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Title: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Eschaton on September 04, 2014, 08:30:07 PM
just had a steak with some of this, was pretty good.

(http://winecentersnj.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/deadbolt-winemakers-blend-red__38016.1361798401.1280.1280.jpg)
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: tiesto on September 04, 2014, 10:16:28 PM
Love late harvest rieslings and gewurztraminers myself. The occasional red is nice with a steak too. I'm not really huge into tannins (which is strange b/c I don't mind them in tea).
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Atramental on September 04, 2014, 10:37:03 PM
I love wine. I just can never remember the specific names of the wines that I get when I'm out at a nice restaurant.

Probably should start writing that info down but all I just know is that I like the dark red stuff.  :mynicca
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Atramental on September 04, 2014, 10:50:32 PM
True.

Plus, I keep on gravitating to Malbecs and Pinot Noirs all the time so I need to probably mix it up a bit and get something different.

Haven't had a Shiraz yet so I guess that's what I'll go for next time I'm out.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: G The Resurrected on September 04, 2014, 11:53:06 PM
I'm not a wine freak, but I love wine when it's offered. I am horrible at picking out a wine at a store. Thankfully there are people payed to find out what you like and offer suggestions to fit your individual tastes. I've gotten better at knowing what is is I'm looking for over the years, but since I'm the only one that drinks the wine it ends up being more of a social drink when we have company.

It also helps that I'm a stones throw away from Napa and I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on September 05, 2014, 12:27:09 AM
I love wine.
Only the best for me!
(http://www.franzia.com/images/about-house-thumbs2.jpg)
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 05, 2014, 12:34:34 AM
I had red wine once that had tobacco notes in it. On paper it sounded like it should work, but it was awful
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: G The Resurrected on September 05, 2014, 12:37:00 AM
I hate smoking of any kind (due to my asthma) and I love the tobacco notes you get in wine/chocolate/bourbon.

First person that says they love wine coolers is getting shot dead!
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 11:56:18 AM
The tobacco thing is more a function of oak treatment than anything in the wine (although you get it on some wines naturally, but not in an offensive amount.) 
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 05, 2014, 01:45:37 PM
I hate smoking of any kind (due to my asthma) and I love the tobacco notes you get in wine/chocolate/bourbon.

You need to get yourself a bottle of Hair of the Dog's Adam, then.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: nudemacusers on September 05, 2014, 01:45:58 PM
I love wine, and I've fallen in love with small boutique bottles.

(http://i.imgur.com/jkW2PuD.jpg)

a good everyday casual wine :tophat
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 02:03:22 PM
I'll kill you for that
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 05, 2014, 02:05:33 PM
valpolicellas, riojas, piedmont whites, bordeaux reds, niagara meritage reds  :lawd
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 02:14:09 PM
Meritage
 :holeup
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 02:32:40 PM
That's my job.  I have people irl who literally fucking hate me for this shit.

:ufup
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 05, 2014, 02:32:59 PM
we fuck with Manischewitz or nah?
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 02:35:59 PM
Oh god no.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Atramental on September 05, 2014, 02:41:57 PM
Oh. One thing I'm kinda sheepish to admit is that I'll sometimes buy a bottle of wine at a store solely because it has an interesting design on it.

:designercry
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: nudemacusers on September 05, 2014, 02:45:17 PM
yeah if you make your wine bottle ugly or cheeseball i ain't buying that shit. same reason I skip some beers when they have some z-grade comic book art and call it VIKING DOG OMEN or some other dork shit.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Brehvolution on September 05, 2014, 02:50:13 PM
I used to love wine. I live less than an hour from Seneca lake. Every summer we go wine tasting up one side of the lake or the other. Tastings are fine, but I find myself not being able to finish a whole glass of it.

I lost the taste, brehs. :tocry
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 05, 2014, 02:51:03 PM
I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

:piss IPAs :piss2
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 02:55:27 PM
I used to be against the whole cute/designy label thing, and then I had to sell wine and make a living.  Now we have a hipster artist in Berlin who does labels for a few cuvees we bring in.  Still good wine, but man the label makes a huge difference.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 02:56:21 PM
Also I'm waiting for the inevitable "hoplocaust" beer and then no one will ever put hop in a beer name again.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 03:03:19 PM
Fuck, I know how much that wine sells as well :brazilcry

And oh god the producer of that fucking hates me.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Huff on September 05, 2014, 03:04:04 PM
Esch you are driving this dualities thing into the ground
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: nudemacusers on September 05, 2014, 03:06:26 PM
Grapes of Nanking would be a good choice for plum wine imo.

