The Wine Thread -- what have you been drinking?

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Nick, I think I must've heard similar advice, so I tried Jonesy's Tawny Port (Australian, but rated very well). I admit I don't know a damn thing about the stuff, but is there a such thing as a "dry port"?

I do think that it would probably be the perfect thing to drink sometimes, but only in moderation, and that just hain't me style.

― Okeigh, Saturday, 25 February 2006 05:17 (twenty years ago)

Probably all ports are sweetish (never had one that wasn't, but I haven't really had very many), it's just something you have to be in the mood for. Try it with marcona almonds or a blue cheese. The cheap ones are *just* sweet, though, where the good ones have complexity, etc. The Australian Hardy's Whisker Blake port I mention upthread (or was there a port thread) was good for the money, and I had a 20 year old Taylor Fladgate that was also good.

― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 25 February 2006 05:26 (twenty years ago)

Thanks for the advice.

Hell, while I'm talkin' about it, have you (or anyone) had any experience with Madeira? (Or Pink Gin, you Limeys). "Bitter's End" is my second favorite Roxy Music song and I've never had either. (Just so I don't come across like a total novice, I've had both Tennesee Moonshine and Slovak Slivovitz cooked up by relatives o' mine.

― Okeigh, Saturday, 25 February 2006 05:39 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

rioja - mild gaminess - therefore, lamb is recommended (not by me but by others within hearing distance). errors possible. probable.

― fans of rioja unite, Thursday, 6 April 2006 22:28 (twenty years ago)

Decent California chardonnays in the $10 range, like Aquinas (by Sebastiani, I think), Kendall-Jackson, and Woodbridge.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 7 April 2006 12:59 (twenty years ago)

mainly this
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― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 7 April 2006 13:17 (twenty years ago)

o. nate, Kenwood's got an OK chardonnay in that range as well. Although their sauvignon blanc is immensely better.

― phil d. (Phil D.), Friday, 7 April 2006 13:21 (twenty years ago)

Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rosé, Cline Red Truck and Kiona Lemberger. All lovely, the rosé especially nice for summer as it stands really well on its own, but goes down a treat with grilled chicken and pork too.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 7 April 2006 13:41 (twenty years ago)

I've been hitting the cheap Spanish red's hard (now I know how Franco felt etc). Protocolo!

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 7 April 2006 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Although their sauvignon blanc is immensely better

I like sauv-blancs too , though they always remind me of grapefruit soda.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 7 April 2006 14:08 (twenty years ago)

o. nate - give Cline White Truck a shot if you find a bottle. Sauvignon Blanc 55%, Pinot Grigio 25%, Viognier 10% and Chardonnay 10%. Really yummy. We can get it for around $11 here.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 7 April 2006 14:21 (twenty years ago)

The Red Truck is all over NYC for $8/bottle but the White's hard to find here for some reason.

― Paul Eater (eater), Friday, 7 April 2006 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Same out here - the wine guy at our grocery orders it for us, but we have seen it at Trader Joe's occasionally. I also like Walla Voila from L'Ecole 41 (chenin blanc) and the white meritage (sauv blanc and semillon) from 3 Rivers (both local wineries to us), but they are spendier.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 7 April 2006 15:02 (twenty years ago)

for mass-market cheap chards, Hogues are pretty good choices, though perhaps not what they once were

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 7 April 2006 20:57 (twenty years ago)

Hogue's not bad, and they've been industry tech leaders on screwtop closures even on their high end wines, so their quality is consistent. Their parent company Vincor was just bought out by Constellation (which owns Columbia Winery, Covey Run, and Ste. chappelle) - there may be some changes coming.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 7 April 2006 21:11 (twenty years ago)

it's all about the albarino dudes

― Porkpie (porkpie), Friday, 7 April 2006 21:20 (twenty years ago)

It's hard for us to find non-WA wines to try - but we're headed to Seattle in a few weeks, where there's a new wine outlet store as well as Trader Joe's.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 7 April 2006 21:25 (twenty years ago)

Aah - Abacela in Oregon is growing albariño, I could probably find that.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 7 April 2006 21:28 (twenty years ago)

I rarely buy wine, but this is what I picked up last time at Trader Joe's:

http://www.liquorama.net/ProductImages/blackopalshiraz.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 7 April 2006 23:16 (twenty years ago)

Has anybody else had this? There was some left on the table last week so I helped myself and thought it was nice. I'm guessing it's cheap because my dad and his gf have a neverending supply:

http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/13992.jpg

― naus (Robert T), Friday, 7 April 2006 23:27 (twenty years ago)

Okay, I just picked this up on sale at the liquor store down the street:

http://www.globalwinespirits.com/wxvcfimage2?/THUMBNAIL|29061/Syrahjmcastro4722478.jpg

I will report my findings.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 8 April 2006 00:15 (twenty years ago)

Wine Spectator sez:

VIÑA SANTA EMA Syrah Cachapoal Valley Barrel Select 2003 (86 points, $11)

Nice violet aroma, with medium-weight flavors of plum, chocolate and spice. Good grip. Drink now. 4,000 cases made.

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 8 April 2006 00:18 (twenty years ago)

Good grip??? WTF? Does it have that textured rubbery stuff around the neck instead of lead foil, for easy swigging? Anyway, in honor of this thread, tonight we drank a bottle of White Truck.

