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amandacat
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Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 819
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 3:37 pm: |     |
Calling all winos:
Can anyone recommend any decent, drinkable, easy to find (i.e. not obscure) wines under $10/bottle? Looking for one red and one white to serve with Italian food at a luncheon for my MIL, who is DEFINITELY not a wine snob -- tends to go for wines that are pink or come in a screw top bottle. Not Gallo or Riunite but nothing too fancy either, just safe, middle of the road, and -- again -- affordable, as we'll need to buy a case of each.
Thanks in advance!!!! |
redY67
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 727
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 3:51 pm: | |
Amanda any of the Amaroni's are wonderful. Never had a bad bottle. |
algebra2
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Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 3080
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 3:59 pm: | |
there's a $5.99 bottle at the Village Wine Shop -- Borasani I think. It's got a light blue lable. The nice wine store man should know which I am talking about -- it's his most popular bottle. Also, A&P has a Luna Luna red on sale for $7.97 |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 2703
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 4:53 pm: | |
YOU KNOW YOU’RE A DRUNK WHEN...
Your credit history is composed entirely of bar tabs.
You’re always shaking hands, even when there’s no one else around.
Whenever you bend your elbow your mouth snaps open.
When your boss asks you to work overtime you demand time and a fifth.
You get held up almost every time you go home — in fact it’s the only way you can get home.
You’d be happy to go on the wagon if you could find one with a bar.
You’re half scotch, but your ancestors aren’t from Scotland.
You know how to handle your liquor: with two hands.
Your first science fair project was a still.
You know most the of people in a bar, but can’t remember any of their names.
Anyone who kisses you must legally wait half an hour to drive.
You’ve filed assault charges against a coffee table.
When you’re out in the street, you are literally out in the street.
Your liver takes sides against you during an intervention.
You know better than going near an open flame while you’re bleeding.
Your liver is in the Witness Protection Program.
You’ve only been drunk once in your life; so far it’s lasted twenty-three years.
You can tell the difference between a bottle of Jack and a bottle of Jim by the sound they make hitting the back of your head.
You’ve been cut off during communion.
Growing up means buying better booze; getting old means getting used to the cheap stuff again.
You’ve eaten 87 packets of honey mustard because on the label it lists “white wine” as an ingredient.
You’d exercise more but when you sweat it smells like booze and that makes you thirsty.
You always finish your drinks because there are sober people in China.
You'll join A.A. when they start serving cocktails at the meetings.
You can order a beer in 17 different languages but don’t know how to pronounce “Perrier.”
When a cop asks, “Have we been drinking?” you reply, “Do you really think I’d drink with the likes of you?”
You’d have passed that sobriety test if you hadn’t mistaken the Breathalyzer for a bugle.
You got in trouble at work because your standard greeting is, “Who's buying?”
You consider a bottle of cheap whiskey and two shot glasses a very romantic gift.
You hate it when men give you flowers because, hey—you can’t drink flowers.
You’ve convinced yourself that your liver isn’t distended—it’s pregnant with a new liver.
You play the same song 20 times in a row at top volume at three in the morning and are certain the neighbors don’t mind because, you know, it’s such a kick-••• song.
You think the porcelain hat looks good on you.
Your idea of karaoke is falling off the stage while yelling “Rock and Roll!” into the microphone.
Your house is four times farther from the bar on the way back.
You have threatened to murder and marry the same person in the span of a single happy hour.
You’ve known Jack Daniels so long you refer to him as John.
You think box wine is great; you're eagerly awaiting box whiskey.
You get cut off in absentia.
You’re favorite cocktail is one quarter vodka, one quarter vodka, and one half vodka, topped off with vodka.
You get angry when guys who can’t hold their liquor keep stepping on your fingers.
You get nervous when there are only three bottles of liquor left in your house.
You forget how pants work.
You’re not angry about the fly in your drink, you’re angry he didn’t chip in on the tab.
You hate it when your lightweight drinking buddies get so drunk you can barely see them.
You shake the same person’s hand five times between last call and getting booted out.
You have never taken a drink of a non-alcoholic beverage without thinking, “Man, a splash of booze would fix this right up.”
