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I drink so much wine it's embarrassing. I was at mt local trader joes, buying about 8 different bottles, as well a litre of bombay safire and the woman on the check out said "oh, having a party eh?".

I had to catch myself form the true reply ("no just a quiet night in"), and go "yeah, having some friends come over".

Love wine, have for years, still like beer and love a good cocktail but wine is the defacto go to.

Need to cut down (especially given how much I'm spending) but have such a passion.

Doesn't help that I moved to California, and we have such incredible wines, and wine culture, not to mention 500 great wineries in Napa are just a 45min plane ride away

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Doesn't help that I moved to California, and we have such incredible wines, and wine culture, not to mention 500 great wineries in Napa are just a 45min plane ride away

I am planning to visit some myself. Probably start with a few days in Paso Robles. Only interested in sparkling wine myself. Only had non sparkling wine a few times and no thanks haha. But sparkling wine/champagne I think is very good

And trader Joes haha was just having a conversation on why anyone would go anywhere but there for groceries! Cheap and really good generic trader Joes brand stuff! Drinking Trader Jose's brand beer as I write

Dinner at this guy's house last night. Dude fills a sixteen ounce tumbler with ice and I figure he's going to make himself some kind of mixed drink. Nope. Pours nothing but straight gin into the glass right up to the top. Goes through a couple of those over the next few hours.

Doubt he is giving up drinking anything any time soon!

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Originally posted by Jon_Snow What wine pairs well with Kung Pow Chicken?

3 penis wine is actually real. John Lajoie didn't make that shit up.

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Originally posted by Vector A Dinner at this guy's house last night. Dude fills a sixteen ounce tumbler with ice and I figure he's going to make himself some kind of mixed drink. Nope. Pours nothing but straight gin into the glass right up to the top. Goes through a couple of those over the next few hours. Doubt he is giving up drinking anything any time soon!

oof my stomach hurts at the thought

Gin is by far the second worst of all hard liquors, second only to baijiu.

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Originally posted by Vector A Dinner at this guy's house last night. Dude fills a sixteen ounce tumbler with ice and I figure he's going to make himself some kind of mixed drink. Nope. Pours nothing but straight gin into the glass right up to the top. Goes through a couple of those over the next few hours. Doubt he is giving up drinking anything any time soon!

I definitely drink gin on the rocks by itself sometimes, but not a full tumbler of it

It would get far too diluted by the time it takes to go through that.

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Originally posted by Trancelover03591 -- I am planning to visit some myself. Probably start with a few days in Paso Robles. Only interested in sparkling wine myself. Only had non sparkling wine a few times and no thanks haha. But sparkling wine/champagne I think is very good

I love Champagne myself. I'm not too much of a fan of Cava etc, but still like a Cremant.

Paso Robles is fucking fantastic for Reds, especially Cabernet (in fact California arguably makes some of the best there is). I think with time you'll learnt to appreciate the reds and whites etc.

If you like sparkling/champagne, make sure you do Schramsberg - probably the best in the USA. Mumm was OK too but it's a bit of a tourist trap. Still worth a visit though.

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Originally posted by Trancelover03591 And trader Joes haha was just having a conversation on why anyone would go anywhere but there for groceries! Cheap and really good generic trader Joes brand stuff! Drinking Trader Jose's brand beer as I write

TJ's for the win lol. They're fucking brilliant. Good food, best cheese selection by far and way more deli like than the big grocery stores. Only sucks that you can't get the normal household stuff like laundry detergent and washing up liquid there. I'd go no where else.

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Originally posted by Vector A Pours nothing but straight gin into the glass right up to the top.

I switched from wine to sparkling wine. Not as heavy and no wine hangovers.🍷

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Originally posted by AmberLea I switched from wine to sparkling wine. Not as heavy and no wine hangovers.🍷

Really? Sparkling wine/champagne completely destroys my head the next day.

It's actually Moscato Spumante Champagne but it's sparkly.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Really? Sparkling wine/champagne completely destroys my head the next day.

I have a policy against drinking too much champagne for that reason as I know the reputation. If I am going for quantity it's either beer or vodka.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Doesn't help that I moved to California, and we have such incredible wines, and wine culture, not to mention 500 great wineries in Napa are just a 45min plane ride away

TRUTH. So many vineyards and distilleries up and down this state it's crazy. I don't have too big of a budget right now but I try to get 8-12 dollar bottles when I can. Been trying out red blends lately and gotten to love Apothic Red and Gnarlyhead Authentic Red. Just recently tried Menage de Trois Silk, it is superior to their regular red blend in practically every way. Wanna try their Midnight label next.

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Originally posted by Zharen ... Just recently tried Menage de Trois Silk, it is superior to their regular red blend in practically every way. ...

Not that that is in any way difficult.

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Originally posted by Zharen TRUTH. So many vineyards and distilleries up and down this state it's crazy. I don't have too big of a budget right now but I try to get 8-12 dollar bottles when I can. Been trying out red blends lately and gotten to love Apothic Red and Gnarlyhead Authentic Red. Just recently tried Menage de Trois Silk, it is superior to their regular red blend in practically every way. Wanna try their Midnight label next.

Trudat. From Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez and San Luis Obispo all the way up to veryNorthern Cal, we're so spoiled with incredible wine, distilleries and boutique beers.

