micgtr71 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Oct 8 2010, 04:12 PM) In my somewhat limited and humble opinion... A good place to start is a Pinot Noir. It's light-bodied and fruity for a red wine, not as heavy as a Merlot or Cabernet or Chianti. If you like the Pinot Noir and feel you want to try something a little heavier, I'd try a Shiraz next. After that, a Cabernet Sauvignon. I have to agree here. 47 lb Rooster makes a fantastic Pinot Noir for the money (8 to 9 bucks). I would also suggest a Shiraz. This is a medium red that is not to sweet and not to dry-for me anyway. McGuigan (Australia) makes a good one. I especially liked the batch they produced in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnalschick Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Any red wine from Chile will be good, imo I lived there for 6 months and fell in love with the wine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 i don't know what it is with australian wines but they don't taste good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keywe Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'm new on the forum & I'm more of a single malt person, but I can say Sterling is very tasty & moderately priced...I prefer a dry red If this is on the wine list, unless I'm feeling adventuresome, this is my choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor325 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Malbec.........crisp, lots of tannins, not so fruity. argentina. 2005-2007 vintage are stellar. Norton Reserve, Catena 2007 are tops for under $20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer_sky Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Jan 3 2011, 08:45 AM)i don't know what it is with australian wines but they don't taste good to me. Three of years ago, my sister-in-law gave me a bottle of Australia's 'The Little Penguin' Pinot Noir. I thought how cute the name and label and immediately thought that the wine must be mediocre if not downright inferior. I put the bottle on my wine rack and forgot about it. A couple of months ago, I pulled the cork and was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of the wine. I savored that bottle of Pinot Noir and want to buy another bottle soon. I'll also try the other varieties since the Pinot Noir was so good. This is one of the things I love about wine... a good bottle of wine doesn't have to cost a lot nor have a fancy name/label to guarantee a quality wine-savoring experience. http://www.thelittlepenguin.com/wines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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