I used to be against the whole cute/designy label thing, and then I had to sell wine and make a living.  Now we have a hipster artist in Berlin who does labels for a few cuvees we bring in.  Still good wine, but man the label makes a huge difference.
oh I dig unique art on bottles, I know a guy who runs a meadery/winery and they do bottles like this

http://macemeadworks.com/collections/tmv

i'm just talking about the stuff that looks like it's meant for 35 year olds wearing adventure time tshirts and listening to the heavy metal soundtrack  :yuck
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 05, 2014, 03:07:05 PM
I like wine, but I'm uneducated. I tend to like pinot noirs but really will drink any red that isn't merlots. Don't care for whites tho.

My main problem is that it's useless for me to pick up culture. I just gravitate towards whatever is cheapest that I can tolerate generally speaking.

:yeshrug
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 03:09:40 PM
The main thing is to find a good wine shop, talk to the people that work there, get to know them.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 05, 2014, 03:13:47 PM
Like... go out into society, and interact with people?  I can't just do this shit over Amazon?

 :noooo
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Atramental on September 05, 2014, 03:18:04 PM
Everyone buys things because they look nice, why would you be exempt? That's part of the reason i bought that bottle too. 9 bucks and a quick google f the label/vintage made it seem ok too i guess.
True.

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2014/2/12/animist

:mouf
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: nudemacusers on September 05, 2014, 03:25:54 PM
Everyone buys things because they look nice, why would you be exempt? That's part of the reason i bought that bottle too. 9 bucks and a quick google f the label/vintage made it seem ok too i guess.
True.

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2014/2/12/animist

:mouf

"The name and brand concept are based on the idea of 'Animism' – the belief that every worldly human and non-human object possesses a spiritual essence with the eye being the entrance to that soul. The package design is centered around a screen-printed illustration of an illuminated eye, signifying that the wine is a living object with a soul.  The overall execution is dark and mysterious, with a perfect balance between classic wine brand sophistication and contemporary illustration and design."

this is one of the whitest things I have ever read.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 05, 2014, 03:52:31 PM
I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

:piss IPAs :piss2

Quote from: Beer Advocate search for "hop"
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i'm just talking about the stuff that looks like it's meant for 35 year olds wearing adventure time tshirts and listening to the heavy metal soundtrack  :yuck

I really hate all the "metal" influenced brewery logos, beer names and bottle art.

As for wine, I like malbecs, but I rarely ever drink the stuff anymore.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: CatsCatsCats on September 05, 2014, 03:56:36 PM
(http://www.blackboxwines.com/images/malbec-box.png)

Black Box Malbec is all I drink really :smug
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 04:11:59 PM
Malbecs :holeup

Except for a few Cahors producers and Carmelo Patti in Argentina

:holeup
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 05, 2014, 04:14:10 PM
can't wait for someone to say shiraz
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 04:17:59 PM
Syrah, sure.

Shiraz, nay.

Except

(http://static.vinopedia.com/labels/114814.jpg)

If a rich friend opens one for you :fbm
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 05, 2014, 04:29:46 PM
the only difference is australian people not knowing how to spell their own accents
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on September 05, 2014, 04:31:12 PM
Yeah, shiraz is Australian for Syrah, and also not any good.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 05, 2014, 07:52:22 PM
just decanted a bottle of puglian red. made from 100% primivito.

i'll let you know.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 05, 2014, 08:04:03 PM
jesus. i like full-bodied wines but this is something else. strong too. i can see myself getting good and loaded.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: chronovore on September 06, 2014, 01:31:32 AM
Ugh, this is my biggest problem too. But the thing about wine is that it feels like there's so many different varieties and growers and vintages it's all kinda pointless to log it since it'll be hard to find it again.
Just look at it as a journey. Take chances, enjoy the learning experience, and snap pics on your phone of anything you're enjoying, because you won't remember it, and your handwriting is likely to be crap by the 3rd bottle on any given evening.

I like em dark, heavy, and tannic or spicy. I like Shiraz, Malbecs, Pinot Noir. That's not to say that i don't dislike something lighter, I just tend to prefer those. I will drink a white wine occasionally but all ive had from there are pinot grigios, chardonnay, white sangria and gewurtztraminer. Would definitely be willing to expand all over in that regard.

edit: and Moscatos, Rieslings and various sparkling wines, too.

I like reds, but the histamine level in them will put me over the edge if ANYTHING else is in the air. I've had full blown hay fever attacks after having a high histamine red wine. SO. NOT. FUN.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 06, 2014, 01:40:52 AM
just had a steak with some of this, was pretty good.

