Subject: Wine, Wine, Wine
Posted by: Lochalsh
Date: Mar 09 10
Do you drink wine? What type do you like best? Is there one label you prefer above the rest? Do you drink wine by itself or with food? Do you think one country dominates over others in the quality of its wines?
I have many attachments to Spain, professional and otherwise, and I choose its red wines practically every time.
Posted by: Lochalsh
Date: Mar 09 10
Do you drink wine? What type do you like best? Is there one label you prefer above the rest? Do you drink wine by itself or with food? Do you think one country dominates over others in the quality of its wines?
I have many attachments to Spain, professional and otherwise, and I choose its red wines practically every time.
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turbotude 
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Whoa.....now THAT'S a deal and a half!!! Reply #101. Jan 12 12, 1:59 PM |
daver852
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I am absolutely incorrigible. I spent $99 I can ill afford on a bottle of Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf 2001. On the surface, it's a modest little St. Emilion "Grand Cru," but as we winos - I mean oenophiles - know, it's a cult wine of immense reputation, and I had to have it! I am facing dental bills that may require me to take out a second mortgage, but I can't help myself. Someone stop me before I spend more. I just saw a bottle of Far-Niente 1997 on sale . . . Reply #102. Jan 15 12, 3:56 PM |
| turbotude
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Can't help you stop spending money on vino, Daver, but....I COULD help you drink it! Reply #103. Jan 16 12, 8:40 PM |
| daver852
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Yesterday the UPS man brought me the latest addition to my "good" rack: a Chateau Cantenac-Brown 2004. I was going to drink it for my birthday next month, but it looks so beautiful sitting there with its lovely gold label ...decisions, decisions! Reply #104. Feb 04 12, 7:02 PM |
| turbotude
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Ahhh, just go ahead and crack open that bottle, Daver! Life's too short to wait for the "right" moment. Have yourself an extra glass (or two) for me! Reply #105. Feb 05 12, 12:22 PM |
| daver852
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It is so hard to open a bottle to which you have grown emotionally attached. I just got a bottle of Dolcetto which may stand in as my birthday wine. Dolcetto means "little sweet one" in Italian, but the wine is quite dry - a fine example of Italian logic. I am very fond of Dolcetto; it reminds me of a certain young lady of dubious virtue but immense physical attraction. We once shared a bottle of it at a swanky restaurant. Reply #106. Feb 05 12, 9:40 PM |
| turbotude
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So, Daver, are you drinking that Chateau Cantenac-Brown 2004 right now? No reason to save it, now that you have another birthday wine all set for the big occasion! Reply #107. Feb 06 12, 5:57 PM |
| daver852
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No, tonight I'm downing another bottle of that cheap - but wonderful - white Bordeaux I wrote about earlier. It really is good. Tomorrow I have a dentist's appointment, and don't want my tongue stained purple :) It's really hard to open a bottle of good Bordeaux unless it's a special occasion; after all, there are probably only about 60,000 bottles of Cantenac-Brown 2004 in the entire world, so it's almost like an endangered species. I have an antique wine rack that holds only eight bottles; this is my good rack. The bottles (mostly Bordeaux) are assigned priorities as to the order in which they may be drank if necessity demands. When I win the lottery, it shall be replaced with a rack that holds 800 bottles. In the meantime, my appetites are restrained by honest poverty. I drink a lot of plonk, a couple of decent bottles, and one good bottle per month. To quote the Spirit of Christmas Present, "It's all Bob Crachit can afford." Reply #108. Feb 06 12, 7:54 PM |
| turbotude
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Ok, THIS time I can't say I got an incredible bottle of wine for 4 bucks. After a week of having the flu, trying to work at the same time, and just feeling generally crappy, I was way past due on getting some food into my fridge and cupboards. Was feeling far too lazy to make one more stop than necessary, and had gone to the local Save-A-Lot for the groceries. To make a long story short, they had various 750ml bottles of wine on sale for $3.99 each. YEAH, said I to myself. Even if it's not great, it'll suffice. Well, I just had a glass of the Covey Run 2009 Cab, and it tasted like rubbing alcohol with an eyedropper full of grape juice added. UGHGH! No decanting (or anything else) could redeem this swill. Sometimes you really DO get what you pay for. Also had picked up a bottle of Yellow Tail malbec for the same price.......not good, either. The only thing I can say about this is that I have an incredible buzz going....all from that one small glass. Live and learn! Reply #109. Feb 12 12, 1:43 PM |