You’ve apologized to people you don’t remember meeting for things you don’t remember doing in places you don’t remember going.
You can’t walk a straight line unless the floor is moving.
You dressed as a wino for halloween and no one noticed.
You attempted to have a keg delivered to your cell in the drunk tank.
Your paychecks are deposited directly into a bar’s bank account.
You were looking forward to your court-mandated drunk driving classes until you found out there wasn’t any actual alcohol involved.
You fall down a well and send Lassie to the liquor store.
Bartenders call to check up on you when you’ve been absent for more than two days.
Lawn sprinklers are sometimes your alarm clock.
You need help getting the breathalyzer in the right hole.
You lost a fistfight with yourself.
You went on vacation for two weeks and the owner of your regular bar had his boat repossessed.
You’ve asked a bartender to “freshen up” your shot glass.
You’ve asked a waiter: “What sort of wine goes with vodka?”
When buying floor tile, you press your face against it to see how comfortable it would be to sleep on.
You wake up every morning at the crack of ice.
You drink to forget you drink.
People get drunk by shaking your hand.
The only drinking problem you have is the two-hands/one-mouth thing.
Your house is so messy because it spins like a top every time you lie down.
You think that drunks are a lot like chess players, only drunk.
You forgot your fishing pole on your fishing trip and didn’t notice.
Your liver has hired an attorney.
Your favorite bar installed a seat belt on your barstool.
The glass isn’t half empty or half full. It just needs to be topped off.
You have two personalities: Mr. Responsibility and Mr. I-Think-I’ll-Call-All-My-Old-Girlfriends-While-I'm-Blacked-Out.
The word “rent” loses all meaning after your fifth drink.
You’re so good at “drinking to forget” that you sometimes forget how to walk.
Whenever someone in a suit spills your cheap bourbon it magically transforms into top shelf scotch on the way to the floor.
You giggle at funerals but weep like a baby whenever you hear about a beer truck overturning.
Pink elephants get drunk and they see you.
You can get drunk on Scotch tape.
You like to have a drink between drinks.
You’d join AA but your always too drunk too memorize the pledge.
Your sleep number is 151 . . . proof.
You won’t eat an olive unless it’s sterilized in gin.
You think Beethoven’s Fifth is a bottle of schnapps.
Gin rummy sounded like a fun game.
You’re stalked by alcoholic vampires.
You have never screwed a cap back onto a liquor bottle.
Your friends pretend to be bartenders, just so you’ll pay attention to them.
You suffer from barthritis— every night you get stiff in another joint.
You don’t see the difference between “waking up” and “coming to.”
You donate a pint of blood and the hospital has to card the patient they give it to.
Your liver enters itself in a Tough Man competition.
You wear Hawaiian shirts because it’s tougher to see vomit stains on them.
Going out drinking with you is covered by your friends’ insurance.
As a child your dad helped you learn math by first explaining a four-count.
You use visualization techniques to master beer bongs.
In grade school, you were voted most likely to drink in high school.
2 for 1 is your lucky number.
A perfect date: soft music and a bottle of wine.
A couple of times a year you go on a “non-bender.”
Before you go out each night you consult a psychic hotline to determine which bartenders will be pouring strong.
Peeling the label off a beer bottle arouses you.
You feel a tinge of pride when someone refers to you as a “shameless alcoholic.”
The first thing you thought when you woke up yesterday was, “Wow, look at all that gum stuck under the bar!”
Your girlfriend left you because you accidentally cried out “Glenfiddich” while making love.
You like tequila with a slice of lime — or dirt, or a hamster, or whatever, so long as there’s tequila involved.
You come home sober and your dog bites you.
The cafeteria in the detox center has a sandwich named after you.
You can’t recognize your best friend unless he’s leaning against a bar with a drink in his hand.
You can blow a .08 BAC from twenty feet away.
You take swim trunks to brewery tours.
You prefer cold showers because the ice in your drink doesn’t melt as fast.
You’re shocked and confounded to discover they actually sell Coke without Jack Daniels.
When a cop asks you to walk a straight line, you ask, “Which one?”
