Lets Talk About Wine!!

[OlivePoet]

Originally Posted by Dads_obsessed

Come on by, Ants taste for free.

Well, hell, I wish I had known about this when we were out there in September! Spent our entire time at Pine Ridge.

[rconverse]

Originally Posted by Dads_obsessed

^no.

Damn.

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by rconverse

^Can I move in for free too?

Originally Posted by Dads_obsessed

^no.

you're homophobic too?

[MDPrompter]

Just bought my dad a bottle of '77 Fonseca for his 60th Birthday...I've had it once before and it is by far the BEST I've ever tasted and most likely the best i will EVER taste.

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Originally Posted by efraser77

Went wine-tasting for the first time this weekend in Napa. Went to three wineries: Artesa, Domaine Carneros and Beringer. Artesa was my favorite, the winery is built in an avant-garde style, literally built into the top of a hill.

The family owns 10 wineries, 8 in Spain, 1 in Napa and 1 in Argentina. The two wines I liked the most were ones I'd never heard of before, Spanish influenced, a red called Tempranillo and a white called Albariño.

Beringer we really only went to because it's a beautiful building. I found it ineresting that while their White Zin is basically everywhere in California and is what they're really known for, it was nowhere to be found inside the winery.

I was just in Napa and Sonoma 8/19 - 8/23. I went to Artesa and Domaine Carneros as well. I liked both places. I was disappointed by Cakebread and Grgich, though.

[ovationman240]

I'm guessing someone has already said this but....

SHRIMP N' WHITE WINE SHRIMP N' WHITE WINEEE. Don't bring no condoms cause we ain't gonna use emmm.

[efraser77]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

I was just in Napa and Sonoma 8/19 - 8/23. I went to Artesa and Domaine Carneros as well. I liked both places. I was disappointed by Cakebread and Grgich, though.

We busted out the Artesa Tempranillo last weekend. Here's pics of my trip: http://flickr.com/gp/efraser77/e95c19

(Funny side note: You know how Flickr tells you hello in a random language when you log on? Well it just said, "O HAI efraser77! Now you know how to say hello in lolspeak. )

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by efraser77

We busted out the Artesa Tempranillo last weekend. Here's pics of my trip: http://flickr.com/gp/efraser77/e95c19

(Funny side note: You know how Flickr tells you hello in a random language when you log on? Well it just said, "O HAI efraser77! Now you know how to say hello in lolspeak. )

It's like we had the same vacation...We ate at Bottega as well. And had the same dessert! The lamb there was excellent and we actually got to meet Michael Chiarello!

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Here are a few of our pictures.

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And a couple more...

[Jake]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

Here are a few of our pictures.

I want that house.


had a Jefferson Estates Pino Gris last week, light, crispy, refreshing. very good.

[breckbrew]

Has anyone visited the wineries around Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, NY? We've been going to the Finger Lakes Wine fest in Watkins Glen for the past couple of years, but this will be the first time we will actually get to visit the wineries.

[Dads_obsessed]

Originally Posted by Jake

I want that house.


had a Jefferson Estates Pino Gris last week, light, crispy, refreshing. very good.

Assuming you're talking about the second attachment, (LED_Small), thats actually Ledson Winery located in Kenwood, Ca in the Sonoma Valley. Story is builder/contractor Steve Ledson was building that as his personal home, but when so many tourists mistook it for a winery and kept showing up at the front door, he decided to go ahead and turn it into a winery and then built another home elsewhere...must be nice

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by breckbrew

Has anyone visited the wineries around Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, NY? We've been going to the Finger Lakes Wine fest in Watkins Glen for the past couple of years, but this will be the first time we will actually get to visit the wineries.

I've been to the finger lakes, but it was a long time ago and we visited 8 wineries in a day so I don't remember too much about it.

Good sweet wines. Not so good for reds.

[thezeemaneffect]

Originally Posted by umphucked88

Serious question:

Where does wine fit in the "liquor before beer, you're in the clear, beer before liquor, never been sicker."

In German class I was taught "Bier nach Wein ist nicht fein." - "Beer after wine is not fine."

