Favorite wine

[dback]

Actually, screw on cap wines used to be a joke. It's not so much anymore. There are several very good wines that come with screw cap tops these days.

Screw caps are actually superior to cork in the short term for sealing of wine bottles. The jury is still out concerning long term sealing as they just haven't been around/used for long durations yet.

Very good point about the screw on caps. My research adviser is a wine collector/historian and he has problems with corks rotting out and bad quality cork being used. Recorking is expensive and a pain in the but. He was also telling me that good cork is becoming more expensive so many vineyards are using the screw on caps to seal their wines.

As far as my wine preference, I do like the drier red wines with the cab. sauv. and Malbecs being my favorites. In the last year I have really enjoyed some of the South African wines; they are a little less expensive and pack a great flavor. I do drink some whites every now and then. My favorite is listed below, but I have been enjoying some of the unoaked chardonnays. They are hard to find since they often go unlabeled. These wines are not aged in oak barrels and do not have oak chips added at any point in the fermenting process and so they have a little less tannin.

It really is amazing how wine can compliment food and how every wine is quite unique. The best part is, the price of wine is not always related to its quality. There are numerous good wines under $15 a bottle. It can take many bottles to find your taste (which is a good thing).

(Red) Fleur du Cap Cabernet Sauvignon

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(White) Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc - This is a fantastic wine. The vineyard does not put it through a second fermentation to remove the malic acid and so there is a subtle apple taste.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

I was also going to say "Two Buck Chuck."

It should be a crime that something that good is so cheap! I read an article a while back that the Napa Valley folks hated this guy because he was able to get his product out so cheap and still turn a profit.

 

[Temo]

Yeah, I actually hated that move. Largely because of his character.




Bordeaux are blended wines that often use large amounts of Merlot.

Pretty sure you're supposed to "hate" his character.

I don't hate the movie, but I never did get the near-universal praise it got.

 

[kmp77]

$3.97!!!

 

[SaltwaterServr]

I don't drink wine often, so when I do it's usually a little pricey.

Two of my favorites are Stags Leap Cabernet and Cakebread Cabernet.

Not into white wine at all.

Give Darioush a shot sometime. I think you'll find it worth the price tag. I put it above Silver Oak Alexander, for about $5-$9 less per bottle. Great cab. Their shiraz was a huge disappointment however.

 

[justbob]

Intelligent exchange about wine. The taste -the cost-discussion of cork vs screw on lids.. Can this really be coming from the same fingers that type the comments on Dallas football, management and players. Not to mention
cuts ,trades and contracts...Maybe if everyone sipped more of the grape during games instead of sucking down the hops
--never mind will never happen

 

[rkell87]

I'm young and the only wine my GF and i have found we like are the moscatos right now. everybody says we will like reds eventually but we taste everyone her parents and friends open when we are around them(which is a lot) and we just cant get into them yet.

as far as moscato go, we have had luck with everyone that ends in d' asti. our favorite is the one at olive garden that is on restaurant reserve so you cant buy it in stores

 

[TheCount]

I'm a huge fan of reds and only occasionally drink white when appropriate (like eating sea food).

If I'm lounging around the house with the fiance and we want to pop a bottle, it's almost always a red. I just find the flavor more complex, but I'm no expert.

 

[theogt]

I'm a huge fan of reds and only occasionally drink white when appropriate (like eating sea food).

If I'm lounging around the house with the fiance and we want to pop a bottle, it's almost always a red. I just find the flavor more complex, but I'm no expert.

I don't even like drinking white wine with sea food, but I'll do it just to avoid hearing "you know you're supposed to drink white wine with seafood" over and over during the meal.

 

[Hoofbite]

Boone's farm or maddog 20/20

Hells yeah.

When you need something that costs a couple bucks and goes down like Kool-aid.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I don't even like drinking white wine with sea food, but I'll do it just to avoid hearing "you know you're supposed to drink white wine with seafood" over and over during the meal.

Red or just don't drink wine with seafood? Reds are just a bit to heavy for seafood in my opinion, but then again I don't eat a whole lot of seafood in the first place. I suppose there are lighter non-white wines out there that could be drank. I'm not a fan of Rosé or White Zinfandel wines though either.

Personally, I don't care what people think you should be drinking/eating/wearing. Do what you want and screw what everyone else thinks! If I want to wear white after labor day, I damn well will!

Besides, most people are confused about why you weren't supposed to wear white anyhow. For the most part it actually pertains to white shoes being inappropriate. It never really had anything to do with shirts, sweaters, or pants. Uninformed people took the faux pas "Don't wear white after labor day" to literally mean everything white. That was not how it was originally intended.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

People drink Moscoto ? Why ?

Stick with girly drinks if that is your wine option.

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

I don't even like drinking white wine with sea food, but I'll do it just to avoid hearing "you know you're supposed to drink white wine with seafood" over and over during the meal.

I tell people who tell me what I am 'supposed' to drink with which meal to go pound sand. The right wine for the meal is the one you like. Period. Full Stop. End of story.

 

[casmith07]

My favorite is this cheap blend for like $10 called House Wine. It's great.

 

[rkell87]

People drink Moscoto ? Why ?

Stick with girly drinks if that is your wine option.

no one drinks moscoto

they drink moscato

which means this conversation is over your head.

go back to ES

 

[SkinsandTerps]

no one drinks moscoto

they drink moscato

which means this conversation is over your head.

go back to ES

ooohhh a typo. What to do ?

Perhaps you are one of the young ladies who drinks that garbage. Sorry to offend you princess.

 

[WoodysGirl]

ooohhh a typo. What to do ?

Perhaps you are one of the young ladies who drinks that garbage. Sorry to offend you princess.

Just fyi... insulting a guy by calling him a woman or telling him he has feminine qualities is also insulting women. I really think guys should stop doing that...at least where there's a strong female presence around.

As for Moscato, I like it and I know alot of ppl (men and women) who like it. If you think it's swill, oh well. How about you discuss what you like and we can keep a good discussion going?

 

[YosemiteSam]

Just fyi... insulting a guy by calling him a woman or telling him he has feminine qualities is also insulting women. I really think guys should stop doing that...at least where there's a strong female presence around.

As for Moscato, I like it and I know alot of ppl (men and women) who like it. If you think it's swill, oh well. How about you discuss what you like and we can keep a good discussion going?

Get him WG! Damn dirty Crapskin fan!

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

ooohhh a typo. What to do ?

Perhaps you are one of the young ladies who drinks that garbage. Sorry to offend you princess.

Insulting other's tastes only shows your own insecurities.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

Just fyi... insulting a guy by calling him a woman or telling him he has feminine qualities is also insulting women. I really think guys should stop doing that...at least where there's a strong female presence around.

As for Moscato, I like it and I know alot of ppl (men and women) who like it. If you think it's swill, oh well. How about you discuss what you like and we can keep a good discussion going?

Why would that insult women in any way ? Because women prefer typically sweeter drinks ?
It's White Zinfandel. Sweeter and heavier.

Get him WG! Damn dirty Crapskin fan!

You go boy.

Insulting other's tastes only shows your own insecurities.

Because I don't drink that I am insecure ? Riiiight.