― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 19 February 2004 03:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 19 February 2004 03:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 19 February 2004 03:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 February 2004 03:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 19 February 2004 03:48 (twenty years ago) link
I'm drinking Renwood's sierra series zin from 2001 right now, it's decent but far from my fave. I love Peter Franus's zins, and highly recommend them if you can find them. I'm about to drink a 1997 Rosenthal Malibu Estates cab, and expect it to be fantastic as I had some about a year ago or so and it was getting really good. Had a 1997 Liparita cab from Napa a few days ago, great stuff. I'm running out of good wine though and have been falling back on the cheaper stuff as I am tonight, but cheap wines have been getting better lately.
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 19 February 2004 05:30 (twenty years ago) link
Castle Rock cab is very very good for the money -- they're a Napa producer, but their cab is Washington fruit.
Jim, you sound like you're pretty into the Aussie stuff. I envy you getting to drink that Henschke -- sounds awesome. Have you Yalumba's unoaked chard? Very tasty.
― Clarke B., Thursday, 19 February 2004 05:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B., Thursday, 19 February 2004 05:56 (twenty years ago) link
I cant drink reds, I'm allergic :(
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:06 (twenty years ago) link
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B., Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:11 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:25 (twenty years ago) link
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 19 February 2004 06:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:15 (twenty years ago) link
I wished I had a bottle of wine whilst watching Foopballers Wive$ last night but I did not :(
― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 19 February 2004 11:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B., Thursday, 19 February 2004 12:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 13:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 19 February 2004 13:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B., Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V (Chris V), Thursday, 19 February 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago) link
The label says J P Garrafeira 1995 Palmela. It's got some kind of D.O.C. style registration cert on the back. It's 100% Perequita varietal from Setubal peninsula, and I have no idea in hell what any of that is about, I've never had perequita. It's quite good. I think it's rather like a strong finishing Garnacha. You ever heard of this style Clarke? I got it on sale from a heavily raided case.
― Hunter (Hunter), Friday, 20 February 2004 05:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:50 (twenty years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 20 February 2004 06:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt (Matt), Friday, 20 February 2004 16:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt (Matt), Friday, 20 February 2004 16:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 20 February 2004 16:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 20 February 2004 16:44 (twenty years ago) link
― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 20 February 2004 18:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 20 February 2004 18:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Friday, 20 February 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Saturday, 21 February 2004 13:24 (twenty years ago) link
The question now is, what is the Miller High Life of champagne?
Orbit wrote: The best under $20 Champagne/Sparking Wine is Domaine Ste. Michelle Extra dry
Yes!! Yes!! It's never let me down. I can't think of anything even close (quality-wise) for that price. (Suggestions?)
Hunter wrote: At $11 Duck Pond Willamette Pinot Noir is a pretty decent, and obv. way cheap for PN.
Seconded! I was surprised...good stuff.
― Ernest P. (ernestp), Saturday, 21 February 2004 20:41 (twenty years ago) link
Also, there's a $5 Amontillado Sherry at Trader Joe's that's pretty decent for the price. That is, if we're counting fortified stuffs.
― The Second Drummer Drowned (Atila the Honeybun), Saturday, 21 February 2004 20:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 21 February 2004 20:56 (twenty years ago) link
― The River Kate (kate), Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link
(Me? Good South African white. Gosh, that's a strange form of words.)
― the winefox, Saturday, 21 February 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago) link
Columbia Crest Merlot/Cabernet $3.99 Woo-hoo!!!!! has withstood the multiple bottle test! A nice tobacco-y but smooth wine, it has pretty good body and mild tannins, great able wine! I am doing the wine dance now. *hop* *hop*
― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 21 February 2004 23:09 (twenty years ago) link
Orbit, inconsistency in most wine goes with the turf. I think I actually get more corked stuff than not. Go for screwcaps if you want consistency. Sadly, until the trade adopts them as an industry standard then you'll have to take your chances with most wines.
― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 22 February 2004 00:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:18 (twenty years ago) link
Next up to try is a bottle of '98 Tablas Creek Rouge -- Paso Robles Rhone-styled blend of mourvedre, grenache, syrah, and counoise. I've heard nothing but good things about Tablas Creek stuff, so I'm anxious to try this. Those southern Rhone varietals rock me.
― Clarke B., Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:40 (twenty years ago) link
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Sunday, 22 February 2004 05:39 (twenty years ago) link
Stolenbus and I are finishing up a bottle of 1999 Chateau Gueyrosse (St-Emilion Grand Cru) ($20 or so retail, but this bottle was a free sample -- thank you, job!), which has been extremely tasty. It's so nice to have a restrained, elegant wine once in a while. Everyone goes on and on about how BIG so-and-so California cabernet or Aussie shiraz is, and yeah it's fun to have a compeltely teeth-staining fruit bomb every once in a while, but come on. This wine has a soul, a personality -- it's there for you to talk to, to wonder about, not just to fuck.
― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Monday, 29 March 2004 00:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 March 2004 00:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Monday, 29 March 2004 04:56 (twenty years ago) link
When we woke up, I saw the bottle of wine. And instead of crying out loud in horror... I put it in the fridge, and we drank it that evening. Further proof that anything is nice just if it's VERY COLD.
― Sarah (starry), Monday, 29 March 2004 07:29 (twenty years ago) link
I know what I'm doing. ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 29 March 2004 07:47 (twenty years ago) link
I'm interested in the Trader Joe's phenomenon -- they seem to be extremely effective tastemakers. How many of you will buy something based solely on a Trader Joe's recommendation? How reliable do you find them in terms of finding good values?
Beer is more my everyday beverage; I tend to spend a little more on wines and drink them less frequently. I'd rather have an $18-$20 wine once a week than a $9-$10 wine twice a week. That's not to discount good value wines under $10 -- I definitely have my share of them, too -- but I think I've finally gotten my palate to the point where that extra bit of quality and complexity can make a real difference in my enjoyment of a bottle.
― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Monday, 29 March 2004 21:43 (twenty years ago) link
imo riesling just tastes like sparkling sugary white grape juice
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:42 (eight years ago) link
which I mean, it kind of is, but I don't really need that
yeah way too sweet for me
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:43 (eight years ago) link
Charles Smith (better than Charles Shaw) makes Kung Fu Riesling and lots of other good wines. Also can appear high as a kite in person.
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
German riesling (Mosel) and riesling from the 70s and 80s is what you are associating with off dry riesling (typically Mosel). A good rule of thumb is if it's less than 12% alcohol it will be off dry.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
Oh Charles Smith is the 2 Buck Chuck brand?
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
If you enjoy spicy food or asian takeout, riesling is a win. Or Champagne, Cava.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
Ugh, Charles Shaw I mean for $2 Chuck. Charles Smith has those graphic wine labels.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link
spicy food or asian takeout cannot be eaten with my Dad around without a reminder from him that it's good with Gewurtz/Riesling
― + +, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 17:21 (eight years ago) link
it simply cannot be
Ha. Riesling is like somm gatorade. Basically for anything spicy salty you need either residual sugar or a high level of acid to cut through the salt/spice. Although I do know people who love to drink tannic, robust wines with spicy food because they like the bitter burn.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link
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― сверх (nakhchivan), Friday, 29 April 2016 14:24 (eight years ago) link
If Terrence Malick was a winemaker...
― calzino, Friday, 29 April 2016 14:37 (eight years ago) link
wow
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 29 April 2016 14:38 (eight years ago) link
We found this Argentinian Malbec for $11 called Las Piedras. Damn good, think it will become a go-to.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Wednesday, 13 July 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link
gobelsburger cistercian rose has quickly become my favorite rose
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 02:00 (seven years ago) link
Malbec is definitely one of my go-to reds. Spanish tempranillos and garnachas are also good value.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 02:00 (seven years ago) link
I feel like Malbec's flavor profile is sort of in the same general range as Cabernet but usually cheaper for similar quality, and that's usually the kind of flavor profile I like most in reds.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Wednesday, 13 July 2016 02:03 (seven years ago) link
I've discovered that there is actually a type of french wine I don't like - Fer Servadou. Just a weird profile all around, started out a little bit manichevitzy and ended very astringent.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 22 August 2021 03:59 (two years ago) link
OTOH have been loving Italian reds. Barbera D'Alba *chef's kiss*
Just drinking the usual red plonk. Nothing special.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Sunday, 22 August 2021 04:02 (two years ago) link
We have a wine bar we occasionally go to now because it's literally five minutes drive from our house, the owner is a local, and he has very good taste. I have a tendency to want to try whatever I don't know, which is how I wound up with Fer Servadou last time, but I guess that one was a bust. Other times it's served me really well. He has a few Georgian "orange wines" and I'm thinking I might try one next time.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 22 August 2021 04:14 (two years ago) link
I brought a bottle of Spanish orange wine back from Spain many years ago. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but really not good wine.
― nickn, Sunday, 22 August 2021 07:17 (two years ago) link
Since January I've been getting into wine by drinking a bottle of something new every week. I'd always been a beer guy, then got into cocktails, then sherry but for some reason wine had never been my thing. It's fun - turns out there are lots of kinds of wine.
Anyway, for UK folks I highly recommend https://www.vincognito.co.uk - it's amazingly well-curated and I kind of want to try everything they have in stock.
― in a bar, under the (seandalai), Sunday, 22 August 2021 16:38 (two years ago) link