Wine Drinkers Post Here

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:12 pm

If you like wines please post to this thread and tell us your most recent purchase----------Name of the wine, producer, and most important, what did you pay for it, and did you like it. I'll start it------------------

I bought yesterday a bottle of Pinot Noir produced by a South African winery by the name of "Two Oceans" The onsale and unbelievable price was $6.50 NZD, $3.45 USD.

Without going into a lot of wine tasting gobledegook I will say it was fine. I have paid a lot more for much less taste and flavor. The bottle shown is a Shiraz. I could not find a picture of their Pinot Noir.

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Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:00 pm

Lon, we have a store in northern NJ called "Trader Joes," This store is a beautiful store because it has all sorts of odd bits and pieces from countries all over the world....I love their products from Spain and Portugal. I think that you know this store as they may have started in CA....not sure...You can literally buy a case of lovely wines for $60.....unheard of here....

I had a lovely Pinot Noir from the Australian "Pepperwood Grove" the other night. I really enjoy the wines from this company. This pinot had delicate hints of cherries and strawberries....Very nice indeed and only $10

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:37 pm

Kathy Ellen;1117947 wrote: Lon, we have a store in northern NJ called "Trader Joes," This store is a beautiful store because it has all sorts of odd bits and pieces from countries all over the world....I love their products from Spain and Portugal. I think that you know this store as they may have started in CA....not sure...You can literally buy a case of lovely wines for $60.....unheard of here....

I had a lovely Pinot Noir from the Australian "Pepperwood Grove" the other night. I really enjoy the wines from this company. This pinot had delicate hints of cherries and strawberries....Very nice indeed and only $10

I like Trader Joes and there is one within a couple miles of where I live in California. I will make note of the "Pepperwood Grove" and give it a go when I get back. Wine prices are really plummeting do to the ecomomy and a real glut in the amount of wines on the market. That's great news for we Oenophiles.

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:56 pm

Lon;1117958 wrote: That's great news for we Onophiles.

Lon if you are an onophile this quotation may leave you open to investigation and prosecution.

Might want to think about deleting that.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:13 am

Nomad;1117979 wrote: Lon if you are an onophile this quotation may leave you open to investigation and prosecution.

Might want to think about deleting that.

Nah-----------I just edited and spelled it correctly instead.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:58 am

I love Shiraz....any make and not too expensive. Hardys is always a good make to go for whether it's Red , White or Rose

Red wine with a chocolate desert....yum !!!!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:14 am

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:14 am

Bez;1118146 wrote: I love Shiraz....any make and not too expensive. Hardys is always a good make to go for whether it's Red , White or Rose

Red wine with a chocolate desert....yum !!!!

Thanks ----- Hardys is duly noted.

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:57 pm

Im getting right back in to red wies now

i drink either red or Rose,, Rioja is my fave in red but a treat as its usually a bit more expensive

with Rose i usually like the very light coloured ones the best:D

Marks & Spencer are selling a Rose Rioja a case of 12 for £53.88,,, which comes to £4.49 a bottle! has anyone had Rose Rioja before:-3

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:10 pm

kazalala;1118295 wrote: Im getting right back in to red wies now

i drink either red or Rose,, Rioja is my fave in red but a treat as its usually a bit more expensive

with Rose i usually like the very light coloured ones the best:D

Marks & Spencer are selling a Rose Rioja a case of 12 for £53.88,,, which comes to £4.49 a bottle! has anyone had Rose Rioja before:-3

you been hanging out with Kay to much!:sneaky:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:10 pm

Kathy Ellen;1118224 wrote:

soooooooooooooo cute!

