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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: 420seriouscat69 on May 17, 2012, 03:02:14 PM
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I've always been a Merlot guy myself. I prefer a mixed drink and/or a beer before wine, but the girl I'm dating wants me to pick up some wine tonight. She wants a riesling or red wine. I'd rather go red, any suggestions?
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what's the budget?
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What are you eating with it?
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Cab Sav
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Get something that has an identical-looking non-alcoholic drink so you can remain conscious without appearing to be a pussy.
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Get something that has an identical-looking non-alcoholic drink so you can remain conscious without appearing to be a pussy.
:lol:
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what's the budget?
$15-30. Can you work with that?
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What are you eating with it?
Mainly cheese and crackers. We both had late lunches.
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Don't buy merlot if she knows about wine. If she doesn't know about wine, then buy merlot. I am not trying to come across as an asshat or a wine snob. If she does know about wine, then merlot is not interesting and she would probably like to see you take a risk on a different red. The fact that she told you red or riesling probably means she is not overly into wine, so you can buy a merlot. It is pretty hard to eff up merlot grapes, so anything in the $8-$12/bottle range will work just fine.
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Her words: "A red that's not too strong". SD's suggestion intrigues me.
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what's the budget?
$15-30. Can you work with that?
Stay at the lower end of that range. You don't really get much of an improvement from $10 to $30. About $45/$50 you start to get a marked improvement imo. That's about as cheap as you can get into the Frogs Leap cabs. Just get a Mondavi Private Selction cab. Decent at about $10 a bottle and very dependable. It's our table wine.
EDIT: just saw your "not too strong" comment. yeah, she will slug whatever you bring. get a cheap malbec.
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Haha thanks! :thumbs:
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what's the budget?
$15-30. Can you work with that?
Rarely do you need to spend $30/bottle to buy a decent bottle of wine. Learning about the region the grapes were produced in and the best years for that region (which are based on weather) will allow you to spend $15/bottle and get a good wine. Of course, there are some instances where it is advisable to have spent more than $15/bottle so people don't think you are being a tight ass. Unfortunately, those people don't often appreciate good wine, just a little more expensive wine.
No one needs to jump down my throat and tell me that I haven't had really good wine. I am fully aware of and have had some of the more expensive wines and how excellent they are. It is just rare that you need to spend a lot of money on a bottle of wine ($50+) to enjoy wine.
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Her words: "A red that's not too strong". SD's suggestion intrigues me.
what the eff does that mean? a cab sav or a pinot noir ought to fit the bill. just ask for a recommendo wherever you are buying.
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Robert Mondavi has a really good Cab Sav for around $14.
I am also a big fan of the Wolf Blass red label Cab Shiraz mix.
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EDIT: just saw your "not too strong" comment. yeah, she will slug whatever you bring. get a cheap malbec.
I'd go with this, and as you are drinking it talk about its terroir and stuff. She will love it.
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Her words: "A red that's not too strong". SD's suggestion intrigues me.
what the eff does that mean? a cab sav or a pinot noir ought to fit the bill. just ask for a recommendo wherever you are buying.
it means she doesn't want a strong red, like Cab Sav, the wine that the majority of you dolts suggested he bring. if it were me, i'd bring a meritage. probably cain cuvee. that's too pro tip for fanning.
like sd said, might as well save the money and just slug down some crap malbec that you should be able to find in the discount cart.
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You know what I hate? I hate how red wine leaves your teeth and tongue all purplish-red and stuff.
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hmm just buy roscato
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Beaujolais nouveau :dunno: you kind find it pretty cheaply and its not very strong. but the wine snobs will probably come tell you its garbage.
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Beaujolais nouveau :dunno: you kind find it pretty cheaply and its not very strong. but the wine snobs will probably come tell you its garbage.
the wine snob in me says it isn't november
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Beaujolais nouveau :dunno: you kind find it pretty cheaply and its not very strong. but the wine snobs will probably come tell you its garbage.
the wine snob in me says it isn't november
counter-snobbed:
Beaujolais Nouveau is meant to be drunk young-in average vintages it should be consumed by the following May after its release. However, in excellent vintages (such as 2000) the wine can live much longer and can be enjoyed until the next harvest rolls around.
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my forethought was that the $4 bottle he's buying, is from three november's ago
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my forethought was that the $4 bottle he's buying, is from three november's ago
oh
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just kidding. i do think of bv as a late fall wine though. but HEY WHAT THE eff DOES IT MATTER.
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just kidding. i do think of bv as a late fall wine though. but HEY WHAT THE eff DOES IT MATTER.
not a thang my man not a thang
paz
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Very sad, when I saw the thread title I thought it would be about
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and
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That word definitely has different meaning depending on where you're from.
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TrimGF originally thought Oeno was pronounced wine-o.
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malbec is the most overrated grape in the world. eff malbecs.
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if she likes the godfather, get the francis ford coppola wine and she will be impressed. does she like the godfather? if not, what's a movie she does like?
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Thanks to all that contributed. SD was right. She gussled it down, I made myself a few stiff drinks, and it was straight to bed. You guys do gods work around here.
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Thanks to all that contributed. SD was right. She gussled it down, I made myself a few stiff drinks, and it was straight to bed. You guys do gods work around here.
Wash your face off, dumbass.
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Thanks to all that contributed. SD was right. She gussled it down, I made myself a few stiff drinks, and it was straight to bed. You guys do gods work around here.
Wash your face off, dumbass.
:lol: Sharpie free face.
