How do I learn to enjoy wine?

I want to become a wine drinker but so far do not enjoy the taste of wine. Does anyone have any suggestions or comments on how to become a wine enthusiast?|||most start with white wine because its sweet and usually served chilled. If you can learn to like that, try Lambrisco which is a red served chilled and is very sweet. To learn to like red, I would drink it with my meals, usually with meats. I swig of red goes good after a bite of filet.|||Why push it if you don't really like it? You could end up not being able to leave it alone. You could go from one extreme to the other. Drinking a small amount once in a while is not going to hurt you, but if if goes to the other extreme, you will be hooked and it can ruin your life. I mean that literally. I have a bottle of wine that I bought two or three years ago and I haven't even opened it.|||Just finished tasting five lovely Australian Shiraz, so I'm in a proper frame to answer your question.


Your sense of taste is as valid as mine, or any other wine nut. Stand your ground -- drink the wine, critique it, be negative, but be honest. Your wine-loving friends should respect your


judgment. Even the oh-so serious wine experts acknowledge the all too common flaws in wine. Here are some marvelous terms for you to use in attacking wine (they are lifted from the wheel in web site below):





VEGETATIVE: fresh - stemmy, cut green grass, bell pepper, eucalyptus, mint; canned-cooked - green beans, asparagus, green olive, black olive, artichoke; dried - haw-straw, tea, tobacco.


WOODY: vanilla, cedar, oak, smoky, burnt toast, charred, coffee.


EARTHY: dusty, mushroom, musty (mildew), moldy cork.


CHEMICAL: petroleum - tar, plastic, kerosene, diesel; sulfur - rubbery, garlic, skunk, cabbage, burnt match, wet wool, wet dog; papery - wet cardboard; pungent - acetic acid (vinegar); other - soapy, fishy.


PUNGENT: hot - alcohol; cool - menthol.


MICROBIOLOGICAL: yeast, sauerkraut, sweaty, horsey, "mousey."





Your honesty (you do "not enjoy the taste of wine"), your curiosity about wine, and your desire-- all could turn you to a very discriminating lover of wine.|||Don't.





There's no great benefit to enjoying wine. It's like my saying I want to enjoy cigarettes or coffee (neither of which I like).





If you think you would enjoy wine, get a halfway decent chardonnay, and chill it (stick it in the fridge, or even the freezer - but don't let it freeze). Want a starting point? Try Woodbridge Chardonnay, or Kendall-Jackson (they're different, but if one doesn't appeal to you, the other might).





Reds and whites are different. I prefer white myself. Red is supposedly taken warm, but I only like it chilled. For the most part, I never go near red.





Among whites, you might like to start with Pinot Grigio - not quite as strong as Chardonnay, but a good entry point. Pinot is pronounced "PEEN-yo". If you had to pick up a bad habit, that would be the place to start.





Although, honestly, rock climbing would be a healthier pursuit.





Good luck!|||Look out for wine tasting events. Also look at going on wine tasting tours and learn from the makers. For me If I like it I will buy it again. There are many books about wine appreciation.|||Check with your local wineshop specialist to find out information on weekly winetastings they have in the store or winetasting events that gives you a chance to try different kinds of wine.That will help you find the right wine thats best for you to enjoy with your dinner.|||You acquire a ,,taste for wine as you age,,try some different types of red.|||To develop a taste. I recommend starting with a "light" approach. Here are some suggestions:


White Wine..... Rene Barbier.... Spanish..... very light, under $10


Red...... Mouton Cadet....... French


The above are dry wines, and a staple at our place.





Rose ......... there are many.... but may be too sweet.


If you want sweeter... then look for German Reisling or other Reislings from around the world.


There is no limit to choice. The whole purpose of developing a taste is to experiment from the bounty of wines from the increasing number of growing regions around the world. You will eventually find what satisfies your palette. And there is always something new to enjoy that you haven't discovered before.


White wine is generally recommended when eating fish and chicken, or pork. Red wine for beef and lamb. However, these standards are not adhered to as rigidly as they used to be. We drink white with almost anything.


Dryness codes: Some stores still use the code system to identify a wine's sweetness vs. dryness flavour. A "0" represents a dry wine, whereas "1" is medium dry, and a 2 is getting sweeter. Its all a matter of personal preference. The Reislings and the Roses (pronounced rose-ay) are the sweeter varieties. Generally, the most popular whites and reds are dry wines. The level of dryness, and finish (after taste) can very greatly across the dryer varieties.





Stay away from the ever increasing pollution of products with hokey names like: " Two Bear Lake" or "Three Cats in a Bottle" or "Jumping Frog". They are generally crap and not aimed at serious wine drinkers.





Keep in mind, you don't have to spend a lot to acquire a good, pleasing bottle of wine. There are plenty available from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, and Chile that are in the 10 - 15 dollar range.





The topics of grape varieties, climate and soil regions, vintages (year of harvesting) is a whole other world of discovery if you really get serious. You need a few good books (and there are lots out there), or better yet the Internet for a quick induction. Also, some good friends who are willing to share their expertise can be fun. Most connaisseurs love to boast about their wine knowledge prowess.





Hope this helps.....





Sante!|||make a random selection and look for informations about those wines, grapes, country, climat, characteristics, build you`re own food match with each and learn from what YOU like in there.


The key is to discover what YOU like, if you want to record... and not what others says or write|||Try attending a wine appreciation course. Perhaps the wine you've tasted is not especially good nor the type that you prefer, since different grapes give different flavours to wines.|||The best way to learn to appreciate wine is to hang out with friends who drink it. They can turn you on to the wines they like and steer you away from bad ones. It would be a hard taste to acquire on your own. Wine is a social drink and should be enjoyed with friends. If you get together with friends who enjoy, and are interested in wine, you will learn what to look for, and also you will begin to develop your own palette naturally over time.