Favorite wines?

[darklinensuit]

I don't know much about ordering a good wine & seldom drink. How well-versed are you? Do you have a favorite?

- Jake

[GypsySorcerer]

I really don't like wine very much and rarely drink it. I'd just as soon have a mixed drink or a cold brewsky. :)


~Krista

[dissention]

I don't touch alcohol, but if I did, I'd be a Two Buck Chuck kind of person. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by dissention
I don't touch alcohol, but if I did, I'd be a Two Buck Chuck kind of person. :laugh:

Acutally that type of wine is a litytle in vogue now - think Boone's Farm!!!!!!!

I do not like wine that much. But, I have had some stellar wines before. My fav. white wine is Chardonnay from "Lindemann" an Australian winery. It used to be about $4.99 a bottle and now that it is popular - it is about $8.99 or $9.99 a bottle. Good stuff for a good price. :cool:

[gldstwmn]

Well, I don't drink anymore but when I did...

Veuve Clicquot
Moet White Star
Caymus
Cakebread Cellars
Silver Oak
Chateau Lafite
Mouton Cadet

There is also a fabulous, dry, oak-y chardonnay that I used to drink, however I can't remember the name of it. Dom is overrated, IMO. I did like Cristal but not for the price.

[Mad4stevie]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
Well, I don't drink anymore but when I did...

Veuve Clicquot
Moet White Star
Caymus
Cakebread Cellars
Silver Oak
Chateau Lafite
Mouton Cadet

There is also a fabulous, dry, oak-y chardonnay that I used to drink, however I can't remember the name of it. Dom is overrated, IMO. I did like Cristal but not for the price.

Moet is a good champagne for the price. I personally prefer red wine - Merlot being my favorite.

For under $20, you can get a decent red wine. I have never had a bad bottle of Clos Du Bois. My personal favorite is a California wine called "Toasted Head". It is made by R.H. Phillips - great Merlot and Chardonnay. Very smooth so it is good for "beginners".

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
Well, I don't drink anymore but when I did...

Veuve Clicquot
Moet White Star
Caymus
Cakebread Cellars
Silver Oak
Chateau Lafite
Mouton Cadet

There is also a fabulous, dry, oak-y chardonnay that I used to drink, however I can't remember the name of it. Dom is overrated, IMO. I did like Cristal but not for the price.

Never developed a taste for the dry stuff. Give me sweet, maybe with some ice cream thrown in.:)

- Jake

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

I usually like a Shiraz but tend to have to buy anything cheap! I'm not fussy!

Pip

[DrummerDeanna]

I'm not a big wine drinker, but I used to be...a friend of mine and I were big winos lol...and we just drank a lot of reds...nothing special...just cheap nasty stuff..

I actually prefer whites, however, a good white zinfadel is usually okay with me...I also enjoy reisling, I like less dry, more sweet BUT not too sweet...we've got some decent wineries around where I live...so I've been trying more wine as of late...but I still prefer a good ole' gin and tonic to anything else :)

[Mad4stevie]

Originally posted by DrummerDeanna
...but I still prefer a good ole' gin and tonic to anything else :)

I love my gin and tonics, too!

Bombay Sapphire all the way :D

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally posted by Mad4stevie
I love my gin and tonics, too!

Bombay Sapphire all the way :D

Oh yeah!! That's my favorite, I prefer gin and tonics with that stuff...although someone gave me a big bottle of Tanqueray for Christmas..and I'm not complaining :)

[Siri Ruane]

I don't think I have a favorite. :rolleyes:

[seeker007nmss]

My favorite in the casino. "Why didn't you tell me I was going to get a blackjack, I would have bet more". .... Oh WINE I thought you said "WHINE"



nevermind

[chiliD]

REALLY Sweet Wines (white):
Gewurtztraminer
Rieslings
Blue Nun (one of my faves...as well as Christine McVie's)
Liebfraumilch
any "Rhine wine"

Sweet wines:
Chablis
White Zinfandel (a "blush"...way back when they were called "rose (rose-ay)"


But, I still think there's nothing better than Chianti with a big plate of spaghetti & a tomato based sauce.



