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Picking a Whine
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Ban for stupidity?
waggy
No Lifer
you sound like you know what you are talking about. so let me ask you a question! My wife likes the stuff like amber mist (the stuff you see on TV) while i like almost every wine i have tried. you got any recomendations on stuff for her to try? Not to expensive but not the cheap crap.
I gor a $200 bottle of wine from my father as a wedding gift. we both enjoyed it. But well 200 for a bottle of wine is way to much. and i cant remember the name of it. heh
As someone who works in the wine industry I can offer the best advice of all...
Drink what you like!
you can find some very, very good wines in the 10-15 dollar range. Check their rating if you wish, try different vintages/years (cali, french, italian, aussie, spanish, etc) and you'll find a few that you really like. Don't be afraid to just pick a random wine off the menu/shelf. Its your taste and what YOU like. You'll find varietals that you enjoy (merlot, bordeaux, cabernet, zindfandel, shiraz, etc) and you can fine tune from there.
You'll find some that you don't like, so mark them off. But in all honesty in the 10-15 dollar range it is hard to go wrong.
And price does not equal quality. There are gems out there at 12 bucks that are just awesome and will trounce most 50 buck bottles. But that isn't to say there aren't some really great wines at the 50 buck price point.
on the 200 buck wine question...probably rothschild. very fine.
Drink what you like!
you can find some very, very good wines in the 10-15 dollar range. Check their rating if you wish, try different vintages/years (cali, french, italian, aussie, spanish, etc) and you'll find a few that you really like. Don't be afraid to just pick a random wine off the menu/shelf. Its your taste and what YOU like. You'll find varietals that you enjoy (merlot, bordeaux, cabernet, zindfandel, shiraz, etc) and you can fine tune from there.
You'll find some that you don't like, so mark them off. But in all honesty in the 10-15 dollar range it is hard to go wrong.
And price does not equal quality. There are gems out there at 12 bucks that are just awesome and will trounce most 50 buck bottles. But that isn't to say there aren't some really great wines at the 50 buck price point.
on the 200 buck wine question...probably rothschild. very fine.
trail and error.
Since turning 21, I tried out a wide variety of white and red wines, before finally finding the one that I think tastes best. Fortunately, it also goes for about $10/bottle in the deli up the street. Can't think of the name off the top of my head, but it's a Portugese white wine... I live in a pretty Portugese area, and I've never been able to find the wine anywhere outside of some local places.
Since turning 21, I tried out a wide variety of white and red wines, before finally finding the one that I think tastes best. Fortunately, it also goes for about $10/bottle in the deli up the street. Can't think of the name off the top of my head, but it's a Portugese white wine... I live in a pretty Portugese area, and I've never been able to find the wine anywhere outside of some local places.
biostud
Lifer
For a whine I wouldn't recommend a high pitched one, rather a growl or a frightening cry of anger 😉
Luckily I have a dad who have been interested in wine for 35 year and have an extra Hobby job at a wine store, where he gets 25% off.
When I go to a supermarket I just go trial and error, but for special occasions I ask my father, or ask in a wine shop. Wine shops live on selling good wine so they need to know what to sell. If you can't tell the difference there's no reason to buy expensive wine.
Luckily I have a dad who have been interested in wine for 35 year and have an extra Hobby job at a wine store, where he gets 25% off.
When I go to a supermarket I just go trial and error, but for special occasions I ask my father, or ask in a wine shop. Wine shops live on selling good wine so they need to know what to sell. If you can't tell the difference there's no reason to buy expensive wine.
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