I hate cilantro (I’m a “soapie”), and I dislike wine. Every time I’ve tried wine it tasted like baby vinegar…sour and bitey but without enough of a kick to make it worthwhile. Then again, I LOVE vinegar. Maybe I just don’t like wine that’s not done yet!
I much prefer a sweet riesling or a moscato d’asti to a cabernet sauvignon or even a chardonnay.
Oh, and not a fan of cilantro. I’m still not sure if I have the soap gene or if I just don’t like the taste.
Just for the record, the cilantro thing was given as an example of how something can taste totally different to different people because of genetics.
I wasn’t implying a correlation between “soapy” cilantro and “vomity” wine. 
Hey! Consider ignorance fought - I went and looked up cilantro and now I know it is just another name for coriander.
For the record, I love wine, from a big sweet Sauternes to full bodied Aussie red. I come from a family that always had wine with meals and I can’t think of anyone who dislikes wine in the way you do, Turek. Some are less keen - prefer other drinks -some only like sweet whites (!) but none that think it tastes of vomit :eek:
I’m in the can’t-stand-the-taste-of-anything-alcoholic group. I’ve tried various kinds of wine, spirits and beer, hoping to find something I liked, and they’re all unbearable. Same thing with tea and black coffee. I can drink white tea or green tea if it’s sufficiently disguised with a fruit flavor, but then I have a hangover the next day.
“Sideways” notwithstanding, I guess I just don’t understand this. I’ve had some mediocre merlots, but then I’ve had some great ones. To each his own, though, and it’s a big enough world for all of us.
Then again, I’m more like Miles’ friend whose usual review is “I dunno, tasted pretty good to me.”
Love wine, love coriander.
I prefer lighter-bodied reds in general and am not a huge fan of Chardonnay or Merlot in particular (though I have experienced good exceptions). Lately I’ve been enjoying rosé a lot.
** Plynck ** Maybe I’ve just picked out some crappy Merlot. I’ve only tasted three or four different ones. That is a large enough sample size for me. Oh well, to each his own.
I thought his objection was more about it being trendy??
Oh, and veal marsala is the exception to my not liking wine.
Wine is awesome. Coriander is awesome. Love bitter food in general and am not too into sweet things.
As mentioned earlier, I hate the taste of all things alcohol. I also can’t stand the taste of coffee and chocolate. Top that!
ETA: I can take or leave cilantro.
I’ll have you know that Boone’s Farm Snow Creek Berry Flavored Apple Wine Product is the only alcoholic beverage I can tolerate. When I have to get drunk, it has to be Boone’s Farm SCBFAWP.
To each their own–I have a couple of fond Boone’s Farm memories myself. However, good wine it ain’t–at least in my book.
It’s not so much that I dislike wine as that I like most other forms of alcohol significantly more, especially micro-brewed beer.
Can’t stand tequila, though.
I loathe wine. I can’t even stand the smell. I wish I didn’t, but I’ve tried so many times to try to like wine but each time was a failure. I like Japanese plum wine (but it’s much different from our normal wines in that it is very sweet) and I can stomach garlic wine, but wine made from grapes? Insert barfy face here.
I dislike the taste of alcohol in general, and even most wines are hard for me to drink without shuddering and making a face. I do enjoy an occasional nice glass of red wine with a good steak, and there are some German white wines that I like. Piesporter is one of them, available at Trader Joe’s for 4 bucks. So sweet it’s almost like fruit juice.
I love wine. Wish I could drink it. 1 can’t make it through one glass without getting a headache. Sometimes it’s worth a trip to the medicine cabinet.
Wine is nasty. I think it tastes like… juice gone bad, or something. Eeww.
So whoever recommended the Danish cherry wine…my BF brought home the chocolate-cherry version.
It is very sweet. I think even wine-haters would think it tastes like candy. It tastes better mixed with soda of some sort.
As for the question…I like wine above the grade of Mad Dog/Wild Irish Rose. Also love cilantro, though I’ve got a sister who hates it.