Wow, they still MAKE "Boone's Farm"?? I thought they went out of business when I stopped drinking it (back in 1973). I thought for SURE I was the only one keepin' 'em in business. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by chiliD
Wow, they still MAKE "Boone's Farm"?? I thought they went out of business when I stopped drinking it (back in 1973). I thought for SURE I was the only one keepin' 'em in business. :laugh:

I picked up the torch in about 1983 at the age of like 15 :laugh: My rite of passage into adulthood was going into a 7/11 and buying some "Strawberry Hill" while my older brother waited in his blazer. :cool: Do not worry, it is still awful stuff from what I hear :laugh:

Here is a related site

http://www.epinions.com/fddk-Wines-By_Name-All-Boone_s_Farm_Wine

[chiliD]

I never thought it was that bad, I always would get two fifths at a time...down 'em, then go back in for more. Good thing I had a full beard at the age of 14!!! The old guy behind the counter (he HAD to have been AT LEAST 80) had glasses thicker than Coke bottles and never did an ID check. Helped that I was also 5'10" tall at 14, as well.

Oh, yeah, also used to down Gallo Spanada and Gallo Sangria, too. Yummy! No wonder I have health problems these days!

Eventually eased into "grown-up" wines, like Inglenook Mountain Rose' & Mateus Red...then evolved into a wine snob.

Now: Behringer White Zinfandel or Morningstar Merlot.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by chiliD
I never thought it was that bad, I always would get two fifths at a time...down 'em, then go back in for more. Good thing I had a full beard at the age of 14!!! The old guy behind the counter (he HAD to have been AT LEAST 80) had glasses thicker than Coke bottles and never did an ID check. Helped that I was also 5'10" tall at 14, as well.

Oh, yeah, also used to down Gallo Spanada and Gallo Sangria, too. Yummy! No wonder I have health problems these days!

:laugh: :laugh:

I did the same - I also LOVED Boone's Farm's "Tickle Pink!"

:cool:

[chiliD]

Remember "AKADAMA Plum wine"? It was on par with Boone's Farm.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by chiliD
I never thought it was that bad, I always would get two fifths at a time...down 'em, then go back in for more. Good thing I had a full beard at the age of 14!!! The old guy behind the counter (he HAD to have been AT LEAST 80) had glasses thicker than Coke bottles and never did an ID check. Helped that I was also 5'10" tall at 14, as well.

Oh, yeah, also used to down Gallo Spanada and Gallo Sangria, too. Yummy! No wonder I have health problems these days!

:laugh: :laugh:

[CarneVaca]

C.K. Mondavi cabernet is cheap and tastes pretty good. Torres Sangre de Toro also is very good and usually under 10 bucks, but unfortunately I can't find it anywhere in my neck of the woods anymore.

[Merf]

I work at an Italian restaurant and have become a lot more well versed in wine since doing so... some of my faves...

Whites:

Riesling (sweet white wine)
Cakebread Cellers Chardonnay
Estancia Chardonnay
Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay
Danzante Pinot Grigio

Reds:

Blackstone Merlot
Beringer Pinot Noir
Banfi Centine Sangiovese

I like some Shiraz too. We don't have a pure Shiraz at my work but we do sell Penfolds Shiraz, which is a blend of several red wines.

[Janet]

I am cheap and poor so I get Ecco Domani Merlot or Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.

When I' really looking for something sweet, Riuniti Lambrusco is good too.

[Livia]

But, I still think there's nothing better than Chianti with a big plate of spaghetti & a tomato based sauce.

Hmmm, and I always thought Chianti went best with human liver and some fava beans (pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft).

I enjoy Merlots and Pinot Noirs - I like Coppola, and that Australian one I can't think of right now....

But when it comes to serious drinkin', I love Absolut Mandarin and cranberry.