Post by **Ally** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:52 pm

PEPPERJACK IS ANOTHER REALLY GOOD AUSSIE WINE EITHER IN SHIRAZ OR CAB SAV.I LOVE THE PINO FROM NZ CALLED ST CLARE,LOVELY DROP.AUD USUALLY ABOUT $20.:yh_drool

devist8me · Post by **devist8me** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:11 pm

I'm not just a huge wine drinker. However, a friend of mine brought over a bottle of Moscato by Marco di Negri. If that stuff was cheaper, I'd buy it more but it's around $18.00 a bottle. If anyone knows what this tastes like and can tell me what my "kind" of wine is, maybe I can find a cheaper version. It's a sweet white wine but that's about all I know to say on how to describe it. Oh, and it's an "asti" whatever that means.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:54 pm

Ally;1118480 wrote: PEPPERJACK IS ANOTHER REALLY GOOD AUSSIE WINE EITHER IN SHIRAZ OR CAB SAV.I LOVE THE PINO FROM NZ CALLED ST CLARE,LOVELY DROP.AUD USUALLY ABOUT $20.:yh_drool

Pepperjack is duly noted-----------Thanks

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Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:04 pm

devist8me;1118506 wrote: I'm not just a huge wine drinker. However, a friend of mine brought over a bottle of Moscato by Marco di Negri. If that stuff was cheaper, I'd buy it more but it's around $18.00 a bottle. If anyone knows what this tastes like and can tell me what my "kind" of wine is, maybe I can find a cheaper version. It's a sweet white wine but that's about all I know to say on how to describe it. Oh, and it's an "asti" whatever that means.

Thanks---------Marco Negri Moscato it is. It's made from muscat grapes which produce sweet wines. No offense, but muscatels are favorites with winos. If you would like to move into other wines but find them not sweet enough, try a Rose for a bit and then try something like a Pinot Noir with a bit of cheese. Sweet wines like a muscatel have a higher alcohol concentration than the drier wines and tend to give some people an headache.

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devist8me · Post by **devist8me** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:20 pm

Lon;1118512 wrote: Thanks---------Marco Negri Moscato it is. It's made from muscat grapes which produce sweet wines. No offense, but muscatels are favorites with winos. If you would like to move into other wines but find them not sweet enough, try a Rose for a bit and then try something like a Pinot Noir with a bit of cheese. Sweet wines like a muscatel have a higher alcohol concentration than the drier wines and tend to give some people an headache.

At 18 bucks a bottle, they must be rich winos then haha!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:35 pm

kazalala;1118295 wrote: Im getting right back in to red wies now

i drink either red or Rose,, Rioja is my fave in red but a treat as its usually a bit more expensive

with Rose i usually like the very light coloured ones the best:D

Marks & Spencer are selling a Rose Rioja a case of 12 for £53.88,,, which comes to £4.49 a bottle! has anyone had Rose Rioja before:-3

It's nice to find a wine that you like Kaz....I'm more into chardonnays. I love the buttery taste...

I don't drink too much red wine because the tannins affect my allergies. I do love the Aussie "Peppergrove" wines now. I love their pinot noirs and merlots.

My nephew worked in a famous French restaurant in Noo Joisey two years. He bought a bottle of "Chateau Le Prieure St. Laurent Bordeaux 2000 for my birthday. He kept telling me that it was a very, very good wine..to save it for a special occasion. I think he was trying to tell me that he paid a lot for it:-6 The restaurant gave him a discount on this wine.

I can't seem to locate any info on this particular wine...it's from the year 2000, and I know it's better than some of the cheaper 2006 wines that I've seen advertised.

Oh well, I plan to open it this weekend and just enjoy it:-4:p

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:59 pm

devist8me;1119110 wrote: At 18 bucks a bottle, they must be rich winos then haha!

You can buy a one gallon jug of Muscatel for about $6.00 USD. A wino can pick that up begging on the street in about two hours or less.:wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:24 pm

Odie looks around...........hmmmmmmm wonder why Kay is not here?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:03 pm

I h ave just recently got back into Red's as well, I have really enjoyed this lovely Valpolicella, produced by Masi, tis a lovely Itallian red. It was not cheap $15.00Canadian but well worth it.

Second Valpolecella I just tried was another Itallian one, a Bolla product. Very nice to, I think this one was $13.00 Canadian.

I would reccomend both.