― Jaq (Jaq), Saturday, 8 April 2006 00:50 (twenty years ago)

http://www.funnypics4all.com/pics/0/0/22.jpg

― It's no fun being an illegal alien, Saturday, 8 April 2006 00:54 (twenty years ago)

That lambrusco I just posted-- it's five dollars at TJs. It was on an endcap too, so it must be quality!

― naus (Robert T), Saturday, 8 April 2006 03:16 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

http://www.liffordwineagency.com/featured/2006/03/images/pineridge_chenin.jpg

girl at wine store: "i feel like i'm drinking a peach!"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 July 2006 03:28 (nineteen years ago)

i drank

tonight. like a fucking wine cooler omg!

― tehresa needs more out of this relationship than she's willing to put in (tehres, Friday, 21 July 2006 03:42 (nineteen years ago)

Recently I have been only drinking any bog-standard pinot grigio, the cheaper the better, with Campari, fizzy water and lots of ice. Omg best summer drink ever.

― Earwig oh! (Mark C), Friday, 21 July 2006 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

Today, Sangria.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 21 July 2006 14:17 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.figuiere-provence.com/img/img_mid/110.jpg

― M. White (Miguelito), Friday, 21 July 2006 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

i bought this b/c i loved the label design (and wow, a brand that isn't named after a kooky animal?). the reviews are pretty positive, too.

― Nunca Llueve (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 21 July 2006 22:37 (nineteen years ago)

that didn't work.

http://static.flickr.com/25/94254052_38bd92f369_m.jpg

― Nunca Llueve (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 21 July 2006 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

Chilean, Portugese & Spanish reds--as mentioned above, Riojas are the way to go. Cheap, light & the region's climate has been perfect over the past couple of years.

Tres Ojos is a great wine, and you can usually find it for $6-7 a bottle. I also like Las Rochas, Charamba and Equis.

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Friday, 21 July 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

I'm drinking chilled Chianti. Odd choice for a heat wave, I know, but the lower-end Chiantis can have a nice simple fruitiness and lots of acidity--chill it down and it tastes very summer-y and refreshing.

― quincie (quincie), Saturday, 22 July 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

You can make a Belliniesque refresher with white peaches and chilled Chianti instead of prosecco -- I forget what it's called.

This stuff is my new summer staple, refreshing but complex, elegant but affordable.

― Paul Eater (eater), Saturday, 22 July 2006 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

I love that Pine Ridge chenin/viognier. Less sweet than a peach. Great hot-weather white.

― Eazy (Eazy), Saturday, 22 July 2006 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

Screwtop bottles are the worst. Noble rot for the decadent, right? Dregs and desperation, please!

― youn (youn), Saturday, 22 July 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

WAT?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 22 July 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

Paul, that looks and sounds exciting. Where did you find it? (Where can I get it?)

― youn (youn), Saturday, 22 July 2006 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

Hm, my Akakies link doesn't work for me any more. Maybe this one is better. It's all over New York; I can't imagine you'll have trouble finding it.

If screw caps are good enough for the delectable Benton-Lane, they're more than good enough for me.

― Paul Eater (eater), Saturday, 22 July 2006 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

mmm, Benton Lane. it's been a while.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 22 July 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

l'ecole no. 41 semillon. i'm having it with fresh figs and jarlsberg cheese and bread and it's extremely delicious.

― youn (youn), Tuesday, 15 August 2006 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

hey, that's the one i was gonna buy!

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 15 August 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

unbelievably tasty at this price, get it now......

http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/10239.jpg

― timmy tannin (pompous), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.vilaviniteca.es/vilaviniteca/club/selecciones/novembre_2004/las-rocas-de-san-alejandro.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/41/74607757_c71c2ce40c_m.jpg

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:06 (nineteen years ago)

Screwtops are great, especially for people who cellar - no more cork taint!! (which is NOT the same as botrytis, btw, not at all) But I'm trying to hunt down some Whitehall Lane that uses these beautiful new glass seals.

― Jaq (Jaq), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)

the best wines i've had recently were all screwtops. this was my last purchase, and it was AWESOME:

http://www.mitolowines.com.au/images/wines/bottle_jes_shiraz.jpg

― you're killing me, larry! (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:15 (nineteen years ago)

Jaq, thank you for giving me the opportunity to explain, probably rather defensively given that your impression of what I meant is entirely justified, that I was aware of the difference at the time of my post above because I'd read about botrytis because it affects semillon, which I'd tried and liked. I was trying to say something, unsuccessfully, as usual, about aging. I've read that clinical methods of winemaking have changed the way wines age. I think the gist was that conditions are so well controlled that wines actually take longer to mature and alternate methods are used to make wines appear older. On a completely unrelated note, I thought Julie Delpy was especially beautiful at the end of her 2nd movie with Ethan Hawke.

― youn (youn), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:39 (nineteen years ago)

i went to dinner for my mom's birthday in chicago, and the place had a 61 page winelist. ridiculous. ended up choosing 97 chateau musar from lebanon. was pretty good!

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:51 (nineteen years ago)

Waking Life? (xp)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 03:54 (nineteen years ago)

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