Wine Guide

Drinking wine is the way to go!

I've often enjoyed drinking wine as I've become older. Liqour is too strong and tastes somewhat like poison while beer is too fattening and tastes rough and unrefined. Red wines such as Zinfandel, Cabernet and Shiraz are my favorites but I love all variety of wines from many different growing regions. My problem is that I always forget the names of wines that I really like and sometimes have a hard time finding new ones. There aren't alot of wine guides online that say flat out "this is how to pick a good wine insert name here" so I've decided to build my own. My guide isn't really for the connoisseur but more for the novice looking for good places to start. I enjoy wines with good earthy tones that really make your mouth tingle. I like my wines to be sweet, big and not too dry. Most wine I buy can't be found in supermarkets because they mainly carry a large supply of mainstream Californian wines which aren't really that good. By going to a wine store you can buy better wine at the same price and with a little research it has its rewards. However, as in the case in Baton Rouge, many local supermarkets will go out of their way to supply the public with good wine so definitely look around.

General Rules when Buying Wine:

1. A little research on what you want to get from your wine can save you alot of money and alot of sour faces due to bad purchases.
2. Expensive wine never means a bottle of wine is a good wine. So start cheap and figure out what you like first.
3. Find a good winery and try all their stuff. For example, I enjoy all Clos Du Bois wines.

Zinfandel - My absolute favorite type of wine. Not overly expensive like the Cabs and Merlots. They're very sweet and will please about anyone. My girlfriend complains they're a bit too much on the "Oak" side but most people disagree.

Good Zinfandels..