new to the area - looking for good red wines

[mslw]

Bon Jour - I am new to the Belgium area, and I enjoy sweet, red wines. What "key words" do I need to look for on the lables to indicate the sweet wines? Where I live, I have access to so many choices of wines from all over the world.

[Innkeeper]

Hi Mslw, and welcome to the Wine Board. If you're talking about sweet red table wine, versus dessert wine; your choices may be slim. In the Eastern U.S.A. many small wineries make dry, off dry, and sweet red wines, but you won't find any over there. The most common international sweet red is the Italian Lambrusco. Look for it, and ask at the source of many choices of wines from all over the world for other choices.

Labels usually give you much information on sweetness for reds. Obviously, you don't want one that says "Dry Red Wine."

[wondersofwine]

You might also try Beaujolais wines. While not technically sweet wines, they are often fresh and fruity and don't seem too tannic or acidic. Plenty should be available in Belgium as a European Economic Community trading partner with France.