| daver852
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I can drink Covey Run or Yellow Tail if there's nothing else to be had, but they aren't among my favorites. Tonight I went to my sister's for dinner, and we had two very good, inexpensive wines. The first was a Spanish wine called Protocolo 2009, from Valencia. Rather light, predominately Tempranillo, exquisitely balanced, smooth and flawless, if not particularly complex or demanding. $9 a bottle. The second wine ($14) was a Joel Gott Bin 815 Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, from the Napa Valley. It was a soft, fruity Cab with a bit of oak, good depth and a sweetish finish. My sister, her husband and I all prefered the cheaper Spanish wine to the more expensive California offering, though both were quite good. Thanks be to the God, there's a glut of wine on the world market right now, and there are lots of bargains to be had. Reply #110. Feb 12 12, 9:48 PM |
| daver852
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My sister invited me over for dinner a couple of nights ago; her husband, who is a bit of a health nut, does all their cooking and was making grilled salmon. I didn't have any suitable white wine on hand, so I drove downtown to Food Mart to see what was on the shelves there. The owner, Tony, steered me to an Italian white called "Terre di Tufi" 2008. He said it was a $30 bottle, but he had gotten it cheap because his liquor distributor was overstocked with it. He had it marked at $12.98, but let me have it for $10. It was very good, mostly Chardonnay in the blend, I think. Just a bit fruity, a little oaky, clean and nicely balanced. I wouldn't pay $30 for it, but it was a bargain at $10. Moral: be nice to your local wine merchant, and he may let you in on something good. Reply #111. Feb 18 12, 6:32 PM |
| turbotude
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Was that a 1.5 litre bottle, Daver? Reply #112. Feb 19 12, 12:16 PM |
| daver852
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No, just a regular bottle. I'm trying a bottle of Jadot Beaujolais-Villages 2010 tonight. Reply #113. Feb 19 12, 1:49 PM |
| turbotude
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Well, still not feeling well enough to make the trek to Total Wine, so I opened the Covey Run 2007 Merlot.....and it actually wasn't bad! Phew! Reply #114. Feb 20 12, 6:49 PM |
| turbotude
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Had been ill for the past couple of weeks, so I wasn't drinking/buying wine. Feeling better now, so I'm going to have to make a visit to Total Wine and check out some of Daver's suggestions! Reply #115. Feb 29 12, 8:48 PM |
redshould
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This thread is making me drool... I'm out in Kuwait for best part of a year, which for a real wine lover is pretty tough as the country is 'dry'. I have to live my wine drinking vicariously through you guys! Reply #116. Mar 04 12, 11:13 AM |
| daver852
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Although it's not generally known, predominately Muslim countries do produce wine; Egypt, Turkey, Morocco and, of course, Lebanon, with the famous Chateau Musar. Don't they allow the hotels to serve wine? That was my experience in Egypt and Morocco. Reply #117. Mar 04 12, 12:08 PM |
| turbotude
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Wow, Red; I hope that you don't really have to go a year without the grape! Think I'm going to cancel those vacation plans to Kuwait, 'just in case'. Oops....excuse the pun! Reply #118. Mar 04 12, 1:16 PM |
| daver852
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Francis Coppola Black Label Claret 2009 - cheap and very good. Reply #119. Mar 26 12, 1:43 PM |
| daver852
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After hosting my relatives for five days, I knew it was going to be a two-bottle night. Besides, it's my birthday, and if a guy can't get a bit pie-eyed on his birthday, he might as well be a Democrat. At any rate, I opened the bottle of Chateau Cantenac-Brown 2004 that I've been hoarding. I was very surprised. I've had other vintages of this wine in the past, and it has always had a bit of a hard, flinty edge to it. Well, I was expecting Jane Russell and got Audrey Hepburn instead. This wine is soft, refined and elegant. The nose is a bit restrained, but complex and alluring; blackberries, flowers and a bit of damp leaves. Moderately rich mouthfeel, exquisite balance and breeding. One to try if you can find it at $50 or less. Reply #120. Mar 26 12, 8:17 PM |
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