Just looking for something i can tolerate. I haven’t even come close to acquiring the taste, so i need something light and easy but still has all the good antioxidants and other stuff to raise my Hdl cholesterol
What is a sweet tasting red wine? I hate the taste of wine(bitter), but need to sip some for health reasons.?
September 3rd, 2010 
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My mom likes Riunite Lambrusco. Here is a website about it….
could you get away with one of the arbor mist flavors? right now i’m drinking blackberry merlot. the ingredients are merlot, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors. it tastes yummy, and contains merlot. arbor mist has like a ton of flavors.
I tried a greek red that was sweet and i found it enjoyable it didnt have alot of the bitter wine taste that alot of the reds have it is Mavrodaphne, It can be found at just about any liquer store at a resonable price. I believe the maker i had was clauss
If you do not like wine, try sipping 100% red or purple grape juice (sugar free) or eating the dark red or purple grapes. Has the health benefits without the processing and alcohol.
Also check out: http://www.healthcastle.com/pomegranate-juice.shtml
I like a sweet red wine, myself.. I drink Carlo Rossi Sangria with oranges, lemons, and limes sliced up and put into the glass. Pretty good! Red wine can cause a headache sometimes, tho, so go easy. 1 Glass a night is good for me. A lot of the ones the others mentioned are good, too, I like the Lambrusco, also. I used to get one called Mountain Nectar, But I havent seen it for several years.
The Riunite Lambrusco is a good choice as one of the answers mentioned, Canei Rose is also excellent.
Paul Masson is another selection. Most gernaches are sweet by nature. A red gernache would be suitable. Any of the Manchewtiz wines are VERY sweet. They are Kosher,and are concord grape based. No doubt about it- they are concord grape based. They taste just like overly ripe grape juice.
they just came out recently saying that purple grape juice has the same healthy heart benefits as red wine. also try pom pomagranite juice, its a bit tangy and pricey. i add a bit to my bottled water every now and then.
The tannin is what makes red wine bitter and puckers your lips. So, you want to look for wines that are lower in tannin. Cabernet and merlot are high in tannin, whereas Pinot Noir and Zinfandel tend to be lower. Syrah and Petit Syrah are medium in tannin but also spicy. I would recommend Pinot Noir as a start, with possibly Zinfandel after that.
There are a good number of excellent Pinot Noir. These are typically more fruity and light in body. I usually recommend Benton Lane Pinot Noir ($15) to start out, since they are cheaper. Once you like it, you can try others such as Mondavi ($20), Siduri (cheaper ones in $20′s range), Wilamette ($25), Foley ($30), or Hartfort Court ($35). As for Zinfandel, it is usually more medium body, higher in alcohol, and much more berry and jammy. I love anything from Rosenblum ($10-35) and Ridge ($25-35). Many other Californian winemakers also make great Zinfandels. Once you are used to this, then you can move onto Syrah or Merlot and eventually to Cabernet.
On the other hand, if you are looking for something really sweet, go for Port wine. Port is fortified red wine, made with red wine grape but had brandy added to the semi-fermented grape juice. So, it is higher in alcohol content but very sweet. Try cheaper Port such as Sandeman (starting $15) and Dow (starting $10), and you may end up with very expensive Vintage Port that may cost from $80 and up. Port has tannin, but the sweetness covers the bitter tannin taste.
Good luck with trying. Once you get used to wine, it is a wonderful art that’s also good for your health, in moderation.
Red Zinfindel. Syrah. Norton Malbec is amazing and really turned me on to reds.
Wine lovers can simper about “oak” and “tannin” all they want, but I don’t like wine that tastes of lumber or leather. I like wine that tastes like fruit, and this is one my favorites: http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.asp?sku=00000063950&N=168+39+-10868&Nr=Store%3A99&area=wine
It’s sweet (but not too sweet) and fruity, it’s inexpensive, it’s as much fun to open as champagne.
As an alternative, you can mix wines with apple juice to kill the taste of “oak and tannin”. My dad has a daily cocktail of wine, apple juice, cranberry juice, black cherry juice, PRUNE juice (I kid you not), and a spoonful of some vile vinegar concoction he swears by. Believe it or not, this stuff actually tastes GOOD, good enough to drink even if it wasn’t good for you. He uses Lakewood brand juices and whatever jug wine is cheapest at Sam’s Club.
(The link was just for the picture. I don’t buy it on line.)
The best red wines to drink to help raise HDL are cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir…..the pinot noir being the mildest tasting of ther 2 would be your best bet to try. They have more antioxidants called flavanoids than the merlot or the zinfandel but these are mostly dry not sweet. Not all red wines have the same level of flavanoids. You could drink Orange juice every morning instead. This also has flavanoids. There was a study that showed that if you drank 1 glass of orange juice every day for 4 weeks the people doing the tests had an average of a 21 % increase of there HDL. Orange juice is alot healthier than wine anyways and tastes better. There are other foods that can help raise your HDL also like kidney beans, fatty fish like salmon, sardines, seabass, or herring, fruits such as apples, grapes, and blueberries that have soluble fiber, or even oat bran in your diet that lowers the ldl and raises the HDL.
Try a red zinfandel or Pinot Noir.
Lambrusco…it’s my favorite wine and the only red wine I drink. A bonus is that you’re supposed to drink it chilled…pour it over some ice!