The Wine Thread (Contra pls)

[Eschaton]

just had a steak with some of this, was pretty good.

[tiesto]

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).

[Atramental]

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. 

[Atramental]

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.

[G The Resurrected]

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.

[I'm a Puppy!]

I love wine.
Only the best for me!

[ToxicAdam]

I had red wine once that had tobacco notes in it. On paper it sounded like it should work, but it was awful

[G The Resurrected]

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!

[Steve Contra]

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.) 

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[nudemacusers]

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



a good everyday casual wine

[Steve Contra]

I'll kill you for that

[octopushover]

valpolicellas, riojas, piedmont whites, bordeaux reds, niagara meritage reds 

[Steve Contra]

Meritage
 

[Steve Contra]

That's my job.  I have people irl who literally fucking hate me for this shit.

[Phoenix Dark]

we fuck with Manischewitz or nah?

[Steve Contra]

Oh god no.

[Atramental]

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

[nudemacusers]

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.

[Brehvolution]

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.

[Human Snorenado]

I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

IPAs

[Steve Contra]

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.

[Steve Contra]

Also I'm waiting for the inevitable "hoplocaust" beer and then no one will ever put hop in a beer name again.

[Steve Contra]

Fuck, I know how much that wine sells as well

And oh god the producer of that fucking hates me.

[Huff]

Esch you are driving this dualities thing into the ground

[nudemacusers]

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 

[Human Snorenado]

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.

[Steve Contra]

The main thing is to find a good wine shop, talk to the people that work there, get to know them.

[Human Snorenado]

Like... go out into society, and interact with people?  I can't just do this shit over Amazon?

 

[Atramental]

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

[nudemacusers]

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

"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.

[Mr. Gundam]

I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

IPAs

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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 

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.

[CatsCatsCats]

Black Box Malbec is all I drink really

[Steve Contra]

Malbecs

Except for a few Cahors producers and Carmelo Patti in Argentina

[octopushover]

can't wait for someone to say shiraz

[Steve Contra]

Syrah, sure.

Shiraz, nay.

Except



If a rich friend opens one for you

[octopushover]

the only difference is australian people not knowing how to spell their own accents

[Steve Contra]

Yeah, shiraz is Australian for Syrah, and also not any good.

[octopushover]

just decanted a bottle of puglian red. made from 100% primivito.

i'll let you know.

[octopushover]

jesus. i like full-bodied wines but this is something else. strong too. i can see myself getting good and loaded.

[chronovore]

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.

[Phoenix Dark]

just had a steak with some of this, was pretty good.

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What does it taste like? I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow and know this brand is carried locally.

[chronovore]

I won't buy a beer if has "hop" anywhere in the name

IPAs

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

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.

[a slime appears]

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.

[recursivelyenumerable]

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

[CatsCatsCats]

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!

[Phoenix Dark]

I bought it, $11 at Sam's Club. Almost got pressed though: the cashier literally tossed it in my cart.

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...
   dunno if this is an etiquette L or not.

[Mr. Gundam]

You put red wine in the freezer?

 

We should all default to contra for wine knowledge, but uh... you don't chill reds.

[nudemacusers]

when you put your wine in the goddamn freezer, make sure to store it next to your mikes so the flavors meld.

[Phoenix Dark]

I only put it in for less than an hour! Ok so no chilling...

[Mr. Gundam]

I only put it in for less than an hour! Ok so no chilling...

I WILL FOLLOW MY OWN ADVICE AND DEFAULT TO CONTRA

[CatsCatsCats]

Fuck the haters and snobs, I chill red in the summer because hot weather means cool drinks

Generally speaking though, I think it's supposed to taste better in a certain temp range that Contra will school us on

[Atramental]

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. 

[naff]

wow...

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

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

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a good everyday casual wine

[Kara]

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."

[Kara]

If I'm being an honest international banker, Punt e Mes is overpriced as fuck.

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

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).

Getting in touch with my Piedmontese roots.

[Kara]

Dubonnet was very disappointing. Maybe quinine is played out?

[Tasty]

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

[Tasty]

Btw this app is great for tracking the wines you try: https://www.vivino.com

[Kara]

I was in a store tonight where Arbor Mist was on the top shelf.