Wine

[Nessa 23]

When buying wine here in the States they don't say if it's dry or not like in Brazil they say they are white, dry, white smooth, red dry, red smooth, along with saying riesling, chardonnay, merlot or pinot, etc. I really can't remember the difference. For the wine lovers (or drinkers ), help?

[JODO 2]

http://www.thewinebuyer.com/main.asp?reque...&article=52

Experimenting is half the fun. I'd just try some bottles until I found what I liked.

[eric&gen 0]

Cant help you there i dont drink.

[Nessa 23]

I'm asking because most of my recipes are in portuguese and in portuguese they'll ask for dry, semi-dry or smooth red or white wine and I wind up never making them cuz I never know which wine to buy.

[Jenn! 918]

Most table wines nowadays are dry, with the exception of white zin.

[Ban Hammer 14,649]

i guess i know what's for christmas now

[*JG* 2]

When buying wine here in the States they don't say if it's dry or not like in Brazil they say they are white, dry, white smooth, red dry, red smooth, along with saying riesling, chardonnay, merlot or pinot, etc. I really can't remember the difference. For the wine lovers (or drinkers ), help?

Yes they do. It might be in smaller print on the back or something. The descriptions usually tell you.

[Nessa 23]

i guess i know what's for christmas now

no babe it's for another recipe. for christmas we'll have turkey and i don't use wine on that.

So if the recipe asks for a dry red wine a Cabernet Sauvignon? Merlot?

When buying wine here in the States they don't say if it's dry or not like in Brazil they say they are white, dry, white smooth, red dry, red smooth, along with saying riesling, chardonnay, merlot or pinot, etc. I really can't remember the difference. For the wine lovers (or drinkers ), help?

Yes they do. It might be in smaller print on the back or something. The descriptions usually tell you.

i can find in very few, almost none that mention in their labels, and they're usually too expensive, I buy cheap wine.

[Ban Hammer 14,649]

i guess i know what's for christmas now

no babe it's for another recipe. for christmas we'll have turkey and i don't use wine on that.

So if the recipe asks for a dry red wine a Cabernet Sauvignon? Merlot?

When buying wine here in the States they don't say if it's dry or not like in Brazil they say they are white, dry, white smooth, red dry, red smooth, along with saying riesling, chardonnay, merlot or pinot, etc. I really can't remember the difference. For the wine lovers (or drinkers ), help?

Yes they do. It might be in smaller print on the back or something. The descriptions usually tell you.

i can find in very few, almost none that mention in their labels, and they're usually too expensive, I buy cheap wine.

oh i thought i was gonna have drunk wifey for christmas

[Nessa 23]

oh i thought i was gonna have drunk wifey for christmas

[Jenn! 918]

Guides to Sweetness & Weight

Here is a quick and dirty guide to the sweetness of wines (and please note that, for both charts, the listed reds are not necessarily of the same sweetness/weight as the whites listed next to them -- these are relative charts of sweetness/weight, within red or white):

RED WHITE Sweetest Pinot Noir Riesling Zinfandel Chardonnay Cabernet Chenin Blanc Syrah Sauvignon Blanc Driest Merlot Brut

And here's a thumbnail sketch of how heavy or light a wine is:

RED WHITE Lightest Merlot Brut Zinfandel Fume Blanc Chianti Pinot Grigio Pinot Noir Riesling Heaviest Cabernet Chardonnay

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/basicw...basicwine3.html

[Nessa 23]

I think it's safe to go with the Cabernet Sauvignon then for a dry red.

[Jaseball 0]

The benefit of being a cook, especially when you are good at cooking is being able to substitute and blend ingredients in a recipe to make it your own, improve upon the original, etc.

The only rule I really follow regarding cooking with wine is I am going to drink a glass first and gauge how it fits into a recipe. If I think it works and the wine is good, then it goes in. Of course I don't sub in whites for reds or use heavy reds that will overwhelm other flavors, but you get the idea.

You just have to have an idea of how each item could influence the taste. This is also cool because when I do a seafood pasta with white wine it does taste different with each wine or vintage, but it usually all tastes good.

[Nessa 23]

The benefit of being a cook, especially when you are good at cooking is being able to substitute and blend ingredients in a recipe to make it your own, improve upon the original, etc.

The only rule I really follow regarding cooking with wine is I am going to drink a glass first and gauge how it fits into a recipe. If I think it works and the wine is good, then it goes in. Of course I don't sub in whites for reds or use heavy reds that will overwhelm other flavors, but you get the idea.

You just have to have an idea of how each item could influence the taste. This is also cool because when I do a seafood pasta with white wine it does taste different with each wine or vintage, but it usually all tastes good.

So I take it that you're sayingI should buy several bottles of wine and taste them all until I can find one that'll go with my recipe?

[*JG* 2]

i guess i know what's for christmas now

no babe it's for another recipe. for christmas we'll have turkey and i don't use wine on that.

So if the recipe asks for a dry red wine a Cabernet Sauvignon? Merlot?

When buying wine here in the States they don't say if it's dry or not like in Brazil they say they are white, dry, white smooth, red dry, red smooth, along with saying riesling, chardonnay, merlot or pinot, etc. I really can't remember the difference. For the wine lovers (or drinkers ), help?

Yes they do. It might be in smaller print on the back or something. The descriptions usually tell you.

i can find in very few, almost none that mention in their labels, and they're usually too expensive, I buy cheap wine.

Like Boone's Farm????????????

Just kidding.

Hmmmm...I don't know. I am guessing because we live not all that far from each other, I would see some of the same labels as you are looking at. I've never really noticed that issue. And, I always look cause I like a really dry white wine.