Wine - Page 4

bluecuracao · 10-10-2005, 06:50 PM

What flavor, and why?

itsjulie · 10-10-2005, 09:42 PM

I have to say that I just opened a twist cap with a cork screw. Didn't work out too well. I normally do not buy the screw top!

elSicomoro · 10-10-2005, 10:06 PM

Blue, I prefer Blue Hawaiian or Orange Hurricane...they probably taste the best out of all 9 kabillion flavors of Boones.

10-11-2005, 01:06 AM

Another inexpensive wine that is not half bad considering the price is the merlot put out by Frontera/Concha Y Toro, a Chilean contribution. You can buy a 1.5 liter bottle of the stuff for only 8.99 in Colorado. Three Thieves (or is it Six Thieves?) brand out of California is a fun screw top wine with a nice orange label and a black silouette of guys on horses holding up bottles of wine.

Utah has the most awful state run liquor stores in the world. They are small, with almost no selection to speak of and impossible to find. Usually, they are located in little a non-descript brick building set back from the road with a small sign that reads State Liquor Agency. Utah keeps 'em open from like 2:00pm to 7:00pm. Many small towns in eastern Utah won't even have one, and if you want a glass of wine to go with your steak, you'll be driving 40 miles out of your way for it. Prices tend to be high, too. The situation might be better in a big town like Salt Lake, a place I have always avoided for fear invoking the wrath of Moroni.

We are having our first snow storm of the year here in Colorado, and I am drowning my sorrows in hot buttered rum before hitting the hay.

mrnoodle · 10-11-2005, 12:06 PM

any Napa/Sonoma red from 2001-2003 has been good for me. I'm not picky. People like those in Sideways (haven't seen it, btw) love to take the joy out of everything. Depending on the event/meal, a box of white zinfandel is just as worthy as a $80 Beaujolais elsewhere.

Pizza and zin FTW.

hey that rhymed.

Undertoad · 10-11-2005, 12:39 PM

As a potential Sideways character, I disagree all around... partly because an $80 bottle IS better than that box white zin any day, and partly because there's no such thing as an $80 Beaujolais. It's a cheaper region.

Urbane Guerrilla · 10-25-2005, 05:39 AM

We just picked up something at Trader Joe's whose label is entirely a large orange question mark. A helpful description on the shelf label said it's a blend of cabernet and shiraz -- so it's Australian. I'm not entirely sure if we're going to drink it or just look at the label and laugh for half an hour.

Katkeeper · 10-25-2005, 07:25 AM

My 2003 Beaujolais GDB Moulin-A-Vent Carquelin might be worth a lot more than its cost, if not $80 in a few years.

Trader Joe's has good wine values so that you might not laugh after drinking the wine. The Aussies have been good at designing clever labels which has helped their marketing. As opposed to the French who have labels that are difficult to figure out (though not as bad as ther Germans). The labels of the European wines are all controlled as to what infomation can and must be listed them. It is helpful to the knowledgeable consumer, but not to others. The Aussies can put what they want on their lables.

bluecuracao · 10-25-2005, 05:28 PM

I always laugh after I drink wine!

richlevy · 03-22-2006, 07:11 PM

This wine sounds interesting.

Quote:

Porn star hits it big as wine-maker

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LabRat · 06-13-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Two-Buck Chuck, white or red -- Charles Shaw, available at Trader Joe's all over the country, gets its name from its rock-bottom price of $2 per 750ml. Vin très ordinaire, but pleasant, and superb value for money.

Was just in Chi-town this weekend, and visited my first Trader Joe's. LOVED IT. Wish they'd get one here in Cedar Rapids. Anyway, my in-laws heard about $2-Chuck wine from some friends, and wanted some. They bought a case. Note,it's now $3 Chuck. 2.99/bottle. If I remember to post, I'll let you know what they think. They have really gotten into wine the last few years.

I love sweet wines. White: Moscato D'Asti and late harvest Gewürztraminer. Red: Lambrusco. (I have been known to drink entire bottles of this at a sitting.

