Dude, she asked "what is a good red wine?" Did you name a good red wine? Did you provide any information on how to find a good red wine? Did you discuss what makes a wine "good" in terms of quality? Did you mention resources for finding good wine?

No, you didn't. If you have an extensive knowledge of wine, why don't you post something specific enough to be helpful?

OOPs, My Bad.

Any Nappa or Sanoma Valley Reds are good.

Or actually try any Gallo red wine in the vintage division as cheaper than the Bouteque vineyards.

So, place your Favs if you have any knowledge.:)

Delightful - this should make her trip to view the approximately 1300000 wines from that region fruitful.

I assume you're referring to the Gallo labels that happen to not be named 'Gallo' so more specificity might be good here - Apanumu and Marcelina, for example (but probably not Indigo Hills). I'm sure all of these are far below the price range she's looking for.

If you're looking for a nice $100 bottle, you should check out your local vendors - they'll be able to hook you up, and availability is not consistent nationwide. There are dozens of great labels, and without knowing specific tastes, few can hook you up here.

Fat Bastard!

A white French Burgundy is the best white wine in the world (in my opinion).

A Montrachet is tops...then, a Batard-Montrachet, a Chassagne-Montrachet, or a Puligny-Montrachet.

They range in price from $50 -$300 in a good wine shop.

OMG, if he's seriously suggesting Gallo as in Ernest and Julio, I WILL DIE.

Earp, sometimes people want to drink wine that doesn't come in a box.

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As for real suggestions, there are a few Barolos that are amazing and many of the snottiest wine snobs I know drool over them. You can usually get them for an average of $80 a bottle. I bought a bottle for my grad advisor a year and a half ago.

I went on a wine tour of some vineyards in Long Island last month, and they had some great ice wines (one has a German name that I don't want to misspell). I don't think California makes many of the top top ice wines, since there are a couple that really suck. That's my suggestion for a good white.

Well there really is nothing classier than a big ol' jug of Carlo Rossi.

LMAO...I less than 3 you.

Amazing But the wine You mentioned is Itailan only.

Try a Bertolia If you can find it.

First off California cannot have Ice Viens as they do not have then as a Tempature for freezing. Ergo Ice Vein!:p

If you want to Mention E & J Vineyards then You know of not what you speak.

Maybe You are speaking af Franzi Brothers?

Yes, I drink wine out of a box becausae it is a lot cheeper, So know that is wrong?

Oh Lordy, there are just so many things wrong with you that I wouldn't even know where to begin.

Um Tom....

I am actually looking at 2 bottles of Barolo right now, yes they are only made in Italy, but the wine *is* imported to the US. If you read my first post, I actually stated that I was getting 2 bottles for my mother for her b-day & xmas gift.

Now I usually don't give you a hard time and I am not going to start now, but I just had to point out the minor era.

Like I said before, I am not a wine drinker at all, but I do listen to others who are and also I called my local wine shop and they recommended the place where I did buy the Barolo. I have tasted a Barolo as a sauce for my steak and yes, it was very nice.

Some boxed wines can be good from what I understand. It just depends on what you like and what type of mood you're in when you want to drink some wine.

There are these awesome pictures of me on facebook where I look completely shitfaced. I'm drinking boxed wine out of a plastic cup. Now that's class right there!
Boxed wine is great when you want to get drunk cheaply and quickly. So it works out well for Earp.

This Week's Sign of the Apocolypse.

I was on the T one night going to meet friends out on Boylston and there was a group of guys with a box of wine and plastic cups and they were just hanging out on the T drinking. I thought about going up to them to say hi and ask for a cup.

Barolo is not nearly as good as Bertoni if one can find it. It is a thinner tasing label as it is a big name in the USA so make bigger batches.

Those that turn their noses up about Gallo, well, dumb butts, they took the minor grapes and made them veritals and implemented them with the State of California to mean something instead of just a filler Grape.

The Thompson seedless that you buy at the market was used for that. According to Cal. State law, the main grape only had to be 51 % and the rest was filler=Thompson seedless. Gallo changed that.

The wines now may mention Chenin Blanc, Petit Sihrar and others that were bulk grapes only. Fillers as it were for Charadonnay, and Gammay Beaujolais.

God, I have been out of the wine biz to long.:(


Cooking with wine gives the taste and flavor but cooks off the alchohal.

Box wines, heck there is nothing wrong with that especially when on is used to drinking First Growths in the old days. (French) that is.

It is a heck of a lot cheaper.