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J_9 · Mar 31, 2007, 05:23 PM

Shot of tequila with a chaser of tequila sunrises

curlybenswife · Mar 31, 2007, 05:23 PM

Ruby not a great choice of words when my monkey has his hands full lol

How about some vodka jellys :D

RubyPitbull · Mar 31, 2007, 05:24 PM

Whatevah you gots, I takes.

RubyPitbull · Mar 31, 2007, 05:25 PM

By the way, I meant to ask you and Ben if you like a nice dry red table wine?

curlybenswife · Mar 31, 2007, 05:26 PM

Cough ruby dear have you been taking typing lessons of the lovely teens giggle giggle or have you been at the bottle all afternoon??

I am going to leave you guys to your outragious drinking and take the old man to bed its 1.30am and I'm tierd xxxxxxxxx

Curlyben · Mar 31, 2007, 05:31 PM

Ruby, DRY is a term used for describing whites, not reds.
White styles are basically dry, medium and sweet with the bits between.
Reds on the other hand are classified by body.
Light, medium and full with a few others.
Most of the time when a red is described as "dry", its due to the amount of tannin it contains (high).
Tannins decrease over time in the aging process.

So I love big full bodied Reds mostly Shiraz, Zinfandel and Cabernet sauvignon, but I never pass up trying something new or different and NEVER ever say no to a fully mature Class Growth Claret ;)

RubyPitbull · Mar 31, 2007, 05:34 PM

Since you are occupied, I will give you info on this:

Dogajolo of Tuscany, 2005. "Made from 80% Sangiovese grapes blended with 20% Cabernet Savignon grown on dry farmed, hillside vineyards in cental Tuscany. Fruity and well balance, with hints of berries, coffees, vanilla, and spice, are matched with a supple tanin structure and a long finish. This young 'Super-Tuscan' wine shows at its best with full-flavored dishes such as roasts, grilled meats, cold cuts and tomato based Italian specialties such as pizza and pasta."

*Hic* Don't know about all that *hic* stuff. But it, *hic* is mighty tasty. *hic* Reasonably *hic* priced. Lovely.

RubyPitbull · Mar 31, 2007, 05:37 PM

I LOVE Shiraz too.

I found this wine while on my last visit to NY. I think if you appreciate a sangiovese too, you will like this if you haven't tried it. Let me know what you think of it if you do decide to try it. I would be interested in your opinion.

RubyPitbull · Mar 31, 2007, 05:37 PM

Nighty night children.

RubyPitbull · Mar 31, 2007, 05:39 PM

By the way Ben. The "dry" description is on the label. Dry Red Table Wine of Tuscany.

curlybenswife · Apr 1, 2007, 02:10 AM

Giggle ruby you need to come here on holiday we could show you what wine is reallly about you probably wouldn't remember any of it mind you giggle

Allheart · Apr 1, 2007, 02:26 AM

Good Morning all of you beautiful Monkeys :).

On the subject of wine :)... I love a couple of glasses of white zinfendel (did I spell that right?) I like more on the sweet side. Hubby's friends gets that homemade red stuff, UGH!
Everyone loves it (hubby doesn't drink wine). But most people just love the homemade stuff. I am the oddball, to me it taste like it could heal open wounds. But I do love my zinfendel.

To be honest, I always thought "dry" referred to red. But I really never paid much mind to it. That's an interesting little tidbit to know, thanks :). And think I'll mosey on to the "what have you learnt from this site :) ".

Do you guys like the homemade red wine? Why is it so strong? It is so tart, my face doesn't go back to its normal expression for days :eek:

Many monkey hugs to all

curlybenswife · Apr 1, 2007, 02:36 AM

Yucky I don't think I've ever tasted a nice home made wine giggle.
Im with you on the sweeter stuff Allheart I love pink zin love it even more when it is fizzy and sweet oooooo yum bens parents bring back fab pink fizz from france its so tasty and sweet but its got one hell of a kick after three bottles giggle ;)
Yum yum its to early to be thinking about booze giggle

Allheart · Apr 1, 2007, 02:40 AM

LOL it is a bit early :)

How do you get it to fizz :) ?

I can drink more when I eat. One time, hubby and I were out eating, he was drinking his beer, and I was being a nice young lady drinking my glass (es) of wine. We're talking.. eating... ordering more beer and glasses of wine... and the lovely waitress comes back and says to me, " Honey, it would be cheaper if you just bought the bottle" LOL
She was right, but still!! :) LOL.

curlybenswife · Apr 1, 2007, 02:50 AM

LOL when we go out to eat we buy a bottle you get more and pay less lol
Ah its basically cheap french sparkling wine they descovered it a few years ago but ooooo its scrummy and less than 2 dollars a bottle giggle that's what makes it even better :D
Ive always been a sucker for pink champage but that wine is my second favourite the amount of that stuff I drank at our wedding party was scary bens mum couldn't believe I was still standing but then neither could I ;)

Allheart · Apr 1, 2007, 02:54 AM

LOL :). The adrealin probably kept you going.

Well, I better get this day started.

Hope it's good to you.

For some odd reason I have this craving for a yummy glass of wine at 6 am :):)

Many hugs!

curlybenswife · Apr 1, 2007, 03:02 AM

Giggle now if you had said a bottle of bear I would have asked if I were talking to Mr Allheart giggle...
Have a good day I'm going to go get madam dressed and start our day too :) I need to vacume again as millie has trashed the place again tee hee
Have a good day hunny monkey xxxxxxx

RubyPitbull · Apr 1, 2007, 06:53 AM

Well, when you all decide to check back here, I am just adding my opinion. I don't really like sweet wines unless I am having dessert. I can take it when I am eating some fruit and dessert cheeses. I am not big into champagne or the bubblies.

My tastes lean more toward what Ben was describing. I love a good shiraz and a good merlot. I am hardly the expert that Ben is. But, I guess it would be a fair statement to say I have been drinking longer than he has! :p So, at any rate, I know what I like. When friends visit, I scour the stores for reasonably priced wines and we do our own wine tasting sessions. That wine I was describing was served at a friend's house with dinner. I like chiantis but it is not my wine of choice. But, it was the first time in a while that a wine really caught my attention. It was so reasonably priced that I went and bought of a case of it. I rarely do that. So, CBW, reading what you prefer, I think it is a safe assumption that you will not like this wine. This is a very bold, full flavored wine. Ben might like it. If you are interested in it, and can find it, I really would value your opinion. And, if there are any that you are bowled over by, I would very much like to know what they are. A friend is coming for a visit in a week and it would be nice to have some new suggestions to try out.

Oh, and by the way,. good morning, good afternoon, good evening... all.

We are the monkey girls! We are the monkey girls! Doo woppity do do do!

curlybenswife · Apr 1, 2007, 08:42 AM

Oh I never said I didn't like red wine after the job both me and ben did we had the ability to taste wines from all over the world on someone else's exspence I just have to be in the right mood for red and it has to be a ozzi red at that darenberg is to die for but then so's is the headache next morning.
White wines must be from new zealand to make my palet happy and pink well if its pink its pink some of the most heavy wines can be of pink style and extreamly heavy in alcahol volume to.
This is who we both worked for and also how we met and so the storybegan. Oddbins Wine Merchant
Look up bloody good when you open it up drewl that's one of my most favourite ever ever and its american :D and this is there website drewl drewl if only it was possible to ship it giggle https://www.bonnydoonvineyard.com/

Curlyben · Apr 1, 2007, 08:57 AM

Hehehe Ruby, true you are of mre advanced age than I but in my career I have tried over 50,000 different wines ;)