THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Barry Egan on August 21, 2009, 11:53:11 AM
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Last night I had this:
(http://www.capsaicina.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/pknt_cabernet_sauvignon_vinho.jpg)
to go with my Chicken Giouvetsi (http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009/04/chicken-giouvetsi.html).
It cost ~$11. Does anyone want to rate my wine ???
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I can't wait for Cohen's monocle to pop off, disgusted by your lower-class tastes. "Oh, for shame!" :wag
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YOU GOT PNKT!
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Genghis, you run a proper wine blog right? I appreciate you not whoing it out but I'd like a re-up on that link
Also, I can gets mines for $11, or less even, plus I'm not talking some Baby Duck special
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$11 :rofl
also fuck this. i can find good 11 dollar wine, it's hard, but it's possible.
Man, yeah, 100% agree. I'm not even in possession of a monocle, but I know what I like. And I can find lovely wine for 11-13 US greenbacks. Anymore with the flood of South African and Chilean wines, I can get decent wine for 900 yenz through the internet services of Takamura (http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/wine-takamura/) (warning, site design is typical Japanese trainwreck) -- a big freebie purchasing clue for you other Japanboritos.
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One of my favourite everyday-drinking reds is USD$15 for four litres. I see you're up in the big bucks Chipopo. :tophat
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My meal was better.
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Willco annihilated
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Willco sommelie-ated
Fixed.
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My wife and I threw a party last night for our old college friends. I drank so much wine last night that I stupidly decided to end the evening with a bad cigar with the two guys who came over.
I've been puking and moaning all day because of the cheap crap cigar. :yuck
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For an after dinner or post-dessert cigar, I always go for a Drew Estate Java cigar. (http://www.drewestate.com/index.cfm?page=java-cigars)
Only flavored cigar I like, actually.
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I'm drinking franzia right now. :D
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ch1nchilla annihilated
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gew%C3%BCrztraminer
My favorite wine.
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http://www.hulu.com/watch/79439/wine-for-the-confused
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_for_the_Confused
I greatly enjoyed this "It's all good" attitude documentary on wine for novice drinkers.
Even so, pretty sure even the ebullient Mr. Cleese would wrinkle his nose at your Franzia.
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We were about to start partying. 5L for $12? Yes.
:bow (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm217/ch1nchilla/franzia.jpg) :bow2
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one way or the other: ch1nchilla annihilated
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one way or the other: ch1nchilla annihilated
:lol
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Casks are awesome. They keep the wine in good condition longer for those of us who are a bit slow.
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I've been on a big Malbec kick lately.
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Okay recommend a wine style for a beer snob i.e. one without tannins, 'horse blanket' or any other of that pretentious drivel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gew%C3%BCrztraminer
My favorite wine.
This sounds interesting.
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This is my favourite everyday red - you'll find it easy at Dan Murphys or whatever. You can get a bottle for around $6, or buy the exact same thing in a cask if you find you like it. It's cabernet merlot, otherwise known as "wine for pussies". Not as bad as a rosé though, which is basically alcoholic lolly water.
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Bildi777/evilbore/8647.jpg) (http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Bildi777/evilbore/21077.jpg)
My dad knows his reds, and I found out a while back that by chance this is his favourite everyday red too. I like most types of red from cab merlot to a nice cab sav, which you could say is at the other end of the spectrum - generally less sweet, more dry. I wouldn't pay more than $10 a bottle to begin with as there's a lot of rip-offs out there. You will find ones that are worth paying a few bucks more for, but a lot aren't.
Another of my favourites is about $35 a bottle but I don't mind because the grape is low yield so they simply don't get as much wine out of a paddock and hence the higher price. I don't drink that every day though.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gew%C3%BCrztraminer
My favorite wine.
Same here, I also like Rieslings though they may be a bit too sweet for certain people, especially late harvest varieties.