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The Wine Thread
- Thread starter Johnny Fila
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There is a KILLER wine festival in Lake Harmony, PA at Split Rock Resort. There are a bunch of local wineries there. It's a huge outdoor event with bands, food, and, of course, mucho wine! It really is an awesome time. Highly recommended for the wine aficionado!
Passinwind
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I love a good Barolo. There are a couple of local guys here in Washington who have had some success growing Nebbiolo. It seems very much hit-or-miss from year to year though. The Columbia Gorge has huge climatic variation from one end to the other, so we get to enjoy a lot of different varietals that can work in just the right spots. When I moved here 20 years ago the winery scene was pretty modest. Now we have our own appellation, tasting rooms all over the place, and tons of gigs for jazz musicians. Salut!
if you guys could post pictures of the bottles, I think that would be beneficial to all of us. while it's good to know the names, I find it much easier to shop when I know what the bottle looks like, especially since a singular name can have multiple varieties or years.
For those that like a Christmas spiced wine (served warm is best), try Alpine Spice from Sand Castle Winery in Erwinna, PA...
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Just get yourself over to Moore Brothers on 20th St. in Manhattan. Talk to them, buy a few bottles. You'll never be the same.
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Passinwind
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It may be a little tough for you to find most of my favorites in NY stores, but here's one that showed up when I did a search:
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Blended reds from Washington can be a pretty good deal, at least by my standards. This one's around $12 in stores out here. Looks like it's $16 in Hudson at [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. It showed up in a couple of NYC stores in my online search as well. I'll poke around and see what I else I can find for you.
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Blended reds from Washington can be a pretty good deal, at least by my standards. This one's around $12 in stores out here. Looks like it's $16 in Hudson at [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. It showed up in a couple of NYC stores in my online search as well. I'll poke around and see what I else I can find for you.
excellent recco, dude. if you come to the city let me or major metal know so we can hook up for a few bottles.
Far Niente on the far right:
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Nickel & Nickel label:
Also another good one: Toad Hollow
excellent!
this helps all of us!
hey crusader-
the restaurant i work at is called "Pangea" and is located in North Bennington, Vermont...about a 40 minute drive from albany. if you're making a visit for a few days it is most certainly worth the drive as it is a beautiful area and the restaurant is amazing...the head chef and owner's presentation with food is second to none that i have seen, not to mention the extensive wine list.
here's a link the the website:
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peace,
-grady
the restaurant i work at is called "Pangea" and is located in North Bennington, Vermont...about a 40 minute drive from albany. if you're making a visit for a few days it is most certainly worth the drive as it is a beautiful area and the restaurant is amazing...the head chef and owner's presentation with food is second to none that i have seen, not to mention the extensive wine list.
here's a link the the website:
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peace,
-grady
Mad Dog 20/20! Except on special occasions when I like to splurge on Boone's Farm! Nothin' but the best! 
All kidding aside...I like chianti and tend to drink it pretty regularly. But lately I've found that I'm drinking more cabs than anything else. No specific brands come to mind. I like to try different brands whenever I buy. So far nothing is impressive enough to mention.
All kidding aside...I like chianti and tend to drink it pretty regularly. But lately I've found that I'm drinking more cabs than anything else. No specific brands come to mind. I like to try different brands whenever I buy. So far nothing is impressive enough to mention.
seems to be a trend, but im a bit into cabs right now as well.
one thing we've been selling a lot as it is sweet, and seems to compliment an array of different meals is the makulu pinotage. if you're into sweet wines it's worth a try. south african, and the name beens "big", kind fo fun to sell.
one thing we've been selling a lot as it is sweet, and seems to compliment an array of different meals is the makulu pinotage. if you're into sweet wines it's worth a try. south african, and the name beens "big", kind fo fun to sell.
I'm drinking a bottle of Smoking Loon Merlot with a free range ribeye while writing a paper on Nietzsche. What a night.
Old thread, but so what?
I'm far from a wine expert but I'm interested in them. I enjoy both white and red ones and can't choose which I like the most...
