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Wine Newbie
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>On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:15:22 +0100, "Silent Raven"
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>] White wine is usually best chilled. Chilled or cold red wine tastes foul
>] (alcoholic grape juice, ick) - try to serve at room temperature for reds.
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>Kim, I beg to differ. Some red wines are excellent chilled. Beaujolais or
>Saumur come to mind immediately.
The concept of "room temp" comes from Europe, where the rooms are likely to be
about cellar temp, or a little above. In the US, room-temp is upwards to 85F.
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>To the OP, just have a sip of this or that as opportunity affords. Your
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>outlets may sometimes offer tastings, that's a good way to try a lot of new
>things for little or no money. Tell your wine manager you didn't like his
>rec, perhaps why if you can, he may have something you like better.
>Once you find a few you like, you'll soon find more and more!
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>Good luck.
On telling the retail manager about the wine, I'd urge the poster to be as
specific as is possible. You needn't know "wine-speak" to communicate your
thoughts. Just saying, "I didn't like it... " doesn't tell the clerk anything
helpful, except that that was NOT the wine for the consumer. Give details: too
spirity, too bitter, too sweet, too sour, etc. will help define one's personal
tastes and help the clerk find better wines in the future.
Hunt
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