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Choosing Wine onFirst
Date by: Neil Best First dates are nerve wracking enough without having to worry about what wine to choose to impress your new friend! One ofgreat things about wine ondate is that one bottle is defined amount, normally about five glasses. If shared equally it is unlikely that you will fall off your chair drunk after halfbottle of wine! However, there are some other social sins that can be committed whilst choosing wine ondate. Getting Started First, you need to decide whether you want white, red, rosé or sparkling wine. This is perhapsmost important decision. Asgeneral rule, red wine is more ofacquired taste and it can be harder to select good red. Therefore, when you do not know your companion's tastes it may be wise to steer clear ofred wine section. Sparkling wine can make you appearlittle pretentious or if you go forcheaper version,tightwad; so this is usually best avoided. If you are not sure whether your companion likes wine at all, rosé wine is often safe option as it often lackssharpness that people commonly dislike in wines. How Much to Spend? Remember more money doesn't always mean more quality. If you are very new to wine, go forhouse white. A house white is unlikely to be extremely imaginative or unusual, but is almost always perfectly drinkable. For this reason it issafe, middle ofroad option. If you want to impress, look for something other thanhouse white. Keep away from extremes until you know your companionlittle better, so do not go for bone dry whites. Instead, opt forfruity dry wine that appeals to those who like both dry and medium whites. Whilst neutral wines may seem likebit ofcop-out, bear in mind that you simply wantdrinkable wine that does not offend. If you are really not sure what to choose, why not offer your companion choice of glasses asaperitif while you havebeer or spirit. This way you can judge your companion's taste. Even if they selectspirit, you can still getmeasure of whether they prefer sweet or dry wines. Of course, you could always give your companionchoice… |
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