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Wine?

S. Cane

S. Cane

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Is anyone here particularly into wine?

I always drank red wine and Champagne, the Portuguese Trincadeira and Touriga Nacional being my favorites along with Bordeaux rouges.

Spent quite a while drinking onlyh beer and Bourbon whiskey, and now I'm feeling like I'm gonna rediscover wine. I had forgotten how a bottle of red wine can be the most perfect and soothing companion for a guitar in a lonely or chilling night.

I'm starting with some California Zinfandels and Cabernets.

Tips? Experiences? Why not show your collection, if you do collect wines? Any Californian indications?
 
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F-Hole

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Yes, I've collected wine for 25 years or so. Mostly Bordeaux and Aussie. I don't drink much, but had a very obcessive decade of buying.......and they're all gathering dust.

I like to drink a little of excellent quality, rather than a lot of poor quality.
 
Ed Driscoll

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Wine? Why, Ed's Smooth Red, of course! :laugh2:

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It's bottled in Texas (the winery is just south of Austin), and we bought a bottle at the local branch of the Spec's liquor store chain when some friends were dropping in from out of state last month. I told them that when I moved to Texas, of course I had to go into the bootlegging business! But for a cheap red, it's surprisingly smooth and drinkable.

For cognac, I prefer Remy Martin VSOP, and for apple-flavored brandy, Daron Calvados.
 
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joeh77

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Made a Napa trip a few years back and have been into California reds since then. One of the best cabs I've had was a Chateau Montelena we had on New Year's Eve a few years ago. Had some Silver Oak cab at a wedding reception a few months back and that was really good as well. Twomey is a small maker, owned by the Silver Oaks folks and we had a good experience with their Pinot Noir. I know Duckhorn makes some great wines as well, and I think their 2014 Merlot was just selected by Wine Spectator as the #1 wine for 2017.

Hope that gives you a few possibilities!
 
becks bolero

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+1 to Chateau Montelena

I am a fan of reds like cab sauv, malbec, barolo, amarone, bordeaux

but I am far from an expert

I will be brewing my own at a local place instead, soon. Apparently all the sulfites they put in most wine is very bad for your prostate
 
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I like the Beringer wines from California. Their Cabernet Sauvignon is amazing. And if you want to spend a little more, get the knights valley line of their wines. Amazingly good.
 
BoomGuru

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F-Hole said:
Yes, I've collected wine for 25 years or so. Mostly Bordeaux and Aussie. I don't drink much, but had a very obcessive decade of buying.......and they're all gathering dust.

I like to drink a little of excellent quality, rather than a lot of poor quality.
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If you have any Aussie Grange or Hill of Grace... I'll relieve you of them, they're only worth a few £££ aren't they? :hmm
 
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BoomGuru said:

If you have any Aussie Grange or Hill of Grace... I'll relieve you of them, they're only worth a few £££ aren't they? :hmm
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Lots of Grange, no HoG......the latter never did it for me.



 
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latestarter

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Daily, but probably should be weekly drinking...something Merlot from Sth Australia.

For something fancy, a nice Zinfandel from Ca, and for white (matched with say, some spicy Asian food), a lovely New Zealand Gewurztraminer.

I once had to stay in some average Airport Hotel in San Francisco when my flight got delayed, and I asked for a Pinot...they served me something from the Valley and it blew my taste buds! I enjoyed it so much I forgot to ask what it was :dang
 
Pellman73

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I like wine and feel I can tell when I"m drinking something good vs something medocre vs Boones farms

we have a wine cooler and we have a couple good things from a couple places my wife went to in napa one is called

https://aonairwine.com/

(really good)

and the other is

http://www.baldaccivineyards.com/

we get like a half case every once and a while from these places.

if any of you go to napa I'd hit those places as its good juice

other than that I would not call myself an Ex-pensive wino

I do like whisky and scotch--

peaty islay malts-- Lagavulin is one fave (but we are not here to discuss that!)
 
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