Any wine drinkers out there?

[fbloke]

Saw myself on video today - what a bloater.  Decided to cut right down on the beer, maybe substitute it for sensible amounts of dry white wine, which has far fewer calories.  There is a theory that cutting out alcohol altogether would drastically reduce calorie intake, but I don't want to give this the oxygen of publicity.

Anyway, can anyone recommend a dry white wine that's got lots of flavour but is not too acidic?  Something that lends itself to being sipped slowly?

Thanks,

Mike.

[James C]

French Sancerre is full of flavour, but a bit on the hefty side price wise, last bottle i got was £11.00, but have been charged £8 a glass in a restaurant.

Go with a nice red, Barolo or Valpolicello, strong dark fruit (berries & cherries) flavours, unless you're a vegetarian (as some wines use blood)

[shobet]

I believe gin is the least calorific of the booze family.

[Elliot]

Drink only Chateau Petrus - that way you can only afford to drink one per year!  Cuts down on the calories bg time.

[Antag]

At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.

However, while I collect whisky & could talk for days about single malt, I'm a terrible cheapskate when it comes to wine :)

Probably my favourite white wine is Koonunga Hill chardonnay (actually, their Merlot is really nice too if you fancy a red & can find it).  Other than that, I just randomly pick stuff from supermarket shelves - I'm really enjoying wines from Chile at the moment.

[Philly Q]

At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.

Is that before or after getting up, showering, brushing your teeth etc?  :lol:

[Afghan Dave]

At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.

That's not good. :?

[Matt77]

Get thee to a wine tasting event.

Ravenswood is a nice tasting mid priced red.
If you like grapefruit juice, put some gin in it and you're on to a winner.

Ultimately there is always Michelob low carb beer?

[JDC]

I'll take red wine over white any day, they add sugar to the white stuff

[Bainzy]

Cabernet Sauvignon for the win  8)

[Johnny Mac]

Keis Monkey Nut Merlot from the Barossa Valley, Aus' is very nice.

[Andrew W]

If you're after white wine I'm very fond of Kiwi Suavignon Blancs.  They tend to be quite minerally and have a real gooseberry aroma.  I also really like Gerwurtzraminer too and there are some good, not expensive, Kiwi wines made with this grape from Majestic Wines.

 

[Antag]

At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.

That's not good. :?

oops :lol: poor choice of phrasing.

I think I started that post meaning to type "at the start of every drinking session", then changed my mind to "before I take my first drink of the day" but somehow munged them into what got posted.

No, I don't spin a bottle at the breakfast table to decide on my pre-cereal apperitif :)  I just happen to believe in never mixing grain & grape...

[fbloke]

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.  I never knew we had so many winos on the forum!  I'm also disappointed that no-one has been rock and roll enough to suggest a bottle of Thunderbird and an eighth.  We must be way too posh.

Andrew W - by co-incidence I did get a Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc last night prior to reading your post.  I'll have a pint of that tonight and let you know my thoughts.

[nfe]

Black Champagne is the only choice.