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Hi /r/wine :)
I'v started to think about gifts to give for my girlfriend. I don't want to buy an item off a list, so i'm trying to be a little creative.
She loves red wine and have talked many times about going to a wine tasting, so that is definitely one of my high priorities.
However, I was wondering if you guys had any other suggestions? Are there some wine "gadgets" that a wine enthusiast cannot live without, that would be a fun gift for her?
Any suggestion is appreciated with kisses in return. However since i'm a poor poor student, I expect to spend around $100, so that might be something to keep in mind.
Thanks for your time. - And cheers, we just opened a bottle of Italian Barbaresco. From a not-so-clever-in-wine drinker it taste good.. :)
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I was wondering if anyone has any intro book or guide PDFs that they could link me to?
All I could find was Wine for Dummies, which I'm reading in the meantime till I can find something better
Thanks in advance
I was cleaning out a relative's home and found 17 bottles of unopened wine - different varieties, red and white - ranging in age from 1975 to 1982. Apparently they were acquired via a wine club and have been stored upside in a couple cardboard boxes, in the bottom of a closet all these years.
So not stored in a cellar, but probably not huge swings in temperature either and no exposure to sunlight.
I've googled how long wine should last and I'm doubtful any of it is still good, but am also wondering if you guys have any opinions before I throw it out? Let me know what you think, guys!
Celebrating a special occasion with my girlfriend and got her a bottle of Moet since she like the sweeter champagne. We are going to eat at a French restaurant beforehand so I am looking for something afterwards that would go nice with the champagne. I can't do any cooking since it will be at a hotel but we will be in NYC so I can get most things. Thanks!
Tempranillo Tantrum
I cannot believe how you are both behaving this evening. Roger, look at your wife. Look at how embarrassed she is right now. And you, Gregory, are no better than your brother. Spouse or not, the chances of you seeing me naked any time soon are very, very minute right now, mister.
Honestly, you are both professional business men in your forties, for Pete’s sake! You can’t put your silly sibling rivalry aside for one nice evening out with your wives? You can’t just relax and let each other enjoy a glass of Cathedral Ridge Tempranillo? No, of course you can’t. You’ve got to try to one up one another with your “I taste spicy notes of tobacco" "Well, I taste raspberry fruit leather and cocoa nibs!” routine. Very mature, fellas. Were you about to come to blows over the oak nuances with underlying hints of cherry, strawberry and cinnamon? Were you? Because that’s what it looked like. Actually, no, it looked like two children about to scrap over which one got to ride the swing first. I hope you’re both very proud of that.
Well, I had thought we might split more of this Tempranillo over cured meats and hard cheeses, but I can see now that’s not possible. CHILDREN, after all, shouldn’t drink wine. Susan and I will just enjoy it ourselves, far, far, away from your petty bickering, and then we'll buy a couple plane tick - Oh, NOW you’re ready to behave, are you? That figures.
Cruz'n for a Boozin'.
"In Vino Veritas," they say.
And that's why we've got MORE brutal truths to get off our chests. (Names withheld to protect ...well, nobody, really.)
Truth #1: I forged the dry cleaning ticket. - DC
Truth #2: I bought that law degree off of eBay. - OB
Truth #3: I was the one wearing that bear suit. - MW
Truth #4: That wasn’t a tomato. - AC
Truth #5: In reality, I actually know a whole lot about taxidermy. - BB
Truth #6: I love standing near people in elevators. - SL
Truth #7: I hid behind a big basket at Pottery Barn. - KR
Truth #8: One time I threw up in a big basket at Pottery Barn. - AN
Truth #9: I didn’t realize it was supposed to be a pet. - LD
Truth #10: I’m having a relationship with a big basket at Pottery Barn. - JL
The bee on the label represents hard work and NOT notes of proboscis.
Use this: As a panacea, realistically.
If this is buried in a field, what grows in its place is: A bunch of grapevines, weirdly enough.
Left to its own devices, this wine: Pines for the cool Carneros mornings and windy afternoons and quietly weeps. That's why you should drink it. So it won't be sad any longer. You're doing it a favor, really.
The genie living inside this bottle is named: Buzz Sandero, the perpetually inebriated honeybee genie and part-time auto mechanic.
At a karaoke bar, this wine sings: Merlot, Sweet Chariot.
The experts say: This wine is your one true friend.
PN so awesome, it could drive you to drink.
:::sniffle::: :::snort::: :::sniff sniff:::
Chad, are you OK?
:::sniff::: uh … yeah. Yeah, man. What's up?
Are you … are you CRYING?
