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Vincenzo, le mie congratulazioni a voi.
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Not bad for $19 a bottle at my local Costco.
All that said, can anyone recommend an exceptional red wine for a special occasion? I lean towards Cabernets but it can be anything from any country. It just has to be red (not a big white wine drinker). It'll probably be consumed with an equally exceptional dinner of lamb, steak, or veal made by DW. Thanks.
The problem with wines like this is they are constructed. Google “mega purple”. Apothic Red is another one in this category. They are chemistry experiments. They aren’t wine as much as they are beverages created to a style using additives not required to be put on the label.Your going to hate me when I introduce you to this wine... you start to drink the first glass and at first your just not sure about it.. and then you just sip it a little bit at a time and you try to figure out whats in it.. what flavors are hitting your mouth... and by the time you get thru the first glass you want another one as the wine is taking on a whole new taste... and the taste is getting better and better... and then you get through the first bottle... and you know you shouldn't, but you just have to open another bottle just to see if it is going to scale any further....by now your just saying to yourself... wow, this is good... and you don't dare open the third bottle... it wont' scale any higher than it did on the second bottle and you know better than to open a third bottle no matter how much you want it... ( make sure when you partake you are sharing with someone else...and you might have more fun than you have had in a while)... and you now have a new favorite wine.... and the name ??
MICHAEL DAVID CABERNET FREAKSHOW
Vincenzo, le mie congratulazioni a voi.
(I'm an ace at Google Translate)
The problem with wines like this is they are constructed. Google “mega purple”. Apothic Red is another one in this category. They are chemistry experiments. They aren’t wine as much as they are beverages created to a style using additives not required to be put on the label.
All I can say is read the reviews....
they must be doing something right...
You're out of your ever-loving mind if you think I'm going to wait 20 minutes, hell, 5 minutes, after I open a bottle to start sipping.To me, "aerate" means open the bottle and pour two glasses about 20-25 minutes before dinner. It allows the wine to develop and the tannins to soften a little before drinking. I'm sure there are more complicated things we could be doing, but we don't.
I would suggest any good Brunello di Montalcino (fantastic Tuscan red). Here's a link to some of the best (from one point of view): https://www.cellartours.com/blog/italy/top-10-best-brunello-di-montalcinos
But I would also suggest that you look ahead and buy a Barolo that you can "cellar" for the next 10-15 years with an eye to drinking it on a major anniversary of your FIRE date! Barolo is a big, bold, tannic red from the Piemonte region of Italy. Somewhat like a Pinto Noir from Burgundy. It can be consumed now or put down for ageing longer.
I'm not a wine collector or even a particularly avid "connoisseur", but it's hard to go wrong with these. I love buying some bottles and putting a "to drink date/reason" sticker on the neck for future milestones (like anniversaries, birthdates, etc.) and then putting them away in my cantina (naturally cool storage room in the basement).
That said, I would also suggest a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne as part of a pre-dinner aperitivo.
Congrats and Best Wishes for your new adventure!
-BB
Bali Hai...
Since FIRE’d last year, decided to curb my wine budget down to a reasonable level. Have started trying the Kirkland wines at Costco and yes, for the price, I have yet to be disappointed..............
19 crimes. The wine’s ok and when you hold your smart phone up to the label the person pictured speaks and explains the crime he committed, banishing him (or her) to australia.
Rick
All I can say is read the reviews....
they must be doing something right...
I have good news. Once you get a few years into FIRE and realize your budget will be fine, you start to make adjustments. We are in the "increase the wine budget" phase. Love the Ridge Zins!