Wine Enthusiasts

[Tyro1]

haha sons of criminals making good wine? Well I guess no one make moonshine like Americans...

If your after Aus wine, good regions to look out for:

Barossa Valley - Shiraz

Margaret River - Cabernet Sauvignon

Hunter Valley – Semillon

Mornington Peninsula – Pinot Noir… etc.

Really Jacobs Creek is pretty lowly Australian wine, it seems the good stuff never gets exported.

[readytoignite]

im usually a cab drinker but this summer ive been searching for a go-to white

ive found it in 2006's chateau ste. michelle riesling

light, clean, delicious

and at around ten dollars a bottle you cant go wrong

what's the alcohol %? i am wary of any white under 13...

[almondcrush]

^^ 12.5

just short of your criterion

but given the price id say its worth a shot

[mizanation]

ive found it in 2006's chateau ste. michelle riesling

light, clean, delicious

and at around ten dollars a bottle you cant go wrong

props for mentioning the chateau ste. michelle. made in washington state, a very underrated cheap domestic wine.

[Doll Face]

I recomend Inniskillin Reisling. Cheap, but does the job. Lovely icewine, balancing orange-marmalade sweetness against zesty acidity. Not overly heavy, yet completely mouthfilling, with hints of apple and orange blossoms on the nose.

[Guest StuckOnStupid]

Vordul,

Gary can help you:

L_EvduEz4NU

ok what? who is vordul. i am not vordul. do you know vordul? i have not seen vordul since summer before last. who the hell are you, rbw? why is internet so small?

[Guest StuckOnStupid]

did you just get called vordul?

yeah, why did he call me vordul, despotroast? who is your friend?

[broneck]

I recomend Inniskillin Reisling. Cheap, but does the job. Lovely icewine, balancing orange-marmalade sweetness against zesty acidity. Not overly heavy, yet completely mouthfilling, with hints of apple and orange blossoms on the nose.

its um...not ice wine. its just a riesling (while the grapes can be used to make ice wines, the straight up inniskillin is just a white, and its only a 1 at that...i think ice wines tend to be slightly, read: much, sweeter.)

[heBAY]

yeah, why did he call me vordul, despotroast? who is your friend?

That was racialist!!!!! Cause he's an African American in NYC who's around underground rappers...he's Vordul all of a sudden? I guess cause he's not fat, he couldn't be Vast right?

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Ice Wine Is Too Sweet, I Tried Dat Innksillin Once, They Make Dat Shit Niagra Fall, Right?

[esem]

My girl gets migraines from red..so in turn that means I drink white wine most of the time.

A favorite of ours for a while is a Spanish white: Las Brisas - Do Rueda. Under $10

http://www.wineweekly.com/wine-reviews/everyday-wines/las-brisas-rueda-wine-review/

[alf]

I just go to Bevmo and buy the cheapest wine with an 88 or higher rating, haha.

Chateau de Brandey Bordeaux is working alright for me right now (got two bottles $6 ea on sale).

I've liked RH Philips Toasted Head Merlot in the past.

Columbia Crest's Merlot was pretty good, had a vanilla kick that I can still remember. Their stuff is cheap too.

[Subculture]

So how many of you alkies down a good bottle a day? I've been into wine heavy for about a year now. My favorite type of wine a.t.m is a good california cab. My favorite brand right now is Quintessa for a special ocasion and Hess cab for an everyday wine. Let's get some opinions in here.

[sidneylo]

Gary Vay-ner-chuk

[Subculture]

Holy shit I wasnt even gonna mention Gary or the oak monster in this thread for fear of wine snobs turning up thier noses. But I watch that motherfucker everyday!

[ericdw]

great thread.

i've been into a pinot nior by Chaucer from CA. can't really get it outside of cali though

and, of course, charles shaw shiraz

[Subculture]

I like pinot but I find it hard to find a type that I really like. Im gonna google Chaucer and see if i can get it online. Thanks

[Guest jmatsu]

[napoleon]

I only like the best quality goon.

[Appleseed]

Umeshus for girlz.

Being from Oregon, I'm a huge pinot noir head. Going to drink a bottle of Sharecropper later this evening.

http://www.northwest-wine.com/Owen-Roe-Sharecroppers-Pinot-noir.html

[Joshua James Barry]

[napoleon]

This is what it's all about. I'd rep if I could. Just some of the qualities of Stanley wines, direct from their web page.. "Today the Stanley Wine Company is proud of being one of the lowest cost producers in the Australian wine industry..."

For more nice things about the Stanley wine company.. http://everything2.com/e2node/The%2520Stanley%2520Wine%2520Company

[repose]

great thread.

i've been into a pinot nior by Chaucer from CA. can't really get it outside of cali though

and, of course, charles shaw shiraz

love that two-buck chuck!

[NESK]

im canadian and grew up in the niagara region. theres not much great stuff but if anyone can find clos de jordanne "single vinyard" or stratus cab sauv. your golden.

[B.oskar]

im getting into wine now. been using it for cooking for a while now but only now getting into drinking (since i just turned 21). anyway just looking for some help finding some good quality wines at a good price. any help would be appreciated. thanks

[alexryb]

My sister use to work as a substance abuse councilor & she dealt w/ poor, stinky addicts in a shitty Midwest town. The drunks always bought those big boxes of cheap wine & would take the bag w/ the wine in it out of the box. They then would put the bag in their coat and attach a straw so they could simply walk around & drink their shitty wine.

They affectionately called it "spacebagging."

[B.oskar]

^ nice... damn thats a lot of wine in their coats

[Subculture]

My sister use to work as a substance abuse councilor & she dealt w/ poor, stinky addicts in a shitty Midwest town. The drunks always bought those big boxes of cheap wine & would take the bag w/ the wine in it out of the box. They then would put the bag in their coat and attach a straw so they could simply walk around & drink their shitty wine.

They affectionately called it "spacebagging."

Although Box wine is an abomination to man.......................

*takes a mental note*

[Subculture]

btw...

I'm not drinking any fucking Merlot.

[Appleseed]

^ haha- Good movie.

West coast pinot prices shot up after that hit mainstream.