Beer Chiller

If you're one of those who happen to be matched with someone whose beverage tastes do not match yours, I can understand. I have been happily married to a beer drinker for almost 10 years now. I want to watch couples in restaurants share a bottle of wine with dinner or debate the virtues of a wine rather than another. Nothing seems so romantic to me as a shared love of wine. That's why I took on the enormous task of trying to turn a beer drinker into a wine lover.

Step 1: Add the variety of drinks

If your beer drinker drinks only beer and the occasional mixed drink, you can not wait to turn one on the wine overnight. It is a gradual process with the first step was to add a little variety to what he drinks. There are now fruit infused beers on the market. They are the perfect beverage to offer beer lovers. It incorporates the love of beer drinker beer with something different. You can also offer malt beverages that are a little sweeter and lighter than a beer.

Step 2: Begin to introduce Sweet fruity

Once your beer-drinking has developed a taste for fruit drinks there, it's time to add the wine. Start with something light and fruity like a Riesling that has a hint of apricot, peach or pineapple juice. This is probably the most palatable wine for him. Discuss flavors in the wine and ask him if he can distinguish them. White Zinfandel is also another great wine beginner.

Step 3: Add wine and other experience

Once you have your beer drinker open to the idea that wine is not bad at all, it's time to try a greater variety of wines. You can slowly introduce one at a time, pairing them with meals that pair well with wines. You can offer a robust red with a good steak or a fine and intense Chardonnay with poultry or cheese.

Another suggestion is to try different types of wine by visiting a wine bar or attend a wine tasting. These are two great ways to sample without committing to a bottle and are usually led by someone with a decent amount of wine knowledge, which should be able to tell you about the wines you enjoy. He or she should also be able to make suggestions of things to your beer drinker now reformed to try.

Do not Give Up

This is not a process that takes overnight. It can take months or years to move from one stage to another. From time to time, the beer drinker can even slide backwards, especially after trying a particularly strong wine he (or she) does not like. My beer-drinking has been making great progress until we went to a wine tasting, where he was tempted by a very expensive wine. It also happened to a very dry red wine. For someone still on Riesling and sparkling wine was too much, too soon. I have not given up though. The process continues and one day I'll get to sit and enjoy a bottle of wine at dinner with my reformed beer drinker.