Official Wine Connoisseur Thread

[West Coast Avenger]

up here in Woodinville, WA they have the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery witch is pretty damn good.....Im not much of a wine drinker but alot of friends I have up here put me on......I only knew about Mondavi and I have been reading up and trying some new ones......any recommendations you guys have please drop them.....

 

[kevm3]

nice thread. I need to step it up on the wines.

 

[innocentdevil]

I like reds mostly red blends, syrah/shiraz, and sweet reds

I would like to get into more whites maybe a pinot grigio or a riesling so I am open to any suggestions

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

Can i ask you a serious question

What was the point of your post?

Its not even trolling just annoying.

If you have no input why are you tryna to ruin the thread

So you're not keen to 20/20 crowd I see

Out of respect for the thread, all ll I have in the crib right now is a Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (light, fruity and easy to drink) and a Blackstone Merlot ( don't care for the cotton-y after taste, slight berry/vanilla taste). I'm new to wine, so my interests in wine only extends to drinking with food and cooking, not really a standalone wine drinker

 

[Amy Traphouse]

@ocmfII is needed in this thread

 

[beezy]

I dont like too dry/bitter and not too sweet.. i also like it chilled. I know im not a connoisseur but i like trying everything. i got a groupon for wine tasting the other day, tried a bunch local blends that were awesome. i like Lambrusco; its a sparkling red served chilled, but not too sweet great with some red sauce pasta and chicken

 

[Anothergirl]

i had a wine thread back on the too



, we've discussed our mutual appreciation














i'm hurt yo, just really hurt

yo...i was gonna preface that comment with "except for maybe OCMII" (srs) but decided against it ..didn't wanna call you out like that hahahah
but how could i forget it ...was me... you and i think DJbriboogie were the main wine heads over there on . i remember you came thru and shut it down with the "eurocave" beautiful setup you had at the old place btw.

 

[-G$-]

@ocmfII is needed in this thread

i'll keep this updated w what i've been drinking

i stocked up on block 917 cabernet because i got a great deal on a case at my local shop in nj. i got it at 12-13 a bottle which is relatively cheap seeing it sometimes sells for 20-30.

also picked up a case of this rose after a very drunken dinner in nyc 2 weeks ago. the liquor store was having a tasting event and the guy convinced me to pick up a bunch because it was on sale (i was not a hard sell in my condition). i don't recall the exact name but it has a big 46 on the label. i've already run thru the bulk of that so i'm going to have to restock on something. waiting for the wolffer to come in locally but i will be out east this coming weekend so maybe i can pick some up there.

i usually always have some pinot noir on deck too but i haven't bought anything in a while. my local spot ran out of flowers and i didn't love anything they had there. i have a few bottles of la crema on hand because my wife loves it but at the price point i consider it good, not great.

my fridge was much better stocked right before i moved out but like i said i have been tearing thru my stuff since i left my apt.

 

[-G$-]

yo...i was gonna preface that comment with "except for maybe OCMII" (srs) but decided against it ..didn't wanna call you out like that hahahah
but how could i forget it ...was me... you and i think DJbriboogie were the main wine heads over there on . i remember you came thru and shut it down with the "eurocave" beautiful setup you had at the old place btw.

hurt me to my soul yo, i was legitimately throwing tre swing in the air like...

"HOW COULD SHE FOGET ABOUT ME LIKE THAT?!?!?!?"

 

[-G$-]

oh and how could i forget, the best best bottle i have consumed in the last few weeks was a 2008 phelps insignia cabernet

decanted for a good half hour before we served it. that first taste had me like...

 

[ThiefyPoo]

I wanna post my set up but how do i follow that

 

[Soundbwoy]

I only fukks with red tho, ive discovered vivolo red wine recently and now its my go to wine

 

[ThiefyPoo]

tryna start out small has anyone tried this

 

[Anothergirl]

hurt me to my soul yo, i was legitimately throwing tre swing in the air like...

"HOW COULD SHE FOGET ABOUT ME LIKE THAT?!?!?!?"

nah never that hun...


a couple of my faves off the top are:

Sin Zin - California zinfandel runs about $15. great with steak or red pasta even seafood.

El Potillo Argentine Malbec - runs about $8. you can't beat that beautiful deep purple color you get from the malbec grape... sharp fruity stong tannins. great wine.

i'll try to compile a better list later when i have more time.

 

[mbewane]

Damn I love some good wine (lived in Italy for a year and a half ... in France right now ) but I almost always forget their names

Def try to grab some Verdicchio and some Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, some Rosso Conero or some Lacrima di Morro d'Alba...

Was in Lisbon two weeks ago and their wines are underrated