Wine recommendations

[gratefuled]

Oh, wait...somebody already said that. Guess I'm still having trouble with the local argot.

 

[retire@40]

Guys,

My spell checker is goin(g) nuts.

Do you mean yoa spell checka?

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Cut-throat...Sams Clubs index their prices to the local market, unlike Costco who keeps the same prices in all the stores and on costco.com. Since I live in an area with the 3rd highest unemployment in the US, we have cheaper prices.

At the same store, they sell the franzia boxes (5l) for five-something a box, prices are a few pennies different for reds and whites. While they arent stellar wines, they dont suck for ~80c a bottle.

Beer at the same Sams Club is also pretty good...$16 a case for Sierra Nevada or Sam Adams.

Another discount grocer nearby often sells the Corbett Canyon Merlot 3L box for under four bucks.

The local Bel-Air market sells their 2buckchuck competitor (which aint bad) for $1.99 a bottle with a 20% discount if you buy 5 at a time.

We dont have anybody selling the "premium" box wines around here, I have to get them while on shopping trips down in Sacramento (aka "the big city"). No special deals down there.

Guys,

My spell checker is goin(g) nuts.

MJ

Yowah computah needs some new softwayah.

 

[MJ]

Yowah computah needs some new softwayah.

I did find some nua saftway dat twanslates Baston to Bwooklin dialect. I also had to chenge my hadway as well.
Tanks.

MJ

 

[John Galt]

I only drink white wine now. For a long time my
"everyday" wine was Vendange chardonnay.
I still like it.

John Galt

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

I did find some nua saftway dat twanslates Baston to Bwooklin dialect. I also had to chenge my hadway as well.
Tanks.

MJ

Uh oh, looks like you bought the tweety-bird module by accident

 

[MJ]

Uh oh, looks like you bought the tweety-bird module by accident

What can I say, I looked at all the software versions and
they all looked about the same to me.
What do I know, I'm from de Bronx.

MJ

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Salrihhhht...

 

[dex]

What can I say, I looked at all the software versions and
they all looked about the same to me.
What do I know, I'm from de Bronx.

MJ  

MJ,
Where from the Bronx?
"The Bronx is a great place to be from ...."
How old are you?
I'm from da Bronx.

 

[dex]

Wine report
Yello tail 2003 Merlot
Smooth, drinkable, fruity - a bit too fruity for how I like Merlot.
I'd buy it again though.

 

[dex]

Cut-Throat,
My theory on wine is that the quality of the wine required is in inverse proportion to the quality of the company.
In other words - you need a very good wine to give poor company something to talk about.

Interesting people only need a good wine.

So far I've tried 3 of the Yellow Tail wines.
In order of prefernce, I like:
Shiraz Cab Sav
Merlot
Cab Sav

I have one more varity to try - I'll open that tomorrow.
Good drinking
8 months until I give my notice.

 

[MJ]

MJ,
Where from the Bronx?
"The Bronx is a great place to be from ...."
How old are you?
I'm from da Bronx.

Hi Dex
I'm 56. We moved several times but always remained in the East Bronx area

 

[dex]

MJ,
I'm 49
I grew up near Gun Hill Road and Montfiore hospital.
Went to St. Brendan's grammar school.
Small world...

 

[ak4195]

Delicatto makes a box wine.Here in alaska,we pay thru the nose for it,so Im sure youze gyze (galz too) in Cali can pick it up for cheapo.We are pretty much red fans,doesnt matter if its fish or beef for din din,theres gonna be plenty of red with that plate,

*klink* --ak

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

I've had the Delicatto and I like it alot. What do you pay for it?

Its nine cents here. In fact, we wash down the sidewalks with the stuff.

 

[K.B. Sharkstooth]

The Delicato Chardonnay is pretty much our house wine and it's $8.99 for the 1.5 liter here. Good wine for the money.

K. B. Sharkstooth

 

[GregLee]

Wine Report - Yellow Tail 2003 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
2nd bottle - I like this better than the Cabernet Savignon. Light and smooth - it doesn't have that "young" taste of the CS
A good buy for the price

I'm just drinking a Yellow Tail 2009 Shiraz Cabernet (from Safeway), and I think it's very good.

 

[WhoDaresWins]

I have a 3L box of Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc in my fridge, and it is very good. It is from New Zealand and one of the best box wines I have discovered recently on the shelves in our PA state store system.
PA has begun selling alcohol in certain supermarkets but it is mostly beer and some sort of wine kiosk vending machine that I have yet to investigate. The beer is sold in a separate section of the store and must be paid for and proper ID shown(no matter what your age) at a special register.

 

[bbbamI]

An old thread...but one with the most recent post about wine.

I've been enjoying Mirassou Pinot Noir for a couple of months now. Excellent (IMO) and the cost is around $10.

 

[Brdofpray]

Radius Merlot from Washington State is a good choice. It is not as dry as some, a hint of sweetness, and only $9. Perfect for a cool evening in front of the fire with cheese, crackers, and DW.

 

[treypar]

I like Cruz Alta Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Their Malbec is very good also. Courtney Benham Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley is another good wine.

 

[TromboneAl]

Sea Ridge Captain's Red. About $2.49 at Safeway. This stuff is definitely drinkable, and is even OK the next day.

The syrah is also OK, but stay away from the others.

 

[Nords]

That brings up a wine question.

We have eight bottles of the stuff in our house. We never drink it. We never will.

One of them is a label with kanji and the English word "rice". It has sludge along the side of the bottle. It's probably ready to be poured down the sink.

Another one is a novelty bottle from one of those "wineries" where you make your own. The label is faded to the point where I can't even recognize the neighbor who gave it to us. (Maybe I should make a guess and regift it to them?) I think that's more sink cleaner.

A third was bottled by our stamped-concrete contractor in 2008. Call me cynical but I suspect he's a better concrete contractor than a vintner. More sink cleaner.

Thank goodness we have a stainless-steel sink.

The rest are:
One o' them there Mirassous from 2008.
A chardonnay going back to 1999, and another to 2002.
A cabernet from 2006.
A sparkling wine going back all the way to last month.

A friend is one of those people who spends more time in the restaurant with the wine list than the menu. I could offer him those five bottles to see if he can find someone willing to give them a good home.

Is there etiquette to giving away "old" wine? Is it simply not done, and should I just pop the corks on all eight of them to really flush out our sewer drain?

 

[REWahoo]

That brings up a wine question.

...should I just pop the corks on all eight of them to really flush out our sewer drain?

Might be tough on older plumbing. You might consider filtering it through someone's digestive system first.

 

[TromboneAl]

Might be tough on older plumbing. You might consider filtering it through someone's digestive system first.

Some who doesn't have older plumbing.