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LadyConstanze -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 3:28:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep i tend to prefer reds; there's one a friend of mine gets in missouri -- i don't know the name of it or anything, but i adore that stuff. hahaha i'm no sommelier, by any means. =p The whole problem is that once you do drink a good wine, you can't really go back to crap stuff, I wish my palate would be a lot less "educated" or spoiled, it would be a good deal cheaper and I don't even drink a lot... I'm quite fussy when it comes to wines, though I have to say (and that is despite being Italian) I have to yet meet a temperanillo grape that ever disappointed, reds should have to be definitely full bodied!

Arpig -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 3:50:20 PM)
I'm pretty particular actually, my favourite is this stuff....

playfulotter -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 4:54:42 PM)
I pretty much only drink white wine. I like Pinot Grigio from Italy or California.....A good Pinot Noir is the only other type I might drink that isn't white.

WinsomeDefiance -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:01:14 PM)
I like to drink Sangria, especially with fresh fruits. It is the only wine that I actually enjoy the taste of. Well, that I can afford anyway.

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:06:03 PM)
Oh God yeah, sangria in hot weather is awesome! Zeph

LadyConstanze -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:07:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth Oh God yeah, sangria in hot weather is awesome! Zeph But it's instant headache for me, so I pass on that... Prosecco Aperol is quite awesome in hot weather

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:10:05 PM)
More sangria for me, yay! Never heard of Prosecco Aperol, what's it like? Zeph

Hippiekinkster -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:12:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze We recently had an amazing white Cote du Rhone, it was just heavenly... Condrieu (viognier), or a white Hermitage? Or was it something along the lines of La Vielle Ferme? Quarts du Chaume (Loire Valley) is amazing... had a Canadian Gewürtztraminer Icewine a few years back that impressed the hell out of me. Best chardonnay (non-Chablis) was a 96 Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet "Les Chenovettes". Look on the map at how close that vineyard is to Le Montrachet. Martinelli "Guiseppe & Luisa" Zinfandel, Russian River Valley, is always stunning. I haven't had any wine in over a year. I'm exploring US microbreweries.

LadyConstanze -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:17:06 PM)
Ahhh Hippie, your tastes run much more to the more sweeter side of things than mine @ Zeph Prosecco is an Italian dry foam wine (slightly lighter than champagne and a bit less pungent), Aperol is a bitter similar to Campari, the mix is just amazing, very refreshing and tasty... LOL, well I guess you have to book a plane ticket and then as a good hostess I would have to take you to Italy (oh the hardship)

WinsomeDefiance -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:20:10 PM)
This last Thanksgiving, I made a large all fresh fruits salad and for dinner I served Sangria. Most of the fruit went into the wine glasses. It was a big hit, but I didn't plan it that way. In fact, I was surprised at how popular the fruit salad was that year, and happy thinking everyone was eating healthier or something LOL - silly me. Even people who didn't normally drink wine were drinking it. I've already had a request for it this next year.

zephyroftheNorth -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:27:50 PM)
That sounds really refreshing LadyC and since it'll be a while before I'll have the cash to travel it looks like I'm going to have to make myself. WinD that's really interesting, I've never put fresh fruit in sangria before. That goes on the list as well. Zeph

pahunkboy -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:47:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep i tend to prefer reds; there's one a friend of mine gets in missouri -- i don't know the name of it or anything, but i adore that stuff. hahaha i'm no sommelier, by any means. =p The whole problem is that once you do drink a good wine, you can't really go back to crap stuff, I wish my palate would be a lot less "educated" or spoiled, it would be a good deal cheaper and I don't even drink a lot... I'm quite fussy when it comes to wines, though I have to say (and that is despite being Italian) I have to yet meet a temperanillo grape that ever disappointed, reds should have to be definitely full bodied! That is good to know. I am a newbie.

Hippiekinkster -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 5:52:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze Ahhh Hippie, your tastes run much more to the more sweeter side of things than mine @ Zeph Prosecco is an Italian dry foam wine (slightly lighter than champagne and a bit less pungent), Aperol is a bitter similar to Campari, the mix is just amazing, very refreshing and tasty... LOL, well I guess you have to book a plane ticket and then as a good hostess I would have to take you to Italy (oh the hardship) Not really. I just appreciate stickies. Used to be a custom to have a Beerenauslese on Thanksgiving. But other than that, they were only occasionally drunk. I used to have about 50 cases in the cellar, most of which were dry.

LadyConstanze -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 6:02:37 PM)
Ahhh I think I am a bit sick now, Beerenauslese is errr well, like liquid gummibears or something, utterly horrible, I can't stand sweet wines, even a Spätlese (grapes once frozen over while being on the vine, increases the sugar content) is utterly horrible. I actually gag if somebody next to me has a Red Bull with anything, it's just vile and the smell alone is puke inducing, but I have been called a perv before because I don't like chocs and most sweet things apart from fresh fruit, just doesn't taste remotely right to me.

pahunkboy -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 6:23:17 PM)
So then dry wines have less sugar I take it?

NuevaVida -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/22/2011 6:42:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze The whole problem is that once you do drink a good wine, you can't really go back to crap stuff, I wish my palate would be a lot less "educated" or spoiled, it would be a good deal cheaper and I don't even drink a lot... I'm quite fussy when it comes to wines, though I have to say (and that is despite being Italian) I have to yet meet a temperanillo grape that ever disappointed, reds should have to be definitely full bodied! I'm like you and it drives the Mister crazy. I just can't drink crap wine. He says I'm a wine snob, I say "hardly!" That said, my favorite white that I've enjoyed is Far Niente and my favorite red I've enjoyed is Opus One. However, those aren't in my regular rotation. Like you, I've never had a Tempranillo I didn't like. For every day stuff, I'll do Napa Cellars Chardonnay, and there's a great red table wine called Apothic Red that I get a lot. I don't like the sweet stuff, either.

DesFIP -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/23/2011 7:54:57 AM)
I prefer Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio to Chardonnays. Not a fan of heavily oaky wines. My fav red is a Sangiovese. And although I'm in the Hudson Valley, I prefer Finger Lake wines, especially Bully Hill Vineyard.

LadyConstanze -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/23/2011 8:03:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pahunkboy So then dry wines have less sugar I take it? Why would a wine be dry or sweet? What possibly makes them sweet?

LadyConstanze -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/23/2011 8:06:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: NuevaVida I'm like you and it drives the Mister crazy. I just can't drink crap wine. He says I'm a wine snob, I say "hardly!" That said, my favorite white that I've enjoyed is Far Niente and my favorite red I've enjoyed is Opus One. However, those aren't in my regular rotation. Like you, I've never had a Tempranillo I didn't like. For every day stuff, I'll do Napa Cellars Chardonnay, and there's a great red table wine called Apothic Red that I get a lot. I don't like the sweet stuff, either. Absolutely, we're not wine snobs, we just know what we like. I have no problem drinking a 2 or 3 Euro supermarket bottle of wine in France or in Italy, it's not about the price tag, it's simply about the quality of the wine.

willbeurdaddy -> RE: whats your fav wine (7/23/2011 9:47:55 AM)
Rubicon Estates '04 or '05 Cab Franc, Rubcon Estates '04 Cabernet Sauvignon (NOT the Cask), Robert Sinskey Los Carneros '05 Pinot Noir, Grahams 1985 Vintage Port, VC La Grande Dame '98

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