Wine - What Do You Recommend

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What wines do you recommend that you have enjoyed in the past year or so.
 
Originally posted by fergy1370@Oct 21 2004, 10:50 AM
Mad Dog grape and Boones Farm Strawberry Hill...... :D
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You like the cheap stuff, huh fergy?!?!?

muggle, it really depends on what you will be serving the wine with/for. There are so many different types of wines. Red, white, zinfandel................... Is this for a specific event?
 
Originally posted by majestyx@Oct 21 2004, 10:54 AM

You like the cheap stuff, huh fergy?!?!?
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Naaa, seriously, I don't drink wine, It gives me too much of a headache.
 
What's the word? THUNDERBIRD!

What's the price? FORTY TWICE!



:p
 
muggle, as maj said, the wine depends on the food. However, a really good chilled French white goes with just about everything. Now when I say good, I don't mean the $5 bottle you can get at Kroger. LOL

More like $50-$60 a bottle. One thing I like about a white wine --- it won't give the headache next morning if you drink a bit too much.

If you what a red, I would recommend a good Merlot --- goes well with steaks.
 
I think Thunderbird is kinda sorta white, ain't it? About the same shade as paint thinnner maybe? :lol:
 
Just a little addition to what TRL said, Merlot is to be served at room temperature. And, in addition to what I said about the different types of wine, there are also dry, wet, sweet and bitter.


And, I know the peanut gallery will jump on the 'dry' and 'wet' part of that statement! :p
 
Originally posted by EatMorePossum@Oct 21 2004, 11:59 AM
I've had wet, dry and sweet, but BITTER??!


:ph34r:
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Yea. You know the kind that when you take a drink and it makes your cheeks suck in??? :lol:
 
Throw the wine away and get a case of BudLight and a fifth of Old Charter 10.
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In addition to what Maj and TRL said, a nice White Zinfandel (which is really pink) is a good all-around choice. Even Glenellen, which is not expensive, is a tasty treat.
 
Living near winery's help too, you go taste their products before you buy.

If there is one near you, it wouldn't be a wasted trip to visit.
 
Kelly ..... you come live with me sweetie and you will be drinking wine from the bottle.

:lol:
 
You better stop saying that PS or one of these days I may really end up at your door with my bags :lol:
 
Originally posted by majestyx+Oct 21 2004, 10:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (majestyx @ Oct 21 2004, 10:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-fergy1370@Oct 21 2004, 10:50 AM
Mad Dog grape and Boones Farm Strawberry Hill...... :D
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You like the cheap stuff, huh fergy?!?!?

muggle, it really depends on what you will be serving the wine with/for. There are so many different types of wines. Red, white, zinfandel................... Is this for a specific event? [/b][/quote]
Actually, I was just trying to get some general recommendations for drinking over the next year.n not for a specific meal. Reds, whites rose's...include any that you have enjoyed. Some of the enjoyable, inexpensive, that I have recently enjoyed are from Argentina.
 
Sounds like a plan to me. ;)

You come stay with me and we would end up on the coast somewhere .....

Dreams .... if only they came true. :(
 
hmmmm, for the most part I can see that this is not a crowd that enjoys a good glass of wine with a fine dinner. :)
 
Drink wine coolers 97 ???

A little better tasting than wine.
 
It has been 30 years since I drank any kind of stuff like that. But when I did you could buy Boones farm for about a buck a bottle. :lol:
 
Muggle, try a shraz from Australia. I like the ones from Black Opal winery. They are in the $20.00 range.

I love wine, especially dry whites. I prefer Austrialian , South American and California over the French. Spain also has some great white wines.
 
Originally posted by muggle not@Oct 21 2004, 10:18 PM
hmmmm, for the most part I can see that this is not a crowd that enjoys a good glass of wine with a fine dinner. :)
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Hang on there girl, I just caught this thread. I am an avid wine drinker, but my tastes run only in the reds, so that's all that I can recommend. Now keep in mind that while I do love the reds, I've gotta stick within my budget and as such, I have to go with those wines that run fairly cheap. However, you can find many good to great wines that run under $15 a bottle.

Not long ago, the Wine Spectator rated a Chilian wine, Walnut Crest Merlot to be exact, an 85, and at a price of around $7.00 a bottle, you can't beat it. It took me about two months after that rated was posted to be able to again find that wine at the store. To be sure, it's a great little merlot. Their cab is just about as good, but didn't get the writeup.

