The Wine thread

[Bandita]

 

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

Boones!   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???

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.

[Lisa]

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

[Lisa]

LYNN??!? get in here!

[GNRreunioneventually]

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

my fav is Manischewitz concord grape

it is da shit.




and also the blood of Christ ..............................its communion wine

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

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.

Why has no one reccomended Night Train???

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?

[SLCPUNK]

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

[Bill 213]

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.

[SLCPUNK]

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!

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

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.

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!

[Bill 213]

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!

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.

[lynn1961]

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.

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? 

 

[SLCPUNK]

That's Chunk!

[fuckin crazy]

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.

[Bandita]

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.

 

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!

[domi]

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

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.

[pilferk]

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.

[sandman]

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

[SLCPUNK]

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.

[TAP]

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

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.

[crazycheryl]

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.

[Tatiana Kudrin]

I am drinking Sauvignon blanc. 

Great choice,  I hope you had it with fish!

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

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? .