I much prefer red, but generally drink white at all but the most dimly lit of parties to avoid purple teeth.
Ditto. I don’t like the oaky or buttery chardonnays, either. I do like a crisp, dry (not semi-dry) Riesling, and a grapefruity, minerally, dry(not semi-dry) Gewurtztraminer, as produced in the Finger Lakes. Or a crisp vinho verde from Portugal can be good with shrimp in summer.
I can drink some reds, if they aren’t too astringent, but easily get headaches from them. My mother gets terrible headaches from reds. We speculated that red wines have longer exposure to grape skins, thus more must gets into the wine, and my mother is very allergic to all molds and mildews, and I am moderately allergic to them.
I know many women who will drink white wine when it’s by itself, but whichever-color-fits with a meal; at the same time, the men will drink a beer by itself, but wine (of whichever color fits) with a meal.
What I’m trying to say is, what people drink at the bar and what they drink at the table are different things; if you saw my mother only at bars you’d assume she never touches a rosado, a red or a bubbly, but if you take into account all the wine she drinks, then red is the clear winner.
I don’t get the “purple teeth” thing - I can’t ever recall having wine change my tooth color that much.
I also don’t really care for the overly sweet wines of any color.
Generic chardonnay is often not nearly as objectionable as, say, a generic “beer” would be. There are a number of name brands that I prefer, and sometimes I’ll ask for them by name, but I can get by with the house label.
Red only stains your teeth if you hold it in your mouth before you swallow it. If you sip and immediately swallow, it doesn’t stain- it doesn’t have the opportunity to surround your teeth.
red wine stains clothes. females will not pick for that reason.
also the pucker factor, reds cause pucker, females will not pick.
I pick my clothes to match the wine, not the other way around.
I dislike reds, I find them dry and strong compared to the whites. Granted, this may be because, when selecting wines for venues, whoever is organizing puts dry strong red wines vs sweet not dry white wines. The times I’ve drank red, I’ve felt thirstier than before, and stronger flavor than whites (which I don’t like). I very much then prefer white wines (or some rosés)
I like 'em both. However, I suspect whites are preferred by inexperienced wine drinkers who are still learning to like the taste - in my experience, crappy roses like white zin are “starter wines”, and many people tentatively go from them to sweeter whites. My mom’s lady friends all drink white only, and they much prefer the sweet varietals. (Which means mom and I always drink red together at her house, because that’s the only time she gets to have it!)
Have you tried some Sauv Blancs? Those from NZ are particularly good, and very reasonably priced. I typically star the evening off with a glass.
As noted above, reds tend to have more alcohol, so that might be an issue. A Cab is going to be 12-14% (sometimes more) and Zins are often as high as 16 or 17%. A Chard will typically not be more than 12%.
For me, white is more of a sipping wine, if I’m not eating. I usually start off with a glass of white, and then move to a red later in the evening. My “go to” meal wine is typically a Pinot Noir as it goes with almost anything. If I’m having a delicate fish, maybe I’ll stick with Chard, or if I’m having a juicy steak, maybe a Cab or a Petite Sirah or Cab Franc.
I will sip a glass of red wine with an appropriate meal. But as mentioned, it stains the teeth and clothes if spilled and gives me a truly awful, pounding headache. And frankly, I just don’t LIKE it as much as white. I would drink Pinot Grigio like Kool-Aid, if I could. It looks, smells, and tastes so light and elegant. Red wine is a heavy velvet robe. White wine is a light cotton springtime frock. Red wine is a Mr. Lincoln rose. White wine is a branch of lilacs. Red wine is …well, enough of that. Both are good, but different.
I did have a couple of glasses of strong red wine with a venison burger at somebody’s home last year, it was an excellent pairing! They just went together so well. (still got a headache, tho)
You know, it really irritates me when someone speaks like this - “females will not” - as if all women were exactly alike. What, because I drink red wine I’m not a female?
Yes, I realize you probably didn’t mean it that way, but would it kill people to say “most” instead of implying all?
I also avoid most of the staining issue by simply not drinking so much I because clumsy and likely to spill my drink. Moderation is a wonderful thing, you know?
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Silly me - I’ve actually been drinking my wine instead of just holding it in my mouth indefinitely? Ah, well, I just don’t get fashion and the social nuances and there’s more proof of it right there.
As far as sulfites, I bottle my own wines at home. Reds that I am planning on aging get more sulfites than whites. White wines that I make/bottle intended for really quick consumption I will sometimes leave out sulfites.
I like both.
Whites often have more sulfites added than reds because it’s used, in part, to preserve the color. Anyone who has seen unsulfited dried fruit knows how badly it browns… and I can’t imagine anyone wants to drink a slightly brown sauvignon blanc.
I’m in the drink seasonal camp. I don’t desire to eat heavy stews when it’s 90+ degrees out, so why would I want to drink a heavy wine? If others want to, go on with your bad selves… I’ll be sitting here with a nice, light, crisp white.
I’ve bought my first rose of the season and I’m just waiting for the right time to pop it open 
The white wines I’ve had (not many, admittedly) were all too dry and not sweet enough for my tastes. I definitely prefer red wine to white on a flavor basis, but since red wine gives me a headache, I hardly EVER drink wine. I’m more of a hard-liquor gal. Exceptions will be made for dessert wines, though. They’re worth the headache because they’re so damn delicious.
This is why I prefer white wine. Something nice and dry; sweet whites give me a headache too. Effervescent white, like a vinho verde, makes me the happiest.
Both my wife and mother only drink reds willingly.
My father and I both like both red and white.
Not me! I can count the really good good whites I’ve had on one hand; and even those were not by choice.
ZINFANDEL! OLD-VINE ZINFANDEL!! WOO HOO!!!
Come drink with me! Those are the best ever.