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Krs, I do serve wine spritzers... to my wife and her friends. Hehe.
Note to Ben: forgot to mention that I indeed did get that "love in a canoe" comment ;) (... close to water). But I like the pinot grigio acid 'bite' and it's a good sipper, goes well with finger foods.
Cheeky...Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
Meaning you enjoy the pinot grigio all to yourself ;)
Must admit it love that wine too
It's awesome to have a wine connossieur here on the boards. *Waves large foam finger* Number one!
I love wine period... and some others liqueur... my favorite bottle of ROSE' is Goats do Roam... love a Zinfandel Rose'... had a Francis Coppola Claret in 2005... was just fine... Irish crème in my coffee with cake or cookie bar and almond liqueur with sweet and sour mix and cherry and cherry syrup... on ice... in the summer... Jack Daniels come to visit when, I have a fever and a flu... he is so helpful...
This is the only place on the internet that makes me hungry. Lol.
Jack daniels comes to visit me almost every weekend.. OH HE'S GOOD :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LUNAGODDESS
You know what... I have not had a concord in sometime... I use to like that purple grape... doing the holidays... Looking for some suggestions on concords... or is that too much kool-aid... for the most of you?
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Originally Posted by RickJ
I think you'd really like Beau Noir, it's a mellow, red table wine, soft and velvety, and it goes with everything, Quick class:
Sangaria (the good kind) is a preminum red wine blended with fruits; **** Apline burgandy- slightly carbonated semi sweet, good for BBQ and picnics, Carbernet Sauvigon- Dry red wine great smelll good for cheeses and red meat dishes******
Burgundy----dry, robust, sturdy and rich flacor good with steask, roasts and wild game*****
Merlot- Great fruit flavor---mellow taste great for pastas. Check with your wine seller he can match you up for similars in your area.:cool: enjoy
I thought about this thread at the store today, didn't pick anything up but had a few ideas for the upcoming holiday:)
my cousin spent a few years in spain in the service. He's pined for sangria ever since. Last summer I made a batch fresh using a recipe id found. He liked the effort, but I don't think it ever matched the flavor of a fresh spanish sangria taken in at a café in barcelona and the beautiful brunettes. Guess it wasn't the same served in the cold midwest by his hairy cousin. =)Quote:
Originally Posted by lovelesspa
first, seek out a wine store and talk to someone. They can suggest good stuff to try as you are developing your taste. The wine they suggested in the beginning was great, but a little while in would bore me... time for something new.
I find merlot to be hit and miss, even though they are talked about as being more drinkable for beginners. Lots of dogs out there. Poured more merlot down the sink than cabs. A nice cab isn't too hard to find... I got a ton of château st michelle... bought 6 years ago for about 8.00... its no great wine, but its still a good way to spend the night.
seriously, as far as reds go, my tastes are probably not going to match yours right now. You can buy a chianti, a common table red, and see it its drinkable...
see if you can find St Francis "red", it's a Sangiovese /Zin blend that is affordable and you might like.
some of the challenge when you're drinking wine and don't favor it, is just to drink it a little to get used to it... then you'll start to discover what you like and don't... soon enough you'll be hooked. I went through some bad bottles when I started to find some things I enjoyed.
Pinot Noir is a nice light wine to try, a cab or cab-syrah blend might be pleasing to you... or just a syrah.
here... I'm never good being brief, but if you're not going to a wine store (do it) start with a chianti, syrah, or pinot noir. See if you can find some that you like. Then move on to other interesting things in time. I never buy chianti now, ill find a syrah now and then to keep around and I still like a nice pinot noir.
when in doubt, get to a wine store or a wine tasting. I have found the service to be comforting and informative when looking for a new wine. Really... when I was starting this was the best thing for me... I had fewer "dogs" and more trips back to buy out the bottles of what I liked.
I'm assuming you're struggling most with reds but...
my favorite white is a graves (said as grahves)... it's a lovely little blend of sav blanc and semillon. There was also a graves red I tried... thought it would be liked by the red wine hater, but it was too boring for me. Found it though a wine club.
many cheaper chardonnays are either too sweet or to oakey for me. Meridian is a chardonnay that runs about $9 as I've found it to be drinkable by a large crowd... not a great one, but fine enough.
then of course my dirty little secret is korbel brut. Yes, champagne. At sams club for $8 and change, when given a choice between drinking some $12 chardonnay out of the grocery store or a bottle of korbel, it's a no-brainer.
I know, I know... its champagne. There's a stigma perhaps. Well, I don't care. Korbel isn't great champagne, but it beats the pants off any $9 white you can find. Its not as sweet as most champagnes people have had at parties/weddings. Its nice enough. My christmas gift to me this year will be arranged childcare, a hotel room with my wife, and two bottles of korbel brut. I'm smiling already.
say what you want... a lovely woman and a bottle of decent champagne is about as good as it gets... though a sultry red would be even better.
wow. A beautiful woman who loves boones and has a foam finger. And I thought I had the perfect marriage. =)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sentra
I've got my list and am heading to the Wine Shop today.
I'm curious, Curly: What is your personal favorite?
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Originally Posted by Curlyben
I agree Curlyben... but I do enjoy some of my reds with a bit of chocolate... oh and I love wine and cheese.
I am a huge fan of Italian Wines
Bear in mind what I have tried in my career.
I love mature First Growth Claret, big Ozzie reds, top Burgundy and Delux Cuvee Champagne, basically the expensive stuff.
I'm also partial to Good Single Malt Whisky (note the correct spelling ;)) and Real Ale, not the fizzy muck that passes for beer in some establishments.
Magic Hat No. 9 made in Ithaca New York is a really nice brew.
moscato (piedmont region, italy)
Riesling (I prefer alsace region of France), but if you like Rose you may like the German counterpart
Torrontes from the Cafayate Valley in Argentina is very interesting.
Rieslings from the fingerlakes region of New York State are very popular as well.
Check out this month's Wine Spectator for more info on NY state Fingerlakes region wines
AGREED! Love them!
Interesting choices there.Quote:
Originally Posted by winetraveler
Moscato I find is best well chilled on a hot summers day as it is on the sweet side.
German Riesling can be excellent, but there is so much rubbish about I would be very careful on selection. Alsace and Washington State styles tend to be a lot drier and excellent with food, especially oily fish.
The best example of Torrontes I have ever had was from Chile from Central Valley.
Funny Curly I find Rieslings from Washington State a bit to sweet for my taste. German Rieslings (you are right it has to be good ones) to me are drier and much nicer. But I still have to say that the best Rieslings I have ever had have come from the fingerlakes region. Seyvals are also very nice whites chilled on a summer day... I call them boat wines.
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