Yellow Tail... the worst wine ever made.




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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

I actually just started getting in to wine a lot over the past few months (reds for the most part). Right now I'm enjoying the Syrah by Chateau St Michelle and the Merlot by Red Diamond. Pretty decent wines in the $5 - $10 category. You can find both at BevMo.

for the price, Red Diamond is good.

I am not into Yellow Fail at all. If you can find Ashwood Grove, it is a much better Australian variety than Yellow Fail.

Chalk Hill is my favorite, a great wine imo

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Originally posted by meDina ahhhhh lucky!!! any highlights of the tasting you'd care to share

The 8 hour tour was a 45 min bus ride from ioutside of florence. Went to an old roman castle turned into a winery, tasted and had cheese and cold cuts. Then wandered to a little old village for more tasting at a family winery and restaurant. Stops at a few vantage points and and old roman church. All for a measly $97 USD. I brought home 3 bottles, all of which i still have not opened. Best bargain we had the entire month.









Temecula has some nice wineries as well, we did a tasting tour down there. Our company just opened a new Westin Verasa Napa so Jess and I are going to do a Napa tour there probably later this year.

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Originally posted by llavoe A list of great wines: Australia: Graham Beck Shiraz Marques Phillips - Sarah's blend 2005 Woop Woop Shiraz 2002 2003 and 2005 Water Wheel Shiraz and Cab 2006 Glaetzer's Bishop, Godolphin, Wallace, and Amon-Ra 2005 and 2006 New Zealand: Silver Beach Sauv blanc 2007 and 2008 Nobilo Chard and Sav Blanc South Africa: Black Pearl Oro (2004 and 2005) Bilton's Matt Black 2004 Argentina: Altos Malbec 2006 Accuro Malbec 2006 Don Miguel's Gascon 2007 and 2008 Malbec Clos de la Siete Malbec Chile: Casa Lapostolle Cabernet, Merlot 2005 and 2006 German: Valkenberg's Madonna series of Riesling, Dornfelder, and gerwurstraminer. Ch Schonborn Spatlese Joy Auslese 2006 Spain Allende Rioja 2004 Numanthia Vineyards. Anything from this place is incredible. Gladius Tempranillo Campo Viejo Gran Reserve 2001 and 2002 Clio 2004 and 2005 Italy: Racemi Portile Primitivo and Giravolta Layer Cake Primitivo Castello D'abola Chianti and Pinot Grigio Poggerino Vineyards <-- all wines are amazing Ca D'gal Moscato D'asti (sparkling) Tosca Prosecco (sparkling) France: any 2005 Bordeaux and any 2007 Cotes De Rhone are the best Mumm Carte Classique (champagne) Moet Chandon Necter Imperial (champagne) J Phillipe Blanquet (sparkling) California: Reds: Duckhorn Decoy 2005 and 2006 Duckhorn Paraduxx 2004 and 2005 (and most likely 2006) Duckhorn Goldeneye Pinot Noir Duckhorn Merlot Estates Grown 2004 Caymus Cabernet 2006 Northstar Merlot Earthquake Zinfandel and Cabernet Bravante Vineyards Belle Glos Pinot Noir Shafer Merlot 2004 Silverado Reserve Cabernet 2002 2003 2004 (2000 if you can find it) Frank Family Vineyards Phelps Insignia 2003 White: Cakebread Chardonnay Edgewood Chardonnay 2007 Mer Soleil Chardonnay 2006 and 2007 La Crema Chardonnay Ferrari Fume Blanc Toasted Head Russian River 2007 Wildhurst Chardonnay and Sav. Blanc A list of a few wines I have had in the past few months. If you are into or getting into wine, look no further than this thread.

thread bookmarked, thanks mayn. haha Yellow Fail. What about Kendal Jackson, thats another I get from time to time.

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Originally posted by Kismet7 thread bookmarked, thanks mayn. haha Yellow Fail. What about Kendal Jackson, thats another I get from time to time.

KJ Chard and Meritage are pretty good, but there are many other things out there for the same price that are better tasting wines.

Ahhhhh gotta love wine. In a few months I'll be in Napa for a week....can't wait.

As for wines in the California area try anything by:
Duckhorn
Joseph Phelps
Heitz Cellar
Dominus
Opus One
Raymond
Silver Oak
Provenance
Raymond


Unfortunately good wine doesn't come cheap. Pay the extra cash for the good stuff....its worth every penny.

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What divides good wines and bad wines, besides the price of course. How do you know your drinking a good wine? Taste? Effect?

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Originally posted by Kismet7 What divides good wines and bad wines, besides the price of course. How do you know your drinking a good wine? Taste? Effect?

Do some tastings. Start with the basics. Do you're chards, merlot, cabs, maybe pinos. Then get into the more complex blends. Blind tastings are a lot of fun, but you want to have a taste for some of the more common wines to really be able to enjoy it. BevMo does some tastings but I would look around for some local wine shops and see what they offer.
Price doesn't really mean a whole lot. Obviously a $8 bottle won't compare to a $40 bottle. I've found some of the better ones I've tried right around $30. Usually a blend.

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just letting everyone know.. ralphs is having a 30% off all cabs in stock sale this week!

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A subscription to Wine Spectator is a good place to start. The more you learn about the various styles, regions and histories the more you will appreciate the end product. I even grow my own table grapes just to observe how that part of the process works.

I buy the majority of my wines from Costco, Trader Joes's & Whole Foods. We drink it daily.

I am a huge fan of French Rhone’s and Argentinean Malbecs at the moment. Much value there.

I am not a big fan of tasting. I tend to drink to fast and the wines start to run together. The best way for me to taste is to share a bottle of wine anyway. The first sip can be hugely different than the last.

Enjoy

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