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
My fav. white wine is Chardonnay from "Lindemann" an Australian winery. It used to be about $4.99 a bottle and now that it is popular - it is about $8.99 or $9.99 a bottle. Good stuff for a good price. :cool:

You'd be jealous of me, Strand - last night I went through this bag of goodies that I got for xmas last and inside was a carton of Lindemann's Chardonnay. I don't know one from the other so I'm glad to hear your recommendation! I'll have one (or two) for you when it gets drunk eventually! :wavey:

[gldstwmn]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gldstwmn

There is also a fabulous, dry, oak-y chardonnay that I used to drink, however I can't remember the name of it. Dom is overrated, IMO. I did like Cristal but not for the price. [QUOTE]

I think it's called Freemark Abbey. It's made by monks.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
You'd be jealous of me, Strand - last night I went through this bag of goodies that I got for xmas last and inside was a carton of Lindemann's Chardonnay. I don't know one from the other so I'm glad to hear your recommendation! I'll have one (or two) for you when it gets drunk eventually! :wavey:

:laugh: I really like it and I am not much of a wine person. So, thanks for the upcoming toast to moi! :laugh:

Like the lovely and talented Livia, I am a juice of the potatoe kind of guy!!! (that's vodka for the slow) :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
Like the lovely and talented Livia, I am a juice of the potatoe kind of guy!!! (that's vodka for the slow) :laugh:

Don't I know it...:laugh: Ahh...when you make your triumphant return to the north east, we must do that again..only this time, If I walk downstairs to use the bathroom and i'm not back in five minutes? You may have to send a search party :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Don't I know it...:laugh: Ahh...when you make your triumphant return to the north east, we must do that again..only this time, If I walk downstairs to use the bathroom and i'm not back in five minutes? You may have to send a search party :laugh: :nod: :nod: :nod:

:laugh:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Mad4stevie
I love my gin and tonics, too!

Bombay Sapphire all the way :D

I'll have these one rare occasions when I drink.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by seeker007nmss
My favorite in the casino. "Why didn't you tell me I was going to get a blackjack, I would have bet more". .... Oh WINE I thought you said "WHINE"



nevermind

I knew that was coming eventually.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by chiliD
REALLY Sweet Wines (white):
Blue Nun (one of my faves...as well as Christine McVie's)


I never knew Blue Nun is a sweet wine. The name intrigued me since I was little. Actually, I've never had a sweet white wine.
Sweetest red I've had is Manischewitz or Mogen David. 110% sugar plus Nutrasweet. Honey would cut the sweetness.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
I picked up the torch in about 1983 at the age of like 15 :laugh: My rite of passage into adulthood was going into a 7/11 and buying some "Strawberry Hill" while my older brother waited in his blazer. :cool: [/url]

Oh, THAT was your rite of passage into adulthood.:laugh: :laugh:

- St. Jake of the Dirty Mind

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Livia
Hmmm, and I always thought Chianti went best with human liver and some fava beans (pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft).

I enjoy Merlots and Pinot Noirs - I like Coppola, and that Australian one I can't think of right now....

But when it comes to serious drinkin', I love Absolut Mandarin and cranberry.

I cannot stand vodka. (Hey, is that what you were holding in one hand while the microphone was in the other at The Copper Tank in '97?)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
Like the lovely and talented Livia, I am a juice of the potatoe kind of guy!!! (that's vodka for the slow) :laugh:

If I know it, anybody will.

- Jake

[DrummerDeanna]

Ugh...ever since once horrid night two years ago which involved me, an empty stomach, a bag of potato chips, orange juice and the cheapest vodka possible....I can't even be near vodka without getting very quesy...I can't stand the stuff...

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by DrummerDeanna
Ugh...ever since once horrid night two years ago which involved me, an empty stomach, a bag of potato chips, orange juice and the cheapest vodka possible....I can't even be near vodka without getting very quesy...I can't stand the stuff...

A lesson one need learn only once, I'm sure.:nod:

- Jake

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
A lesson one need learn only once, I'm sure.:nod:

- Jake

Once per type of alcohol ;)

No...seriously though...most definitely something I only needed to have happen once...

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by DrummerDeanna
Once per type of alcohol ;)

No...seriously though...most definitely something I only needed to have happen once...

My only time throwing up from drinking I was eighteen, and it was pre-mixed (bottled) kamikazees in a crowded Philly hotel room with one bathroom.
Yuck.

