yep, this. california was such great microclimates they can achieve any style. from austere to big and jammy. on the flip side, i’ve had so many italian and french wines that did absolutely nothing for me.
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yep, this. california was such great microclimates they can achieve any style. from austere to big and jammy. on the flip side, i’ve had so many italian and french wines that did absolutely nothing for me.
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Blasphemy!
I'm admittedly more of a beer guy, but I generally really like the malbecs I've tried.
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I’d bet you have a much bigger choice than here, but I’ve tried at least a dozen different Cali wines. Just not one I’ve enjoyed. Not just ones I wouldn’t buy again. Not one that I didn’t have to force myself to finish.
Lol. Different strokes right? I’ve tried a few, and while I liked better than Cali wines, I’ve not found one I’d buy again.
I think so much of what we like is luck on what we first tried of each region. I hate Cali wines, meh about Australia, Italy and Malbecs, but love Carmenere, Portugal, New Zealand, and Argentina (and of course most from my home Niagara VQA area).
i’ve tried so many. spent offensive amounts of money. there have been some good ones, but also so many disappointments. i’ll do chateauneuf du pape in france, and some igt super tuscans in italy. you can pretty much keep the rest.
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Yea it's pretty crazy how different we can all be in that regard, but I'm glad there are a bunch of options. On the flip side I can drink pretty much any red, but dry white wine makes me want to vomit, and I know there are probably tons of people out there who love that kind of wine. So I guess you can have your opinions back haha
Ew I don't want them either, I should have put some aliens in there. Just seemed like something worth typing out blasphemy for. South American wine FTW
chilean camenere is the bomb
chilean cab can (but not always) be really excellent
argentinian malbec almost always overdelivers in qpr
if you haven't had it before, spring for a bottle of casa lapostolle clos apalta for a special occasion. tremendous wine that drinks like something 3-4 times more expensive.
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Yes to the Argentinian and biiiig yes to the Lapostolle.....biiiiig yes
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I can't wrap my head around something 3-4 times more expensive than that one. That is already 3-4 times more expensive than what I'd prefer to spend haha.
Which is ironic considering I'm pretty sure I've spent that much on Scotch before, but that lasts me longer
i don't really buy as much wine as i used to, and i definitely got caught up in "chasing" the perfect, trophy wines. but i'm still guilty of looking at the retail price and if it's under $40 i'm very leery of quality. compare that to the deliciousness i can get out of a $40 bottle of bourbon, and then look at how freaking long that bourbon will last me, and i have to smh at how silly the wine game can be.
Dude...that $20-40 price range a bottle FTMFW. Haha
finding great wine under $10 is damn near impossible
finding great wine in the $10-$20 range is tough, rarely ever in california or france. portugal, chile, argentina, and spain.
finding great wine in the $20-$30 range is a little easier, but there's a lot of shite in that range too. add australia, south africa, washington, and some parts of france.
finding great wine in the $40 and up range is much easier for most varietals
but you're right, when you find a gem in the $20 - $40 range it's a big win!
I think your time chasing premium wine has ruined you. This is the anti-wine snob thread.
Just got back into drinking wine with the family again, forgot how nice it is to pair with your meal.
I think your time chasing premium wine has ruined you. This is the anti-wine snob thread.
i'm too lazy to start a red wine snob thread. besides, there are plenty of forums around the interwebz full of guys bragging about their recent overpriced acquisition. i'd rather brag about my recent overpriced golf acquisition here with you knuckleheads
Haha fair points
As I get older, I drink less. So when I drink, I want it to be really good. But I do try to keep it between $25-50.
I can find an excellent zin, pinot or syrah in that price range. It may not be great, but enjoyable.
Cabs or Cab Blends? Most of the time, you're looking at $40+, although I can find enjoyable Meritage for $25-30.
Spain - Tempranillo - Muga or Muga Reserve - less than $25.
Italian - I've got a couple at $19-24, Allegrini or Zenato labels are dependable
French- Bordeaux Blends at $40-65 from the younger generation of the old guard.
But heck, that's easy. I usually go treasure hunting under $25 but am normally disappointed. But when you find one like 90+ Cellars Russian River Pinot Noir Lot 75 for $18, you keep going back until they change the source.
I belong to one wine club - Bedrock. Am on the mailing list for one of Chris' Clubs, Cayeuse, but no room at the inn ... yet.
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Decent bottle of cab sav This evening....
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My wife brought this bottle home from work, have seen the commercials, but hadn't tried it yet, looking forward to opening it.
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We finally found a fantastic Mexican wine from the Valle de Parra region of Mexico. The 3V is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo. We can get it at a local restaurant for 430 Pesos ($22.50 USD), so we do it a couple times per week while still having a Reservado Merlot or Malbec for about $6 on other days.
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Zins vs Cabs tonight for a wine tasting
Here’s the lineup....
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Zins vs Cabs tonight for a wine tasting
Here’s the lineup....
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paso robles for the win. nobody does zin as well as paso.
be careful of those michael david wines. they’re really tasty, but they are boozy. sneak up on you fast.
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New addition to the market apparently.....good stuff good stuff
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