Author Topic: any wine fans? (Read 2949 times)

Cooley · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2005, 12:35:44 PM »

Ahh,,,no doubt you were refering to the jackarse vineyard there silat

good stuff,,,,,but all turley wines way overpriced for me

Ive had the Martinelli zin from the same vineyard,great,but also quite pricey

Like all them Amarone 97's ya have, there gonna be great
very intresting method they use there..

Small Champ house ya did not mention i really like, Jacquesson and Delamonte (where non vintage Salon is sold to im told)

Gary Farrell is one of my favourite pinots also, have ya ever had any Pisoni vnyd wines? best in califorina IMO, though some of the Russian River winerys come a close 2nd, Rochioli, Merry Edwards

Beetle,,whats your current fav Rioja (current release)
im getting into those as well

If i had it my way, there would be a law in California that only allowed certain varietals to be grown in certain appelations, but thats another topic, nm

Mighty1 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2005, 12:46:24 PM »

Kinda funny seeing who admits to be a wine drinker.

Kinda the left side of the scale.

Not that there is anything wrong with it.

tapakeg · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2005, 01:34:39 PM »

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Kinda funny seeing who admits to be a wine drinker.

what, we all have to drink whiskey straight in a dirty glass?

Vipermann · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2005, 01:54:10 PM »

My wife and I are both avid wine drinkers, her parents started making it a few years ago.

We've since started to experiment with making it ourselves, I've been pleasantly suprised with the results so far. Mostly we've been perfecting our residual sugar abilities.

As far as what I like I've found it mostly depends on my mood. I can sit in front of the fireplace with a Dr. Fronks Pinot Noir and talk to the wife about serious things, or sit on the deck overlooking our vines with a Chateau Lafayette Reisling and laugh about how stupid the golfers on hole #4 are being trying for the 3rd time to chip over the tiered part of the green and stick it on the backside at the hole.

Our cellar stands at about 250 bottles but I would say half that is wine we made.

NATEDOG · « **Reply #34 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:02:02 PM »

My wife and I went to Napa and Sonoma for our honeymoon last year.... it was great! the stayed at the Estate house at Fransican Estates, had a privet tour with them... sampled wines that they hadn't released yet. Then we went to Del Dotto, and took the cave tour...VERY COOL! we also got a privet tour at Sawyer Cellars from the head winemaker there.
We had a great time, and brought back many good wines....
we got the 3 pack collector's edition of the Del Dotto Cab... each bottle was from the same batch of wine, but aged in different types of barrels. We got a Meritage and a Merlot from Sawyer cellars... something from Mayo in Sonoma....
I can't wait to go back! I think I'll open a Del Dotto tonight!

but for cheap everyday wines... we like the South Austrailian wines... Yellow Tail and Little Penguin... Melot Shiraz, and Cab.

beet1e · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:07:17 PM »

Cooley - I buy what's available. Some are better than others. I can't remember any names offhand.

slimm50 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:59:52 PM »

I'm a pretty big fan of wine. Unfortunately, I don't drink alcoholic bevs, anymore.

tapakeg · « **Reply #37 on:** February 21, 2005, 03:08:58 PM »

Natedog, that sawyer merlot is great !!, the meritage is just ok, IMHO

Creamo · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2005, 03:18:18 PM »

Interesting thread. At least intrigued me enough to try some wine I had bought for my wacky living room wine guy holder. Turns out it is Clos Du Bois Pinot Noir 2002. I opened it while warm because I wanted to try it. Didn't know if that was right or wrong, was tasty anyway. Been chilling it for 1/2 hour and it's still kinda ging ging crazy and fruity. Not sure if the aftertaste is that awesome, but it gave a fun head buzz right away. I could see how people would enjoy wine at a nice party or something. Not sure about the food thing, guess I should try it.

vorticon · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2005, 03:38:20 PM »

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Originally posted by tapakeg
what, we all have to drink whiskey straight in a dirty glass?

glass?

DoctorYO · « **Reply #40 on:** February 21, 2005, 04:10:16 PM »

No Port Drinkers...... wtf... heretics... Especially from american drinkers considering it was the staple wine for our founding fathers....

On another note I would suggest Rubicon (Ford Coppola) ( http://www.niebaum-coppola.com/site.php ) for special occasions as it will not break the bank ; its not cheap either... 80 + Dollars/ btl Hence special occasions) but you will get some premium wine from the Rubicon label to judge others by..

A good drinking/table port is Grahams Six Grapes Port.... (cheap too...) and is my usual staple if im going to drink wine.

DoctorYo

ygsmilo · « **Reply #41 on:** February 21, 2005, 04:24:33 PM »

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Originally posted by DoctorYO

On another note I would suggest Rubicon (Ford Coppola) ( http://www.niebaum-coppola.com/site.php ) for special occasions as it will not break the bank ; its not cheap either... 80 + Dollars/ btl Hence special occasions) but you will get some premium wine from the Rubicon label to judge others by..

DoctorYo

I drank the last bottle of a case 1986 Rubicon just last week. It was a great bottle of wine. My how times have changed, that case cost 27/bottle.

Port is an aquired taste, I like a simple twany for after dinner some but I do have a few vintage ports put away. One of the best buys I ever made, 1977 Fonsca/ $35 a bottle split a case with my father-in-law. Traded a bottle of it last year for a case of 1995 Pol Roger Blanc de Blanc.

beet1e · « **Reply #42 on:** February 21, 2005, 04:42:55 PM »

OK, a question for you wine lovers. How much do you like to drink per day? Half a litre? Less? More? And do you drink every day?

Halo · « **Reply #43 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:02:29 PM »

Red wine is supposed to be good for you, so I'm a willing particpant in the recommended one to two glasses per day.

Basically I'm el cheapo but my taste is refined enough to reject immature wines that taste like vinegar.

Used to enjoy an inexpensive merlot from Chile until Consumer Reports flagged it as a best buy and it got more pricey and less tasty ... so I think, anyway.

Recently been trying some shiraz and merlot from Black Swan in Australia, and found a new favorite: Shiraz-Merlot, which is 75% shiraz and 25% merlot.

The year does make a difference. Had a rather exotic (honest) Virginia wine that was excellent one year. So we visited the winery to buy more. The owner explained how wine does indeed vary considerably year by year depending on growing conditions

Which we verified because we never again found a vintage for that wine that tasted as good.

Krusher · « **Reply #44 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:03:19 PM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
OK, a question for you wine lovers. How much do you like to drink per day? Half a litre? Less? More? And do you drink every day?

2 glasses at night, maybe 3 on the weekend