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Originally Posted by Randerolf
I'm a server and a back-up food & beverage controller; let me offer a few sugestions.
Montevina Wines Zinfandel from Amador County 2004 Link
Check out the links for more details, but in short - cheap and sweet. Notes of ... well, hell. It's white zin.  We call it Kool Aid at work. Should be less than $15 for a bottle.
Secondly, a Riesling is great for summer when it's hot outside. I like this more than the first recomendation, but its not as sweet and fruit forward. Saint M 2004 Riesling This should be cheap also - less than $15. Wine.com link
If you would like to try something different and not very sweet, try Conundrum. It's made by Caymus who consitantly put out great wine. A full bodied, impressive white. Complex with alyers of citrus, melon, subtle hints of oak. It's more "expensive." It's around $20.
LLL2, presentation is everything. You can thrifty and buy jug wine and put it a carafe or decanter to impress your lady. A friend of mine does this and works very well.
Don't be intimidated by wine or wine snobs. It's a great world to explore. Sip and reflect, "Ahh, a subtle hint of grape!" |
Despite everything that's wrong with this thread I'll add my suggestions.
I love Saint M Riesling. Great suggestion. One thing to keep in mind is that not all rieslings are sweet. Saint M is a sweet one, Pacific Rim has a sweet riesling as well.
Another great sweet type of wine is moscato. They are sometimes bubbly, like champagne but sweet. Moscatos make great dessert wines.
Barefoot has a new Moscato champagne that is under $10 a bottle and pretty decent if you want to go the champagne route. I don't remember the exact name at the moment.
Oh and have wine glasses if you don't have them. Drinking wine out of red cups isn't very romantic. You'd be surprised how often this is overlooked.