What? Me? No! Of course not. I'm not :::sniffle::: :::snort::: OKAY, I AM! I can't help it!
Whoa, whoa. It's totally OK. What's wrong? Is there anything I can do?
What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?! THAT is what's wrong!
Uh … these wines over here? The Expression Pinot Noirs? What, are they… bad?
BAD? No no no. They're beautiful! The most beautiful thing I've ever tasted. Ripe and pure. All so full of cool climate character and yet each bottle is so unique. The flavor profiles, the balance ... it's just… perfection. AHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :::sniffle sniffle::: :::SNORT:::
Are you… are you laughing now? That kinda sounded like a laugh. A maniacal one. Dude, I'm really getting worried about you.
No, it's cool. I'm OK. Let me just gather my composure for a second here and… OK, there. I feel much better now. Thanks.
OK good. So I'm just going to take these bottles of…
BRINGTHATBACKORIWILLHUNTYOUDOWN!
Cool. Cool. So yeah. I'm gonna just back away slowly now.
Hi all, I've lurked this sub for a little bit now, but most of the info goes way above my head (more of a whiskey drinker than anything else!).
Anyway, I've recently been given a £60 voucher to spend on wine/champagne and I want something memorable. Not for a celebration or anything, but I want a bottle (or case) that will really make me go "wow". Most expensive bottle I've ever bought was about £10 so the bar is low.
I would like a light red wine, nothing too heavy, if its slightly above £60 then that's okay too. Not for celebratory purposes or to eat with a meal, just to sit back and savour the flavours. Of course if the best option is a wine that is best had with a meal, then by all means recommend it.
Any questions, I'll be on Reddit repeatedly throughout the day :)
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I'm going for a little over a month. The winery is in the Montecucco DOC region. It's close to Montalcino. The wine is apparently well-regarded, but I get the sense that it's a bit idiosyncratic (for example it's one of the few vineyards in Tuscany that grows pinot noir).
I know Italian wine very well, but not Tuscan wines because I can't really afford to play around with Super Tuscans or Brunello di Montalcino, and the Chianti that's widely available in the US is pretty uninteresting. (As far as I know?) I'm going to be working with the vines, though it will be spring/summer and not the harvest. I'll also probably be doing other wine-related tasks (labelling bottles was mentioned).
What should I be watching out for? What questions should I ask? What should I try to do while I'm there? What would a crash course in Tuscan wines look like to someone who has spent the last few years obsessed with Valpolicella and Teroldego? Is there anything I should taste before I go? How can I make the most of this incredible opportunity?
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The criteria of course must be that people who hate wine actually enjoy this wine, people who hate alcohol enjoy it, and people who hate the smell of alcohol, enjoy it.
I've found Asti's to also work, but Moscato D'Asti is always a 9/10 - 10/10 to anyone asked.
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mmm. surf & turf.
Pliny The Elder’s Recipe for Cabernet Sauvignon
- Capture a lion
- If you don’t have access to fresh lions, a salmon will do
- Is it getting warm in here
- Turn the salmlion into a grape using sheer willpower or magic
- Say, does that sound like lava pooling in the backyard
- Add bird hearts or something equally absurd
- Oh crap it was lava after all
I've got a bottle of 2010 Bure "Thirteen" Cabernet. It goes for $155 online and I'd rather impart it to someone who loves American cab than waste it on myself.
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Looking on the back of a supermarket bottle of wine (Hardy's Stamp) it says that it contains Sulphites, egg and milk. Why would they add that to fermented grape juice?
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Hi! And thanks for reading!
So I'm writing a play. One of the main characters is a poetry professor (don't laugh), in his 40s, and thinks he's hot shit. He brings home a bottle of wine for a dinner party at the beginning of the play, and talks like he knows everything, but really it's all bs. The twist (for you all) is that the play is set in the mid-70s.
So, the problem is that I don't really know anything about wine. So, what would be a good bottle of wine for him to bring home? Something that says, "Everyone look at how cultured and sophisticated I am," at least on the outside. Bonus points if the wine has cherry undertones (or whatever; like I said I don't know anything here). Also I'm open to suggestions.
I realize this is very obscure, but I figure if anybody could help me out it'd be the kind folk here on reddit.
Thanks!!!
I'm thinking of joining both their adventures club and club rouge. Always been a mark of quality to see "imported by Kermit Lynch" on the back of the bottle but wanted to hear a little feedback before I took the plunge.
Also, any recommendations for other wine clubs?
Thanks in advance.