Must admit, I'm not a huge fan of blends as they can vary so much and often it's because they couldn't make a good enough vintage purely from the single grape itself or they're buying unused grape stock from other vinyards.

Sometimes they can be good though, especially when a vinyard/vintner knows what goes together. If you're looking at that range, try the Hess Selects and if you go to Trader joes, the Medoc (gold label) they have is superb for $11, as are some of their Bordeaux's around that price (if you like heavy reds). Also good that price is the Joel Gott Cellars reds and Liberte Paso Robles.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Trudat. From Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez and San Luis Obispo all the way up to veryNorthern Cal, we're so spoiled with incredible wine, distilleries and boutique beers. Must admit, I'm not a huge fan of blends as they can vary so much and often it's because they couldn't make a good enough vintage purely from the single grape itself or they're buying unused grape stock from other vinyards. Sometimes they can be good though, especially when a vinyard/vintner knows what goes together. If you're looking at that range, try the Hess Selects and if you go to Trader joes, the Medoc (gold label) they have is superb for $11, as are some of their Bordeaux's around that price (if you like heavy reds). Also good that price is the Joel Gott Cellars reds and Liberte Paso Robles.

The region north of LA all the way up to Napa is surely much bigger in scale, but I have to say, there are quite a bit of vineyards all the way down here in San Diego county. In fact, I read about an emerging wine region down in Baja California. Of course, SD is one of the biggest craft beer capitals too.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN If you're looking at that range, try the Hess Selects and if you go to Trader joes, the Medoc (gold label) they have is superb for $11, as are some of their Bordeaux's around that price (if you like heavy reds). Also good that price is the Joel Gott Cellars reds and Liberte Paso Robles.

I've only ever had a Bordeaux once and I did find it to be a little too heavy and dry, but I'm not going to judge all Bordeaux's based on one little variety I had. I'll see if my local TJ's carries that and give it a go. I go there every now and then to get their orange chicken from the freezer. Great stuff.

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Originally posted by Trancelover03591 The region north of LA all the way up to Napa is surely much bigger in scale, but I have to say, there are quite a bit of vineyards all the way down here in San Diego county. In fact, I read about an emerging wine region down in Baja California. Of course, SD is one of the biggest craft beer capitals too.

Very true, but the further south you go, ther emore limited you are because of the climate; it's why washington state is having such a win explosion - it's on the same latitude as southern france. San Diego is much further south so it won't be good for certain wines that need a lot of water or colder climates (such as certain whites or lighter reds). Having said that, they're able to graft any grape on to just about any root stock now so there's going to be more options for different climates and I think some really great wines will come out of socal soon.

The craft beer thing down south is booming, not to mention some really great expertise in craft. One of my business interests has to do with packaging and many of the glass decorators who use to do personal care products, have all switched over to the beer industry because there's so many successful small brands popping up.

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Originally posted by Zharen I've only ever had a Bordeaux once and I did find it to be a little too heavy and dry, but I'm not going to judge all Bordeaux's based on one little variety I had. I'll see if my local TJ's carries that and give it a go. I go there every now and then to get their orange chicken from the freezer. Great stuff.

Bordeaux is probably my favourite wine but they are on the heavier side. If you're at TJ's look for Chateau Haute Sorillon and Chateau Poyanne. Good wine and honestly can't believe how they're putting them out for under $10. They beat out other wines $10 or $20 more expensive. Also look out for the Spiral Pinot Noir or the Cab at TJ's. It's a little more ($15?) but I was at a great restaurant the other night and realized they had it on the menu for the $65 and the server said it was probably one of the most popular they sell.

And not to sound too wanky, but let the reds breathe before drinking. Even just opening the bottle or better still, pouring the glass, 30mins before will make a difference. the crude rule of thumb is is that 1 hour = 1 year of ageing. This is especially true of Cabernets.

The Rose is good but whites really aren't great at TJ's though. I've yet to try anything (and believe me I've tried) that was decent (unless you actually like really floral Pinot Grigio or over oaked Chardonnay).

French reds definitely need to breathe. They often taste better the next day. Not really into French wines though.

I'm ungiving up beer tonight. Guinness cheers!

I've never enjoyed Guinness. It's nasty, IMO.

Can't drink em all night but there's definitely a time and place for a cold frothy Guinness.

Mmmmmmmmm

Don't really drink much since I split with the ex a few years ago

She liked Sauternes and champagne. Basically anything expensive that people would recognize as expensive. I didn't mind the taste but I regret all the money,

I still have crates of it. I just give them to people for special occasions. I've been trying to sell a few of the Sauternes but Ya .....

Honesty, a pint of draft is all I need and I i like stuff from Alsace.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney Don't really drink much since I split with the ex a few years ago She liked Sauternes and champagne. Basically anything expensive that people would recognize as expensive. I didn't mind the taste but I regret all the money, I still have crates of it. I just give them to people for special occasions. I've been trying to sell a few of the Sauternes but Ya ..... Honesty, a pint of draft is all I need and I i like stuff from Alsace.

She did have good taste though; I do love good Champagne. Sauternes are really a very niche wine - I treat them really as dessert wines and I don't really know how you can sit down and drink through a bottle. Too sweet for me.

I will say though if you have any Yquem for sale, PM the vintages and I might have one or two off you?

I thought you couldn't drink?

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