Recommend me a good wine

Foghorn

fishlessman said:

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

@fishlessman, I've had the Southern Right.  I seem to recall it being more expensive wherever I got it.  It was very good.

The thing we've decided is that the perfect wine combination when we get together to cook out is to have a pinot noir as a first and/or second bottle before dinner and possibly with appetizers, then switch to a pinotage or a cab with the dinner.  Pinotage goes great with smoked food.  We usually go with a cab if we just grill something hot and fast.

blind99

bgebrent said:

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. 

I promise when we hire some more help I will.  2018 we will make it happen.  I'll bring wine!

fishlessman

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

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

@fishlessman, I've had the Southern Right.  I seem to recall it being more expensive wherever I got it.  It was very good.

The thing we've decided is that the perfect wine combination when we get together to cook out is to have a pinot noir as a first and/or second bottle before dinner and possibly with appetizers, then switch to a pinotage or a cab with the dinner.  Pinotage goes great with smoked food.  We usually go with a cab if we just grill something hot and fast.

bought the southern right and the bean, probably try the bean tonight and the southern right with burgers over the weekend. i think the southern right scored a 92 on the nh rating shelf but no idea if me and wine scoring fit at all.

Foghorn

fishlessman said:

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

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

@fishlessman, I've had the Southern Right.  I seem to recall it being more expensive wherever I got it.  It was very good.

The thing we've decided is that the perfect wine combination when we get together to cook out is to have a pinot noir as a first and/or second bottle before dinner and possibly with appetizers, then switch to a pinotage or a cab with the dinner.  Pinotage goes great with smoked food.  We usually go with a cab if we just grill something hot and fast.

bought the southern right and the bean, probably try the bean tonight and the southern right with burgers over the weekend. i think the southern right scored a 92 on the nh rating shelf but no idea if me and wine scoring fit at all.

I've found that anything rated 95 or higher by an expert has a 90% chance it is too complex for my simple palate and I won't like it.

If you get a chance, leave a bottle of pinotage breathing for a while and then compare it to a freshly opened bottle of something else.  We did that once with a bottle that we recorked for 24 hours and compared it to a chianti the next evening.  The pinotage smelled like I walked into the back of a Texas smokehouse where the pitmaster hangs out.   

pgprescott

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

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

@fishlessman, I've had the Southern Right.  I seem to recall it being more expensive wherever I got it.  It was very good.

The thing we've decided is that the perfect wine combination when we get together to cook out is to have a pinot noir as a first and/or second bottle before dinner and possibly with appetizers, then switch to a pinotage or a cab with the dinner.  Pinotage goes great with smoked food.  We usually go with a cab if we just grill something hot and fast.

bought the southern right and the bean, probably try the bean tonight and the southern right with burgers over the weekend. i think the southern right scored a 92 on the nh rating shelf but no idea if me and wine scoring fit at all.

I've found that anything rated 95 or higher by an expert has a 90% chance it is too complex for my simple palate and I won't like it.

If you get a chance, leave a bottle of pinotage breathing for a while and then compare it to a freshly opened bottle of something else.  We did that once with a bottle that we recorked for 24 hours and compared it to a chianti the next evening.  The pinotage smelled like I walked into the back of a Texas smokehouse where the pitmaster hangs out.   

I was going to make a similar comment about the complexity of some of the higher end wines, but I didn't want to offend anyone. 

Foghorn

pgprescott said:

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

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

@fishlessman, I've had the Southern Right.  I seem to recall it being more expensive wherever I got it.  It was very good.

The thing we've decided is that the perfect wine combination when we get together to cook out is to have a pinot noir as a first and/or second bottle before dinner and possibly with appetizers, then switch to a pinotage or a cab with the dinner.  Pinotage goes great with smoked food.  We usually go with a cab if we just grill something hot and fast.

bought the southern right and the bean, probably try the bean tonight and the southern right with burgers over the weekend. i think the southern right scored a 92 on the nh rating shelf but no idea if me and wine scoring fit at all.

I've found that anything rated 95 or higher by an expert has a 90% chance it is too complex for my simple palate and I won't like it.

If you get a chance, leave a bottle of pinotage breathing for a while and then compare it to a freshly opened bottle of something else.  We did that once with a bottle that we recorked for 24 hours and compared it to a chianti the next evening.  The pinotage smelled like I walked into the back of a Texas smokehouse where the pitmaster hangs out.   

I was going to make a similar comment about the complexity of some of the higher end wines, but I didn't want to offend anyone. 

It's all in the verbiage @pgprescott.

I originally typed that comment out as "I've found that anybody who claims to like a wine that is rated over 95 by an expert is a pompous a$$ and a wine snob" but then I wordsmithed it a little... 

theyolksonyou

I tried not to be offensive and now I'm dead. 

northGAcock

blind99 said:

bgebrent said:

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. 

I promise when we hire some more help I will.  2018 we will make it happen.  I'll bring wine!

....and Portillo's combo with sport peppers as well....

pgprescott

northGAcock said:

blind99 said:

bgebrent said:

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. 

I promise when we hire some more help I will.  2018 we will make it happen.  I'll bring wine!

....and Portillo's combo with sport peppers as well....

You sir are a well traveled man of impeccable taste!

bgebrent

blind99 said:

bgebrent said:

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. 

I promise when we hire some more help I will.  2018 we will make it happen.  I'll bring wine!

Deal.

bgebrent

This boy has similar questions.

https://youtu.be/pnvNk07XkgU

theyolksonyou

Dead huh?

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Carpet boy. 

theyolksonyou

theyolksonyou

Jeremiah

Get you another drink there carpet boy. 

bgebrent

We're really just trying to help a brother in need.

Jeremiah

Don't fall out of your chair...

blind99

northGAcock said:

blind99 said:

bgebrent said:

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. 

I promise when we hire some more help I will.  2018 we will make it happen.  I'll bring wine!

....and Portillo's combo with sport peppers as well....

I'd love to say that portillos is overrated. But I love their food!

Jeremiah

Or the boat Brent...

theyolksonyou

I wish my garage were that clean. Plus, Hippy is the one who falls out of chairs. 

bgebrent

Jere, you remind me so much of the black knight.  So bold, so many questions.

https://youtu.be/2eMkth8FWno

theyolksonyou

J expects us to attend to him like the ladies of Castle Anthrax

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0A5vzGMQr8

Jeremiah

Y'all win. Never watched Monty python either.  Guess I'll stick to beer. Didn't really like the looks I was getting in the trailer park drinking wine anyways. On the plus side we're finally getting underpinning this weekend. The good stuff too. Looks like real rocks!

theyolksonyou

Jeremiah said:

Y'all win. Never watched Monty python either.  Guess I'll stick to beer. Didn't really like the looks I was getting in the trailer park drinking wine anyways. On the plus side we're finally getting underpinning this weekend. The good stuff too. Looks like real rocks!

Youngin', you're missing out.  

bgebrent

Jeremiah said:

Or the boat Brent...

And this is how you meet my benevolence?

theyolksonyou

Me and @bgebrent trying to help. 

How we feel. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e4q6eaLn2mY

DMW

Jeremiah said:

Y'all win. Never watched Monty python either.  Guess I'll stick to beer. Didn't really like the looks I was getting in the trailer park drinking wine anyways. On the plus side we're finally getting underpinning this weekend. The good stuff too. Looks like real rocks!

This is a travesty.