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i use to be a huge beer person, i use to take weekend vacations to cities across the US just to visit breweries, one night it just hit me, beer isnt all that great. i use to be an ipa guy, beer flavor just got tired out, same ass flavor.
i never dabbled in wines, but having taken the plunge i now understand why people draw towards it. it has numerous health benefits in moderation, which is also a plus. beer is beer...
your very favorite wine and why: also worst wines.
OK here goes: wine is my best best friend, well not quite but I do love my nightly 2 glasses. Traveling a lot way back we developed a huge liking for many kinds and some we would never want again. I am not talking brands, but more, types:
favorite red: Malbec least favorite: any sweet one
favorite White: Pinot Gregio: Least favorite Chablis
funny thing used to love Chablis until I learned what good wine should taste like.
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I could go with the Malbec and Pinot Grigio and I'd back them up with a Zinfandel and a Sauvignon Blanc or maybe a Vinho Verde with seafood. Although I have to say, with reds, more and more I look for something simply labeled something like red table wine or red blend as long as sweet isn't part of its description.
I could go with the Malbec and Pinot Grigio and I'd back them up with a Zinfandel and a Sauvignon Blanc or maybe a Vinho Verde with seafood. Although I have to say, with reds, more and more I look for something simply labeled something like red table wine or red blend as long as sweet isn't part of its description.
I too love red blends and of course Savignon Blanc is one of the better whites. Yes, the important thing is the description as to dry versus sweet and alcohol %. Any white below 11 or 11.5; no way and red: 13%
I too love red blends and of course Savignon Blanc is one of the better whites. Yes, the important thing is the description as to dry versus sweet and alcohol %. Any white below 11 or 11.5; no way and red: 13%
You'd like the aglianico I'm savoring now, Silver Star, a bold red from TX with only 11.6% ABV. A lot of Michigan pinot noirs and merlots are around 12%. Conversely, I have had a couple New Mexico, Texas and Arizona viogniers that due to that grape's acidity and character were harvested at 26-28 brix in order to preserve any semblance of flavor, and were 15-16.5% ABV with zero to minimal residual sugar.
You'd like the aglianico I'm savoring now, Silver Star, a bold red from TX with only 11.6% ABV. A lot of Michigan pinot noirs and merlots are around 12%. Conversely, I have had a couple New Mexico, Texas and Arizona viogniers that due to that grape's acidity and character were harvested at 26-28 brix in order to preserve any semblance of flavor, and were 15-16.5% ABV with zero to minimal residual sugar.
Good to know: I have never had a TX wine that I thought was us to the quality and flavor of CA and some other wines from around the world.
$10 is about our limit as well. I love to experiment; that is why we belong to a wine club. We do know which ones not to order, but every order has something new to us. We only use them when we have a goo discount to apply. I have to smile as our food section in our paper, on Wed,along with recipes has a wine editor that advises on wines to try. Her price guide is: Budget wines: anything under $15; she never suggests any in the $10 or less category. To me, $15 and up is a bit pricey but fine for a dinner party, just not for that nightly glass or two. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth and if I was the silver has worn off.
I drink a lot of wines from northwestern Pennsylvania/western New York. Every time I visit my mom in Erie, I pick up a case of wine direct from the local wineries. I've become so familiar with most of their wines that I don't even need to taste anymore. I just go in and start grabbing bottles. LOL Most of these wines cost from $10 to $20 a bottle, but I tend to stick on the lower end of that scale.
Right now I'm into Traminette, Vignoles, unoaked Chardonnay, Lemberger, Chambourcin, and Noiret. One of the local wineries started producing Carmine, and I can't wait to try it.
I used to drink white zinfandel but it's too sweet for me now. I like Pinot Grigio, but the last few years i have been drinking Sauvignon Blanc. Not a fan of red wines but I do like red sangria. I will cook with red wine though.
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your very favorite wine and why: also worst wines.