You tried getting out of a DWI by putting a beer label on your arm and telling the cop you’re off the booze and on the patch.
You get mad when your family calls you a wino because they know damn well you prefer whiskey.
You’re definition of a problem drinker is guy who won’t buy you a round.
You know hangovers only last a day, but a good drinking story lives forever.
You don’t like to think of it as blacking out. You prefer to think of it as exercising the lizard brain.
A good drinking buddy will bail you out of jail; a great drinking buddy sits in the cell beside you, saying, “Man, that was awesome!”
The last words you remember each night are, “Hold my beer and watch this!”
You’re disappointed when you go to a funeral and there’s no keg.
You have a recurring dream: that you get drunk, get fired, and break up with your girlfriend — but it isn't a dream!
You regularly ask bartenders, “So, how are the spill mats looking tonight? Anything good in there?”
The bartender asks for your I.D. just to see how long it'll take you to find your pants.
Two weeks into the bender you found out that “Drink Canada Dry” was a corporate slogan, not a challenge.
For the money you’ve spent on Thunderbird, you could have bought one.
You say when you're drunk what you think when you’re sober.
You know the best beer in the world is the one in your hand.
Beer does not make you fat. It makes you lean— against bars, poles, tables...
You always drink Irish Coffee for breakfast because it contains all four food groups: fat, sugar, caffeine and alcohol.
You don't drink anymore . . . of course, you don't drink any less, either.
Your bartender never has to ask, “Do you want another?”
You recognize that vomiting is just the body’s way of making room for another round.
You distrust camels or anything else that can go a week without a drink.
You're favorite method of dieting is the “Slim Jim”: Slim-Fast shakes mixed with Jim Beam.
Absolut wants to run an ad featuring a picture of your liver in the shape of a bottle.
You only drink to get rid of hangovers, and sometimes it takes all night.
You know if you give up drinking you won’t actually live longer — it’ll just seem that way.
You spend ninety percent of your paycheck on drinking and waste the rest.
You fell down two flights of stairs and didn’t spill a drop.
You don’t mind blacking out because it makes Sunday confession so much less embarrassing.
When you wake up hungover you’re afraid you’ll die. Half an hour later you’re afraid you’ll live.
You wonder why people need friends when you can just sit in a room and drink all day.
You believe there's only one Absolut(e) in life: vodka.
You went on a diet, swore off drinking and bar food, and in fourteen days you lost two weeks.
Booze may not be the answer, but it helps you to forget the question.
You exist in a perfect Zen circle: You drink because your wife nags you about your drinking.
You got so drunk on St. Patrick’s day it seemed like every other day.
If a man gave you a fish, you’d eat for a day. If he taught you to fish, you’d sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
If it weren’t for the olives in your martinis, you’d starve to death.
When your spirits get low, you use a straw.
You’d go on the wagon, but can’t find one with a bar.
You always cook with wine. Sometimes you even add food.
You drink a bottle of wine every day. Unless you’re sick. Then you drink two.
You refer to grapes as “wine eggs.”
You can walk into a 7-11 at 2AM, look at the cheese dog that’s been on the grill since 8AM, and think, “Man, that looks tasty!”
You know liquor gets better with age, because the older you get the more you like it.
You only drink to steady your nerves. Sometimes you get so steady you have to be carried out.
You drink to make other people appear cool enough to hang out with you.
Quitting drinking is easy... You’ve done it a thousand times.
You have a reserved parking space at four different liquor stores.
You woke up feeling really strange, then realized you didn’t have a hangover.
With a bottle of Passport Scotch and a suitcase of Stroh’s you can go on vacation without ever leaving your house.
You never drink anything stronger than vodka before breakfast.
You make a point of never drinking before noon. Which is convenient, because you’re never up before three PM.
One of your hobbies is calculating exactly how many bottles of different liquors your next paycheck will buy. Just out of curiosity, of course...
Your co-workers start whispering with concern when you don’t come in with hangover.
The whole terrorism thing became very clear to you when you found out muslims aren’t allowed to drink.
You wish you were closer to Jesus, especially when he’s doing his "water to wine" thing.
