* THE WINE THREAD *

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    This spot will be part of this evening’s festivities 

    https://d2hn7s2ty3ue5k.cloudfront.net/pennsviewhotel.com-4007569788/cms/pressroom/wine_menu_fnl_102218.pdf
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I drank this one last weekend.  One of the best wines I ever had. No ice cubes. ;)

    Fantastic wine.
    So dude just posted a pic of Opus One, but regarding wine like this.  I know they're so good, but I have such a tough time spending $50+ on a Napa Cab or something along those lines. I know they're great and have had plenty, but there are soooooo many good California Cabs that are $30 or so or even less. I feel like I am getting more bang for my buck going old world when I start spending a little more on wine. Like I'd prefer to buy a Brunello/Barolo as a $60+ wine and seek out the good $20-$30 cabs that are highly rated.

    Am I crazy?
    No you aren't!

    I bought a bottle of Opus for my boss.  I have never tried it.

    Drinking wine though that is expensive is an experience that should be tried every now and again.  Some of the expensive wines aren't as good as a $30 wine though, they just aren't.

    My favorite wines are from Howell Mountain and Alexander Valley area in Cali.  Pick something from those areas that aren't expensive and you'll taste a difference.

    A perfect example is Rodney Strong.  His cab from Sonoma is very good for the price point.  While out to eat at a fancy steak house I noticed RS so I ordered a bottle.  Was a little pricier from what I had remembered but I know it's a good wine.  Upon tasting that wine there was an absolute difference from what I remembered.  Look at the bottle and lo and behold the vintage was from Alexander Valley.  This has become one of my favorites from them.

    So my go to wine that I have around the house?

    Los Vascos Cab from Chile.  About $9 a bottle.

    It's a great wine for $9.  Buy it by the case.

    Then I always have Seghesio and RS too.  Those are for other occasions but if I am really wanting something different I will see what else is out there so I know.  Brands like Jordan, Heitz, Howell Mtn, Symmetry, Hess, Frog's Leap, Duck Horn, Caduces and the list goes on.

    Drinking wine should always be fun no matter what the cost.
    This is good stuff and very much agreed.  I was looking at some ratings of Opus One vintages yesterday and there were a couple that had ratings in the 90 range. Now I get every rating and palate is different, but imagine drinking a $350 bottle of wine that you can get the same rating in a blind taste test for $20?

    I have had expensive wine a couple times and it is an experience.  I love good wine and over the past 5 years or so have been drinking more and more and thinking about it and paying more attention to it. It is a whole lot of fun.

    I am very familiar with Rodney Strong and am sure I have had both the Cab and Zin.  Interesting about Alexander Valley  Will look into.

    Good stuff.

    In my life before children, long ago, I live near a very good and very famous wine shop, where I learned a lot (that I have since forgotten), attended a lot of tastings, etc.

    The one piece of advice I kept with me over the years, though, was that if you can get a nice bottle of wine for, say, $20, then a hundred dollar bottle of wine really ought to taste five times as good to be worth the money.

    Now, truth be told, I can taste the difference between most $12 bottles and something priced over $50, but I'm still cheap enough that I will drink the $12 bottle on the regular and save the pricier stuff for "special occasions" (result being that I now have a refrigerator full of Veuve Clicquot waiting for an adequately "special" occasion.). And I'm a total bargain hunter at Costco.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130


    Opened this tonight; got it at a "wine pull" (charity fundraiser). Interesting wax capsule instead of metal. Pretty tasty....

    That's a pretty big pic. Sorry...

    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    Oh great. I just realized there’s a wine thread. I already spend enough time on the craft beer and bourbon threads lol.  Here was tonight’s bottle. A nice blend from Coopers Hawk...a local Chicago restaurant/ winery. 


  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    You ain’t wrong, tempo 

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    Cliffy6745 said:
    You ain’t wrong, tempo 

    Awesome!  I'm so glad you tried it!!!

    Glad you enjoyed it too!
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491

    $10 bottle. Delicious.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Breaking out a bottle from Italy, a really small winery ran by a dude named mirko


  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Breaking out a bottle from Italy, a really small winery ran by a dude named mirko


    And?
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Breaking out a bottle from Italy, a really small winery ran by a dude named mirko


    And?
    His ice maker broke so he wasn’t able to drink it. 
    I had some stags leap on Christmas, damn it was delicious!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    I had a Cakebread cab recently. That is one hell of a wine. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    Had a Klaus Lentsch Pinot Noir last weekend.

    Wonderful wine.  $20 a bottle only for such a good wine.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    mcgruff10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Breaking out a bottle from Italy, a really small winery ran by a dude named mirko


    And?
    His ice maker broke so he wasn’t able to drink it. 
    I had some stags leap on Christmas, damn it was delicious!!
    Ha!

    it was good. A little young and could use some more time in the bottle but absolutely no complaints
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    Cliffy6745 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Breaking out a bottle from Italy, a really small winery ran by a dude named mirko


    And?
    His ice maker broke so he wasn’t able to drink it. 
    I had some stags leap on Christmas, damn it was delicious!!
    Ha!

    it was good. A little young and could use some more time in the bottle but absolutely no complaints
    I am no expert at all so how could you tell it needed more time in the bottle?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    mcgruff10 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Breaking out a bottle from Italy, a really small winery ran by a dude named mirko


    And?
    His ice maker broke so he wasn’t able to drink it. 
    I had some stags leap on Christmas, damn it was delicious!!
    Ha!

    it was good. A little young and could use some more time in the bottle but absolutely no complaints
    I am no expert at all so how could you tell it needed more time in the bottle?
    So I am a fairly novice wine drinker as well. I just thought it was much more basic than I expected from other Chianti’s and more time in the bottle could bring out more of the flavors
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,415
    Enjoyed a nice local red from one of my favorite wineries in MN, Trinity from Carlos Creek Winery. Always delicious, especially with some spinach lasagna.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029



    Excited for this guy
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    tbergs said:
    Enjoyed a nice local red from one of my favorite wineries in MN, Trinity from Carlos Creek Winery. Always delicious, especially with some spinach lasagna.
    Sounds good
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Make your sales reps look good....


  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Nothing special but 2015 was a good year for Bordeaux. I’ll buy anything that is priced well. Can’t go wrong


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