Wine Tasting

[redtodd 7]

We are going to a wine tasting tonight. I feel so classy.

 

Too bad I am still hungover from drinking sh!tty beer all night last night.

[dirty dug 0]

We are going to a wine tasting tonight. I feel so classy.

 

Too bad I am still hungover from drinking sh!tty beer all night last night.

 

What are you tasting?

[GuidingLight 3]

[TheNewGirl 1,489]

What/where are you tasting?

 

I LOVE wine tasting, so I am curious.

[cgod 0]

What/where are you tasting?

 

I LOVE wine tasting, so I am curious.

Now that you're no longer preggo how much longer until we can get one of your drunk posts?

[sawilson 1]

Ah, wine tasting, I remember those days, kinda........

 

Although, me at a wine tasting event was kinda like a sumo wrestler at an all you can eat chinese buffet, not always a pretty site.

 

Have fun

[dirty dug 0]

Hints of cassis with big, leathery blackberries exploding into ripe tannins with lingering butterscotch

 

Wine is like a bunghole, everyone smells different things, they can be juicy or dry and you shouldn't put your fingers in them.

 

[cgod 0]

Hints of cassis with big, leathery blackberries exploding into ripe tannins with lingering butterscotch

 

Wine is like a bunghole, everyone smells different things, they can be juicy or dry and you shouldn't put your fingers in them.

 

 

I like red wines but when I sit there and read the reviews of wines the pretentiousness of it makes me wanna vomit. I have narrowed my classification down to two distinct categories. Good and not good. I have found it makes things a lot easier for me. Drink the ones I think are good and give as gifts the ones I think are not good.

[dirty dug 0]

 

I like red wines but when I sit there and read the reviews of wines the pretentiousness of it makes me wanna vomit. I have narrowed my classification down to two distinct categories. Good and not good. I have found it makes things a lot easier for me. Drink the ones I think are good and give as gifts the ones I think are not good.

 

I work for a wine company so I get wine for free now, my liver thanks me....

[Cdub100 3,903]

BAWHAHHAHAHAHA GOOD ONE!

[redtodd 7]

This sure seemed like a good idea at the time. The actual wine tasting was OK. The food was good and the wine was OK. I thought some of the wine was very mediocre (I expected more).

 

We met some cool people and went to the local bars. That was a lot of fun, but the wife is TRASHED. She has puked a couple of times. I never should have let her drink vodka drinks that weren't gluten free. I actually thought I was going to have to take her to the ER. But she puked enough to pass out.

 

I am so classy.

[cgod 0]

This sure seemed like a good idea at the time. The actual wine tasting was OK. The food was good and the wine was OK. I thought some of the wine was very mediocre (I expected more).

 

We met some cool people and went to the local bars. That was a lot of fun, but the wife is TRASHED. She has puked a couple of times. I never should have let her drink vodka drinks that weren't gluten free. I actually thought I was going to have to take her to the ER. But she puked enough to pass out.

 

I am so classy.

Didn't you tell her that at a wine tasting you're supposed to sample a bit swish it around and spit it out not swallow it?

[redtodd 7]

Didn't you tell her that at a wine tasting you're supposed to sample a bit swish it around and spit it out not swallow it?

 

She drank some wine and then when we went out, she drank some vodka and 7-ups. She typically needs to drink particular vodkas (gluten free), like Smirnoff. She got it with Absolute and did not agree with her.

 

But in all fairness, she drank a lot over the course of the night.

[remote controller 143]

I like to contact the Wineries direct, and get multiple vintages of the same wine. Much easier to pair foods to. Try "Covey Run" Reisling, and be sure to ask for at least a few of their "Late Harvest" vintages. Very interesting to compare the late harvest varieties to the normal vintages, if you like a tad bit more fullness and sweetness.

[Giants Fan 85]

If you really wanna come across as classy ... swirl the wine in your glass, then smell it. Then itch your bunghole, and smell your finger. If it's not enough to chug, garggle it, then spit it in your somelier's face as if you just drank cat piss, and say ...

 

"It's got undertones of peat ... but it's not mossy. I taste ... honeydew? Maybe ... orange blossoms? But it's not fruity. It's woody ... but not smokey, with an understatement of .... hmmm ... I'm not sure ... can I taste it again?" and then do the same thing.

 

Guaranteed fun times!

[dirty dug 0]

If you really wanna come across as classy ... swirl the wine in your glass, then smell it. Then itch your bunghole, and smell your finger. If it's not enough to chug, garggle it, then spit it in your somelier's face as if you just drank cat piss, and say ...