A cold cement floor looks comfortable and inviting.
You wish temperance leagues still sang anti-drinking religious hymns outside bars, because it’d be a very funny thing to watch while getting hammered.
You think alcohol-fueled automobiles are the wave of the future because, hey, it certainly works for you.
You think a wrong number is an adequate excuse to go on a bender.
You hated Ted Kennedy until you realized he can probably outdrink you.
You always confuse the words picture and pitcher, especially when someone says, “Hey, take my picture.”
You happen to share the same home town, ethnicity, lifestyle, opinions, occupation or whatever-the-hell of whoever happens to be buying the drinks.
You consider vodka a chaser.
You volunteered to work for free for NASA when you heard about the gas clouds in space containing billions of gallons of alcohol.
You know a bottle of Jack under your bed is worth a thousand bottles in any liquor store when it's closed.
You rarely hear the bartender yell "last call, since at that hour you're usually in the bathroom, vomiting.
Half the bouncers in town know exactly how much you weigh.
You appreciate the smell of Aqua-Velva, but don’t really care for the aftertaste.
You refer to your mouth as your “booze hole.”
You wish bartenders would spend more time ‘tending’ and less time ‘barring.’
The first thing you say when you walk in a bar is, “I’m not still 86’d, am I?”
You’d go to Mass more often if they weren’t so stingy with the wine.
When you were in high school you had a poster of W.C. Fields on your bedroom wall.
You prefer Hamm’s and eggs for breakfast, minus the eggs.
The cheap whiskey you buy is so awful that you have to drink the first half the bottle just so you’ll be drunk enough to put up with the taste of the second half.
Whenever someone starts reading a bottle of Jack Daniels you say, “Quit cheating!”
You don’t sniff the cork, you chew it.
Your career is interfering with your drinking.
You get so drunk Bud Light starts tasting like beer.
You read the latest issue of "Modern Drunkard Magazine" until you fall asleep, then use it as a blanket.
You've heard that one gets drunker at higher altitudes, so you always drink on top of the dumpster.
Your alarm clock is a garbage truck.
You’ve worked out a fiendishly clever plot to steal Einstein’s brain, so you can drink the alcohol it’s stored in.
You masturbate to the liquor ads in Playboy.
You show up at the flu clinic to investigate rumors of "free shots."
You have a "born-on" date tattooed on your •••.
You hold a bottle of hair spray and say, "Man, if you were ice cold."
You're described by three separate liquor store owners as "the guy who paid for my houseboat."
You often confuse the word breakfast with Bloody Marys, i.e., "What are we going to have for Bloody Marys this morning?"
You know that liquor is especially tasty when it comes from the secret hiding place in your roommates's closet.
You can, in a pinch, construct a fully-operational keg tap from a cigarette lighter, two clothespins, and a balloon.
You get in a heated conversation with your barstool neighbor about the proper way to vomit from a moving vehicle.
At 2am you proclaim, "The party ain't over until the fat lady says no!"
You need a cosigner to open a bar tab.
The monkey on your back is in rehab.
You know that, with a bouncer's assistance, man is capable of short-term flight.
You have a recurring dream you're hired by the Guinness/Playboy Research foundation to prove twenty pints a day improves your sex life.
You often take your lover for romantic strolls among the picturesque aisles of liquor superstores.
You will eat a bug for a shot.
You know that wine is mentioned in the Bible over 250 times.
You have strained cigarette-butt infested beer through your teeth.
You can hear someone whisper "free beer" from three blocks away.
You know the heartbreak of watching the bartender dump the spill tray.
You call the bartending academy, inquiring as to what they do with their mistakes.
You refer to your refrigerator as "the stand-up beer cooler."
You give directions with liquor stores and bars the the major landmarks, i.e., "You'll pass Argonaut's Liquors on the left and Scooter's on the right, then turn right on the street between the Satire Lounge and the Lion's Lair, then continue until you see the tree that looks like a huge martini glass."
You think vomiting is the body's way of making room for the next round.
You recognize last call as a secret signal that all unattended drinks are fair game.
When someone says "expensive wine," you think "gallon jug."