) Most Zins are OK too.

I don't drink a whole lot, but I do prefer wine to beer.

glatt · 06-13-2006, 03:51 PM

Trader Joe's is cool, but only for supplemental stuff. I wouldn't shop there for staples. I've only ever been on the weekends, and it's too much of a hassle to deal with the crowds. The aisles are always very tight and crowded. I hate that.

But my wife goes during the week and gets stuff there. Wine, Olive oil, pizza dough, etc. Good stuff.

10-10-2005, 09:42 PM	#47
itsjulie Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 190	I have to say that I just opened a twist cap with a cork screw. Didn't work out too well. I normally do not buy the screw top! __________________ I like to know stuff!

10-11-2005, 12:06 PM	#50
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	any Napa/Sonoma red from 2001-2003 has been good for me. I'm not picky. People like those in Sideways (haven't seen it, btw) love to take the joy out of everything. Depending on the event/meal, a box of white zinfandel is just as worthy as a $80 Beaujolais elsewhere. Pizza and zin FTW. hey that rhymed. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-25-2005, 05:39 AM	#52
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	We just picked up something at Trader Joe's whose label is entirely a large orange question mark. A helpful description on the shelf label said it's a blend of cabernet and shiraz -- so it's Australian. I'm not entirely sure if we're going to drink it or just look at the label and laugh for half an hour. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

10-10-2005, 06:50 PM	#46
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	What flavor, and why?

10-10-2005, 10:06 PM	#48
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Blue, I prefer Blue Hawaiian or Orange Hurricane...they probably taste the best out of all 9 kabillion flavors of Boones.

10-11-2005, 01:06 AM	#49
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Another inexpensive wine that is not half bad considering the price is the merlot put out by Frontera/Concha Y Toro, a Chilean contribution. You can buy a 1.5 liter bottle of the stuff for only 8.99 in Colorado. Three Thieves (or is it Six Thieves?) brand out of California is a fun screw top wine with a nice orange label and a black silouette of guys on horses holding up bottles of wine. Utah has the most awful state run liquor stores in the world. They are small, with almost no selection to speak of and impossible to find. Usually, they are located in little a non-descript brick building set back from the road with a small sign that reads State Liquor Agency. Utah keeps 'em open from like 2:00pm to 7:00pm. Many small towns in eastern Utah won't even have one, and if you want a glass of wine to go with your steak, you'll be driving 40 miles out of your way for it. Prices tend to be high, too. The situation might be better in a big town like Salt Lake, a place I have always avoided for fear invoking the wrath of Moroni. We are having our first snow storm of the year here in Colorado, and I am drowning my sorrows in hot buttered rum before hitting the hay.

10-11-2005, 12:39 PM	#51
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	As a potential Sideways character, I disagree all around... partly because an $80 bottle IS better than that box white zin any day, and partly because there's no such thing as an $80 Beaujolais. It's a cheaper region.

10-25-2005, 07:25 AM	#53
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	My 2003 Beaujolais GDB Moulin-A-Vent Carquelin might be worth a lot more than its cost, if not $80 in a few years. Trader Joe's has good wine values so that you might not laugh after drinking the wine. The Aussies have been good at designing clever labels which has helped their marketing. As opposed to the French who have labels that are difficult to figure out (though not as bad as ther Germans). The labels of the European wines are all controlled as to what infomation can and must be listed them. It is helpful to the knowledgeable consumer, but not to others. The Aussies can put what they want on their lables.

10-25-2005, 05:28 PM	#54
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I always laugh after I drink wine!

06-13-2006, 03:51 PM	#57
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Trader Joe's is cool, but only for supplemental stuff. I wouldn't shop there for staples. I've only ever been on the weekends, and it's too much of a hassle to deal with the crowds. The aisles are always very tight and crowded. I hate that. But my wife goes during the week and gets stuff there. Wine, Olive oil, pizza dough, etc. Good stuff.

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