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^probably not the only reason you need to wash your face off.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Are you less violent when drunk on wine? Sounds iffy to me.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Are you less violent when drunk on wine? Sounds iffy to me.
:dunno: This will be an experiment.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Are you less violent when drunk on wine? Sounds iffy to me.
:dunno: This will be an experiment.
You seemed pretty angry when we went to that wine bar after the WVU game :dunno:
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Are you less violent when drunk on wine? Sounds iffy to me.
:dunno: This will be an experiment.
You seemed pretty angry when we went to that wine bar after the WVU game :dunno:
I think the experiment will be actually drinking wine as opposed to drinking as much liquor as I could convince IBA to give me before going to a wine bar.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Knowing that we pretty much drink the same thing, you should start with white and something not dry. Red is an acquired taste. I don't think you will notice a demeanor change though.
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That word definitely has different meaning depending on where you're from.
I've had some pretty bad experiences with Mad Dog & Night Train but who hasn't, you know? It's called bum wine for a reason, I guess.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Knowing that we pretty much drink the same thing, you should start with white and something not dry. Red is an acquired taste. I don't think you will notice a demeanor change though.
So let's say I'm not banned from River City. I could go there on a Sunday afternoon and order a glass of white wine or do I have to know more lingo than that?
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Knowing that we pretty much drink the same thing, you should start with white and something not dry. Red is an acquired taste. I don't think you will notice a demeanor change though.
So let's say I'm not banned from River City. I could go there on a Sunday afternoon and order a glass of white wine or do I have to know more lingo than that?
imo, the spectrum of white wine is pretty extreme. w/o more description you could get anything from something very dry and not sweet at all to something sickeningly sweet that tastes like syrup.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Knowing that we pretty much drink the same thing, you should start with white and something not dry. Red is an acquired taste. I don't think you will notice a demeanor change though.
So let's say I'm not banned from River City. I could go there on a Sunday afternoon and order a glass of white wine or do I have to know more lingo than that?
imo, the spectrum of white wine is pretty extreme. w/o more description you could get anything from something very dry and not sweet at all to something sickeningly sweet that tastes like syrup.
JFC, I'll just take another 10 long islands.
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just tell them you want them to pair a wine with what you are eating. and then act all snob when they bring it out and laugh in their face like ohhh this was your choice..
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just tell them you want them to pair a wine with what you are eating. and then act all snob when they bring it out and laugh in their face like ohhh this was your choice..
I forgot to order dinner.
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Start with merlot. Order a merlot. They are all about the same. You drink all sorts of other alcohol, so I am guessing it will take you about 3 glasses to acquire a taste for merlot.
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just tell them you want them to pair a wine with what you are eating. and then act all snob when they bring it out and laugh in their face like ohhh this was your choice..
I forgot to order dinner.
Yeah, that always happens to me.
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I think I want to try drinking wine to see if it helps me be less of a violent drunk. I generally don't drink it unless it's there and that's my only option. I think I like red better than white. Suggestions?
Knowing that we pretty much drink the same thing, you should start with white and something not dry. Red is an acquired taste. I don't think you will notice a demeanor change though.
So let's say I'm not banned from River City. I could go there on a Sunday afternoon and order a glass of white wine or do I have to know more lingo than that?
imo, the spectrum of white wine is pretty extreme. w/o more description you could get anything from something very dry and not sweet at all to something sickeningly sweet that tastes like syrup.
JFC, I'll just take another 10 long islands.
Prob the best way to proceed.
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
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some shiraz is spicy, I guess.
Don't like spicy wines much, so that is kinda as far as I go.
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Rieslings are good noob wines, I've never graduated from Rieslings though. Go to River City and ask for a glass of their riesling. I know they have one.
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Rieslings are good noob wines, I've never graduated from Rieslings though. Go to River City and ask for a glass of their riesling. I know they have one.
I learned, the other night, that there are 6 stages of rieslings that all have to deal with harvest time. :surprised: the diff from the first stage to last stage is crazy as far as increased sweetness. I like my riesling to be somewhere in the front half of that range. the second half of that range is too sweet.
Wife is opposite. :dubious:
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
Sounds to me like you need to be the man of the house and finish the bottle
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KK put a conundrum in the refrigerator tonight and have it on your porch tomorrow night. You won't be dissapointed.
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
spanish tempranillo
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i really should start a "what wine should i drink" similar to chingon's movie thread
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
spanish tempranillo
any DOCG italian chianti will also get you there
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
you should look into a good box/cask wine then
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i really should start a "what wine should i drink" similar to chingon's movie thread
do it clams. we should have a ton of those threads for various experts in fields.
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Done. Let me know if you want me to adjust the title further.
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:shakesfist:
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fanning dont be an attention whore all of the time. nobody likes that
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fanning dont be an attention whore all of the time. nobody likes that
:embarrassed:
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What kind of wine should i get if my favorite color is blue?
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What kind of wine should i get if my favorite color is blue?
a grenache based rhone.
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
you should look into a good box/cask wine then
The Bota Box wines are pretty good IMO and very reasonably priced
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i really should start a "what wine should i drink" similar to chingon's movie thread
do it clams. we should have a ton of those threads for various experts in fields.
I will provide the music to go with clam's wine selection.
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What wine should I be drinking I drink malice, garnacha and Pinot pretty regularly. Like spicy wines.
Side note: Think I need a vacuum seal because i usually drink it alone because my wife and I talked about things and decided to not subject our son to fetal alcohol.
you should look into a good box/cask wine then
The Bota Box wines are pretty good IMO and very reasonably priced
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My wife loves their riesling and their merlot is pretty decent too.