Last sunday, my little Chlo explains me her first date…flunked by a wine ! The mistake: a full-bodied red wine, like an australian shiraz with 15% ! Conclusion for my Chlo: “wine” hour, K.O., bed ! Then, if you don’t want to screw only the cork…overview

Warning: based on a large number of requests, from now on, the version for women exists !

The classical: wine makes you insecure, ask if the lady prefers red, white or rosé, it looks a good starting ! Go up to cool areas (Burgundy, Mosel, Austria, Canada, Oregon) with lighter wine and less alcoholic. No problem with New Zeland’s Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, lively and fresh ! For red, a young Pinot Noir from Palatinat (Germany) or Burgundy comes with its red fruits…really enjoyable !

The shy: she doesn’t have to be shocked, so be discreet and select a Beaujolais from Chiroubles or Fleury. Intense red fruits, lightness and voluptuous…but shhhhh, don’t scream it ! For white wine, the soft Pinot Blanc from Alsace or the thirst-quenching viognier from South Africa will be discreets…

The romantic: if we follow the cliché, the bubbles are the queens of the romantism ! Of course Champagne, but be careful, don’t buy for 10€ the end of the pressing cycling from a merchant. Or headache and significant possibility of vomiting ! You must confess that for a first “rendez-vous”, it’s offensive ! Too expensive, a Crémant from Loire or Burgundy will save your…purse !

The missus: Don’t go too light with a missus and impress her ! Roederer et Krug are high values in Champagne. From Bordeaux, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Latour ou Haut-Brion are classics. For white wine, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Meursault take over top billing. For sure, it’s expensive, … but nobody asks you to bring a missu ! So, take on !

The chatterbox: without hesitation, a syrupy from Sauternes, Tokaji or a german spätlese ! Why ? With the fat-sugary taste,it will coat her mouth to be quiet !

Miss “know-all”: you have to stop her quickly. How ? Tell about rare wine or designation: the smallest AOC from Rhone Valley with it amazing viognier: Chateau-Grillet. Or the rare grape variety from the north of Italy: the lagrein. More: the new red and white wine from Ethiopie, near Zeway. If she says everything, you can fall in love ! Or if she lies, take out an icky wine !

The nymphomaniac: here, the container is more important that the contents. Indeed, the bottle risks to know a second life, later in evening The Alsace flute appears more appropriate than the clavelin frm Jura (ici) or a bottle of Dom Pérignon. Up to you ! Or be clear right away with an explicit label !

The misunderstanding: there was a bug with “Match.com” and your message was sent to a Susan Boyle’s double, instead of Scarlett Johansson ! Forgot everything I told you before and the date has to be short: the powerful mourvèdre from Bandol (explainations here), the tannic shiraz from the Barossa Valley (Australia…sorry my Chlo ) or the rich wine from the Napa Valley. For the white: the Gros-plant-du-pays-nantais is not a dream by it name, and sorry friends from Nantes, but you have to be born there to drink it !

Head over heel: you didn’t expect that but after the first sight, you fall madly in love! No panic and think about your crush of wine. As for me, the viognier with its aromas of peach and abricot stays in my top-list. The Condrieu or the expensive Chateau-Grillet as values, there are really good near Ardèche and Isère. The sweat gewurztraminer with its famous aromas of litchi and rose will be perfect ! For red wine, tell her with a…Saint-Amour !

This list is, obviously, created from a serious scientific study, far from all the cliché… But if it can help you not to finish “wine, solo, porno”, it would be a good starting !