 

"It's got undertones of peat ... but it's not mossy. I taste ... honeydew? Maybe ... orange blossoms? But it's not fruity. It's woody ... but not smokey, with an understatement of .... hmmm ... I'm not sure ... can I taste it again?" and then do the same thing.

 

Guaranteed fun times!

 

You must not have any mirrors in your house.

[pingpong 0]

I also agree that there are 2 kinds of wine...good and NOT good.

 

So far I realize that French white wine from the Burgundy region falls into the Good category. Totally absent of that awful aftertaste that many Cali white wines have.

[gatorbait7391 0]

[redtodd 7]

My poor wife suffered today.

[donhaas 18]

A wine tasting in northern Wisconsin?

 

Which box did you like the best??

 

[remote controller 143]

A wine tasting in northern Wisconsin?

 

Which box did you like the best??

 

[Electric Mayhem 35]

I really like whites, especially New Zealand Sav Blancs. There is a Villa Maria 2004 Sav Blanc that I just bought three more bottles of (should just get a case and be done with it). Amazing mardarin orange/peach/pineapple smell and clean finish. Also, La Crema makes a great Chardonnay, very full and flavorful.

 

There was some Russian River ass wine that came highly recommended by my 'wine guy' that tasted like lemon water. Blechy.

 

If anyone else out there is 'into' wine... I wouldn't mind getting/giving some recommendations? I know the first rule of wine is you like what YOU like, but it's still good to get some ideas.

[BiPolarBear 485]

I was in a wine tasting group for a few years in California and had a great time. We had blind tastings and took notes. A few of the people in the group were very knowledgeable and had wine cellars. One member had worked in the business.

 

I want to give a shout out to California wines. Great wines as good as any wines in the world or better. Do not overlook the California Sparkling wines. They are actually made by the champagne method but honor an agreement to not be called champagnes.

 

If you want to try a good merlot, Duck Horn is a top choice at about $50. Stags Leap and Silver Creek are good and much less expensive. Schramsburg makes excellent sparkling wines. In general Mondavi is considered the top California winery. Robert Mondavi is respected by the top person in wine, The Baron Rothchild, and they do joint projects.

[Brown Eyed Girl 1]

I like to contact the Wineries direct, and get multiple vintages of the same wine. Much easier to pair foods to. Try "Covey Run" Reisling, and be sure to ask for at least a few of their "Late Harvest" vintages. Very interesting to compare the late harvest varieties to the normal vintages, if you like a tad bit more fullness and sweetness.

 

 

I tried Covey Run's Reisling as a recommendation from one of the Geeks here (forget who). It was very good, but I still haven't found one I prefer over Chateau St Michelle.

[[zombie] 0]

I really like whites, especially New Zealand Sav Blancs. There is a Villa Maria 2004 Sav Blanc that I just bought three more bottles of (should just get a case and be done with it). Amazing mardarin orange/peach/pineapple smell and clean finish. Also, La Crema makes a great Chardonnay, very full and flavorful.

 

There was some Russian River ass wine that came highly recommended by my 'wine guy' that tasted like lemon water. Blechy.

 

If anyone else out there is 'into' wine... I wouldn't mind getting/giving some recommendations? I know the first rule of wine is you like what YOU like, but it's still good to get some ideas.

 

that la crema is nearly impossible to find now. trust me.

[Electric Mayhem 35]

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that la crema is nearly impossible to find now. trust me.

 

Really? Thanks - I'll go see if they have any left and clean 'em out.

[RLLD 4,230]

2001 Wild Irish Rose is purportedly fantastic

[redtodd 7]

I really like whites, especially New Zealand Sav Blancs. There is a Villa Maria 2004 Sav Blanc that I just bought three more bottles of (should just get a case and be done with it). Amazing mardarin orange/peach/pineapple smell and clean finish. Also, La Crema makes a great Chardonnay, very full and flavorful.

 

There was some Russian River ass wine that came highly recommended by my 'wine guy' that tasted like lemon water. Blechy.

 

If anyone else out there is 'into' wine... I wouldn't mind getting/giving some recommendations? I know the first rule of wine is you like what YOU like, but it's still good to get some ideas.

 

 

We are still rookies to the wine tasting. We like wine, but we are more than content getting some $7 or $8 wine bottles. We are starting to try and make a list of wines that we buy and what we think of them. But in the end, we typically only notice them if they are REAL bad.

 

One thing I am learning is that I am losing the taste for Merlot. I am not into Pinot Grigio's and Reislings. I am like Shiraz's a little more.

 

I hate wine zinfidel and I didn't like the Savagn Blanc (sp?) that I had the other night.

[SUXBNME 1,499]

Never tried wine myself