Recommendations for a White Zin?

[Lefta Dissenter]

I owe someone a bottle of wine and her preference is White Zin. However, I don't drink the stuff (I'm a Merlot or Sauv.Blanc gal, myself), so would someone recommend a good kind to get?

Thanks!

[wtmusic]

1. Kinda doesn't matter

Recipe:

Find a good bottle of SB, crack it open, and add half a cup of sugar

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. Alternatively...

...you can dilute Manischevitz with water.

[wtmusic]

4. Bingo

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[Magrittes Pipe]

2. Buy something else.

I cannot, in good conscience, reccommend a "white zinfandel."

Try to open her horizons a bit with a higher quality white or rose. A good French or New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc (look for Sancerre if you're in the French section) can be had for $10, and its tangy fruit will give the impression of sweetness that your friend probably likes.

[Worst Username Ever]

5. If you are looking for a white wine

I would recommend a low-priced chardonnay. White zin is not called "trailer park" wine for nothing.

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. I would group most low-priced chardonnay in with white zin.

There are some good cheap chards being made in Australia and New Zealand, but I can't find a drinkable CA chardonnay under $15.

I can't find a GOOD Cali chard for less than $25.

[LynneSin]

18. New Zealand rules with Sauv Blancs - have you tried South African?

They may overtake New Zealand as my favorite country for wines.

[Magrittes Pipe]

20. Ooh, yeah. I especially like recent vintages of Stellenbosch!

[MallRat]

6. The only good white zin is NO white zin.

Friends don't let friends drink sickly-sweet blush wines. :evilgrin:

For something different in a blush, buy your friend a Vin Gris Pinot Noir. It's a drier wine, but it still has that nice pink tone. They go great with spicy food.

I tried my first one about a month ago- it was a real revelation. I only wish I could remember the maker.

-MR

[Aristus]

8. White Zinfandel is the sodapop of wines. But if you insist,

Beringer's is pretty good; do the both of you a favor and get her to try Beringer's Zinfandel (without the 'white'). Now THAT'S pretty good. Not spectacular, but a good table wine with some character and a nice finish.

[calico1]

9. Beringer, Glen & Ellen

and Gallo all make good ones. Not pricey either. Sutter Home too. My personal favorite is Beringer but all of them are good.

[midnight armadillo]

10. Get her a bottle of Boone's!

an 'apple wine product'. I suggest the Strawberry flavor :P

[MercutioATC]

11. Try a Pinot Grigio

...much better than a White Zin and all of the former White Zin drinkers I know like it.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

12. i'm into aussie wines right now...Yellow Tail is fine table wine

Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay

[northzax]

14. ahh, yellow tail

the fastest growing wine label in US history. not bad for something shipped across the pacific in huge tanks and bottled in california. Best marketing campaign. ever.


And the anti-white-Zin snobbery here is remarkable. I suggest that you look for a white zin from a vineyard that specializes in regular old Zinfandel. There are many who make an off-label 'white zin' when the harvest is not quite good enough for regular zinfandel.

sheesh people, ever heard of different strokes for different folks?

If your friend likes white zin, so be it. buy her something she likes, you saiud you 'owe her a bottle' so get her what she wants, whether or not you like it.

And yes, I would never drink White Zinfandel as my preference, but I have drunk it when others offer it at their homes. Just as I would expect them to drink what I offer in my home. But for the people who like White Zin, I keep some handy. It looks a little strange in the mini-cellar next to the St. Estephe, but whatever.

[slutticus]

13. That's that pink shit right....?

....hmmmmm...well....I think they are all pretty much the same.

I would go with Beringer.

[Bridget Burke]

15. Pink wines can be lovely, especially in hot weather.

And they don't tend to be expensive. There are excellent alternatives to White Zin--research online or at a good wine store can produce pleasant results. Two quick picks:

Vin Gris de Cigare by Bonnie Doon (love the label). Or go for the pink version of an old standby.

[Lefta Dissenter]

16. Thanks,

I think, for all the replies... well, for some of them! :D Yes, since she earned the stuff, I'll buy it - and I'm better off doing that than having to get an expensive bottle of something that I would like!

So, Pink Shit, it is!

[LynneSin]

17. I have a great Sauvignon Blanc recommendation: Grahem Beck

South African and those South Africans know now to make some great wines. Their pinotage (red) rules too!!

[Lefta Dissenter]

19. Hey, thanks Lynne!

Now I know what I'll take with me for MY weekend away... :D

[northzax]

21. are you talking about Beck's

straight Pinotage or the "pinno" pinotage? completely different stuff.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

22. franzia

Light nose, fruity finnish reminiscent of antifreeze with hints of blackberry and nail polish remover

[MallRat]

23. Mmmmmm... BOX WINE...

:-)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. When a cork is just too much hastle - only a spigot will do!

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