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Ok, so last night Mr BAW brought some really good Cabernet Sauvignon to the gathering...good choice btw, Rick. You should probably post the name here.

I normally like red wine, but I've been drinking alot of the Chateau st Michelle Riesling...a nice white wine, not too dry or fruity. I recommend it.

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Any other suggestions?
 
I would highly recommend pinot noir from the Central Otago region of New Zealand. There's a bloody good reason why critics have rated it on the level of French pinot noir: because it is of mindblowingly good quality, complex and rich in flavour. Marlborough sauvignon blanc is also very rewarding, and I recently sampled the Te Henga pinot gris, which initially seemed like a very unremarkable wine, but after about half a glass opened up and revealed itself to be a great wine with delicious fruity, almost spicy textures that last in the mouth.

And I will endlessly praise Ata Rangi pinot noir from New Zealand's Martinborough region. I am biased; it was my first favourite wine, back when I tried the 1993 vintage, and I picked some of the grapes for the 1996 vintage. But it really is a stellar drop. Speaking of the Martinborough region, I recall that Dry River's riesling is rather good.
 
A few of my favorite friends...

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Office vineyard (I recently painted the office, its something-something green w/Vintage Merlot as the trim! ) :lol:

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My tribute to Marilyn Merlot; our collection is one or two a year since 1989...more collectible than drink-worthy.

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My garage vineyard...

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And the Cab version of Redrocks' fave...

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Without argument, I enjoy the reds over whites; my favorite Pinot Noir is La Crema ~ Russian River Valley, CA

Matter of fact, most any red wine from that region is goooood...
 
I don't know a lot about wine, despite the fact that my mom and dad are total connoisseurs. (They go to France every couple years on buying trips!) At our wedding my dad brought a couple cases of Groth Chardonnay and I LOVED it. I've been to a few tastings in Napa Valley but I've yet to find anything I liked as much as that one.

Thinking of starting a new hobby, Carlos?
 
I visited Groth last year during my trip to Napa; there are a couple bottles of Groth in the office vineyard...its good....!

The wine that Carlos sampled was a Cabernet S. from Rubicon Estates, the private club side of Coppola's vineyard...good stuff.
 
"There's no way Wine's better than Pepsi"

-George Constanza

I 3rd this.

I'm a wine scumbag, really. Wine snobs grate me. I have 3 cases currently. One of a Moss Bros Semillon, and a something reisling made by more monks in the middle of god knows where. Nice stuff. I despise chardonnay and would rather drink cat piss I think. I dislike dry awful white wine. I like reds, almost all, though, but prefer fruity whites over anything else. The 3rd case is Pepsi Max.

/class act contribution
 
I'm very interested in wine and live in a region with a lot of vinyards. I did a lot of seminars and they were really interesting. Some years ago I discovered that I cannot have white wine or champaign, so I started to drink only red wine, even though I come from a family where people are drinking exclusively white wine, but it is much too sour for me and I'm getting migraine from it. I drink only European wines, my favourite ones are from my country, but I like Italian wines, too, and a good Rioja from Spain. I don't like sweet wines, I like them dry or a little "fruity" - I don't know if this is the right word in English, but you really have to taste the grapes, and I like it when the red wine tastes a little (not too much) like fruit (strawberrys or cherrys). Anyways, I like Pinot Noir, because it's good to drink and not too heavy, it's a great wine to go with your meal.

Wine, beer and water are actually the only things I drink. I started to drink more beer than wine because it's so refreshing.
 
I'm very interested in wine and live in a region with a lot of vinyards. I did a lot of seminars and they were really interesting. Some years ago I discovered that I cannot have white wine or champaign, so I started to drink only red wine, even though I come from a family where people are drinking exclusively white wine, but it is much too sour for me and I'm getting migraine from it. I drink only European wines, my favourite ones are from my country, but I like Italian wines, too, and a good Rioja from Spain. I don't like sweet wines, I like them dry or a little "fruity" - I don't know if this is the right word in English, but you really have to taste the grapes, and I like it when the red wine tastes a little (not too much) like fruit (strawberrys or cherrys). Anyways, I like Pinot Noir, because it's good to drink and not too heavy, it's a great wine to go with your meal.

Wine, beer and water are actually the only things I drink. I started to drink more beer than wine because it's so refreshing.

:hmm: my law prof. (the one from your country :wink:) , told us something about the bad wines you have, something like 'all our wines are contaminated but we have never noticed that' ...I dunno, I find him weird in general. :giggle:
 
I love wine. Living in the bay area has completely spoiled me, too, as I'm less than an hour away from Napa/Sonoma. I went wine tasting a few weeks back and came home with 8 bottles, mostly Pinot Noirs (if anyone wants to try some absolutely delicious reds - Zins and Pinots especially - check out Hartford Family Winery. Amazing stuff!). I definitely prefer the reds, but have been exploring whites more recently.

I've also discovered an awesome video blog that this guy does almost daily - tasting, describing, rating and discussing wines from all over the world, all in a relaxed and accessible way:

Wine Library TV

He's got quite the cult following - I highly recommend it - I've discovered and tried some wines I never would've come across on my own thanks to his shows. :up:
 
That was the first bottle i noticed. :lol:

I drink white wine and had he most amazing bottle in Toronto at the Hyatt, but can't remember the name of it. :sad::lol:

Might give Carlos's recommendation, Chateau St Michelle Riesling a try next time i go buy wine. :wink:

Chatteau St Michelle's Chardonnay is good too. The Riesling is a bit sweet. So if oyu like something a bit more dry and not so sweet, try the Chardonnay :up::up:

The U2JT bottle could just be a sticker, OR could be one of those wine companies where you can have your own label designed and placed on wine (for special occasions, etc). :wink:
 
I have an allergy to red wine so I usually stay away from it. But I have had some good cab sauv from California. The BV private reserves from about 2002-2004 were all really good.

California shiraz is generally pretty bad, though.
 
Good cheap wines :drool:

I currently have a bottle of the Barefoot merlot in my wine rack. I also have a bottle of merlot named Mia (the M is a sideways 3, but had to get it for the name of my cat, lol)

I was just looking at my selection tonight, wondering how come I haven't cracked any of it open in a while. I'm thinking soon. :hmm:
 
:hmm: my law prof. (the one from your country :wink:) , told us something about the bad wines you have, something like 'all our wines are contaminated but we have never noticed that' ...I dunno, I find him weird in general. :giggle:

What? Scandalous! :madwife:

Some of our red wines are internationally awarded.

I bought some very fine ones last week directly at the winary and will open them after I moved into my new apartment, when everything is done and ready.
 
^:ohmy:!
I'm clueless about wines, so I have to trust in what I got told. I think he meant that conventional wines had/ still have antifreezers and especially in austria...:shrug:
I only drink organic red wine anyway lol !
 
We had a wine scandal back in the 80s that tarnished the reputation of our wines for a long time.

Since then, there have been very strict controls and especially the red wines received international praise in recent years.

I guess your professor doesn't like our wines. :lol:
 
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