taste?

I only know white wines like Moscato are sweet. And Icewine are sweet.. Not sure what type of red wine to choose for sweet. Anyone care to share?
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I have tried and found these are common ones. aeon have these usually: Lambrusco. Brands: Ogni Giorno and Riunite. Around RM40-50 a bottle
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:08 PM

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QUOTE(PrideNeverDie @ Jan 28 2016, 03:03 PM)
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I have tried and found these are common ones. aeon have these usually: Lambrusco. Brands: Ogni Giorno and Riunite. Around RM40-50 a bottle
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:11 PM

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Sweet Red Wine Hack:

Ribena in red wine bottle


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post Jan 28 2016, 03:16 PM

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what youre looking for is dessert wine
TSshinchan99
post Jan 28 2016, 03:20 PM

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QUOTE(kurangak @ Jan 28 2016, 03:16 PM)
what youre looking for is dessert wine
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Em, any suggestions that you've tried before?
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:21 PM

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Merlot is also sweet
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:23 PM

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post Jan 28 2016, 03:29 PM

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QUOTE(lav7 @ Jan 28 2016, 03:21 PM)
Merlot is also sweet
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I've tried merlot.. Not sweet at all.. But of course there are many merlots out there.. Any particular brand merlot you tried that is sweet?
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:35 PM

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Cockburn's Special Reserve Port
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post Jan 28 2016, 03:37 PM

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Alright will check out Port as well later !
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post Jan 29 2016, 12:04 AM

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QUOTE(shinchan99 @ Jan 28 2016, 02:59 PM)
Hi all sifus,

What type of red wines should I choose for sweet taste?

I only know white wines like Moscato are sweet. And Icewine are sweet.. Not sure what type of red wine to choose for sweet. Anyone care to share?
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Ice wine do come in red too just costly

Port are fortified wine.

How sweet do you seek?

Red sweet limited
http://wines.com/sweet-wines.html

This post has been edited by patryn33: Jan 29 2016, 12:11 AM
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post Jan 29 2016, 01:55 AM

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mind to describe what food the wine is going to pair with...? or just a drink when chit chatting with friend?
because sweet is not always good/the best...
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post Jan 29 2016, 07:53 AM

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QUOTE(Alan @ Jan 29 2016, 01:55 AM)
mind to describe what food the wine is going to pair with...? or just a drink when chit chatting with friend?
because sweet is not always good/the best...
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Check out ice wine festival there are some pairing info.

Dessert wine many times is drunk like a dessert not meant to drunk like wine. Which is why they are 200ml or 375 ml and cost more than avg wine.

Best is very subjective. Few ppl understand or appreciate dessert wine

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TSshinchan99
post Jan 29 2016, 08:46 AM

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Hi all,

So we have tried this Lumbrasco from Reunite.. I personally find it okay, not too bad.. Certain reactions i got from friends generally are 2 types :

1. Heavy drinker find these are lousy, probably due to sweet and tasted like sparkling juice.

2. Lady drinkers find it very pleasing due to sweetness..

We were drinking at our normal CNY chinese food dinner only though.. We are not really those who knows how to appreciate wine, we are just drinking for some fun of it..

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post Jan 29 2016, 11:02 AM

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QUOTE(shinchan99 @ Jan 29 2016, 08:46 AM)
Hi all,

So we have tried this Lumbrasco from Reunite.. I personally find it okay, not too bad.. Certain reactions i got from friends generally are 2 types :

1. Heavy drinker find these are lousy, probably due to sweet and tasted like sparkling juice.

2. Lady drinkers find it very pleasing due to sweetness..

We were drinking at our normal CNY chinese food dinner only though.. We are not really those who knows how to appreciate wine, we are just drinking for some fun of it..
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ya... have that problem before...
personally feel dessert wine can't pair well with chinese food, because strong sweetness may further de-appetizing especially in usual chinese dishes/heavy dinner, e.g. shark fin, scallope-mushroom-broccoli, roast pork/duck,...
strong oaky red will be over-powering the dishes, and not friendly to non-drinker...
sourness in white wine (suppose to wash away the fishiness/oiliness) may cause non-drinker to think this wine must be sucks, how come taste sour rclxub.gif, ya.. white color is not so welcome...
...so usually will get pinot noir for the occasion that not too sweet like dessert wine, not too overpowering, with certain acidic taste (winemaker dependent)... but could be expansive for good one.
for budget wise... i think mcguigan merlot ~rm50-rm80 (not sure what series, middle tier should be fine) is quite ok that is considered quite fruity but not as sweet as sweet wine...
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post Jan 29 2016, 12:24 PM