(http://winecentersnj.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/deadbolt-winemakers-blend-red__38016.1361798401.1280.1280.jpg)

What does it taste like? I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow and know this brand is carried locally.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: chronovore on September 06, 2014, 05:32:24 AM
I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

:piss IPAs :piss2

Can't believe that a post pissing on IPAs got multiple likes  :tocry

A beer I've been getting at bars lately is called Tricerahops. I love it.

I was trying to figure out how to throw the IPA haters some truth. However, I think beer and wine are both individual tastes, and there's no way to be "wrong" on something which is entirely subjective.

Unless, of course, we're talking about adjunct lagers or German white wines, which are evil.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: a slime appears on September 06, 2014, 09:47:49 AM
I bought some cheap Spanish wine from Trader Joe's to drink with my jamón serrano and queso manchego for lunch today.

That is my one and only contribution to this thread.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on September 06, 2014, 12:39:54 PM
I drink Malbec, hang out at wine bars, have a bunch of friends who are Wine People of some sort or another.

I don't know anything about wine though. Except I know the word "tannic". tannic tannic tannic
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: CatsCatsCats on September 06, 2014, 05:50:06 PM
I like using this giant ass wine glass I got from this wine mixer event thing, I can dance around and it doesn't spill!
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 08, 2014, 04:48:11 PM
I bought it, $11 at Sam's Club. Almost got pressed though: the cashier literally tossed it in my cart. :what

I like it. Not amazing but it has a dark fruit, almost sour taste to it. This is the first wine I've ever bought so I'm no expert, but I like it.

Brehs do you put your wine in the freezer or nah? I put the bottle in there while cooking food, poured a nice cold glass 45 minutes later.

My only question: what do you do after the cork is out? I couldn't get it back in...so I put a paper towel in the stopper...
 :hitler  dunno if this is an etiquette L or not.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 08, 2014, 04:54:34 PM
You put red wine in the freezer?

 :kobeyuck

We should all default to contra for wine knowledge, but uh... you don't chill reds.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: nudemacusers on September 08, 2014, 04:56:04 PM
when you put your wine in the goddamn freezer, make sure to store it next to your mikes so the flavors meld. :tophat
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 08, 2014, 04:58:02 PM
I only put it in for less than an hour! Ok so no chilling...

Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 08, 2014, 04:58:37 PM
I only put it in for less than an hour! Ok so no chilling...

I WILL FOLLOW MY OWN ADVICE AND DEFAULT TO CONTRA
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: CatsCatsCats on September 08, 2014, 05:18:56 PM
Fuck the haters and snobs, I chill red in the summer because hot weather means cool drinks :patel

Generally speaking though, I think it's supposed to taste better in a certain temp range that Contra will school us on
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Atramental on September 09, 2014, 09:12:13 AM
https://www.behance.net/gallery/15921295/Epistem-Wine
http://atlanandartisan.com/

Here's 3 more bottles I wouldn't mind having because of their label design.  :mouf
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: naff on November 22, 2014, 04:05:35 AM
wow...

http://winefolly.com/tutorial/basics-serving-wine-glassware/

I love wine, and I've fallen in love with small boutique bottles.

(http://i.imgur.com/jkW2PuD.jpg)

a good everyday casual wine :tophat

:dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLMNZ6xY6YY
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on December 10, 2014, 02:09:50 AM
Vermouth is p. sweet, probably because it's "as far removed from the natural produce of the vine as it is possible for a fortified wine to get."
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on January 20, 2015, 01:58:44 AM
If I'm being an honest international banker, Punt e Mes is overpriced as fuck. :larry

However, the roller coaster of saccharine to bitterness when you drink it is :lawd as all hell. :lawd

I think I'm going to buy some vanilla and bottoms shelf bitters and try to make an ersatz version of it with Cinzano or Martini (vermouths that cost what vermouth should cost). :mynicca

Getting in touch with my Piedmontese roots. :lawd
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on April 20, 2015, 12:47:15 AM
Dubonnet was very disappointing. Maybe quinine is played out?
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on September 09, 2015, 10:16:38 PM
Been trying lots of wine over the last couple weeks, here are some thoughts.

Bota Box - Cabernet Sauvignon

Good stuff with a bit of a bite. Right now Cabs are my favorite kind of red wine and this brand is excellent for the price.

Franzia - Burgundy

Goes down ultra smooth. Demolished a five liter box of this (with some help) over the last week. What helps is it doesn't seem to have a high alcohol content - it takes a glass and a half to get me where a normal half-glass of another wine would get me.

Newport - Pinot Noir

Picked up a bottle of this at my last wine tasting in Rhode Island. It was one of the two I picked up there because it impressed me so much. I remember it being really sweet for Pinot but I kinda liked that.



