Recommend me a good wine

bgebrent

I'm feeling better. 

theyolksonyou

Just this once. 

theyolksonyou

When's your next round?

theyolksonyou

I can't take him like that. It's against regulations. 

theyolksonyou

Back in topic. 

theyolksonyou

or 

JohnnyTarheel

@Jeremiah   Did you really think you would get a valid response from anyone?  

bgebrent

theyolksonyou said:

Back in topic. 


Bottled and Distributed by Carpetbagger Vineyards. The best, or nothing. 

theyolksonyou

JohnnyTarheel said:

@Jeremiah   Did you really think you would get a valid response from anyone?  

bgebrent

https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/i1/n87y5ctaqrmt.gif

theyolksonyou

#fail

bgebrent

theyolksonyou said:

#fail

Your teamwork speaks for itself. 

bgebrent

Barefoot merlot. 

theyolksonyou

bgebrent said:

theyolksonyou said:

#fail

Your teamwork speaks for itself. 

Lol. Bring your A game, team mate. 

bgebrent

That Broke Ass Mountain is legit. 

DMW

Scotch, Bourbon

JohnEggGio

136 comments, let me help: Franciscan Cab, Napa Cellars Cab, La Crema Pinot Noir, Meiomi Pinot Noir (if you don't care about not pulling a cork).  Some others, too, but stick to domestic varietal rather than a blend (yes, I know, they're all blends), and don't fall for the foreign whatever-it's-called - your local shop will not have it reliably in stock.

bgebrent

I feel happy, I feel hap......  Bring out your dead, 

bgebrent

bgebrent said:

I'm not dead yet!  Jason texted me. He's not dead yet. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs

blind99

Seriously, be careful with these guys.  Share a bottle of wine with them and they'll slip in something extra.  Next thing you know you wake up in a furry suit and you're everyone's thunder buddy.

bgebrent

blind99 said:

Seriously, be careful with these guys.  Share a bottle of wine with them and they'll slip in something extra.  Next thing you know you wake up in a furry suit and you're everyone's thunder buddy.

You sir need to get your Northern azz down her one day. 

bgebrent

Just got off the phone with Jason, we both agreed we're not dead ****. 

fishlessman

Foghorn said:

There have been some very good suggestions.  Think of them as places to start your wine journey.  I'll add a couple more.

Everybody I know that has ever tried it loves Meiomi as recommended by @Eggdicted_Dawgfan.  However, a bunch of us did a blind taste test of Pinot Noirs one night and we actually rated La Crema higher - and it is in the same price range ($15-$19 depending on the store).

If you want to sound instantly like you know what you're talking about, get a Pinotage from South Africa.  Tell people how it is a grape that is almost exclusively grown in South Africa and is a genetic cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsaut (also known as Hermitage).  The only reason I know this is that when we were in South Africa, we really liked Pinotage.  When I got back to the US, I asked a wine manager why he did not have any Pinotage among his South African selections and he said "Nobody would ever buy a 2nd bottle because it smells like bacon".

BACON WINE!!! No wonder we liked it so much.

Since that time I haven't ever been honestly able to smell or taste bacon per se, but the longer it breathes the more you get hints of the smell of a Texas smokehouse.  

So, if your local wine store carries a pinotage - or a blend that includes it (more common), give it a try and tell people about the grape from South Africa.

By the way, the only US pinotage I've ever had is from J Vineyards - but it's no longer available on their website.  Has anybody had the pinotage from Loma Prieta, or is there any other US vineyard producing pinotage?

any of these ones look familiar, these are in my price range

http://www.liquorandwineoutlets.com/products?search=pinotage

billt01

https://www.cakebread.com/wines

DoubleEgger

Friends of the family own this vineyard. Gold Medal Winner at the California State Fair is a big deal. 

http://www.arger-martucci.com/

MattBTI

Gascone, It's a malbec

GATraveller

Possumtrot

The bottles may have gone upscale but the aftereffects from consumption haven't.

northGAcock

blind99 said:

Seriously, be careful with these guys.  Share a bottle of wine with them and they'll slip in something extra.  Next thing you know you wake up in a furry suit and you're everyone's thunder buddy.

Classic post.

thetrim

Find a red zinfandel or Spanish Rioja.  Stay away from anything with a "nutty" finish.