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I want to get into drinking wine, but I'm not really sure what wine to get in to. A coworker of mine suggested a wine called Ménage à trois which I am drinking now. It's pretty good I guess since I've not had a bad wine I couldn't tell you if it's bad or not. Anyway are there any other wine drinkers here? And could you suggest some more wine that I could give a go?
I'm not a big wine connoisseur, but I love it. If anyone starts to get all elitist about it, don't listen to them. When you get down to it, they're all just fermented grapes. If you're new to wine drinking, I would recommend finding a place locally that offers wine tastings. I know a place here that serves 3 half glasses for $6 or $7; it's an easy way to try out different varieties without plunking down for whole bottles. This will help you find out what flavors that you like; sweeter, drier, woodier, etc., and you can start moving in that direction. After a while you will start noticing subtleties in tastes and aromas, but don't worry if you don't catch them early on.
Most of the wine I buy is made in relatively small batches here. I suggest you try anything from the Yalumba y series, as its ridiculously good for the price. I buy almost exclusively Aussie wine and i don't know what available over there, but if you see a wine called Elderton, i suggest you buy it, particularly the shiraz (almost all Australian shiraz is of good quality, but some of it is just fucking amazing).
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Nice thread, I highly suggest the wine above. It's awesome and a great value at about 90 dollars a case.
Also, I <3 Austrailian Shiraz.
We tend to play "Yellow Tail Roulette" on occasion.
1 out of every 4 bottles will be top-shelf wine. 2 of those will be "ok".
One of those will be like drinking wine fermented in an ashtray.
There is no way to tell what you're getting!
Also, stay clear of cleanskins. Waste of money. If it were good wine it'd have a label on it and be sold with the rest of it.
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This is my favorite wine, it's from southwestern Ontario, Canada where the fields they harvest it from are pure and rich. Oh, it has labels too!
People who get all snobby about specific vineyards are strange.
On the other hand, I just can't get into Merlot.
I like merlot. Probably because it's the first red wine I ever tried, and therefore have it "wired" that that's how red wine is supposed to taste.
"Sideways" has apparently brought down a lot of merlot hate.
Although extremely safe and classic, I can't do steak with anything other than merlot. Perhaps the occasional pinot noir/cabarnet, but always merlot by choice.
If you're just starting out with wine, I recommend Jacob's Creek Riesling, 2005 or 2007 vintage (if you can get it over there). It's cheap, fruity and very, very easy to drink. Great with white sauce pastas or fish.
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I'm like arjue - I buy australian wine almost exclusively, and it's generally fantastic. I've also had some really great stuff out of California, but I forget the name now - I'll check when I get home.
Wine is awesome.
I prefer the buzz of wine to damn near any other substance imaginable. Nice and mellow. It's good stuff. :D
Wine makes me unimagineably tired. Beer wakes me the fuck up though.Quote:
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I remember giving Giamatti's character the thumbs up when I saw that film. Pinot noir is definitely the best. Rieslings are good, but I bet his character would hate those, too. I don't recall him talking about them... it's also been a while since I've seen it.Quote:
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If I drank too much beer, yeah, it's gross cuz you're stomach becomes uncomfortably full. If you manage it without feeling full, it's so much better than the other drunks imo. Liquor drunks make me miserable and give me nasty headaches.Quote:
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I went to a wine bar in town and had a glass of Four Vines Old Vine Cuvee Zinfandel. Now that was a good glass of red.
I prefer a dark beer over wine, but wine wins out over liquor or frat beer.
I drink whats in front of me, if its red. I don't pretend to know shit about it though.
Who drinks hard liquor with food?
Your mom.
I don't know much more about wine than if it tastes good or not. That's why I try to go with people who do.
I don't remember what type of red it was, but we had some with chocolate lava cake and it was to die for.
Not to mention those filthy, loud, and wet morning beer shits, ugh.Quote:
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The morning beer shit is infinitely less worse than the gross cotton mouth unquenchable liquor thirst.Quote:
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I don't really like hard liquor any more. I like beer but it can make me too bloated. I really like drinking wine now. I've been drinking a bit of Grenache/Syrah blends lately.
