Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Tonight, I decided to have a glass of wine with dinner.  This is the first glass of wine I have had since January of this year. 

Why is it that wine tastes really good when you haven't had it in a while?

I am drinking Sauvignon blanc. 

I actually prefer red wine over white wine and Chardonnay is just  :no:

How many of you drink wine and what is your favorite?

When i used to still be able to drink some ( I haven't been able to without pain for a while now), i used to prefer a good Bourgogne, and i tend to have a preference for reds.

The only white i can stand comes from the Haute Savoie region and i can't remember its name.

I don't have a particular liking of champagne either, i tried a lot of them, even extremely good ones and it doesn't do it for me.

Reds only, I really dislike white wine.

Merlot or Chianti are my favorites.

Not a real big wine drinker, every few months or so.  I can't say I'm much of an aficionado of vino, so long as it isn't in a twist off bottle or in a box

Best bottle I ever had...(and I don't have much), was a Santa Margarita pinot grigio.  (white)  I'm not a fan of reds.
God damn it was awesome.   :beer:

I don't like Chardonnay, but I did have one I did like on a Delta Airlines flight and I don't remember the name of it either.  But when I buy wine, it's usually a red.

Some really cheap Burgandy wine that comes in the flower vase glass.   5 bucks a bottle.......that stuff is all that.

They are starting to put screw tops on good wines too these days. The lower end stigma is still hanging around, but it should not. The wine makers realized it was cheaper and worked better than corks. Caymus Conundrum is a good example of this "new" style. Although I doubt we'll be seeing in on a bottle of P?trus anytime soon.  ;D

I have been guilty of drinking Riunite before...

I draw the line with taping the wine box closed.

haha, well....

You can get great value wines from Spain, Italy, and S America for CHEAP. In particular Chilean wines are great bang for the buck. Don't let the cheap prices fool you on those.

i like sweet wines i can't stand that dry ass sour tasting shit.

my fav is Manischewitz concord grape :drool:

it is da shit.




and also the blood of Christ :D : ok: ..............................its communion wine

:peace:

You only get a sip of that once a week.

When I was a kid I looked forward to the day when I would be allowed to take a sip.

For the blood of Christ you'd think they'd use a better quality wine......

The Mormons believed it was grape juice, not wine.  :P

i actually have a bottle of it in my fridge.

Whats another sweet tasting wine though?

i also like mogan david as well.....good stuff

:peace:

Riesling is what you want.

In all seriousness though, you guys should check out the Loring Wine Company out of Cali.....their wines are highly rated and were featured on a lot of top lists.  It was pretty rough to get ahold of, just to get on the mailing list and be able to get some because they had a really low production.  Now they have two more vineyards and are able to meet a little higher demand.  Bottles run $50 each, but are well worth it.

Wait a minute!  I thought Manischewitz was communion wine!  It's either that or Red Rose!  Both cheap & potent! 

I'm a wino, at heart.  I really don't like the chardonnays or sauvignon or pinos or white zins....I like wines made here in Michigan.  My favorites are Winter White from Leelanau Cellars and cherry wine from Traverse Bay Winery.  They are sweet wines, which I like most. 

Of course, there's always Boonesfarm!   :drool: (that's barf, not drool)  Country Kwencher.  The wine we drank in high school.  It's like a wine cooler, really!     

Which wine makes it difficult for you to use a watch?

Just curious...

Well, that's debatable..........

I'm surprised Jarmo hasn't locked this already, you know how much he detests whining.

well, if you want to get loaded, buy some cheap wines, I'd recommend some wine-in-the-box.

Also, considering the next morning hang over, it would be good to buy some beers while you're at it to give you a smooth start next morning before opening another wine-in-the-box.

Boones! :rofl:  I remember many a night way back in High School drinking the infamous Boones and many a day after being sick as hell!

Why has no one reccomended Night Train?????? ;D

I kid.  I actually have a severe allergy to the sulfites in wine that I developed when I was about 19 so I have no clue what is good or not.

I absolutely adore wine. Preferably red, the occasional pino grigio, or late autumn reisling or vidal..I love the oakiness of a really good chianti..right now I am drinking a very favorite of mine, Pisse Dru, it is a 2006 beaujolias and very tasty : ok:

LYNN??!? get in here!

it is a comunion wine thats what i said.

i like the sweet wines as well, i'd really like to try some of that stuff SLC was talking about.




if i wasn't misstaken i thought that Nighttrain tasted like shit?

for those who have had it is it better or worse than wild turkey?

You want a bottle of Hogue Riesling. I'd bet my last buck you like it.

Yeah, nobody seriously drinks Nightrain unless a.) you're a curious GNR fan who is interested in experiencing it one time.....or b.) you live in a cardboard box under a bridge. 