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:25 pm

Odie;1118421 wrote: you been hanging out with Kay to much!:sneaky:

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:30 pm

Had a nice bottle of Sparkling Shiraz yesterday....Mcguigan Black Label

Brown Brothers make a nice wine too:D

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:11 pm

kayleneaussie;1119193 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

knew I'd make you look!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:49 pm

minks;1119175 wrote: I h ave just recently got back into Red's as well, I have really enjoyed this lovely Valpolicella, produced by Masi, tis a lovely Itallian red. It was not cheap $15.00Canadian but well worth it.

Second Valpolecella I just tried was another Itallian one, a Bolla product. Very nice to, I think this one was $13.00 Canadian.

I would reccomend both.

Thanks for the post Minks----------I will have to try both of them.

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nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:35 pm

I bought a New Mexico Redondo Red and a Jemez Riesling. Dang they are good wines. NM produces aome good wines. We have 2 wine fests in NM. May and September.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:54 pm

nvalleyvee;1119213 wrote: I bought a New Mexico Redondo Red and a Jemez Riesling. Dang they are good wines. NM produces aome good wines. We have 2 wine fests in NM. May and September.

Interesting--------I did not know that N.M.produced any wines but a search came up with "Ponderosa Winery" at 5,800 ft elevation, which is suitable I guess for growing certain grapes. I will look for Ponderosa at a Wine Shop.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:14 am

Kathy Ellen;1119112 wrote: It's nice to find a wine that you like Kaz....I'm more into chardonnays. I love the buttery taste...

I don't drink too much red wine because the tannins affect my allergies. I do love the Aussie "Peppergrove" wines now. I love their pinot noirs and merlots.

My nephew worked in a famous French restaurant in Noo Joisey two years. He bought a bottle of "Chateau Le Prieure St. Laurent Bordeaux 2000 for my birthday. He kept telling me that it was a very, very good wine..to save it for a special occasion. I think he was trying to tell me that he paid a lot for it:-6 The restaurant gave him a discount on this wine.

I can't seem to locate any info on this particular wine...it's from the year 2000, and I know it's better than some of the cheaper 2006 wines that I've seen advertised.

Oh well, I plan to open it this weekend and just enjoy it:-4:p

Thanks Kathy for your post----------I will add this wine to my list of wines to try. Some French wines are certainly fine but they have lost some of their mystique and allure when in the mid 60's 6 French Wine Judges picked a Napa Valley wine over one of the heralded French reds.

The blind testing was repeated and they once again picked the Napa Valley California red. This really put the Napa Valley on the map and where in the 60's there were no more than 10 wineries of particular note, now there are over 250. a bit of wine trivia

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kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:10 am

Kathy Ellen;1119112 wrote: It's nice to find a wine that you like Kaz....I'm more into chardonnays. I love the buttery taste...

I don't drink too much red wine because the tannins affect my allergies. I do love the Aussie "Peppergrove" wines now. I love their pinot noirs and merlots.

My nephew worked in a famous French restaurant in Noo Joisey two years. He bought a bottle of "Chateau Le Prieure St. Laurent Bordeaux 2000 for my birthday. He kept telling me that it was a very, very good wine..to save it for a special occasion. I think he was trying to tell me that he paid a lot for it:-6 The restaurant gave him a discount on this wine.

I can't seem to locate any info on this particular wine...it's from the year 2000, and I know it's better than some of the cheaper 2006 wines that I've seen advertised.

Oh well, I plan to open it this weekend and just enjoy it:-4:p

Oh lovely Kathy,, let us know how it was;):Dand make sure you drink it from a beautiful glass:D

minks;1119175 wrote: I h ave just recently got back into Red's as well, I have really enjoyed this lovely Valpolicella, produced by Masi, tis a lovely Itallian red. It was not cheap $15.00Canadian but well worth it.

Second Valpolecella I just tried was another Itallian one, a Bolla product. Very nice to, I think this one was $13.00 Canadian.

I would reccomend both.
I had a bottle of that last week:D My daughter gave it me:-4

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:18 am

Hi Lon

You're going to have a great party when you try out all these wines.......let us know when and we'll be there in a flash

:yh_party

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:27 am

Im an admitted wino. Have had the opportunity to taste very expensive wine,

and have been very dissapointed. Price does not guarantee enjoyment. I am very good at discovering bargain wines, that take off, and increase in price,

shortly after being on the market. From experience as the buyer of a small bar, I know that a bottle you pay 28.00 for in a restaurant has a purchase price of around 7.00. In a supermarket I will never pay more than 11.00 a bottle for wine.

