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Wine thread - what are you enjoying?
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Other then the tragedy of those delicious and satisfying bottle of yummy wine being broken that looks impressive... I enjoy a nice dry Valpolicella when I purchase red wine. What do you think of that stuff coming from what I perceive to be a person with a immense wealth of knowledge regarding wine?Recent calamity.
The rack held 2016 bottles....only 16 broken. We decided to call it a wine party we don't remember.
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I am easy to please: a wine should pour well and assume the shape of its container.
I like Valpolicella! I tend to like slightly low alcohol wine (broad generalization,) so the Amarone style is tougher for me, but the area has such beautiful blends and local grapes that it makes tasting fun for the variety and they don't break the bank.
But, as I say that, there is a great higher alcohol 'Ripasso" style Valpolicello that is cheap and great! 2016 Bussola Ca’ del Laito goes for about 25 bucks online and is a big big wine! Wine prices have kind of gone nuts and I think that's a good value.
I do not know shipping laws at all, but here is a link to that wine in Michigan, if that helps.
If you ever come through Chico, CA, we will pour wines and char mammal flesh in your honor!\
I like Valpolicella! I tend to like slightly low alcohol wine (broad generalization,) so the Amarone style is tougher for me, but the area has such beautiful blends and local grapes that it makes tasting fun for the variety and they don't break the bank.
But, as I say that, there is a great higher alcohol 'Ripasso" style Valpolicello that is cheap and great! 2016 Bussola Ca’ del Laito goes for about 25 bucks online and is a big big wine! Wine prices have kind of gone nuts and I think that's a good value.
I do not know shipping laws at all, but here is a link to that wine in Michigan, if that helps.
2018 Tommaso Bussola Ca' del Laito Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso, Veneto, Italy (750ml)
WINEMAKER'S NOTES: With 3-4 years of aging, the Ca' del Laito bottling is intended to be ready for drinking on release. The ripasso process gives much of the fruit and spice of Amarone, but with lower octane that makes it incredibly versatile at the table. Blend: 65% Corvina & Corvinone, 30%...
www.woodswholesalewine.com
If you ever come through Chico, CA, we will pour wines and char mammal flesh in your honor!\
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That appears to a great wine for little to nothing to speak of expense. Thank you very much for the wine and dine offer. I think it's so nice to be with nice people.I am easy to please: a wine should pour well and assume the shape of its container.
I like Valpolicella! I tend to like slightly low alcohol wine (broad generalization,) so the Amarone style is tougher for me, but the area has such beautiful blends and local grapes that it makes tasting fun for the variety and they don't break the bank.
But, as I say that, there is a great higher alcohol 'Ripasso" style Valpolicello that is cheap and great! 2016 Bussola Ca’ del Laito goes for about 25 bucks online and is a big big wine! Wine prices have kind of gone nuts and I think that's a good value.
I do not know shipping laws at all, but here is a link to that wine in Michigan, if that helps.
2018 Tommaso Bussola Ca' del Laito Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso, Veneto, Italy (750ml)
WINEMAKER'S NOTES: With 3-4 years of aging, the Ca' del Laito bottling is intended to be ready for drinking on release. The ripasso process gives much of the fruit and spice of Amarone, but with lower octane that makes it incredibly versatile at the table. Blend: 65% Corvina & Corvinone, 30%...www.woodswholesalewine.com
If you ever come through Chio, CA, we will pour wines and char mammal flesh in your honor!\
I was with my GP doctor the other day and his nurse practitioner all being from Nigeria and I said the same thing because we where having a wonderful time in the examination room...lol. 
I don't have any wine in the house right now. When I have wine I prefer dry wines like Cabernet Sauvignon. I'm not that picky about the brand.
I actually prefer wine that has been upgraded to Brandy.
I actually prefer wine that has been upgraded to Brandy.
These days upon a friendly recommendation and advice from a ASP peep I pretty much only sip triple distilled Irish whisky. IT's smoother, more tasty and less bad everything. IN the summer I drink white wine spritzers.
My favorite is Scotch. Preferably one of these: MacCallan, Glenfiddich or Glenmorangie, straight in a glass, no ice, sipped slowly.
I like Ardbeg every now and then, but have to have that on ice with a touch of water.
I had a ounce last night and it was so tangy! After half of it was sipped it was OK but the first little bits where really strong compared to Jameson.
It is an acquired taste. When I was in my 20's installing my software at a big bank in Seattle way back in the 80s, I was invited to a fancy party on Mercer Island by the President of the bank. He heard me asking for Jack Daniels. He said "Son, if you're going to be working and associating with fancy people like this, you need to be ordering either a nice Scotch or some overpriced sissy wine. Scotch is better so learn to like it.".
He was right. I did aquire the taste and now I prefer it.
I think I am @ home with triple distilled Irish whiskey. For desert I like to have a Sambuca shot in a brandy sifter for lotsa scent sort of glass and in a separate wide mouth bar glass filled with ginger ale with lime wedges. The scent of the ginger ale and the Sambuca with the lime wedges is really nice and I just sip the Sambuca.
This thread has been a little quiet !
This dude did a blind tasting at each mile of this year’s London Marathon.
He got a decent % right !
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This dude did a blind tasting at each mile of this year’s London Marathon.
He got a decent % right !
London Marathon runner tastes 25 glasses of wine during race
Tom Gilbey sampled 25 wines in a blind taste test challenge correctly identifying 21.
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That's sort of like the Marathon du Medoc.This thread has been a little quiet !
This dude did a blind tasting at each mile of this year’s London Marathon.
He got a decent % right !
London Marathon runner tastes 25 glasses of wine during race
Tom Gilbey sampled 25 wines in a blind taste test challenge correctly identifying 21.
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Heck, I can do that without needing to run for it.This thread has been a little quiet !
This dude did a blind tasting at each mile of this year’s London Marathon.
He got a decent % right !
London Marathon runner tastes 25 glasses of wine during race
Tom Gilbey sampled 25 wines in a blind taste test challenge correctly identifying 21.
I would declare this wine at a perfect peak. Great, great Cornas, served with roasted mushrooms and potatoes topped with Raclette. The Vieilles Fontaines cuvee was unknown to the US importer until he spotted us drinking it some years ago.
Poulsard always makes me a little nervous after my notorious experience with the '93 Overnoy.
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Can anyone point me to a crash course in Spanish wine? I feel I know my way around France, Italy, Germany, but in Spain I’m lost.
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I can’t help you with a course, still, Spain is mostly famous for its sherry. I find the Pedro Ximenez (the sweetest) to be one of the rare wines that can be proposed with chocolate. In particular I tried it with the original Sacher Torte and it was delicious. Ideally with such cake one should look into austrian ice wines, but they can get really expensive and not everyone of them is going to be good for such cake. I found the pedro ximenez solution the most practical one (without compromises on the taste of course!). Spain is also famous for its champenoise sparkling wine. They’re famous because they’re cheap, but they’re not good. Lastly they have a tradition regarding red wines aged, you see, we are talking about a country with a deep tradition about steak. They age their steaks a lot. So the wine has to accompany well these dishes.. There are some good producers and their wine is exceptional, unfortunately many times these good producers are hindered by many others (the majority) that are not so good. So it’s not easy to go on the lookout for a good spanish wine unless you read reviews, are spanish or pass a little bit of time there with the possibility of knowing by yourself the wine makers locally.