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Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5616
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 5:06 pm: | |
If someone finds an amarone under $10, please post here immediately. |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 2180
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 5:38 pm: | |
Italian reds...Falesco makes some good value reds, Vitiano is one of them...Taurino makes a Salice Saliento -- an advantage being that they release them with a few years of aging...some primitivos are under $10 and they are the same grape as American zinfandel -- good with red sauce...good values in southern Italian wines.
Italian whites...there are good value pinot grigios out there (not Santa Margarita, the most overpriced overhyped wine from any country)...Cavit and Zenato are two off the top of my head..look for pinot grigio from Friuli -- I think they tend to be a bit fuller bodied and flavorful, in general.
thats just some Italian wine suggestions, as well as some of the others already listed...have fun.
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ll1
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Username: Ll1
Post Number: 29
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 8:31 pm: | |
Kris is a eally great pinot grigiot for 8.99. http://www.winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=29750 |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 173
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 8:37 pm: | |
No question, Pinot Grigio is the white to go with. There are lots of nice Italian sangiovese-based reds out there at your price point, too. Maybe a chianti classico, maybe a 100% sangiovese. I'd go to BOTTLE KING and see what they got. There's a BOTTLE KING on Bloomfield Ave. (in Montclair, I think) and one on Rte 10 in Morris Plains, across from the Hilton.
Me, I looove Italian wines. It's where the value is. And the taste. Yum. |
sylvester the investor
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Username: Mummish
Post Number: 21
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 9:14 pm: | |
2 buck chuck at trader joes
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amandacat
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Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 820
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 10:32 am: | |
Thanks for all the great suggestions, all this wine talk is so hard when you can't drink any yourself (pregnant)!
To complicate matters a bit, we have to buy from a specific liquor store in Madison, because they have a relationship with the restaurant and will both deliver directly there and take any unused bottles back. But I'll give them a call and see what they can offer me in a pinot grigio and a chianti or a sangiovese, maybe I'll run some brands by you guys . . . |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 2184
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 10:42 am: | |
Gary's in Madison? if so, they have a wide selection and some really good guys. Ask for Rich...tell him you know me, sort of. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5620
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 10:52 am: | |
You can bring in wine from anywhere. Don't let a restaurant without a license try to limit your choices. |
amandacat
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Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 821
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 11:27 am: | |
Not Gary's, alas -- Rose City Liquor. Probably not your fanciest shop, but I don't mind ordering from them for this, the delivery/retun policy is a huge help and as I mentioned, this is NOT an upscale wine crowd I'm dealing with. |
Cubeless
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Username: Cubey
Post Number: 132
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 12:12 pm: | |
If someone finds an Amarone for under $20, please let me know also.
If you're open to non-Italian white wines, I've been really enjoying Albarinos from Spain. They typically run from $9-12. Gary's has a few good ones. Peitan and Nora are two. There is also a Rueda from Spain called Basa that I have been enjoying. I know Wine Library carried it for $10. |
Guy
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Username: Vandalay
Post Number: 602
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 12:49 pm: | |
Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Vintners Cuvee XXVII
This wine has been pretty consistent. You can get it for around 8.99.
Some Reviews:
Indianapolis Dine
Nov 2003
Grillers and 'cue fans, this is your wine. A sweet front palate (there's probably a bit of residual sugar here) leads to flavors of dark cherry and raspberry and a hint of orange peel--it's just the right thing to complement smoky foods from a backyard grill. It's a bit simple, but very tasty.
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
Sep 2003
Hit after hit of this non-vintaged wine has established it as one of the all-time value leaders in everyday Zinfandel, and there is no letup with the latest in the line. Ripe yet open and bright fruit jumps from the glass, and if a little tannin roughens the finish, that only makes the wine even more suitable to tomato-based or barbecue fare for current enjoyment.
Beverage Testing Institute World Wine Championships
May 2003
Brilliant ruby red hue. Raspberry, sage and oak aromas. A rich entry leads to a moderately full-bodied palate and a finish offering good depth of fruit, subtle brown spice and elegant tannins.
