What is your Favorite Cruise Wine??

[OhioJeff]

Im not a huge wine drinker, but I would like to bring a few bottles with me. What is a nice wine that compliments seafood?

 

Feel free to also list your wine(s) of choice.

[pholter]

I'm not a wine drinker either, but I do drink some at dinner while cruising. I just love sparkling wines- Asti Spumante. It seems to go quite well with everything to me :) It's definitely on the sweeter side, so it's easy down and not soooo dry.

[MRIrene]

My BIL/SIL have their own winery in Wichita Falls, TX. I may bring some of their great wine in my suitcase.

[DebBrown]

A white wine is always good with seafood. My personal favorite is a Pinot Grigio but if you get a "sweeter" Chardonnay, that's good as well.

[mexicobob]

You do not need to bring any wine with you, unless you have something special in mind. Carnival has a pretty fair wine list that should suit most tastes, at a reasonable price. Sure beats lugging all the weight around. I like chardonnay with seafood. They will have something available for all budgets.

 

MexicoBob

[OhioJeff]

A white wine is always good with seafood. My personal favorite is a Pinot Grigio but if you get a "sweeter" Chardonnay, that's good as well.

I usually buy Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, so maybe I will just stick with that.

 

Thanks

[frameking]

I myself prefer the whine about the silverware not being properly set.... How gauche.

[Linda&Mike]

LOL :D My favorite whine is "everyone's saving deck chairs!" :rolleyes:

[purple32759]

New Zealand makes Really Great Sauvignon Blanc Wines and Australian Chardonnays (Not as Oakey Tasting as many of the California Chardonnay Wines!)--many of the Ships Offer these Wines!!

 

Hope This Helps!!

 

CHEERS!

Julie

[ama-sam]

Riesling is a one of my favorite white wines. It can be a little sweeter, so it is what I started out drinking. Ask for help at your local wine store, as Riesling can be either dry or sweet, and pick one to suit your taste.

Also try to find a local winery that does tastings. Then you know what you are buying and are sure to enjoy the bottle. It sure does beat the long rows of selection at a wine store, where I often choose a type of wine and then find a pretty bottle or neat name! Not too scientific :D , but I generaly enjoy what I purchase!

Ally

[GoinCruisin]

Hmm, my favorite cruise w(h)ine.... probably ... WHYYYYYY IS My Cruise SOOOOOOO FAAAAAAR AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYY.... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH :D

 

Our waiter recommended a wine at dinner last year on the cruise and I cannot for the life of me remember, but it was delish... Each night we would tell him what we wanted, generally a merlot or shiraz, and he had some great recommendations...

[Bonnie Voyager]

I enjoy sweet white wines such as:

 

Riesling (very sweet)

Piesporter Michelsberg Spatlese (very sweet)

 

But also enjoy the following white wines very much:

 

Vouvray (mildly sweet)

Liebfraumilch (mildly sweet)

[Vicar]

I like Ecco Domani (sp?) Pinot Grigio and also Robert Mondavis California Chardonnay. Very nice light white wines

 

Beringers White Zinfandel is also very good

[purplefrog1111]

onboard, i buy a bottle of columbia crest cabernet sauvignon to have in the dining room. nothing fancy but it goes nicely with dinner.

[OhioJeff]

Thanks for the replys! I expected more whines :)

[Brneyznfl]

I'm a Chardonnay gal myself. A wine not too sweet, not too dry but for the life of me, I can never remember the brands that I drink. :D

[KellyJean]

If you are wanting a good bottle to take with you, try YellowTail chardonnay. Yum! Vendange makes a good chardonnay too.

[Bonnie Voyager]

Ditto to the Yellowtail Chardonnay! Excellent wine! Not quite as sweet as I like it, but it's the only Chardonnay that I DO like!

[KellyJean]

Bonnie Voyager, I've heard YellowTail makes a good merlot too but haven't tried it yet.

[MyImagination]

If you are wanting a good bottle to take with you, try YellowTail chardonnay. Yum! Vendange makes a good chardonnay too.

I adore YellowTail

[NHLady]

If you like chardonnay, but want one with no oakey (sp) finish, this is a great choice! It is fermented in stainless steel barrels instead of the usual oak of many California chards. It's pretty reasonable and it's wonderfully light to go with any delicate seafood or when you're sittin & sippin on your balcony!!!

Karen

[fireguy091]

Carnival has tons of wine. They can carry more since it comes in boxes...:)

[halos]

Favorite whine:

WHY ARE THEY MAKING ME GET OFF THE SHIP??????????

 

Favorite wine: Pinot Grigio :D OR anything bubbly :D :D

[candigirl41]

I prefer dry white wines. Sauvignon Blanc is especially good. Have never been a fan of Chardonnay. I also like White Zinfandel with meat as I am not much of a red wine drinker.

 

Candi

[aggieastrosfan]

Bonnie Voyager, I've heard YellowTail makes a good merlot too but haven't tried it yet.

It is wonderful! A friend brought a bottle on my last cruise, and I loved it, which is surprising since I normally go for chardonnays.

 

The Robert Mondavi Chardonnay is very good, and the Beringer Chardonnay isn't bad as well. I tried a Chilean white wine on the ship named Caliterra that was fantastic. There's a winery in Bryan, TX (Messina Hof) that I will pretty much drink anything they make. I've never seen their wines sold outside of Texas, though; they're hard to find in Houston as it is.

 

I know it's considered a "cheap" wine, but I can drink Beringer's White Zin with anything, anytime. So what if it makes me look "classless"? I love it.

 

Wine is very much a personal preference, though, so I ditto the suggestion of finding a wine tasting to attend. Only you will know your likes and dislikes.

 

I'll ditto the earlier suggestion of Asti, also. Just tried that for the first time on my last cruise, also, and I ended up buying 3 bottles for New Year's Eve. Hmmm, I wonder if anyone else was going to want any...;)