- Jake

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
My only time throwing up from drinking I was eighteen, and it was pre-mixed (bottled) kamikazees in a crowded Philly hotel room with one bathroom.
Yuck.

- Jake

LOL...not a good combination...unfortunately the house I was in at the time of my incident only had one bathroom as well...from what I remember I was lying on the floor of a friend's room and a very large girl came in, sat on my back...which prompted some not so good feelings, when I was able to get up, I remember stumbling away...going outside...and well...I left a little something for my friends to remember me by in their yard...haha...how apalling...I can't even believe I did that....haha

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by DrummerDeanna
LOL...not a good combination...unfortunately the house I was in at the time of my incident only had one bathroom as well...from what I remember I was lying on the floor of a friend's room and a very large girl came in, sat on my back...which prompted some not so good feelings, when I was able to get up, I remember stumbling away.

LMAO!
Somehow this girl-on-girl action just isn't doing it for me, either.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

- Jake

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Oh, THAT was your rite of passage into adulthood.:laugh: :laugh:

- St. Jake of the Dirty Mind

:laugh: one of many - :cool:

[Ella]

Moscato... it's a white wine, it's sweet and dosen't have that alcohol taste to it but it's not quite as sweet as say Boone's farm or Arbor Mist.

I've had Sutter Home which is cheap $4 a bottle and Entoria which is about $14.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Ella
Moscato... it's a white wine, it's sweet and dosen't have that alcohol taste to it

Being such a weenie, the less I taste the alcohol, the better.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Being such a weenie, the less I taste the alcohol, the better.

- Jake

:nod:

Alcohol tastes absolutely disgusting. I took a sip of beer when I was, like, 15, and I thought my tastes buds were abnormal. I thought, people actually drink this piss?! And, alas, they do.

[darklinensuit]

And to think, Europeans like Elizabeth I drank beer with every meal. Blech. (Though over the years I learned to tolerate the taste.)

- Jake

[Patti]

Wine, yum!

My favorite is Toasted Head chardonnay, which someone already mentioned. I also have fallen in love with an Australian wine, Yellowtail. The chardonnay, shiraz and merlot are all good, and pretty cheap, too.

Wine is definitely an acquired taste, but if you give it enough time, you will love it!

Patti

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Patti
Wine, yum!

My favorite is Toasted Head chardonnayPatti

Sorry, that just sounds weird.

- Jake

[Patti]

Yeah Jake, it sounds weird, but it tastes GOOD!

Patti

[jadegypsy]

Well I don't drink much, I have yet to find something I like better then Dr. Pepper, although Malibu Rum is good. The irony is I have an absurdly high tolerance for my size (think stevie size circa 1970's), but I don't care for the taste of alcohol and it does nothing for me.

Wines: I can tolerate the "blush" or pink wines, the dry ones are pointless, like "hello I'm thirsy, why make my throat drier."

Mixed: champaign royal (although I this varies on the bar), Cosmos, Daquries, rum and coke (cola).

As I side story I was at a party and one girl asked me "what do you drink?" I replied "I don't, I do coke" of course she was thinking cocaine, and I was thinking coca-cola, needless to say it made for a good laugh after we got our signals straight. Ah what a Kodak moment that would've been.

[estranged4life]

<i>whines </i> are the Conservatives & Liberals...Oops, sorry...That was whines and ya meant wine, Sorry can't answer that one since I abhor any type of alcoholic beverage.

Brian "Would you like some cheese with your <b>whine?</b>" j.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by jadegypsy
Well I don't drink much, I have yet to find something I like better then Dr. Pepper, although Malibu Rum is good. The irony is I have an absurdly high tolerance for my size (think stevie size circa 1970's), but I don't care for the taste of alcohol and it does nothing for me.

I rediscovered Dr. Pepper last night. I've still never had it with rum/alcohol.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Patti
Yeah Jake, it sounds weird, but it tastes GOOD!

Patti

I guess weird but GOOD only works for me if it's chocolate.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by estranged4life
Sorry can't answer that one since I abhor any type of alcoholic beverage.


Then feel free to comment (in detail) on any other vices of choice.:cool:

- Jake