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I just ordered a decanter from Amazon, but I had also recently purchased an aerator. My question is which seems to be more effective? There is a noticeable difference when I try a wine before and after aeration... but I have never decanted a wine. I have read suggestions of everything from 1-6 hours of decanting for some of the bigger reds. What do you guys think... is aerating a good substitute for decanting? How long do you usually decant your wines? I know that trial and error is going to be the best method for finding what suits my palate, but I am just trying to get some baselines. Thanks in advance for any suggestions / information.
I very much enjoy a nice, dry sparkling wine but can't drink Champagne as often as I'd like on account of cost. I haven't had much Cava but have heard great things.
I tend to prefer toasty and nutty flavors to outright fruity in sparkling wine. Can anyone make some recommendations? I generally purchase in the Boston area if that helps.
(Also, yes I plan ask local shop people as well but I was hoping to glean some other opinions as well).
Thanks guys.
At the end of the last year, Château Mouton Rothschild issued a label for his wine harvest 2012. The thing is that they order the label every year since 1945 from one of the famous masters of the big art. At this time, it was drawn by spanish artist Miquel Barceló. His art is absolutely stunning. Look here: http://ift.tt/1axC40E
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Hi fellow Canadian winos. I am hoping to get a subscription to Wine Spectator (physical magazine, not digital) but money is a little tight so want the best deal possible. Regular price on their website is 1 year for 80 or 2 years for 135. I also found a Web deal from "zinio" offering 1 year for about 65. Are there any better deals out there that anyone is aware of?
Ok, I KNOW I'm posting this a couple of days early (I have to head out of town this weekend, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to make the post on the traditional first day of the month, Sunday). If you still need to post your February tasting notes, please feel free to do so in that thread.
February's Argentinian Chardonnays were a pleasant surprise for most of us, I think. Just another reminder for us to get out of our comfort zones and try a bigger variety!
But now it's time for another red wine. March's selection was suggested by fellow Monthly Wine Challenger /u/PUSSY_CLEAVER (interesting username, BTW). A new country for us, and a fascinating variety to sample:
Country: Portugal
Variety: Touriga Nacional
Considered to be Portugal's finest red wine grape, Touriga Nacional should be quite flavorful and expressive. On labels, it might be listed as either "Touriga" or "Touriga Nacional."
NOTE: this variety is often used in Port wine, but for the purposes of this challenge we will be focusing on table wines. Look for those from the Dao or Douro wine regions.
Remember: on the 15th when the notes post goes up, you'll need to post: 1) a picture of the wine bottle/label and a filled glass, 2) the name of the wine, its producer/vineyard, and the year, 3) your tasting notes, 4) your overall opinion (would buy again, pour in sink immediately, etc.)
For those who are new and need a guide to tasting wines: click here.
For those who need help writing tasting notes: click here.
See you on the 15th!
Cheese are a few of my favorite things
Reasons to eat cheese
-I had a good day
-I had a bad day
-I did the laundry
-I got fired
-I got a tetanus shot
-I won tickets to Wrestlmania
-I forgot to pay the cable bill
-I killed a spider in the bathtub
-I have all this bread
-I have naturally curly hair
-I need a safe way to target my opiate receptors
-I am building a robot in the basement
-I won an argument on the Internet
-I bought a pyramid
-I cannot stop thinking about my own mortality
-I finished a list of reasons to eat cheese
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Tempranillo Tantrum
I cannot believe how you are both behaving this evening. Roger, look at your wife. Look at how embarrassed she is right now. And you, Gregory, are no better than your brother. Spouse or not, the chances of you seeing me naked any time soon are very, very minute right now, mister.
Honestly, you are both professional business men in your forties, for Pete’s sake! You can’t put your silly sibling rivalry aside for one nice evening out with your wives? You can’t just relax and let each other enjoy a glass of Cathedral Ridge Tempranillo? No, of course you can’t. You’ve got to try to one up one another with your “I taste spicy notes of tobacco" "Well, I taste raspberry fruit leather and cocoa nibs!” routine. Very mature, fellas. Were you about to come to blows over the oak nuances with underlying hints of cherry, strawberry and cinnamon? Were you? Because that’s what it looked like. Actually, no, it looked like two children about to scrap over which one got to ride the swing first. I hope you’re both very proud of that.
Well, I had thought we might split more of this Tempranillo over cured meats and hard cheeses, but I can see now that’s not possible. CHILDREN, after all, shouldn’t drink wine. Susan and I will just enjoy it ourselves, far, far, away from your petty bickering, and then we'll buy a couple plane tick - Oh, NOW you’re ready to behave, are you? That figures.
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Celebrating a special occasion with my girlfriend and got her a bottle of Moet since she like the sweeter champagne. We are going to eat at a French restaurant beforehand so I am looking for something afterwards that would go nice with the champagne. I can't do any cooking since it will be at a hotel but we will be in NYC so I can get most things. Thanks!