The Wine Advocate Review by Robert Parker
Jul 2003
“I don’t know how Rosenblum does it! With so many different Zinfandel bottlings, the Rhône Ranger category, standard Bordeaux varietals as well as a few whites, it is remarkable that his wines seem to get better and better regardless of vintage conditions. This is the twenty-fifth rendition of this stunning wine value that is better than many full-throttle Zinfandels that sell for twice the price. The non-vintage Zinfandel Vintner’s Cuvee XXV exhibits a deep ruby color in addition to a beautifully sweet nose of black cherries, raspberries, pepper, earth, and spice. Rich and medium-bodied, with soft tannin and well-integrated acidity, this beauty will drink well for 2-3 years. Frugal minded consumers are likely to make case purchases.”
Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide
Nov 2003
Spicy, bright raspberry and cherry, notes are most evident here. Tannins are fairly ripe and firm, while the finish serves up a toasty vanilla edge. Best Buy.
Wine Spectator
Nov 2003
Jiucy, with a streak of orange peel running through the thick, jammy flavors and black pepper and wild berry notes |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 174
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 12:54 pm: | |
Doesn't sound like Amanda's guest's will have any interest in "flavors of dark cherry and raspberry and a hint of orange peel" or whether its "ripe yet open and bright fruit jumps from the glass."
But it was fun reading.
Thanks. |
amandacat
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Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 823
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:19 pm: | |
True, Mr. T, but I'll certainly have to pick up a bottle or two for myself once this baby makes its debut!
I called the guy at the store and he was very nice and accommodating. Looks like I'm choosing between the following:
white: Kris or Cavit pinot grigio (Kris is ~$1 more per bottle)
red: Rufino chianti, or a Sicilian red, called Colosi, that he says is very popular.
Any strong opinions about the above? |
Guy
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Username: Vandalay
Post Number: 603
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:28 pm: | |
Colosi has an almost Amarone-like ripeness and richness. Full-bodied and juicy, it is packed with fresh grape, raisin, and prune flavors with big dark fruit wrapped in mocha notes with with mild hints of earth and tar.
Mr T , that is even better than orange peels.  |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 2191
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:33 pm: | |
Arthur Schwartz, who knows Italian food, loves Colosi. give it a whirl..after all, youre not drinking, so what does it matter? Kris over Cavit..but if you decide to save the buck per bottle, no big deal.
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redY67
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 744
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:38 pm: | |
Okay Okay, sorry about the Amarone suggestion!  I guess my taste must be too expensive as I was thinking last time I bought a couple of bottles they were a bargain.
I tried the Colosi, didn't care for it. I prefer a much softer wine. |
amandacat
Citizen
Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 824
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 3:27 pm: | |
Ok, I'm going for the Colosi -- as Hank says, I'm not drinking, so who cares? I'll find out for sure how much the Cavit is, and then decide if it's worth saving a few bucks -- I hate to be cheap but the party itself is getting kind of expensive, pretty much any savings I could get at this point would be nice . . . |
redY67
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 747
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 3:33 pm: | |
Amanda, love the attitude, as I always say "it's all about ME!"  Hope your part is a success!! |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 176
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 4:56 pm: | |
The Cavit is a very drinkable Pinot Grigio, available everywhere and not expensive. I buy it by the case for my wife to drink and for those that want white wine. I think it's perfect for your needs. As long as no one is drinking a $35 Sancerre next to it, I think you'll be alright.
Now Sancerre, THERE's a white wine to get excited about. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5624
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 5:15 pm: | |
Any Sauterne recommendations? |
flugermongers
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Username: Flugermongers
Post Number: 398
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 5:44 am: | |
Smoking Loon
Vertamonte
Rex Goliath 47 Pound Rooster
Papio
(same wine as Woodbridge, actually)
all wonderful choices!!!!!!!
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Lucky13
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Username: Lucky13
Post Number: 16
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 8:01 am: | |
while santa margherita is perhaps overpriced, as one who used to drink it regularly at $8/bottle in the early 80s i'd like to disagree with the notion it is not an excellent wine. |
Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 185
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 1:32 pm: | |
Hey, I'm usually a red wine drinker but when I drink white, I drink Pinot Grigio. There are so many decent Pinot Grigios out there for $6-10 that there's no reason to pay the $18-20 for Santa Margherita. None. Zip. Nada. Nil. No-no. Un-huh, not gonna do it, wouldn't be prudent. Yes, SM is a good Pinot Grigio, but, not substantively getter than wines for, literally, half the price.
