Yeah, in sum it was fine but not something I'd seek out again.
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:19 (eight years ago) link
the charles shaw at TJ's is pretty decent this year
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, April 26, 2016 9:01 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I like when people call it "TJ's" because it always makes me think of "Like a Sunday in TJ, it's cheap but it's not free."
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Tuesday, 26 April 2016 15:20 (eight years ago) link
Charles Shaw makes an awesome Riesling for under $12ish. I think it's called Kung Fu Girl.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:12 (eight years ago) link
Other awesome inexpensive Rieslings (dry) Hermann Wiemer and Ravines from the Finger Lakes and Leitz Ein Zwei Dry from Rheingau.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:14 (eight 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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https://twitter.com/FredericBillet1/status/725301524210024448
― 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