Wine (no no no, not whine) Advice wanted

"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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CatNipped wrote:
when they toasted the newlyweds, I had to take the smallest little sip of
champaigne and both times I immediately had to go upchuck.

You poor thing!

Ah, no sympathy needed - I *never* could drink, so don't know what I'm
missing (and watching others when they're drunk, well, I don't think I've
missed much).

Besides, it makes me very popular - people always ask me to go out with them
because then they know they'll have at least one willing designated driver!!
;

Hugs,

CatNipped

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"badwilson" wrote in message
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Shudder. Sweet and red shouldln't be mentioned in the same sentence
together when talking about wines. Ah well, they're still young ;-)
I have no advice about sweet red wines, but maybe they'd like a nice
port?

Thank heavens! I thought it might be just me who shuddered when reading of
sweet red wine :-)

Cheers, helen s


Oh, I agree absolutely! Shudder!
Elisabet

Tanada wrote:
me. So I need help steering them to decently priced sweet red wines.
Any suggestions?

I don't know of *any* sweet red wines, other that Boone's and I don't
think that qualifies as wine...
However, there are some very nice roses out there that are not as dry.
Perhaps one of those would be palatable for those guys? Merlot is
another good choice, how about something like this:
http://wine.com/wineshop/product_det..._ family_name


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CatNipped wrote:
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I don't drink alcohol. I'm an alcoholic and a diabetic and don't touch the
stuff. However Mike and James like wine. They prefer sweet red wines. I
hate wine. It hated me. Any alcohol made out of fruit hated me. So I
need help steering them to decently priced sweet red wines. Any
suggestions?

Pam S. who'd rather not buy the stuff and then have to toss it out or get
blamed for their mistakes


Sorry, I don't drink alcohol. I think my body must manufacture that stuff
that they give to alcoholics that makes them sick when they drink (my ex was
prescribed that, but the first time he took one of the pills and then drank
and then got sick, he quit taking the pills!!).

Even the smell of alcohol will make me nauseated. At both my kids' wedding,
when they toasted the newlyweds, I had to take the smallest little sip of
champaigne and both times I immediately had to go upchuck.

Hugs,

CatNipped


That's when I'd start toasting with a glass of water. The water can be
in the same glass as the champagne for other people.

lal

"lal" wrote in message
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That's when I'd start toasting with a glass of water. The water can be in
the same glass as the champagne for other people.

lal

My mom insisted that it be champagne or the toast wouldn't "take"!!?

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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Tanada wrote:
me. So I need help steering them to decently priced sweet red wines. Any
suggestions?

I don't know of *any* sweet red wines, other that Boone's and I don't
think that qualifies as wine...
However, there are some very nice roses out there that are not as dry.
Perhaps one of those would be palatable for those guys? Merlot is another
good choice, how about something like this:
http://wine.com/wineshop/product_det..._ family_name


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I agree the Merlot's are a great idea. They are pretty mild. and will at
least train the kids palates away from the really sweet wines.

Jo

In article , "CatNipped"
wrote:

"Tanada" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I don't drink alcohol. I'm an alcoholic and a diabetic and don't touch
the
stuff. However Mike and James like wine. They prefer sweet red wines.
I
hate wine. It hated me. Any alcohol made out of fruit hated me. So I
need help steering them to decently priced sweet red wines. Any
suggestions?

Pam S. who'd rather not buy the stuff and then have to toss it out or
get
blamed for their mistakes

Sorry, I don't drink alcohol. I think my body must manufacture that
stuff
that they give to alcoholics that makes them sick when they drink (my ex
was
prescribed that, but the first time he took one of the pills and then
drank
and then got sick, he quit taking the pills!!).

Disulfiram (Antabuse)

Even the smell of alcohol will make me nauseated. At both my kids'
wedding,
when they toasted the newlyweds, I had to take the smallest little sip of
champaigne and both times I immediately had to go upchuck.

It might very well be genetic. About 2/3 of Japanese lack the gene that
produces the main enzyme that detoxifies ethyl alcohol. It's not
unheard of in people of other ethnicities.

Jo Firey wrote:
"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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Tanada wrote:
me. So I need help steering them to decently priced sweet red
wines. Any suggestions?

I don't know of *any* sweet red wines, other that Boone's and I don't
think that qualifies as wine...
However, there are some very nice roses out there that are not as
dry. Perhaps one of those would be palatable for those guys? Merlot
is another good choice, how about something like this:

http://wine.com/wineshop/product_det..._2003&Nu=p_ f
amily_name


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I agree the Merlot's are a great idea. They are pretty mild. and
will at least train the kids palates away from the really sweet wines.

Yup, will also agree about Merlots. They are pretty smooth and simple and
don't have that tannin kicker that Shirazs and even Cab Savs have. I
wouldn't call them *sweet* of course, but they aren't as dry as most others.
I had a shiraz the other day that was so dry it would draint he Amazon. It
would have been great with a strong cheese, but just by itself in a
"tasting" in was *very* overpowering..

I would reccomend McGuigin's Black Label red as a "quaffing" wine (nothing
to get excited about and isn't for cellaring, but perfectly drinkable) but
then again, I'm an experienced wine drinker, and of course, its probably an
Australia-only wine.

Yowie

Join the Mormons. And then don't ever have to buy wine again. They can get
crocked somewhere else.

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"Tanada" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I don't drink alcohol. I'm an alcoholic and a diabetic and don't touch
the stuff. However Mike and James like wine. They prefer sweet red
wines. I hate wine. It hated me. Any alcohol made out of fruit hated
me. So I need help steering them to decently priced sweet red wines.
Any suggestions?

Pam S. who'd rather not buy the stuff and then have to toss it out or
get blamed for their mistakes

Stormin Mormon wrote:
Join the Mormons. And then don't ever have to buy wine again. They can get
crocked somewhere else.

But then she'd have to wear the funny underwear... or is that only men?

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