The crazy thing about wine is that it tastes wiiiiiiiiiiildly different based on the grape and process.
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Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoHow does wine taste? I really wanna taste wine before I die.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
fermentation plays an important role in determining the taste i guess.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
A good bottle of wine is only in the $20-$30 range. IMO, every wine I have ever had that costs more than $30 is not any better than wine that is $30. Ive tried quite a bit of different stuff up to $75-$300 bottles that I got for free. None of it was worth more than a $30 bottles, at least to my palette. The one exception probably being Veuve Cliquot champagne, which is really good but costs like $50.
There is a pretty big difference between a $7 bottle of wine and a $30 bottle of wine though. Honestly wine is kind of an acquired taste, and there are a lot of varieties. If you want something good but also cheap then you cant go wrong with a $10 bottle of sweet table wine. Any other kind of wine its worth it to spend for something in the $20-$30 price range
Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am not American and where I live, wine is illegal (exceptions are there and loopholes too) so it is difficult for me to drink wine in my community and country.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
The basic recipe for wine is grape juice, yeast, and time, and yeasts are everywhere. It’s not hard to “accidentally” turn an opened bottle of grape juice into wine.
sukhmel@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
That would make for a very unpredictable result, and even as someone who is not that much into wine, I would advise against doing that
nyctre@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Depends on the wine. I wanted to see for myself so I bought 2 bottles from the same producer. Same type of wine and stuff as well. One bottle was 25-ish€ and the other was 80-ish. I could instantly tell which the more expensive wine was. Then I asked my wife to taste without telling her which is which. She could also instantly tell. Was it worth the price? Fuck no. I usually buy in the 10-15 range from a guy that I trust since supermarket stuff is hit and miss and I like trying new ones, not just buying the same one every time.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
I suppose thats kind of what I meant. For sure there are actual differences between a $30 bottle and an $80 bottle, but after $30 it is mostly a game of massively diminishing returns. A $60 bottle of wine is nowhere near as good of a value as two $30 bottles of wine. A $300 bottle is sure as shit nowhere near good enough to be better than the value of 10 $30 bottles
nyctre@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I’m lucky to live in France so there’s plenty of affordable and good local wine but I’ll definitely keep an eye on the import section for that one. Heard good things about Californian wines. So I was already curious but never actually tried any.
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I had a nepo coworker gloat about spilling $500/bottle champagne in NYC for his birthday party. I said, “why aren’t you drinking that?” Sick.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Tastes a lot like grapes that have gone off, actually. So just imagine that. Maybe you’ll live longer.
Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well I don’t wanna live longer. I wanna enjoy everything in this life before I die.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Here for a good time, not for a long time.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Based
Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well I don’t think so cuz it is forced upon us, rather than our conscious choice. For rich, there is no problem though. They drink and party. These laws are implemented only on poor and middle class.
Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 2 weeks ago
You’re not going to “enjoy everything,” or even “experience everything,” in one lifetime. That said, you should try some things, given an opportunity. And some of the most valuable experiences may well be ones you didn’t particularly enjoy. But enjoyment need not make a slave of us, and is also nice.
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
If you haven’t tried it because you have to avoid alcohol, good news - alcohol free wine is hitting the market.
Tbh, it’s not the most amazing example of wine, but the ones I tried were not awful either. It would give you a good how wine tastes like.
Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I wanna drink alcohol bro.
rollin@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
personally I don’t think any alcoholic beverage tastes good - at least not the traditional ones like wine, beer, spirits. I do still drink and have done since I was a kid because it does make you feel kind of happy and socialising is easier and more enjoyable. (just two or three drinks though - more than that and it starts having negative effects)
natecox@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
There are notable exceptions, but in general:
White wine: candy.
Red wine: asshole.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Pretty terrible, honestly. My review is: “Ugh, this grape juice has gone really bad!”
Naive@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
what is amaretto?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Almond flavored liquor, it tastes sweet and nutty
OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
awfulawful@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
It varies dramatically for different types of wine, even within the broad categories (red, white, rosé, etc.). Some wines are grapier and will be reminiscent of juice you’ve had. Others are further away from that. Invariably they will taste different if you’ve never had wine before, even moreso if you’ve not had alcohol.
If you are interested in wine for the experience, I’d recommend situations where it’s well-paired with food. The best wine I’ve ever drank has been with good food that complemented it.