Same style of wine, totally different taste.

[raf_gti]

I tend to buy a a different bottle of my favourite style's (Rhone, Rioja) pretty much every time, afer all the exploration is half the fun, however there is a lot of difference in the taste, even at the same price point (£7-8 usually).

I'm starting to get fairly narked with this as sometimes I hit the jackpot yet other times after one glass the 'niceness' has disappeared.

Should I stick to what I know or accept that I may find some that I simply do not like?

I'm starting to think I should find one or two that I really like and start stocking up on them!

[spikeyhead]

tis funny old stuff, I've been sat at a table in a restaurant and between us we got through four bottles of the same wine in one sitting, all tasted different. You can't expect wines from the same area to be the same.

Try, keeping some old favourites and alternating with something new.

[jet_noise]

Dear raf gti,

with what do you drink your wine?

regards,
Jet

[escargot]

spikeyhead said:

tis funny old stuff, I've been sat at a table in a restaurant and between us we got through four bottles of the same wine in one sitting, all tasted different. You can't expect wines from the same area to be the same.

Try, keeping some old favourites and alternating with something new.

The thing about wine is that it's a 'living' thing. There are so many variables outside your control that ultimately influence what the liquid in the bottle tastes like. Not least once it's been bottled and how it's been subsequently stored. This does of course mean that two identical bottles from the same vineyard, of the same vintage can be slightly different on the palate.

For me, this is all part of the fun.

[escargot]

jet_noise said:

Dear raf gti,

with what do you drink your wine?

regards,
Jet

Hugh Johnson always advocated a mouthful of food and a sip of wine at the same time. There's definitely something to be said for it.

[jet_noise]

Dear escargot,

escargot said:

jet_noise said:

Dear raf gti,

with what do you drink your wine?

regards,
Jet

Hugh Johnson always advocated a mouthful of food and a sip of wine at the same time. There's definitely something to be said for it.

It is the effect of what you're eating on the wine's taste (and vice versa) that I was hoping to highlight. On Friday I had some (new to me) Motepulciano d'Abruzzo. The screw cap had been removed for about 20 minutes while I had a beer aperitif.
The wine smelt right (mm, plums) but the first glug tasted shallow and harsh, disappointing I thought.
I then dug into the accompanying pizza and had some more wine, the harshness had gone. More pizza and more wine and wow, deep, deep gorgeousness!

regards,
Jet

[raf_gti]

jet_noise said:

Dear raf gti,

with what do you drink your wine?

regards,
Jet

Dear Jet_noise,

I generally drink my wine with a glass, usually accompanied by a slightly spicy pizza

I've found that Rhone wines generally go with pizza, I seem to struggle to find decent Italian wines although when I do they are normally spot on.

lot of love,

RAF_gti

x

[Lefty 200 Drams]

Gayers.

[havoc]

raf_gti said:

I tend to buy a a different bottle of my favourite style's (Rhone, Rioja) pretty much every time, afer all the exploration is half the fun, however there is a lot of difference in the taste, even at the same price point (£7-8 usually).

I'm starting to get fairly narked with this as sometimes I hit the jackpot yet other times after one glass the 'niceness' has disappeared.

Should I stick to what I know or accept that I may find some that I simply do not like?

I'm starting to think I should find one or two that I really like and start stocking up on them!

Find what you like, keep some to hand, try other stuff when it's on offer.


For what it's worth, we find reds to be far more variable (for a given variety/country) than whites. Loads of variables in it, but they SHOULD be more consistent within a variety/country than across varieties/countries.