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12-11-2010, 11:00 PM
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White Zin is the Natty Light of wine.
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GreekChat has by far, the funniest posts that I have come across on the Internet.
To be on topic, I enjoyed Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill in my youth.
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12-12-2010, 11:16 AM
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To be on topic, I enjoyed Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill in my youth.
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Haaa Boone's Farm is my favoriteeee cheap wine.
I sometimes buy myself a bottle for the night out if I know there will only be cheap beer that I don't feel like drinking.
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12-12-2010, 03:16 PM
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To be on topic, I enjoyed Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill in my youth.
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Ackk! ptuiii!!! It was cherished by half the University of Arkansas campus back in the day!
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12-11-2010, 11:43 PM
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White Zin is the Natty Light of wine.
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aephi alum likes this. (This is the second time tonight I've posted this. Uh... John, can we get a "like" button?)
My personal fave is Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon. It runs maybe $18/bottle and it goes very well with steak. DH and I were out on Cape Cod during the off season (many moons ago) and went to a restaurant in Hyannis called The Black Cat. The bar was doing a lively business, but we were the only people in the restaurant proper, so we had a dedicated waiter. When we ordered steak, we asked him for a wine recommendation. He suggested the Rodney Strong Cab, and it was perfect.  Their Chardonnay is also the only American Chardonnay I will drink (most are far too sweet).
Another idea is vinho verde. You can get a good vinho verde for $5-8/bottle. It goes very well with Indian curries. It's really more a wine you'd serve in the summer, though.
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12-11-2010, 07:33 PM
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I love Cakebread Vineyard, especially the merlot, but that's a bit pricey.
For around $20 a bottle, I like Concannon Pinot Noir, but I haven't tasted what's out there now, which is a 2009 that I picked up for $9 yesterday. I can't taste it until February. Kendall Jackson is usually safe. We really enjoy a Yellow Tail Shiraz.
These price points are all over the board, BTW. It might be easier if you say what price point you want to go for in order to recommend in that category.
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12-13-2010, 02:55 PM
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I love Cakebread Vineyard, especially the merlot, but that's a bit pricey.
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I LOVE Cakebread, even though it is pricey. As I heard it, Mr. and Mrs. Cakebread, (the owners) went through a nasty divorce. She "stole" the "recipe" for Cakebread, and now markets the exact same wine as Cupcake for only $10-15 a bottle. The liquor/wine stores around here can hardly keep Cupcake in stock, but if you find it, I would highly recommend it, the reds in particular.
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12-13-2010, 03:21 PM
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12-13-2010, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by OneHeartOneWay
I LOVE Cakebread, even though it is pricey. As I heard it, Mr. and Mrs. Cakebread, (the owners) went through a nasty divorce. She "stole" the "recipe" for Cakebread, and now markets the exact same wine as Cupcake for only $10-15 a bottle. The liquor/wine stores around here can hardly keep Cupcake in stock, but if you find it, I would highly recommend it, the reds in particular.
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Hm-m, I don't know if I believe that rumor. I've had Cupcake before...but I'm not sure if I tried the merlot. I'll have to pick some up in March and report back then.
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12-11-2010, 07:48 PM
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Any Marlborough (New Zealand) wine is usually good, especially Nobilo, great wine, around 11 dollars. (dryish white wine, very fruity)
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12-11-2010, 09:53 PM
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I've had an apple reisling recently that was great, but for the life of me I can't recall the maker/brand.
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12-12-2010, 01:15 AM
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A pinot gris is a good choice.
I'm not much of a big white wine drinker but a favorite white of mine is a Chamasil staneless steel chardonay. Its unoaked and fermented in stainless steel. Its a great transition between a really fruit forward sauv blanc and a minimal chard. I dont think it retails for more than 20.
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12-12-2010, 04:49 AM
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Far Niente. I've had better brands, but that's generally the brand I'll drink if I'm drinking wine.
Last edited by PincGator Que; 12-12-2010 at 05:36 AM.
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12-12-2010, 05:35 AM
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Has anybody done any wine tasting? My wife and I try to get out to do that when we can.
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12-12-2010, 08:50 AM
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Has anybody done any wine tasting? My wife and I try to get out to do that when we can.
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Yes, quite a bit over the last two years. I've enjoyed it a lot. I had never tried a Riesling prior to that and now I love it! The place I do it has beer tastings also, which are interesting.
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12-12-2010, 09:10 AM
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Has anybody done any wine tasting? My wife and I try to get out to do that when we can.
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Yes, I work in a restaurant and have to know how all our wines taste (no complaining there!) so we have a wine tasting every now and then
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