I started trying the Mediterranean diet awhile back...looking at the Sonoma Diet right now, since I never really got a good start on the other.

I drink wine occasionally, and usually I'm a White Zinfandel kind of girl (I read the descriptions of the personalities of girls who drink different kinds of drinks on the Just for Fun board....yeah I definitely like to look like I'm classy but don't really have a clue!!).

I occasionally have Reisling or Pinot Grigio but White Zin tends to be the cheapest, and what I usually go for. I'm not a DRY wine fan by any means!! It looks to me like red wines are more what go along with the diet.....any one have any suggestions for me on what I should try? I'd like to start drinking more of the wines that are good for you (in moderation, of course!) instead of ones that will just waste calories and not have health benefits.

Any specific labels would also be appreciated along with type! Preferrably a sweeter wine that is on the cheaper side. (Poor single teacher salary doesn't leave a lot of room for stuff like this!!)

From what I understand, the red wines are recommended because they contain higher quantities of the antioxidants that are good for our hearts. However, I recently read an article that stated white wines were still good. This article might help
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/126/116277.htm

I could never get used to either white or red wine, so I started drinking pomegranate juice instead.

So looks like Reisling might still be a good choice??!!

Does pomegrante juice taste good? I've only had it once, and it was at an Asian restaurant and had some ginger in it and I thought it was awful!! I think it was the fresh ginger though that didn't appeal to me! Is it easy to find?

Thanks for the article!

I like pomegranate juice and pomegranates. I don't know about the juice but the fruit is pretty plentiful in the fall from what I remember. It is very tasty. Kind of sweet with a little bit of tartness to give it just the right umph. Tasty.

I've found Shiraz/Syrah goes over well with people who tend to prefer sweeter wines..

There are also Red Zins out there... Boujoulais is on the sweet side...

I would also look for any wine made from Muscadine grapes...

I've heard of a Greek wine called Mavrodaphne that is supposed to be the sweetest red.. though I've never tried it.

Cheers!

For a sweet wine with some red in it for those beautiful anti-oxydants I love a good white Merlot. Sutter Home makes a pretty good one. Glenn something or something Glen sorry I will look it up and let you know it was one of my favorites but it has been a while. Not much money for wine lately.