I'm not into blends and right now I'm nursing on a glass of Austrailian shiraz/cabernet by the name of Yellow Tail. Not bad, but I like a blend by an Italian vinter named DeLuna of merlot/cabernet.

As you are probably well aware, the tastes and prices vary considerably and though the sweet reds are mostly fruity wines, some aren't bad either, but should be chilled before drinking. Probably the most sought after quality red wine today is a good pinot noir. They are said to be hard to find, but if you are willing to try just a fair one, that's a great choice as well. The good ones will cost you an arm and a leg, so I've yet to taste one. :) A fun wine to try is a beaujolais. The newer the better and we are getting close to the newest release of this wine from France. If you live in a big city, you can find parities that wait and then treat themselves to the new vintage when it's released. That's normally in November, so watch for that.

For years there have been "rules" as to what to drink with what type of foods, but those rules have been thrown out long ago and while the old wine snobs still adhere to those rules, it's an in thing to drink what you want with any meal. As I said, I'm a red person so I drink reds with any meal. A good chianti always accompanies my pasta when I eat out.

One last thing. Look for a local wine club and check it out. Many times they have newsletters and tips for different wines. And, there's nothing like meeting another wino. :)

Good luck and here's to you and me, and may we never disagree. But if we do, to hell with you and here's to me. (clink) B)
 
nascarwoman.....The reds from Australia are very good and I do enjoy them. Last spring I bought a case of the Marque DeCacere (spelling) Rioja from Spain and it was excellent.

buckaroo......Who you calling a woman :). My avator is of the girl that drove for us in the Trans Am series in season 2000. :)
The Walnut Crest Merlot is very good and I have had it frequently.

Try some of the reds from Argentina. They are very good. There is a "Malbec" wine from both Alamos and Alice White (Argentina)I have enjoyed and both are inexpensive.
Columbia Crest (Washington St.) makes a very good Syrah.
 
Originally posted by kat2220@Oct 21 2004, 01:46 PM
In addition to what Maj and TRL said, a nice White Zinfandel (which is really pink) is a good all-around choice. Even Glenellen, which is not expensive, is a tasty treat.
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I agree. White Zinfandel. I'm not much on wine but this one is decent. Warms your blood. :cheers:
 
Originally posted by muggle not@Oct 22 2004, 09:15 PM
nascarwoman.....The reds from Australia are very good and I do enjoy them. Last spring I bought a case of the Marque DeCacere (spelling) Rioja from Spain and it was excellent.

buckaroo......Who you calling a woman :). My avator is of the girl that drove for us in the Trans Am series in season 2000. :)
The Walnut Crest Merlot is very good and I have had it frequently.

Try some of the reds from Argentina. They are very good. There is a "Malbec" wine from both Alamos and Alice White (Argentina)I have enjoyed and both are inexpensive.
Columbia Crest (Washington St.) makes a very good Syrah.
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The "Alice White" is not from Argentina. It is a Shiraz from Australia and is very inexpensive but very good for the money.

Also try the Osborne Solaz, a red from spain. It it also is inexpensive and very good.
 
Just my 2 cents .... I love wine coolers.

I know ya'll not talking about them but they sure are good.

Thanks !!!!! :)
 
Originally posted by peyton shea@Oct 23 2004, 03:33 PM
Just my 2 cents .... I love wine coolers.

I know ya'll not talking about them but they sure are good.

Thanks !!!!! :)
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As long as you enjoy...that is what it is all about. :)
 
Originally posted by muggle not@Oct 23 2004, 04:36 PM
As long as you enjoy...that is what it is all about. :)
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Sorry dude, I won't make that mistake again. Glad that you corrected yourself with the Alice White wines. They have been advertising quite a bit here in NC of late. I'll have to give them a shot. As for Argentina wines, same there. As I said, I prefer something that I can afford and luckily for me, there are plenty of cheap wines that are good. One more wine that I forgot about and is from the US is Guenoc out of the Napa Valley. Their cab is terrific. I was introduced to this line about 12 years ago when I was living in Iowa and when I moved down south here to NC, I couldn't find it. I made inquiries even to the headquarters of the wine and was told that certain stores here in my area carried it. Not so. However, about a week ago, I checked into a new wine store and viola, I found my long lost wine, but now they have two different varieties. Both are good and I'd recommend either.
 
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