Remembering what's sweet to one is not neccessarily sweet to another.

Try a Dornfelder from Germany. I have had good feed back from people looking for sweet reds that I have recommended it to. It should not say trocken(dry) on it.

Valckenberg does a great one around $12-15.

I enjoy Les Banyuls. Also delicious are Les Rivesaltes. Another is Pineau de Charantes. Happy tasting.

P.S. Did you try Amarone del Valpolicella Recioto? (Must say Recioto)

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Originally posted by BottleMonkey:
If you want something sweet and red (and sparkling) try Rosa Regale Brachetto d'Acqui (Italy). A little more expensive at ~$20, but it may hit the spot.

http://www.bottlemonkey.com/wine/view/270/overview/

This would be perfect for you!

I am totally new to wine so please bear with me. All of the suggestions for wines sound great but where do you find these wines? Do you have to go to a wine store or can you go to a Costco etc type of store. I don't want to buy online until I have tried a wine. Thanks so much for any help you can give me.

The best place to first taste these wines would be at an upscale restaurant with an extensive wine by the glass list. This type of restaurant would also have a wonderful dessert wine list usually on a separate list with the desserts. Just ask them for it. Usually they serve it at the bar too if you are not eating there for dinner. It is cheaper to do that than to buy a whole bottle if no one else is sharing it with you.

jadesunflower,

This thread is a little old, but I don't see port mentioned. It's sweet, it's red, and may be just what you're looking for, but it's a sipper, not a drinker. You'll see why. Graham's Six Grapes is pretty easy to find, won't break the bank (Port can be quite expensive), and is reliable.

Good luck,

I know I'm wayyyyy late for responding to this post, but try the red wine from Robertson Winery (South African)

I've got the perfect "sweet red wine" for you.

Jadesunflower, here are some examples.
Schimtt Sohne Relax Red
Bully Hill sweet walter red
Tomasello Rainer Red
Wines from Georgian, Kindzmarauli, Kvanchkara
Red sparkling from Italy, Banfi is an example. However there are many more for lower price.
Along the same lines a sparkling shiraz from Autralia
These Wines will help you get started in the right direction. Most of the poster here probably dont rememeber the time when they started long ago drinking off-dry, semi-sweet wines. This is a natural progression for most wine drinkers. You will find yourself over time(maybe a couple of years)moving towards dry wines.
Dont listen to the put downs here. Wine drinkers are wine drinker regardless if it is $150 btl Insignia or a Two Buck Chuck. Hope these help you enjoy the wine world, we are all not snobs.

I agree Riunite Lambrusco is real good. My favorite is by Robert Mondavi Mascoto O'doro. It is a sweet white wine. I am also trying to adventure out and try other sweet wines. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I realize this post is old, but I was doing a search on Google and came across it, so I hope you get my reply...

You should try tasting Ca d'Medici you can buy it at World Market it's a red sparkling wine and also is in the Lambrusco Family. I love it!!!

Have you guys tried CRICOVA RED? It's an extremely cheap red wine, however the taste is suprisingly reasonable. I tried it a few months ago and thought it was worth a lot more than the price tag said! I generally drink it when i'm at home betting online on the horses... cheap enough to warrant me losing money gambling on football odds! (soccer to the americans here hehe)

With few exceptions, I'd stay away from French Reds - they tend to be dry.

CA and AU wines can often be sweet. Maybe a CA pinot with some oak and residual sugar is what you're looking for.

In france, definitely check out Beaujolais - it's dry, but sometimes the nose is so sweet that the wine can taste lusciously sweet and fruity after a while. It has to do with a special type of fermentation called Carbonic Maceration.

In whites - Gewurztraminer tends to be sweeter.