Wine!

[Travo7]

I'd suggest a nice Chilean Carmenere or Argentine Malbec- either of which has plenty of tannins and flavor to knock your socks off

A good shiraz, if you can find one, is a nice sexy wine as well, but bad shirazes abound unfortunatly. If you want to go french I'd suggest a bordeaux, and Italian I'd say nero d'avola. A good zinfandel (and NOT white) can be a lovely thing as well

Speaking of zinfandel (not white ), have you tried Cigarzin?
I'm not a wine expert at all, but I think it's one of the tastiest I've ever had.

As far as whites go I can hang with a good gerwurztraminer, but that's about it.


Franzia. You got me through high school.

 

[Jasz]

a subject on which I know things!!! (I work at a winery!)

anything red and dry usually leaves the cockles of my heart happy- though I must say that spanish reds, argentine malbecs and chilean carmeneres make me especially delighted

norton's riserva malbec 2005 is soo nice

 

[Jasz]

i can't stand sweet whites or zinfandels. pinot noir is too light bodied.

the light reds i like are almost always italians.

 

[pure_mercury]

I have a nice bottle of 2006 Prunotto Dolcetto D'Alba ready to go for my Farewell to Philly dinner tomorrow.

 

[Rajah]

I tend to prefer fuller-bodied wines, but I'm game for anything. Pinots, cabs, malbecs... whatever. I like some Greek white wines, though. It so depends on the winery and year. *shrug*

My favorite is sparkling wine. For the money, I'm a fan of Veuve Clicquot yellow label.

Sweeter wines make me sad inside. The only one that's kind of fun is Banfi.

For anyone in Houston, Austin, Dallas or Denver, I'd highly recommend Cru. It's this excellent wine bar with interesting flights. I order a flight or two and try a bunch of stuff when I go. And their cheese flights (mmm Humboldt Fog and Robiola Bosina) and three-cheese fondue with white truffle oil are amazing.

 

[Midget]

I have a nice bottle of 2006 Prunotto Dolcetto D'Alba ready to go for my Farewell to Philly dinner tomorrow.

You are leaving Philly?

 

[Valiant]

Just had a terrible merlot wine called "Red Rover"... It's probably the worst I've ever tasted. Seriously. Ewww!

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

I tend to prefer fuller-bodied wines, but I'm game for anything. Pinots, cabs, malbecs... whatever. I like some Greek white wines, though. It so depends on the winery and year. *shrug*

I actually had a visceral reaction to reading this! My ex-roommate is Greek and brought me back a Greek white that was probably the worst wine I've ever tasted. It tasted EXACTLY like a pine tree air freshener. I was subsequently told that I had not gotten a skunked bottle, but that it was actually supposed to taste like that.

My favorite is sparkling wine. For the money, I'm a fan of Veuve Clicquot yellow label.

Veuve Clicquot yellow label is my favorite reasonably priced "champagne". Sparkling reds get a roll of the eyes from a lot of people, but I love Lambrusco.

Sweeter wines make me sad inside. The only one that's kind of fun is Banfi.

I like Canadian red ice wines, but only if I don't really think of them as wines. They're more like a liqueur or a dessert.

 

[Midget]

I'm excited about Thanksgiving coming up...it the perfect excuse to drink copious ammounts of wine. So hopefully my family picks something good!

 

[miss fortune]

May I suggest a pinot noir or a dry gewurztraminer for your thanksgiving meal?

 

[FFF]

On the rare occasions when I drink wine, I'll take a red, red wine like merlot.

 

[Noel]

Leeuwin Estate 2005 Riesling Product of Australia

Dry, clean and crisp. Solid. Paring with bleu cheese and it's delectable.

 

[Midget]

Mmm you're pairing makes Bleu Chese sound very appealing.

 

[prplchknz]

so last night i hung out at a friend's place and she had this awful wine that came in a jug. It was terrible, now I understand college and cheap wine, but please people that stuff's undrinkable. Plus it was pink, and I've never liked the taste of pink wine.

 

[Evi]

White Wines, Riesling and Grüner Veltliner are my favorites. Haven't figured out a certain one yet.

 

[pure_mercury]

You are leaving Philly?

I will in be in Los Angeles by Thanksgiving.

 

[pure_mercury]

I actually had a visceral reaction to reading this! My ex-roommate is Greek and brought me back a Greek white that was probably the worst wine I've ever tasted. It tasted EXACTLY like a pine tree air freshener. I was subsequently told that I had not gotten a skunked bottle, but that it was actually supposed to taste like that.

Retsina is DISGUSTING!

Veuve Clicquot yellow label is my favorite reasonably priced "champagne". Sparkling reds get a roll of the eyes from a lot of people, but I love Lambrusco.

I've been getting into Proseccos more recently, but check out this champagne. IMHO, it blows Veuve and Dom Perignon out of the water, and it costs $45.

Moore Brothers Wine Company Delaware : NV Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs

I like Canadian red ice wines, but only if I don't really think of them as wines. They're more like a liqueur or a dessert.

Canada and Germany are producing more of these wines. Interesting stuff, worth exploring.

 

[Midget]

My friends from Calgary brought some White Zinfindel when they came to visit...they put ice in it. I was apalled.

 

[Darjur]

I enjoy German whites, but apart that, I can't give anymore specifics.

 

[prplchknz]

had rioja last night for the first time, I liked it.