Hi! I used to drink mostly Pinot Grigio or Reisling, but since I'm trying to be healthier I have switched to red wines. My faves are Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. But honestly, I'll drink about any wine. I live in Michigan and there are tons of great wineries here. I'd love to go to Napa Valley sometime too. I have cut down on the wine drinking a bit lately but all this talk of wine has made me want a glass. :drinker:

I love Moscato, so far my favorite is Sutter Home. On a recent trip the Smokies I tried Cantina Bianca and it is also wonderful, on the sweet side. I have tried to acquire a taste for reds, no luck so far.

The other two I mentioned are sweeter reds. You might like them, if you tried them. Olive Garden serves both, so you could try them there instead of buying a bottle. :-) Reds are said to have the most health benefits.

Hey Guys,

I do like wine. Trying to drink less however to avoid the calories.

Favorites include Sauv Blanc, tuscan reds and Zins and other bold reds. We're taking a trip to Lodi and Napa soon! I'll have some good stuff then! I don't like most Chard.

We're big Paso Robles fans too. Edward Sellers, Tobin James and Justin are all very good.

Hi there, wine is my first choice if im having a drink...and going to napa valley is on my bucket list of places to visit, California wines are my favorite- I love J'lor Chardonnay and Robert mondavi cab....I also love Australian rosemont Shiraz ....I like champagne as well:)...there are alot of great wineries not far from me and every year I go with girlfriends in a limo bus to visit some of them in the niagara region
Kim

I'm mostly a red wine gal..especially merlot, shiraz, syrah, and pinot noir. In whites, i enjoy pinot gris and pinot prigio and well as sauvion(sp) blanc..not much for chards . Like my champagne brut. I'm also frugal ( read:cheap) and I like the Charles Shaw reds from Trader Joe's for value. i also love Grocery Outlet for their cheap prices so I feel like I can take a chance on different wines. I also like Rex Goliath pinot noir

Hi all. We are also wine lovers, although as per most everyone else, our consumption is down a fair bit recently. My favorite whites are Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc and Martins Lane Reisling (although it can only be purchased in BC and mostly right at the Mission Hills winery in Kelowna, BC...found it as my daughter was attending University there...in Kelowna, not at the winery ).

As far as reds go, I enjoy various including J Lohr Cabernet (had a glass last night), Felino Malbec, and Dry Creek Meritage (found it on a cruise but hard to get in Canada). There are numeorus others that are on our list and we are by no means wine snobs...some of our favorites are in the $10-15 range. We are lucky to have the Niagara wine region only an hour or so away so we have toured them....more than once!

Cheers!

Hi all,

Another wine lover here. It is the only alcohol I drink.

Have done several different wine tours (Northern Michigan), the Niagara Region, Bike tour in the South of France (Chateau Neuf du Pape) and most recently, the Napa Valley.

I do prefer whites, but do enjoy all wine.
My favourite whites are Pinot Grigios, Pinot Gris & Chardonnays.
My favourite reds - Beaujolais, & the Wolf Blass Shiraz Cabernet Savingnon.

So jealous of the bike tour. I have had the pleasure of a couple of vacations centering around sampling wine ---Napa valley and Niagara....would love to be planning another :-)

Love the festivals, very upset they moved the Traverse City Wine Fest from mid-August to this past weekend.
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I know!! I was pretty ticked as well. I was hoping to go for my anniversary, which is in August. I'm thinking about doing the Southeast bus tour in the fall, though.

Thanks for forming this group! I got the wine bug in the 90's and live only an hour or so away from Napa. After I got a house in the Oakland hills I turned an underground dark room into a wine cellar and have spent the last 15 years stocking it with bottles of Red Wine from all over the world (though a majority of it is Cabernet from Napa). I've done wine trips to both Bordeaux and Burgandy regions of France, Oregon, Washington, All over California and visited wineries in Australia and Israel. Hope to get to Argentina soon!

If anyone is planning a trip to Napa and needs any tips on good wineries to visit just drop me a note. I go at least 6 to 10 times a year and have gotten to know many of the smaller botique wineries and the familes that own them.

Doing a BBQ for friends tomorrw on the 4th and will be pouring at least 10 different Zinfadels (though Turley is probably my favorite).

All the best!

Hi, I'm also a wine lover, who does her best to fit the 'wine calories' in every weekend. Years ago I used to love the sweet whites, but now I only drink reds. I like the blends and at the moment enjoy a nice Shiraz Cabernet.

Hello fellow wine drinkers! I was first introduced to High Pass Winery Scheurebe at a wedding almost two years ago, and have been a wine drinker ever since. These days I mostly stick to Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon, since they are supposed to be lower in sugar and carbs and fit into my diet, but do enjoy almost any bottle I open.

I enjoy a glass or two of wine almost every night- and am working to keep my wine in my lifestyle. I do notice that when I go over my 10 ounce limit that my weight is impacted, but if I stick to around one 5 ounce glass my weight is not impacted. Has anyone else noticed their limits with regards to wine?

Happy Independence Day to all!

If you like sweet but haven't warmed up to reds, try these from southern Italy: Madrigale Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale, or passito, which is in general a sweet red dessert wine. Also, fragolino is a lightly fizzy, strawberry wine that is very easy to drink.

Thanks for this information. I have been looking for sweat red wines. Would I be able to purchase these at local grocery stores or would I have to order them?

Hello, I wasn't into wine until I started dating my wife. Her father was always wanting to share a bottle when I would visit her. Since then I have found I really enjoy reds. So far my all time favorite is Da Vinci Chianti! I've had several vintages and they've all been great! But I do enjoy trying all wines. Another favorite for special occasions is Ice Wine. It's usually a very sweet white wine made from grapes that were harvested after the first freeze and that helps to concentrate the sugars.

Hey so glad to have some fellow wine lovers/weight loss friends! I love Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio for whites, which is usally my go-to but I also love a nice Shiraz.
I would LOVE to go on a wine tour, I don't claim to know anything about wine, usually my choices are Yellow Tail or Fish Eye...the cheap brands but I do love them. Someday I hope to know more and have a more "refined palate"