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It sure was Vince. A nice blend by Foley. Pretty dry when first opened, but upon sitting, it opened up well.
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It sure was Vince. A nice blend by Foley. Pretty dry when first opened, but upon sitting, it opened up well.
He has always been my favorite winemaker going back to his early days. Love just about all the wineries he works with including Pride, but also the lesser known like Switchback Ridge, Paloma and Schoolhouse.
Some Cab Sav, Petite Sirah as well as a couple others in that one I believe. Foley wines are usually pretty beefy. Tasty stuff.
I was on the Switchback Ridge allocation list for a while. Still have a few bottles from them. Probably my favorite of what you listed along with Pride. Love the Pride Cab Franc.
I missed this one Rob. It actually is predominantly Merlot I believe.
I still get Switchback and Schoolhouse and have done Pride for years. Foley Claret is still my favorite of what he makes. I have a vertical going back to 98.
Nice. That's a tasty vertical. Over the years my wife and I have been migrating more and more towards Bordeaux and Burgundy but thanks to the Chinese, prices on those wines are skyrocketing so we're moving the profile of the cellar back to this side of the Atlantic with our purchases.
I wouldn't be surprised if that wine was a blend of Cab/Merlot and Petite Sirah. Foley loves Petite Sirah. In fact, the Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah is probably his greatest wine (IMHO).
The great thing about wine is that it can be as simple or sophisticated as we want to make it. At the end of the day all wine is for drinking. Everyone starts out at the lower end of the price spectrum. You can either stay there with bottles you know you like or start experimenting, often with bottles that are just a notch more spendy. It is all good!I've read a few pages of this thread now. Interesting, but is starting to make my head hurt. Too many descriptions.
Anyways, I'm not very fancy. I only really drink 2 brands of wine. Blackstone and Charles Shaw. (to you Trader Joe fans that's 2 buck chuck) Mostly Pinot and sometimes Merlot.
I have been buying most of my wine from wtso.com (wine til sold out) lately. If you know what you like, they have some amazing deals. I also recommend wine.com, as they seem to have outstanding case pricing.
Does anyone have experience with wine refrigerators? I am thinking about Avanti, Haier, Vinotemp, Danby and KitchenAid.
If you have a wine collection that you value and want to age properly, stay away from the cheap stuff. If it's just a wine fridge to hold stuff that you drink all the time then you can be a little less conservative with your choices.
I have a vinotheque cabinet with an upgrade whisperkool unit that uses a bottle probe to maintain proper liquid temperature and it's worked flawlessly for several years.
I also see that you are from Florida so having a good wine cabinet is pretty important down there.
Thanks for the reply. The units I am looking at are under counter in the $1000 range. I need something that will maintain a consistent temp and humidity. Looking to store 40 bottles or so so I don't need a huge cabinet. I do have some good reds that I do not want to lose.
Most of those units would be fine for short term storage for wines that you plan on drinking over the next couple of years. Not many in that size do humidity control but it's humid enough in Florida that it shouldn't be a problem providing that whatever you get does not remove humidity, like a regular refrigerator does.
I purchased a Vinotemp with French doors that holds 21 red and 21 white in separate compartments. Saved about $300 buying on-line and avoiding shipping and sales tax.Most of those units would be fine for short term storage for wines that you plan on drinking over the next couple of years. Not many in that size do humidity control but it's humid enough in Florida that it shouldn't be a problem providing that whatever you get does not remove humidity, like a regular refrigerator does.