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12-21-2006, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
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. |
Now here is a gentleman who knows his alcohol. But, I pose to you, how well you know your gin?
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12-21-2006, 07:47 PM
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Delightful - this should make her trip to view the approximately 1300000 wines from that region fruitful.
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Well there really is nothing classier than a big ol' jug of Carlo Rossi.
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Now here is a gentleman who knows his alcohol. But, I pose to you, how well you know your gin?
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I decided to put together a quick recap of this entire thread - and these just about sum it up - I am completely LMAO now and may have to use one (or all!!) of these to add to my siggy.
And JamesBond007 - shaken of course NEVER stirred 
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12-22-2006, 01:00 AM
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Just get them 10 boxes of Franzia...you say you want to spend upwards of 100 right?
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12-22-2006, 10:34 AM
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Try going into a local wine store and ask for recommendations. If they're any good they won't just steer you to an expensive bottle, but a good one.
Worked for me last night and my price range was much lower.
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12-22-2006, 05:56 PM
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Now here is a gentleman who knows his alcohol. But, I pose to you, how well you know your gin?
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Gin, is a grain that is a distilled spirit that is comes from a grain, usually wheat, but can be from any distilled food.
Once it is distilled to grain alchohol, it can have additives and in the case of gin, juniper berry + some other additives, for flavor.
If you are a Gin Nut, where did the shape of Seagrems bottle come from?
Why is the sign and label show the Beefeaters from England?
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12-23-2006, 02:27 PM
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A family member wanted a bottle of the "madonna wine" for as a collectors item. They aren't going to open it but anyone know if it is any good?
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12-23-2006, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
Gin, is a grain that is a distilled spirit that is comes from a grain, usually wheat, but can be from any distilled food.
Once it is distilled to grain alchohol, it can have additives and in the case of gin, juniper berry + some other additives, for flavor.
If you are a Gin Nut, where did the shape of Seagrems bottle come from?
Why is the sign and label show the Beefeaters from England? |
What's the matter Tom? No glib remark? No pithy comeback?
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12-23-2006, 04:53 PM
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What's the matter Tom? No glib remark? No pithy comeback?
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Why? 
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12-23-2006, 05:57 PM
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Why? |
Wow you really know NOTHING about James Bond do you?
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12-23-2006, 07:51 PM
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I'm willing to spend upwards of $100 on them so anything within that limit would be good.
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"Upwards of $100" has no limit. It means a hundred or more. So try this:
About ten years ago my brother gave a small dinner party for my mom's birthday. The wine was Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1942.
I won't say how much that bottle of wine cost, but I will say that the owner of the liquor store came to the house to open it, let it breathe, and serve it.
The wine tasted awful, but then again it was EXCELLENT!
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