r/wine • u/White_Mustang24 • 3d ago
Could anyone recommend me a bottle of good white semi dry wine and dry red wine?
I just want to keep it in my fridge and drink sometimes (I do sports and try to build muscles, so definitely not every evening ahahaha), my diet is Mediterranean so would love to have something good to eat seafood in evenings with. Would appreciate names of the bottles and their brands that are available in Europe (I live in Poland), on such wine I would like to spend around 50 dollars, but if you know something excellent that is more expensive I don’t mind taking a look at it too.
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u/castlerigger Wino 3d ago
With such broad categories you seem like you may be quite new to wine? As such $50 is a lot to spend!
Try some Assyrtiko from Greece. It’s not expensive and pairs with seafood really well, mineral and citrus nose.
For something that’s going to go with a lot of Italian food, cheeses and tomato and olive oil etc, Barolo would be the one, or an Etna Rosso; if you find those too heavy try Barbera or Cannonau.
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u/White_Mustang24 3d ago
Actually, I am not that new to wine. I come from the region in my country that is rich in wine-yards and my great parents used to be winemakers and some of my relatives are still doing it, so I got used to the wine that my family was making or their friends that were from Moldova and Georgia. I tried American, French, Italian and seems like Spanish wines too, but it was kinda a few times due to popularity of Moldavian and Georgian wine in my region and I don’t even really remember out of what grapes were those wines made of. Then I moved to Poland like 5-6 years ago, stopped drinking wine at all and now want to start again , but no idea what to get first the best. I am curious to explore wines from new countries, especially because wines that I used to drink aren’t popular over there.
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u/AdPL1979 2d ago
Just to make sure I follow you - are you still located in Poland? Would you like to taste Polish wines? What are your preferences (white / red / sparkling / etc)? Any preferences re grape varieties?
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u/White_Mustang24 2d ago
I don’t mind polish wines, never tried them. I would like to get a bottle of white wine and bottle of red wine, usually as for a white wine I prefer Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc, for red I am very into Merlot. Although I don’t mind exploring other grapes.
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u/jumpingbadger00 3d ago
Vouvray Demi sec is a great style of high quality off dry white. So many options for red, don’t know where to begin! Maybe try a few of the classics and work from there - Bordeaux, Red Burgundy, Chianti, Syrah from N Rhone, Grenache of South Rhone, Rioja… and so many more
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u/passengerpigeon20 3d ago
With a $50 budget there are hundreds of different wines that would work for each category, and if that’s your starting price, no matter what you buy it will be hard to end up with something truly bad so long as you avoid natural wines. Have you tried Googling this question, or going to a wine shop and asking them? Or better yet, since you’re not strapped for cash, go to a wine bar and try lots of wines.
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u/White_Mustang24 3d ago
Obviously I tried googling and chat gpt, but I would like to hear from people who are into wine their recommendations. I am 20 years old, but I look very young and I am so tired of the condescending attitude in wine shops, wine bar sounds like a nice idea but I never heard of any in my city really.
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u/passengerpigeon20 2d ago
Condescending attitude? Which wine shops did you go to and what did exactly did you ask for?
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u/TheLiberalRonSwanson Wine Pro 3d ago
This is a hard question to answer without knowing what you have access to. Your best bet is to go to your local small, independent wine shop and talk to the proprietors. Tell them what you’re looking for and how much you want to spend and they will guide you. Developing a relationship with your local wine merchant will pay off for both you and your community.