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RE: Wine - 6/8/2006 10:13:13 PM

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Those can get pricy.

Yeah, I have expensive taste, it's a curse. My former submissive introduced me to it... it's his fault.

This works too:

Get a bottle of $7.99 Sangria, it goes down like Kool-Aid, and in no time you won't care how cheap you are! ;)

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RE: Wine - 6/9/2006 12:07:54 AM

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Or buy a big-ass jug of Riunite Lambrusco. Goes down like Gatorade.

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RE: Wine - 6/9/2006 4:20:35 AM

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I used to like german white wines. Nothing special, big brand names.
Then no wine for ages.
Now I like reds. Dry more northern Italian ones. But I try varieties from all over. Sweet wines do not appeal to me. I am by no means knowledgeable of wines. I just try what strikes my fancy. I do like some Chilean and Spanish and Portugeuse.
And there is a Brasilian sort of wine/port/mystery mix that has a cute chick with her tits bared on the label. A souvenier from my trip there. At least I can get drunk with a naked babe.

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RE: Wine - 6/9/2006 4:23:33 AM

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pull out the Lambrusco and then make sangria.

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RE: Wine - 6/9/2006 7:47:01 AM

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G'morning all:

Not normally a wine drinker, but I do enjoy this charming dessert wine from Italy. Batasiolo Moscato D'Asti. Light, sweet but not overly so. Pear undertones. Big plus? BUBBLY!!! I'm a beer snob, so this appeals to me. Love the fizz.

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RE: Wine - 6/9/2006 9:35:37 AM

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I am more than happy on most any occassion to pop open a bottle of champagne...something in the bubbles has an effect on me. Good thing I don't drink too often.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 12:01:20 AM

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By the way, I'd like to revisit this pleasant thread to ask a question that's always bothered me: what exactly is the attraction of Merlot? I've always thought of it as the 42nd-Street hooker of red wines: cheap, aggressive, and doesn't age well. But lately snobs seem to make a point of saying that they drink Merlot. Am I missing something?

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 5:50:39 AM

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LAM I do not know, its definately not one of my favourites but perhaps because its very common and alot of people are new to wine they find something they can drink and not feel too weird. I am certainly no educated wine snob, I love it, I know what I like but thats about it. On the whole I hate sweet wines, ick ewwwww gross.This time of year is sometimes a struggle as I enjoy something cool but to find a white wine that is not sweet nor too face puckering vinegary can be a challenge. I have had a yummy Viogner I enjoyed though.
My favourites are always reds. I am terrible at remembering names and vinyards but I have had great wines from the Pinot Noirs of Nappa to wines of Chili, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. I belong to a wine club that ships the lovely stuff right to my house. What a pleasant surprise that always is to come home to 1/2 case of wine waiting inside my door. Needless to say I drink a fair bit of it

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Though I do not like sweet stuff as a rule, one of my all time most wonderful decadent and delicious treats after dinner is a snifter of good tawny port. OMGGGGG, just the smell is orgasmic.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 6:08:07 AM

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Sandeman ports are my favorites.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 7:56:53 AM

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White - New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc preferably Cloudy Bay - to quote "like jumping naked into vat of goosberrys............." .....mmmm must try that one day
Red - Fleurie .................I like my reds easily quafable with out the need for a good palate .......
Red - ?????? a certain Australian red from mixed grapes that I give to people who say they don't like red (and to people who do) and never had anyone that didn't wan to open a second bottle........... but it's difficult to get hold of & cheap.......and if the world starts buying it I will have to kill my self.......? But as a clue think "label colour and it sounds similar to an English Beer..........!"

Rose - on a hot day, if its chilled..............any bottle under the sun...... lol

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:16:15 AM

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Chateauneuf du pape. A heavy French fruity wine which is apparently going out of fashion now in preference for lighter Australian and Californian wines. I'm old fashioned. While I enjoy Australian and Californian and even wine from other countries such as Chile and South Africa, the quality is so high overall per euro spent, I still like heavy French red wines.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:24:46 AM

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meatcleaver,

We finally have something important in common! Huzzah!

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:41:07 AM

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By the way, I'd like to revisit this pleasant thread to ask a question that's always bothered me: what exactly is the attraction of Merlot? I've always thought of it as the 42nd-Street hooker of red wines: cheap, aggressive, and doesn't age well. But lately snobs seem to make a point of saying that they drink Merlot. Am I missing something?