I just passed the Guild of Sommeliers Introductory course, and I've been looking for further reading materials to study in the next year or so before I take the Certification Exam. So far I've been studying some excellent reference materials (Oxford Wine Companion, Jancis Robinson's World Atlas, etc.) but I'm looking for some additional material that isn't strictly reference. Can anyone recommend any great books, e.g. a history of a grape or a region, or examinations of the wine business or viticulture?
So I'm giving a presentation on geographic indications in the US. The obvious example is AVAs, which are codified under title 27 CFR part 9 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)(formerly part of the ATF). AVAs will be the bulk of the presentation.
I am coming to /r/wine for help finding things I might miss, and also just for your general impressions. If you know of any good articles or other resources regarding AVAs or other geographic indications (including for beer or spirits) please link them. If anyone knows of any litigation/disputes surrounding AVAs or GIs in the US, even anecdotally, please share.
More personally: what do you think of AVAs? Have you heard of them before? Do they influence your purchases? Do geographic indications in general influence your purchases (such as Apellations d'Origines Contrôllés in France)?
Lastly, if you have any questions about AVAs (or anything) feel free to ask! I'll do my best to find the answer, and it will help me learn more.
Thanks a lot, and cheers!
I'm always afraid the bottle might break in the car.
I have been trying to find a proper wine tasting to attend in the Los Angeles area. By proper, I mean one where wine is tasted and, most importantly, the different properties of the wine are discussed. I went to a "tasting" in downtown a month ago. However, it was very informal. A man merely poured wine into cups (not even glasses) and no discussion about the wine was had. It felt more like a networking event as opposed to an event where people come to learn about wine.
Any information is much appreciated!
The bee on the label represents hard work and NOT notes of proboscis.
Use this: As a panacea, realistically.
If this is buried in a field, what grows in its place is: A bunch of grapevines, weirdly enough.
Left to its own devices, this wine: Pines for the cool Carneros mornings and windy afternoons and quietly weeps. That's why you should drink it. So it won't be sad any longer. You're doing it a favor, really.
The genie living inside this bottle is named: Buzz Sandero, the perpetually inebriated honeybee genie and part-time auto mechanic.
At a karaoke bar, this wine sings: Merlot, Sweet Chariot.
The experts say: This wine is your one true friend.
PN so awesome, it could drive you to drink.
:::sniffle::: :::snort::: :::sniff sniff:::
Chad, are you OK?
:::sniff::: uh … yeah. Yeah, man. What's up?
Are you … are you CRYING?
What? Me? No! Of course not. I'm not :::sniffle::: :::snort::: OKAY, I AM! I can't help it!
Whoa, whoa. It's totally OK. What's wrong? Is there anything I can do?
What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?! THAT is what's wrong!
Uh … these wines over here? The Expression Pinot Noirs? What, are they… bad?
BAD? No no no. They're beautiful! The most beautiful thing I've ever tasted. Ripe and pure. All so full of cool climate character and yet each bottle is so unique. The flavor profiles, the balance ... it's just… perfection. AHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :::sniffle sniffle::: :::SNORT:::
Are you… are you laughing now? That kinda sounded like a laugh. A maniacal one. Dude, I'm really getting worried about you.
No, it's cool. I'm OK. Let me just gather my composure for a second here and… OK, there. I feel much better now. Thanks.
OK good. So I'm just going to take these bottles of…
BRINGTHATBACKORIWILLHUNTYOUDOWN!
Cool. Cool. So yeah. I'm gonna just back away slowly now.
Take it to a picnic & you'll have Bell in a handbasket.
“Shut the door shut the door SHUT THE DOOR! ”
SLAM CRASH “AH HAHAHAHA!” BANG THUMP
“Oh god. He’s completely destroyed the bookshelf, Richard. The Poe, the Oates, even the King… All of it’s gone! He’s ripped it all to shreds.”
“What about the video games?”
“I don’t know. He was using two discs of something as a mask when I ran past. Maybe they were DVDs, maybe they were games. I was afraid to stop for fear he’d know what I was up to.”
“This can’t continue! Timmy’s got to be stopped! We can’t hide in our bedroom for their entire visit! Why won’t your parents do anything?”
“They can’t. They’re paralyzed by our newborn child’s cuteness. The only thing my mother’s done since she got here was snarl at me when I suggested I hold MY OWN CHILD. I… I had to leave him behind, Richard! I had to leave our son to with the wolves!”
“Shhh. It’s going to be okay. You grabbed the wine, right?”
