# What wine tastes the most like grape juice? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [June 14, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401 "2011-06-14T05:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/41 "2011-12-06T21:06:27Z")
Beaujolais Nouveau is the answer I give people for the most “Grape juice-y” tasting wine. Other types of Beaujolais are also grapey, fruity and incredibly delicious. And cheap. Love me some Beaujolais. If it’s the Welch’s taste you want, then you need an _Vitis labrusca_ variety, like Concord. An opened bottle of ruby Port will oxidize and degrade over time; it’s just that the time is much longer than that for other wines. I remember having an opened bottle of a vintage character Port like Six Grapes or Bin 27, for two weeks and not noticing much degradation. Of course, the winner in the “how long can I keep it open” contest is Madeira. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/42 "2011-12-07T01:28:21Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > That’s pretty much right up the road from me. Yeah, the Mount Hope grounds are the site of the PA Ren Faire and a bunch of other events, too. Nice place. Hell, I was there just a couple weeks ago. You never call and write. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/43 "2011-12-07T03:48:52Z")
Another option would be to buy any cheap red and make the Regency drink called Negus - red wine, sugar, hot water, lemon and nutmeg ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/44 "2011-12-07T03:59:21Z")
If you guys don’t like wines, why not just try a reisling? Oh. Not red. I have a bottle of Kosher merlot for my son’s birthday (we’re sponsoring the oneg on Friday) and I’m not that excited to try. It was $14 and so far I haven’t had a Kosher wine in my budget I was impressed with. But I’m not a wineo so maybe the grapiness is just regulated to American wines. What about port? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/45 "2011-12-08T08:47:27Z")
> [@redtail23](#): > > **Yup, what you want is a fine bottle of Manischewitz Concord Grape.** > > I can also recommend the Blackberry and Cherry. > > It’s KoolAid for grownups. Yes, this. Basically, just Concord grape juice mixed with isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/46 "2011-12-08T15:56:57Z")
> [@CitizenPained](#): > > It was $14 and so far I haven’t had a Kosher wine in my budget I was impressed with. There is a Spanish winery [Capcanes](http://cellercapcanes.com/en/page/kosher) that puts out pretty decent Kosher wines at nice prices. The Mas Donis Barrica, a Garnacha blend, comes in at $10-$12. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/47 "2011-12-08T18:05:50Z")
What criteria does wine have to meet to be declared kosher? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/48 "2011-12-08T18:20:00Z")
[Here’s](http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/What-Makes-Wine-Kosher_2005) what Wine Spectator has to say about how wine is made kosher. The biggest challenge from a taste perspective is making Meshuval wine. Heat kills a lot of the flavor compounds found in wine and Meshuval needs to be heated, so there’s your Catch 22. As the article states, flash heating technology has been developed that does less damage but still meets the requirements, resulting in an overall improvement in Kosher wine quality. It’s still an expensive process, which is why finding a decent yet everyday priced Kosher wine is so hard. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/49 "2011-12-08T18:33:46Z")
Is plum wine considered a “red” wine? Or is it only wine made from grapes that gives the health benefits? (I’m leaning toward “it’s the grapes” but I’m too lazy to look it up). Because plum wine is both cheap and sweet. It’s tasty stuff. I’ll back up the others on here who have cited various kosher wines as being sweet and grape-juicy. In my very early days of drinking, that’s the kind of thing I would drink, because it didn’t taste like alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/50 "2011-12-08T18:48:20Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > Is plum wine considered a “red” wine? Or is it only wine made from grapes that gives the health benefits? (I’m leaning toward “it’s the grapes” but I’m too lazy to look it up). Plum wine is not a red wine per se since it’s not made of grapes… and I’ve seen some pale green plum wines. I’ve never heard one way or the other about its health benefits… however, if I had to hazard a guess I’d say it has _some_. Maybe the same ones that regular plums have? Maybe someone else knows for sure. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401/51 "2012-10-21T05:29:28Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Title asks it all really. I’ll add- not _too_ sweet, but basically like red grape Welch’s. I had something called “cupcake” wine, I think… I wish I could remember more details. It tasted a LOT like red grape juice, Welch’s, if not a bit sweeter. This post has been graped by the grapist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401.md?page=2)