Red Wine Drinkers

Some things I love:
Red wine
Bitter beer
Gin and Tonic
Peated Malt Whisky
Dark rum
English mustard
Horseradish
Wasabi
Mussels
Cockles
Rare steak
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Green cabbage

Some things I didn't like the first time I tasted them:
See above

Not sure what the OP is trying to infer as anything "distinctive" or "different" is unlikely to be loved at first taste but one's palate develops an appreciation over time

He doesn't like red wine and can't imagine anyone feeling differently, is all.

I remember hating cheese, as a child. Idiot.

Prefer Aussie reds, especially southern, but wouldn't say no to a dry white in hot weather, oh and I don't "sip" hence my name :drinker:

Prefer Aussie reds, especially southern, but wouldn't say no to a dry white in hot weather, oh and I don't "sip" hence my name :drinker:

Lush

I have been drinking it for around 15 years so not tied into any tv programme, though I do drink it more often these days. I was a white wine drinker originally but my hubby liked red so I would have the odd glass to share a bottle with him and eventually found that i liked red and had gone off white!!!!! Just remember all red wines are not equal and you need to find what you like. Personally I like merlot. Price does not always come into it though I would avoid the very cheapest bottles . Here in the uk you can get red wine for about £4 but it is nasty but you can also get plenty of reduced wines at the main supermarkets and get a really nice wine for £5 lol

I think your scientific evidence is FOS.

When sipped, the taste buds on the human tongue responds to things that are sweet. If you recall the taste tests between Coke and Pepsi, Pepsi, which is sweeter, would always win because they had the people sip the samples, not drink.

Wine is sipped, therefore the taste buds on a normal human tongue would not find it enjoyable. Most people will admit that wine is an acquired taste and one they didn't enjoy at first. So that would say that most people drink wine to be part of the 'in" crowd, not because the enjoy it. (excluding the sweet wines, which are looked down on)

Presumtive - I definitely didn't sip the bottle of red that I had for dinner last night :drinker:

I love red wine, especially a merlot, and cannot comment on whether it was acquired as it was first given to me as a toddler in a baby cup, so I guess I've always liked it

I love my parents, they also allowed me to dip my chips in their whiskey.

Red wine is B..E..A..UTIFUL! Can't beat a good Shiraz or Shiraz Cabernet on a cold autumn/winters eve!

Can not stand sweet wines at all! No rose or lambrini for me. I like a nice bollocky wine! x

Prefer Aussie reds, especially southern, but wouldn't say no to a dry white in hot weather, oh and I don't "sip" hence my name :drinker:

Lush

takes one to know one :flowerforyou:

What? Just... What? I'm pretty sure in 500BC they weren't drinking it because Courtneyous Coxeus said it was cool.

Four words: Cakebread Cellars Pinot Noir. Heaven in your mouth.

Yes Takes me back to my honeymoon when we visted Cakebread.

Red wine and Cola.

NOT in the same glass surely?????? Really???? Blimey! :noway:

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I forgot I posted this thread.

It's funny that the majority say "I love red wine!!" but they don't admit that they didn't like it the first time they tried it.

were u drinking too much wine when u posted it? :laugh:

I LOVE RED WINE ... Shiraz and Lambrusco are my favorites ... I'm not a huge fan of anything with too much tannin or that's too dry ... Brachetto d'Aqcui is yummy, but I would consider that more of a rose, even though it is technically a red. Some of the Cabernet/Merlot blends are nice as well. I'm Italian and went to culinary school ... It's pretty much impossible for m not to like wine ... Beer on the other hand ... BLECH! I can't stand it, not even the fruity crap ... I imagine that's what fermented pee, with a slice of moldy bread in it, would taste like ...

I love it. Not Cabs though. I like a good pinot noir or a nice blend. I have liked wine forever, before TV shows and before Sideways lol.

If you have the right wine it is the best thing in the WORLD! It is delicious and goes fantastic with foods. But you can also drink a bottle or so and get totally wasted, that is fine too.
Do you drink beer because of the "Most interesting man in the world?"