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QUOTE(Alan @ Jan 29 2016, 11:02 AM)
ya... have that problem before...
personally feel dessert wine can't pair well with chinese food, because strong sweetness may further de-appetizing especially in usual chinese dishes/heavy dinner, e.g. shark fin, scallope-mushroom-broccoli, roast pork/duck,...
strong oaky red will be over-powering the dishes, and not friendly to non-drinker...
sourness in white wine (suppose to wash away the fishiness/oiliness) may cause non-drinker to think this wine must be sucks, how come taste sour rclxub.gif, ya.. white color is not so welcome...
...so usually will get pinot noir for the occasion that not too sweet like dessert wine, not too overpowering, with certain acidic taste (winemaker dependent)... but could be expansive for good one.
for budget wise... i think mcguigan merlot ~rm50-rm80 (not sure what series, middle tier should be fine) is quite ok that is considered quite fruity but not as sweet as sweet wine...
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Hehe bro.. Me not so pro like you enjoying red wine.. for me, anything alcoholic i am ok already biggrin.gif

But really thanks for the enlightenment on how to enjoy our red wine more smile.gif

We were choosing red wine this time so that we can be more healtier, compared to our normal beer..

How about red / white wine that we should choose if we were using them for cooking purpose?
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post Jan 29 2016, 06:15 PM

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just sharing my little experience as budget drinker, not a pro tongue.gif
also no money/experience to pour half bottle of wine to cook a dish yet blush.gif
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post Jan 29 2016, 09:28 PM

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Why would anyone pair dessert wine with Chinese food? Such as shark fin, it's like drinking Coke or banana milk shake with them...


Suggested pairing
http://terlatowines.com/brands/canada/pell...d-food-pairings

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post Jan 31 2016, 07:54 PM

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QUOTE(patryn33 @ Jan 29 2016, 09:28 PM)
Why would anyone pair dessert wine with Chinese food? Such as shark fin, it's like drinking Coke or banana milk shake with them...
Suggested pairing
http://terlatowines.com/brands/canada/pell...d-food-pairings
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post Feb 1 2016, 05:38 AM

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Shiraz (one of the eight major types of red wine),
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its typical taste in varietal wine: aromas and flavors of wild black fruit (such as blackcurrant), with overtones of black pepper spice and roasting meat.

The shiraz variety gives hearty, spicy reds. While shiraz is used to produce many average wines it can produce some of the world’s finest, deepest, and darkest reds with intense flavors and excellent longevity.
---from the WWW

McLaren Vale is one of Shiraz.
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QUOTE(shinchan99 @ Jan 28 2016, 02:59 PM)
Hi all sifus,

What type of red wines should I choose for sweet taste?

I only know white wines like Moscato are sweet. And Icewine are sweet.. Not sure what type of red wine to choose for sweet. Anyone care to share?
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If you are looking for sweet wine, normally whites are the sweet one. Other than ice wine and moscato, you can also choose sauvignon blanc, riesling. But dont too old. choose the latest vintage.

i am not sure if there is any red that close to sweet palate, but u can try merlot, pinot noir or pinot gris. never had sweet red wine so cant comment more.
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post Feb 6 2016, 03:27 AM

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when one look at Sweet wine, one should look at residual sugar.

to be consider sweet wine the residual sugar level is often over 50g/L.

3 puttonyos Hungarian has at least 60g/L
Spätlese or late harvest 200g/L
ice wine typicall ~400g/L
Our Coke has like 110g/L

typical wines sauvignon blanc, riesling will not hit over 20g/L

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post Feb 13 2016, 06:06 PM

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sweet wine that I have tried are lower in alcohol level ~4-5%

Sougvinon blanc is usually tastes crisp citrus with little gooseberry/melon, hardly be sweet...
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try Brown Brother's Cienna. Around RM60+ range
- red
- fruity
- sweet
- not dry



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QUOTE(shinchan99 @ Jan 28 2016, 02:59 PM)
Hi all sifus,

What type of red wines should I choose for sweet taste?

I only know white wines like Moscato are sweet. And Icewine are sweet.. Not sure what type of red wine to choose for sweet. Anyone care to share?
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Hi r u still looking for red wine?

Pls Pm me for more info, thanks!
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Go for Port or Sherry...
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The rest of varietal i.e. Merlot, Pinot Noir, blah blah blah... I wouldn't term them as sweet but "not so dry" instead
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QUOTE(shinchan99 @ Jan 28 2016, 02:59 PM)
Hi all sifus,

What type of red wines should I choose for sweet taste?

I only know white wines like Moscato are sweet. And Icewine are sweet.. Not sure what type of red wine to choose for sweet. Anyone care to share?
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my case comes every 1 to 2 months in a mix and match

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