I don't do liquor at all. Except sipping whisky.
I should have mentioned that as well. A nice few good sips and a good night's sleep.
Some down right pussies in this thread. Hard liquor is great to have when hanging out and sharing stories of the old days. Some of the best conversations I've ever had in life involved hard liquor and no women.
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The best conversations are the ones you remember in the morning.
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Nobody that watches you drink shot after shot of Rumpleminz that is not in college or below thinks you're awesome. In fact they think you're sad, and pathetic.Quote:
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Been there, done that. I will still on rare occassion get bombed off hard liquor at a nice place like The Violet Hour, but I'm like Danny Glover from Lethal Weapon when it comes to that shit now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
Who said anything about getting bombed?
Who drinks hard liquor without the intent of getting bombed? Whisky, you can sip. The rest are there for the sole purpose of getting you fucked up.
That's the stupidest shit I've ever heard you say, and that's a fucking monumental statement within itself.
Oh yeah, because I know tons of people who drink hard liquor for the taste.
Jesus man, get a grip, your hardcore 24/7 fronting is giving me a headache.
You're here saying that everyone who drinks hard liquor is to pound it. Who always does that? Are you honestly teling me you never had an evening out with your guy friends just sipping on hard liquor sharing stories? That's pretty sad if you never have.
I only do red. I get weird scary neck pains from white wine, and it doesn't taste as good.
Not a fan of Merlot. Its too sweet for my liking.
You might want to try some Shiraz Viognier then, its a pretty similar blend (Syrah = Shiraz).Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooch
You're the duchebag who's implying that you pound it when you called us all pussies for not drinking it, otherwise you're drinking your hard spirits for the same reason we drink wine, which makes our cocks as big as yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
Personally I can enjoy some quality gin on the rocks but i've systematically turned my body against most hard liquor through rough nights on them.
Nice personal attack there.
WTF? You just personally attacked me. You are worse than my girlfriend in terms of trying to twist out of bullshit you caused yourself.
Fronting meter is still locked on full. Arjue is dead on btw, stop trying to sound so bad ass. Your lack of self-esteem is growing more evident by the post.
White wine sucks, it's for grandma and her gin parties.
I didn't call you any names.
He called you a duchebag, that's german for King Bag. It's a compliment.
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Malbec is good, too. Also:Quote:
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Good stuff if you like Syrah.
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I'm glad I've never had that conversation.
On topic though wine rules. Many alcoholic beverages rule.
Confirmed. A friend brought over some Young's Double Chocolate Stout today and it was delicious. Rich and smooth, with a backdrop of chocolate.
I could go for a nice dry red wine, though. I tend to drink beverages really slowly, whether they be wine or beer or coffee, and this seems to better agree with red wine, which is already around room temperature. I also like how the flavor coats the mouth and seems to linger in between sips.
Wine doesn't jive with my system, every time I tried to load Photoshop through it I got errors and it was a pain in the ass to uninstall.
Gawd why don't you fucking wine about it some more.
I like most alcoholic drinks for different reasons. They all have their ups, although I haven't experimented with wine as much as I would have liked to.
One think I like about wine, had about 4 glasses last night, and I'm up at 5:30 for my run and feel really good. Can't do that with excess beer or liquor.
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Wine, if it's good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for you!
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it was the Mandolin Cabernet
my dad got me a bottle of 4 vines heretic which i am so excited to try. i worked at a wine bar until last week, and was fortunate enough to try tons of small production wines that i wouldnt have had the opportunity otherwise. my 2 favorites are Orin Swift's "the Prisoner" (Zin blend) and B Cellars blend 26 (cab from several napa vyds) but those can be pricey so i dont indulge much. four vines out of paso robles remains my favorite producer, esp their old vine cuvee zin, which is great for the price.
if anyone wants to chat wine or has questions ask me! i have tried more than the average person and love to talk about it. and i know where to get a lot of hard to find stuff.