White:
A dry or max semi-dry riesling from Germany is always a good bet. Even the cheapest ones you find in the shops are decent. One of the best whites I've had was a German riesling I bough in Germany (where the wines are cheap) for about 14 . I don't remember the exact type, but I think it was this one from Juliusspital. There was absolutely nothing I disliked in this wine, except that I wished the bottle hadn't gone empty as quickly as it did.
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For salmon served with a fat sauce (e.g. Hollandaise) or spicier seafood, I'd prefer a dry chardonnay though. I haven't been too excited about the french Chablis's I've had, though they're said to be excellent. Too pricy for me but not IMO any better than significantly cheaper chardonnays from other parts of the world. The Australian Jacob's Creek wines are nice and decently priced.
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Red:
Here, it matters a lot what you will use the wine for. If I'm only drinking it for enjoyment on its own, I pick a cheaper one. I recently discovered the Doppio Passo Primitivo bag-in-a-box wine that I enjoyed a lot, both as such and with food (mainly Italian). It's a nice fruity wine with a light spicyness, and probably underpriced. Recommended. I generally love the Primitivo wines. The North American Zinfandel is actually from the same grape and they have also been good. The Beringer Zinfandel is good but if you want something cheaper, I'd recommend the Gnarly Head one.
I've always enjoyed the semi-priced Australian and Chilean wines, especially shiraz (in France: Syrah) and Merlot. Shiraz is spicier and Merlot mellower. Try Jacob's Creek for their red wines as well as their white. The Chilean Yali and Casillero del Diablo shiraz's are two great ones, especially for slightly spicier read meat.
I've become more and more interested in the french wines lately as well but that's a whole different chapter....
That's about how much I care to put in one post.
I'm far from a wine expert but I'm interested in them. I enjoy both white and red ones and can't choose which I like the most...
White:
A dry or max semi-dry riesling from Germany is always a good bet. Even the cheapest ones you find in the shops are decent. One of the best whites I've had was a German riesling I bough in Germany (where the wines are cheap) for about 14 . I don't remember the exact type, but I think it was this one from Juliusspital. There was absolutely nothing I disliked in this wine, except that I wished the bottle hadn't gone empty as quickly as it did.
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For salmon served with a fat sauce (e.g. Hollandaise) or spicier seafood, I'd prefer a dry chardonnay though. I haven't been too excited about the french Chablis's I've had, though they're said to be excellent. Too pricy for me but not IMO any better than significantly cheaper chardonnays from other parts of the world. The Australian Jacob's Creek wines are nice and decently priced.
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Red:
Here, it matters a lot what you will use the wine for. If I'm only drinking it for enjoyment on its own, I pick a cheaper one. I recently discovered the Doppio Passo Primitivo bag-in-a-box wine that I enjoyed a lot, both as such and with food (mainly Italian). It's a nice fruity wine with a light spicyness, and probably underpriced. Recommended. I generally love the Primitivo wines. The North American Zinfandel is actually from the same grape and they have also been good. The Beringer Zinfandel is good but if you want something cheaper, I'd recommend the Gnarly Head one.
I've always enjoyed the semi-priced Australian and Chilean wines, especially shiraz (in France: Syrah) and Merlot. Shiraz is spicier and Merlot mellower. Try Jacob's Creek for their red wines as well as their white. The Chilean Yali and Casillero del Diablo shiraz's are two great ones, especially for slightly spicier read meat.
I've become more and more interested in the french wines lately as well but that's a whole different chapter....
That's about how much I care to put in one post.
I often find Black Tower wines to be somewhat quaffable. They're not exactly high end but I like their rosé.
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I also enjoy this one at my favourite Thai restaurant.
This is a nice white by Snake Creek, an Australian vineyard.
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I also enjoy this one at my favourite Thai restaurant.
This is a nice white by Snake Creek, an Australian vineyard.
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Santa Barbara winery puts out consistently good juice in a pretty competitive price range. Then again I'm not picky, anything red and dry and I'm all set 