“Yes, and it wasn’t easy. With all of Timmy’s toys scattered everywhere, it’s a wonder I even made it here alive instead of tripping and bashing my head into one of these bottles from Bell Wine Cellars. ”
“Okay, so at least we have provisions. Let’s just focus on the positive for a bit. Sure, we’re trapped, but this bottle of Bell Wine Willamette Valley PN has aromas of spice and ripe red raspberries. Maybe its flavors of mineral and cherries and toasty oak will provide a nice upswing to a day when we’ve been forced to watch peanut butter be smeared on our nice television screen by a tiny person who can’t control his own bowels.”
“Let’s pop one of these open and start pouring. You didn’t happen to grab glasses, did you?”
”...”
“Right. Okay. We didn’t glasses anyway.”
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK “Bah DAHBAH!” KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK “DAP! YA YA YA YA SQEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
“Oh jeez, he’s at the bedroom door, Rick. HE’S GOING TO GET IN! DO SOMETHING!”
“Okay, don’t panic. I’m relatively certain he hasn’t figured out how door knobs work yet. I think. Maybe you should help me barricade the door with the dresser just in case.”
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I've got a bottle of 2010 Bure "Thirteen" Cabernet. It goes for $155 online and I'd rather impart it to someone who loves American cab than waste it on myself.
Looking on the back of a supermarket bottle of wine (Hardy's Stamp) it says that it contains Sulphites, egg and milk. Why would they add that to fermented grape juice?
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Hi! And thanks for reading!
So I'm writing a play. One of the main characters is a poetry professor (don't laugh), in his 40s, and thinks he's hot shit. He brings home a bottle of wine for a dinner party at the beginning of the play, and talks like he knows everything, but really it's all bs. The twist (for you all) is that the play is set in the mid-70s.
So, the problem is that I don't really know anything about wine. So, what would be a good bottle of wine for him to bring home? Something that says, "Everyone look at how cultured and sophisticated I am," at least on the outside. Bonus points if the wine has cherry undertones (or whatever; like I said I don't know anything here). Also I'm open to suggestions.
I realize this is very obscure, but I figure if anybody could help me out it'd be the kind folk here on reddit.
Thanks!!!
I'm thinking of joining both their adventures club and club rouge. Always been a mark of quality to see "imported by Kermit Lynch" on the back of the bottle but wanted to hear a little feedback before I took the plunge.
Also, any recommendations for other wine clubs?
Thanks in advance.
After many years of loving wine and a couple of years in the trade, a fantastic opportunity has presented itself and I'm considering opening my own shop.
It would only be open from 9-5 at the start so evening tastings/a wine bar isn't really an option at present, but what do you love about your favourite wine shop? What would you like to see that maybe other places haven't done yet? What shops did you hate and why? Any tips for starting up? Funny stories from the trade?
I'm all ears.
Edit: You guys and gals are great, this is why I love this sub. Opening hours seem to be the main concern and you've given me plenty of food for thought. I'll report back if I make any progress.
Thanks again for the advice, and cheers!
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Cruz'n for a Boozin'.
"In Vino Veritas," they say.
And that's why we've got MORE brutal truths to get off our chests. (Names withheld to protect ...well, nobody, really.)
Truth #1: I forged the dry cleaning ticket. - DC
Truth #2: I bought that law degree off of eBay. - OB
Truth #3: I was the one wearing that bear suit. - MW
Truth #4: That wasn’t a tomato. - AC
Truth #5: In reality, I actually know a whole lot about taxidermy. - BB
Truth #6: I love standing near people in elevators. - SL
Truth #7: I hid behind a big basket at Pottery Barn. - KR
Truth #8: One time I threw up in a big basket at Pottery Barn. - AN
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I just ordered a decanter from Amazon, but I had also recently purchased an aerator. My question is which seems to be more effective? There is a noticeable difference when I try a wine before and after aeration... but I have never decanted a wine. I have read suggestions of everything from 1-6 hours of decanting for some of the bigger reds. What do you guys think... is aerating a good substitute for decanting? How long do you usually decant your wines? I know that trial and error is going to be the best method for finding what suits my palate, but I am just trying to get some baselines. Thanks in advance for any suggestions / information.
I very much enjoy a nice, dry sparkling wine but can't drink Champagne as often as I'd like on account of cost. I haven't had much Cava but have heard great things.
I tend to prefer toasty and nutty flavors to outright fruity in sparkling wine. Can anyone make some recommendations? I generally purchase in the Boston area if that helps.
(Also, yes I plan ask local shop people as well but I was hoping to glean some other opinions as well).
Thanks guys.
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