It's seriously that fucking bad.  I'm pretty sure that drinking gasoline would taste better than that shit.  It has the sweet bite of say your Mad Dog 20/20, but it also has the stingy aftertaste of cat urine.

A sommelier could not have been so eloquent-my hats off to you!

I guess I developed my addiction to cheesing after experimenting with Night Train last year.

Whatever you do, don't pair Chilean sea bass with an aggressive Zinfandel!

Exactly!....I would sell that shit out every night.  Plus I'd let all the Cheesers have a back room to experiment in.  Tit covered tables and seats for everyone.  You'd be drinking Nightrain right out of a crystal tit-flute.

Mad Dog 20/20....that's another horrible one I forgot about! 

BTW - what the fuck is that in your avatar?  Is that, like, Jimmy Osmond, or something? 

 

That's Chunk!

When I was younger, chasing tail, I liked wines from the Mosel and Liebraumilch regions. Now that I am older, liquor is quicker. and it tastes better.

 :rofl:

I was joking!

I tried it once when I was 16, mind you now I am 33 and have never had the urge to try it again.

No matter how much you love GNR I wouldn't even tell anyone to try this stuff for fun!  It is truly the most vile thing I have ever tasted.

Go chug a bottle of Robitussin instead, it may actually taste a bit better!

Yes, Riesling is fine. You can also try some sort of Beerenauslese. A very sweet wine. You can read  the explanation, why this sort of wines is that sweet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerenauslese
But even here in Austria it's not cheap.
Also yellow muscatel can taste fruity and sweet.

Oh, I like me some wine.

I'll drink almost anything (good) depending on what it's paired with. Reds and whites, all sorts.  We just grabbed a 2000 Burgandy that was quite good (can't remember the vintner).  I had a nice Riesling about a week ago, too.

Right now...as far as brands go...I've been buying mostly the "Barefoot" stuff.  It's quite good for an inexpensive vintner.

if you like red wine, try an amarone if you haven't already. i've liked every brand i ever had. great stuff.

Banfi Rosa Regale is an affordable after dinner wine that the Missus happens to love. I try to have one of those and a bottle of champagne in the fridge at all times.

We just discovered Barefoot, though we may be buying too much of it - it's gone from $7.99 to $8.99 to $9.99 for a 1.5L bottle over the last couple of months. But definitely agree, good for a cheapish wine.

I agree with Santa Margharita - I actually worked for this distributor and got a case for free! It was awesome but that was several years ago and I continue to buy. They also import Rutherford Hill and Markham and anything white with those two brands rocks. For some reason, red gives me heartburn so I don't drink it. A good cheap wine I am currently drinking - white - Tisdale - it's like $3.99 a bottle at Binny's.

If you want something totally sweet - try J. Roget champagne. It is so sweet I can't drink it.

Great choice,  : ok: I hope you had it with fish!




I have a life long distaste for red wine. I should say disgust.  I would never consider trying  it. Don't ask me why  :-[
I'm into white  wine- Sauvignon, Riesling,  Muscadet...- and ros? .

What about the brands Yellowtail or Little Penguin?

Never heard about them. They aren't imported in my place, I should go to the US and try them  :yes:

Ahhhh having some more wine tonight.  This time with Angel Hair Pasta : ok:

They're Australian companies (I think), both are fairly drinkable and reasonably priced. Yellowtail is better in my opinion, but they are similar quality.

awesome...Masi makes a very nice, reasonably priced one!

I have been through them all and most are very good..anything from Pelee Island is what I am referring to...may be wine from Ontario Canada but it is really coming into its' own.

AGREED! you have very good taste. i have a few bottles of Masi at home. mostly the cheaper version, but i did buy a more expensive one for xmas which i am saving for a special occasion.

i had some amarone tonight with dinner. Bertani. awesome stuff, but expensive (wasn't on my tab  : ok:).

2006 Ruffino Chianti is what I am enjoying at the moment..a def 8.8 out of 10...let it sit for about 15 minutes before pouring :drool:

i'm gonna seriously try to get my sourse to find that i'm curious


as for Nighttrain..........i don't know the way you all say it is i'm scared to try it but i spose some day when i have $10 to piss away i'll get a small bottle of it. Just to see for myself how "vile" and disgusting it really is.

right now i don't think it can be worse or better than wild turkey but idk ???


:peace:

A good valued Champagne that the Missus likes is Chateau St Michelle (they have a lot of good wines actually) blanc de blanc (white from white-Chardonnay.) It runs about 12 bucks a pop. I can't have Veuve in the fridge all the time.  :hihi:

$10?????  All you need is like $2.50!