Also one of my absolute faves is La Crema Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. This is not cheap ( at ~$18-ish), but is worth every cent.
Since we're onto dry reds, anyone ever try the Fortis Pinot Noir from Oregon? Great stuff at about $15.
There are a number of Oregon pinots that I've liked. I pick them up whenever I see them.
Pinot Noir
One of my latest faves from Russian River area is Castle Rock Carneros Pinot Noir. The cost in upstate NY is $15, but it can be purchased elsewhere for as little as $12.
However, Pinot Noir's flavor "... is chameleon-like, due to Pinot vine's being "genetically unstable," meaning that it mutates very easily, which makes consistency from this vine extremely difficult."
"There's been a great deal of effort in the United States to emulate the great Burgundy Pinots, but vintners are still experimenting to come up with the right formula."
"Some of California's better Pinot Noir wines come from the state's cooler regions such as CARNEROS, the RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, and parts of MONTEREY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, and SANTA BARBARA counties. Oregon's long, cool growing season is conducive to the production of some delightful Pinot Noir wines."
Re: Sweet Red Wines
ragman(orig) wrote:No offense but..ughh..the sweetest?...ptui!
That being said, at this time you're in luck because Georges Duboeuf puts out a specialty wine:
2004 Beaujolais Villages Nouveau, Price: about $11
Around Thanksgiving time this is widely avaialble for around 6 weeks and they call it "Nouveau". It's quite popular with the mainstream public and is categorized as sweet and fruity (low on tannins). Look for this specifically and not the regular every day Beaujolais Villages from G. Duboeuf or anyone else's versions.
There are many red wines that are sweet - like dessert wines. Also, then there's a category of wines called fortified wines. There are also reds like the Concord grape or Manischewitz 20/20, but I'll not comment on those.
Perhaps you should go into a decent wine seller and get a short class on sweet red wines. That always works best.
Good luck and let us all know what you discover.
Please help we are looking for a sweet red wine with no afterbite.
Why not read the replies? Many replies, including the ones I made, have listed several suggestions. Explore and let us know which you liked.