I wanna try this stuff now, sounds wild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_Juana
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on September 09, 2015, 10:34:19 PM
Btw this app is great for tracking the wines you try: https://www.vivino.com
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on September 13, 2015, 12:42:21 AM
I was in a store tonight where Arbor Mist was on the top shelf. :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: chronovore on September 13, 2015, 04:30:39 AM
Next to the Barefoot line?
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: tiesto on September 13, 2015, 09:55:07 AM
I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

:piss IPAs :piss2

Quote from: Beer Advocate search for "hop"
Search
     
 Exclude "retired" beers from results


Found: 5464


i'm just talking about the stuff that looks like it's meant for 35 year olds wearing adventure time tshirts and listening to the heavy metal soundtrack  :yuck

I really hate all the "metal" influenced brewery logos, beer names and bottle art.

As for wine, I like malbecs, but I rarely ever drink the stuff anymore.

Heh, small hot sauce companies tend to do this too with their bottles. Though like both beer and hot sauce, I usually find the plainest, most minimal labels, usually have the best product. (Maine Beer Co :drool)
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on September 13, 2015, 10:09:12 AM
Next to the Barefoot line?

Barefoot was like 2 shelves below. :dead
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 13, 2015, 10:27:37 AM
Btw this app is great for tracking the wines you try: https://www.vivino.com

Yeah I use Vivino. Helps me keep track of what I have cellaring and where I got it, too. "Oh god this is shit, where did it even come from?" *left here after a party* "oh."
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Momo on September 14, 2015, 01:22:59 AM
Drank a bottle of Merlot from a nearby wine farm Saturday, my face turned into warm jelly, so good  :lawd


Then my friend tried to push some Shiraz on me  :gurl


Suffice it to say, we are no longer wine friends.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: chronovore on September 14, 2015, 07:00:52 AM
Drank a bottle of Merlot from a nearby wine farm Saturday, my face turned into warm jelly, so good  :lawd


Then my friend tried to push some Shiraz on me  :gurl


Suffice it to say, we are no longer wine friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiOuroHPxRQ
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Momo on September 14, 2015, 07:21:16 AM
Never fuck with Merlot, you will go home in a drunk tank  :-*
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on September 14, 2015, 09:28:25 AM
Merlot :aah

Momo :aah

Momot :aah
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: octopushover on September 14, 2015, 05:57:13 PM
australians are the worst thing to happen to wine since manischewitz
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on September 15, 2015, 02:31:47 AM
Finished off a box of Corbett Canyon with my roommate while watching a three hour Bollywood movie until 3:15am :rock
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Momo on September 15, 2015, 02:47:22 AM
australians are the worst thing to happen to the universe since the big bang
.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on September 15, 2015, 02:53:21 AM
Finished off a box of Corbett Canyon with my roommate while watching a three hour Bollywood movie until 3:15am :rock

does this guy know how to party or what :doge
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on September 15, 2015, 02:56:13 AM
Can't tell if you're serious with that doge :doge But it was a good time

+2% culture
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Momo on September 15, 2015, 02:58:30 AM
Nothing says fun like a gaudy Bollywood musical. Living the life :rejoice
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on September 15, 2015, 03:02:24 AM
Can't tell if you're serious with that doge :doge But it was a good time

+2% culture

I'm always serious with my posts except for the times when I'm being seriously facetious. :doge
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on September 30, 2015, 11:23:29 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/nJxDlEj.jpg)

This shit's great and cheap and pretty good. Apparently they make it in cans?!?!?

(http://i.imgur.com/BB5rK66.jpg)

:mouf

New wishlist item get!
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on November 08, 2015, 06:53:39 PM
Drinking a bottle of Cocchi vermouth. It's a pretty decent vermouth. :obama
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Shadow Mod on November 08, 2015, 06:57:27 PM
I tried blueberry wine today. Might pick up some of that...
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on November 08, 2015, 07:03:30 PM
I tried blueberry wine today. Might pick up some of that...

Manischewitz blackberry wine. :phil
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on March 28, 2016, 12:58:50 PM
http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/28/11317518/kuvee-bottle-keep-wine-fresh-smart-wi-fi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3XpP6qdKac

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kuvee-the-smart-wine-bottle-that-keeps-wine-fresh

Quote
This is the first product from Kuvée, a young startup out of Boston. There are really two parts to it: the bottle, and the wine cartridge that fits inside it, slid in through an opening at its base.

Using the bottle's touchscreen, you can browse and purchase the other wines available through Kuvée. At launch, there are 48 wines from 12 wineries.