And speaking of CAVIT Pinot Grigio, as I was the other day, I was in Dallas yesterday and last night and the best wine shop around was at a Sunoco gas station (in Grapevine, oddly enough, near the airport). A surprisingly good selection, by the way, and THEY had the CAVIT for $7.99/btl.
CAVIT is a good wine, not a great wine, and I like Dallas, too. I was there for a job interview, by the way. The job is here, the interview was in Dallas. Wish me luck. I may be able to give up the consulting - with mixed feelings, I might add. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5653
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 4:38 pm: | |
I agree with Hank on the Friuli pinots. Had one about 2 weeks ago and it's much more satisfying. Heavy honey and apricot aromas. |
Master Plvmber
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Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 340
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 5:19 pm: | |
The temperature of red wine, and its effect on taste, is often overlooked.
Colosi are a step above jug wine when served at the easy-for-restaurants room temperature but take on a whole new personality when served properly at about 68 degrees.
They tend to lighten up, and reveal many otherwise hidden qualities, as do most Italian reds.
I bought a little wine refrigerator about a year ago and can't believe what I've been missing. It's given me a whole new appreciation for some wines I used to think were nearly undrinkable.
Another kick I'm on is decanting.
What a difference!
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Maplewoody
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Username: Maplewoody
Post Number: 915
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 9:03 pm: | |
Here's a VOTE for BIG HOUSE RED by BonnyDoon...
it's nice, and only $9.99 at the liquor store next to Centani's |
Dego Diva
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Username: Fmingione
Post Number: 312
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 11:33 am: | |
Maplewoody - I totally agree with you, and in fact, you really can't go wrong with any of the Bonny Doon wines.
However, I've become a big fan of viognier wines lately. Although this white variety has been around a long time, it's becoming more popular and readlily available now. If you're a chardonnay or pinot grigio drinker, I HIGHLY reccommend you try a viognier (pronounced vee-on-yay). It's not as buttery and oaky as chardonnay, and fuller bodied than a grigio. Fruity and floral, with hints of apricot and honeydew. It's perfect for lighter meals in spring and summer, but it can hold it's own with Italian food too.
Trader Joe's carries Honey Moon and Gascon, both of which are good, and under $10. Try it - you'll like it!
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ML
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Username: Ml1
Post Number: 2357
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 - 10:22 pm: | |
also RH Phillips EXP Viognier. It might go for $11 or $12 instead of $10, but it's worth the extra dollar.
It's a good food wine because it doesn't overpower, and it's got a good balance between acidity and sweetness that allows it to go well with a lot of different dishes. |
DeborahG
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Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 1260
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 7:58 am: | |
Wow, I learned a LOT fromthis thread! Off to buy some wine....
Good luck with the job interview, Mr. T...keep us posted! I'm in the same position (enjoying consulting but interviewing for a couple of interesting jobs, not sure which I would prefer). Onward and upward! |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 196
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:10 am: | |
DG,
What kind of consuting do you do? For whom?
My interview went swimmingly - now the HR person and I are trying to connect to talk comp and bennies. Stay tuned.
(Trying to stay on topic): And, yes, wines under $10 are....well, under $10!
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Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 2226
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:14 am: | |
T -- depends on how much the sales tax is |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 197
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:16 am: | |
Nyuck-nyuck-nyuck..... |
sullymw
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Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 511
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:50 am: | |
A nice white Chardonnay is Lindeman's Bin 65 at about $9 |
mrmaplewood
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Username: Mrmaplewood
Post Number: 168
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 12:14 pm: | |
I had a nice bottle of a wine I never tried before. Red Bud 2002 Viognier, bought at
Wine Library. A slightly different taste (I get bored with Cabernet and Chablis). Under $10 and very smooth for it's price. I had never heard of this variety before. I am definitely going to buy it again. |
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