LaM, your post made me laugh. Your palate is dead on -- for the current "single variety" Merlots offered.

Merlot suffers from two wine facts that make it what it is: First, like your street prostitute, it is relatively "cheap and easy" -- it grows almost anywhere, it produces copious amounts of juice, and it has a long growing season. If you are growing grapes for wine, you get a very good bang for your hard earned buck with Merlot. People forget that wine is agriculture and in agriculture, yield sells.

Second, Merlot sells. The current world wine market (largely driven by Americans, but the Japanese and Australians get their share of blame, too) demands a "varietal" on the label.   We don't drink any old blended "plonk", even if it is a far better wine for the dollar than some 100% labelled varietal Chilean or Australian grape juice with a fancy label.

All of this brings us lots of Merlot, and Merlot gets lots of disrespect. Wine snobs hate it...it is smooth, easy and relatively hard to screw up.  On its own, I personally find it "one note", often a bit flat for a big red, and ultimately dull. But I drink a fair amount of wine, and for a variety of reasons can get expensive ones. I don't usually drink the 100% varietals. But in fact, Merlot has more people drinking red wine and that is always a good thing in my book.

Don't get me wrong, Merlot is a great grape; it serves as the foundation of some of the world's best wines -- the classic Bordeaux. But in a Pomerol or a St Emilion, it is blended with several other varietals.   It is also usually overpriced. You get the bang of a big red for much less money if you buy the 100% varietals from California, or Chile, or Australia. So while you and I might find them a bit dull, obvious and easy, I stress this: Merlots are reliable (usually they taste similar, whether from Sonoma, the Piedmont, Riverina or the Maipo Valley) and you know what you are getting. That is not all bad in the wine market.

(Don't get me started on the bastardization of Syrah/Shiraz).

mmmmm I think I need a drink,

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:46:16 AM

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I've got a French peasant friend from when I owned a farm house in France who has a fantastic wine cellar (actually its an old pigsty) who keeps insisting I visit him for some wine jollies and to bring a friend if I want.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:47:15 AM

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re: Merlot, a really good Merlot, that's blended from two good varieties with good, but somewhat incomplete bouquets that compliment one another when blended, can be a great way for the unitiated to develop a taste for red wine. I think it is this quality of a good Merlot that appeals to so many varied tastes today.

At the other end of the spectrum are the really bad Merlots, those that have the bouquet of a musty horse blanket that's been put up in the tackroom wet and left there to deteriorate. *ewwww* For that matter there are some pretty rank Cabernets with the same musty quality that I just can't swallow. Just another way for an unscrupulous vintner to make one last buck off of two poor crops of grapes!

For an apperitif before dinner, there are certain heavy, full bodied Argentinian and Chilean wines that have pleased the palate here of late. Several have been the featured highlight of more than one party I've recently attended and have met with great success.

While Californian wines, Oregon wines, Michigan wines, Aussie wines and Texas wines have truly come into their own here of late, I'll always reach for a smooth, unpretentious, yet rich full bodied French burgundy.

I leave the Cabernet's to the wine snobs. You know, the fellows with the exquisitely coiffed bouffant hair, hands reeking of Aramis, sporting the latest designer fads from GQ. They can slurp, whiffle, swirl, sniff, analyze and argue to their hearts content!

When I'm featuring a really great dish that I've spent time and creativity on in My kitchen, it's got to be an old world vintage. I'll drink new world wines with anything modern or even with hors d'oeuvres, but with a truly great meal it must be old world.

My personal Old World faves, in order of preference, include: Chateauneuf du Papes, Cotes du Rhone, Cotes du Ventoux, Cotes d'Aix, whatever the label, I generally prefer a Vin de Pays over a Cru Classe.

Give me a good French country burgundy any day, though, it's My standby.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:48:17 AM

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hellllloooo, baaaaaaby!

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Can we be 'friends' ???

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 8:52:33 AM

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I never met a 'dry' White Zinfandel.

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 9:07:36 AM

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Beaujelais Villages, preferably bottled by Louis Jadot. A nice full bodied dry french red wine with hints of cherries and blackberries. I also enjoy Romani Conti, but who can afford it.
Eye of the Toad is a another nice red wine that I enjoy, bottled in california

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 9:23:59 AM

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I was taking notes!!!................and getting thirsty........

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RE: Wine - 7/9/2006 9:27:13 AM

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I was taking notes!!!................and getting thirsty........

Me too!!! getting thirsty that is LOL

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