Preorders for the Kuvée Bottle begin today, with shipments beginning in October. At launch, the product will only be available in two states, California and Massachusetts (California is where Kuvée bottles its wine; Boston is where Kuvée is based).

So proud of my city today. :D
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on May 18, 2016, 12:35:09 PM
Spanish wines are good shit.

Didn't take you for a riesling guy haha.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on May 18, 2016, 12:48:35 PM
If you find Asti too sweet or too sorority sister (you sexist pig, even Esch drinks Riesling) or too Martini brand, Brachetto d'Acqui is a good substitute.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on May 18, 2016, 01:04:36 PM
I thought this was a The Wire thread for a second and was like "who the fuck are Malbec and Shiraz?"

:dead
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on May 18, 2016, 02:12:13 PM
Oh you don't have to tell me honey

(http://i.imgur.com/70Ipaes.gif)
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on May 18, 2016, 02:23:15 PM
Karamchand :dead
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: sarslip on May 18, 2016, 03:11:58 PM
been fortunate to drink some nice vintages this year,  :tophat

spoiler (click to show/hide)

(http://i.imgur.com/GE9HXgL.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/FRWQ1Cq.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/QcxlaMl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/qyYDFSd.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/qgJCuSk.jpg)
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been talking to esch about wine recently, "Into The Bottle" wine documentary on netflix is  :lawd
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: sarslip on May 18, 2016, 03:40:58 PM
also got on the Vivino app wave to keep track of everything, but man does that app struggle ...
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Tasty on May 18, 2016, 03:45:51 PM
Yeah I use Vivino and it's... OK.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: sarslip on May 18, 2016, 04:00:40 PM
my friend gave me a Wine Searcher Pro, login, it's much better, but it's shared so i cant log any wines really, just get info....
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on May 30, 2016, 07:29:55 PM
I got dap from the som at this wine bar for ordering a glass of Louis Latour. :dead :dead :dead
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on May 31, 2016, 02:14:49 AM
I ordered a Barolo too and the som comped the girlfriend and I some tasters, then tried to ensnare me in some wine of the month club. :dead :dead
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on June 01, 2016, 11:55:30 AM
I actually tried it for the first time at the wine bar I was drunk posting from this weekend itt. Get out of my head, Charles. :lol

Anyway, when I was drinking it it struck me as being subdued for a white, but now that you tell me that it's a pairing wine I can definitely see that. The taste of it comes on as the wine is swallowed, not when you first take a sip like a Chardonnay.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on June 01, 2016, 12:33:31 PM
Hmmm, I will look and see which one I had. Given where I was I assume it was the latter. (The place tries to be upscale.)

It seems to me that there are a lot of regional Italians that are reasonably priced, if you are waiting until you've #MadeIt. I really, really, really like vermentino and 30 for a bottle goes far in my dilettante experience.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on June 01, 2016, 12:57:15 PM
Yeah, there's lots of fancier gruners that have extended lees aging and or barrel time to extract a lot of richness/texture.  It's a disgusting style in my opinion and the only gruners worth anything are the steel fermented liter bottlings.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on June 15, 2016, 08:30:29 PM
The best wine that isn't fortified. :lawd
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Post by: tiesto on June 16, 2016, 12:00:38 AM
Was out east at the vineyards with my girlfriend and her friends for her bday. Picked up a Late Harvest Gewurztraminer and some other bottles out there... Also tried a delicious white port whilst there.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 17, 2016, 01:48:59 PM
I love Gewurztraminer. Can't say I've ever had a 'bad' bottle of it in all these years I've sampled different ones.

Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Steve Contra on June 17, 2016, 01:52:03 PM
Had my first Vermentino today :dahell

This is the weirdest style of wine I've ever tried. I hated it on the first sip. It has this really bizarre mix of acidity and savoriness ??? But I kept trying more of it and it was interesting. Got this combination  herbal grapefruit flower thing going on that I didn't expect at all.

Actually pretty good with food. I don't see myself buying this a lot, but would get a more expensive / rated version if I had a particular meal in mind.

:yeshrug
Love a good vermentino.  Some of the best come out of Sardinia.  If that's your jam try some trebbiano as well.
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on June 17, 2016, 01:59:57 PM
Getting secondhand dap from the wine master. :whew :noah
Title: Re: The Wine Thread (Contra pls)
Post by: Kara on June 18, 2016, 10:11:00 PM
I went to the "wine superstore" looking for txakoli today and even after dispensing with my blanket ban on New World wines I still had no luck finding a bottle. Why do we need aisles of pinot grigio while not offering a solitary txakoli? Lamestreamers. ::)