Also I just recently tried a 2008 Fetzer Gewürztraminer and thought it was excellent for only like $6

[Beefsteak1138]

Originally Posted by Dads_obsessed

Assuming you're talking about the second attachment, (LED_Small), thats actually Ledson Winery located in Kenwood, Ca in the Sonoma Valley. Story is builder/contractor Steve Ledson was building that as his personal home, but when so many tourists mistook it for a winery and kept showing up at the front door, he decided to go ahead and turn it into a winery and then built another home elsewhere...must be nice

I hate when that happens.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by Beefsteak1138

I hate when that happens.

His house was a trap

[treytreyw222]

Franzia

[breckbrew]

Originally Posted by Beefsteak1138

I hate when that happens.

Like the time I put a red light buld in my porch light and everyone kept coming to my door asking if they could get sum...

[efraser77]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

It's like we had the same vacation...We ate at Bottega as well. And had the same dessert! The lamb there was excellent and we actually got to meet Michael Chiarello!

That's funny. Bottega was excellent. It was recommended to us by a friend, and then when we were just about to get dessert, we were informed that my mom had called them and arranged to pick up $100 of the tab because it was our 10th anniversary.

[DrinkNoH2O]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

I was just in Napa and Sonoma 8/19 - 8/23. I went to Artesa and Domaine Carneros as well. I liked both places. I was disappointed by Cakebread and Grgich, though.

What was disappointing to you about Grgich? They make absolutely phenomenal wine...

[DrinkNoH2O]

I'm pretty excited about all the new wine paraphernalia my girlfriend and I have recently purchased for our new place together. We gave away all of our existing mismatched wine glasses we had between the two of us and purchased 12 nice Chardonnay glasses, 12 nice Burgundy glasses, and a nice automatic level style corkscrew.

I'm still looking for a nice fairly inexpensive decanter and funnel. Any suggestions? I don't really care if it's leaded crystal or not...

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by DrinkNoH2O

What was disappointing to you about Grgich? They make absolutely phenomenal wine...

I just wasn't that impressed with their red wines and though their whites were good, I thought they were overpriced...mabye it was just the vintages they had available.

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by DrinkNoH2O

I'm pretty excited about all the new wine paraphernalia my girlfriend and I have recently purchased for our new place together. We gave away all of our existing mismatched wine glasses we had between the two of us and purchased 12 nice Chardonnay glasses, 12 nice Burgundy glasses, and a nice automatic level style corkscrew.

I'm still looking for a nice fairly inexpensive decanter and funnel. Any suggestions? I don't really care if it's leaded crystal or not...

Target has some reasonably priced crystal...I'd check there.

[breckbrew]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

Target has some reasonably priced crystal...I'd check there.

When I first read that I thought it said cristal. Def. not sold at Target.

[DrinkNoH2O]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

I just wasn't that impressed with their red wines and though their whites were good, I thought they were overpriced...mabye it was just the vintages they had available.

They're definitely mroe well known for their whites. They make a fantastic Fume Blanc as well as a great Chardonnay.

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Originally Posted by DrinkNoH2O

They're definitely mroe well known for their whites. They make a fantastic Fume Blanc as well as a great Chardonnay.

We did purchase one of their whites...It might have been the Fume. Their chardonnays were good, but if I'm going to spend over $30 on chardonnay, I'll stick with Rombauer at $35.

[DrinkNoH2O]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

We did purchase one of their whites...It might have been the Fume. Their chardonnays were good, but if I'm going to spend over $30 on chardonnay, I'll stick with Rombauer at $35.

I'll have to pick up a bottle of Rombauer, I've never tasted one. Personally for that price range for a Napa Chardonnay I really enjoy Pahlmeyer. Have you tasted it? Very classic Chardonnay.

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by DrinkNoH2O

I'll have to pick up a bottle of Rombauer, I've never tasted one. Personally for that price range for a Napa Chardonnay I really enjoy Pahlmeyer. Have you tasted it? Very classic Chardonnay.

Yep - it was the Fume we bought from Grgich.

If you like big, soft, smooth, buttery Chards, then you will definitely like Rombauer. It's also a nice place to tour/taste. I've never tried Pahlmeyer...I'll add it to the list!

[MDPrompter]

Great opportunity for consumers to stock up on wine with prices declining:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33077837...ness-food_inc/