Some good ones discovered this year:

Black Beret 10.39 Grenache Syrah South of France

Rockbridge 13.00 Pinot Noir Virginia

Ruffino Il Leo Chianti 9.00 California

Chardonnay Viognier 8.00 France

Sonoma Red Zinfandel 2006 9.00 California

When I was young I drank Chianti and Valpoicella. Grew up, got sophisticated, and fell in love with Pinot Noir. I have recently rediscovered good Itallian wines that have the same body as Pinots.

Try the Malbec family of wines also.. Deeper than Pinots, Lighter than Cabernets.

The Black Beret is absolutely delicious. Blackberries hit your tongue, the moment the wine goes into your mouth.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:47 pm

weeder;1119416 wrote: Im an admitted wino. Have had the opportunity to taste very expensive wine,

and have been very dissapointed. Price does not guarantee enjoyment. I am very good at discovering bargain wines, that take off, and increase in price,

shortly after being on the market. From experience as the buyer of a small bar, I know that a bottle you pay 28.00 for in a restaurant has a purchase price of around 7.00. In a supermarket I will never pay more than 11.00 a bottle for wine.

Some good ones discovered this year:

Black Beret 10.39 Grenache Syrah South of France

Rockbridge 13.00 Pinot Noir Virginia

Ruffino Il Leo Chianti 9.00 California

Chardonnay Viognier 8.00 France

Sonoma Red Zinfandel 2006 9.00 California

When I was young I drank Chianti and Valpoicella. Grew up, got sophisticated, and fell in love with Pinot Noir. I have recently rediscovered good Itallian wines that have the same body as Pinots.

Try the Malbec family of wines also.. Deeper than Pinots, Lighter than Cabernets.

The Black Beret is absolutely delicious. Blackberries hit your tongue, the moment the wine goes into your mouth.

I couldn't agree more with you about wine pricing. There is no real distinctive difference between an expensive wine and a moderately priced wine that can justify the difference in price. Lot's of hype going on.

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kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:53 pm

Ally;1118480 wrote: PEPPERJACK IS ANOTHER REALLY GOOD AUSSIE WINE EITHER IN SHIRAZ OR CAB SAV.I LOVE THE PINO FROM NZ CALLED ST CLARE,LOVELY DROP.AUD USUALLY ABOUT $20.:yh_drool

you tried Brown brothers Allie..bit expensive but a good wine from Victoria:D

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:13 pm

kayleneaussie;1119880 wrote: you tried Brown brothers Allie..bit expensive but a good wine from Victoria:D

I'll be it is!:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:52 pm

Oh yeah----------This is a good one.

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Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:55 pm

And another good one-----------ahhhh

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Post by **Ally** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:43 am

Yeh kay have had a drop of brown brs,very nice.Had a really nice red on monday called rickety gate its from a small vineyard here in WA was very smooth.He is selling it for about 22 at the mo but he recons wen he starts to get noticed more hes going to be able to sell it for $50 a bottle (In his dreams lol)was nice but not that nice.:wah::wah:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:51 am

Ally;1120179 wrote: Yeh kay have had a drop of brown brs,very nice.Had a really nice red on monday called rickety gate its from a small vineyard here in WA was very smooth.He is selling it for about 22 at the mo but he recons wen he starts to get noticed more hes going to be able to sell it for $50 a bottle (In his dreams lol)was nice but not that nice.:wah::wah:

$50 he wont get many buying that:sneaky:

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:25 am

I was invited to a Round The World wine tasting party, a couple of years ago.

A sommiler? ( Wine Expert) from Sea Island went into his wine cellar, and presented us with about 8 bottles to taste. The wines were from Italy, Africa, Spain, South America, France etc... Prices per bottle ranged from about $200.00 to $275.00. One taste was worse than the next. I had to find ways to get into the kitchen, unnoticed, to dump my taste down the drain. The obnoxious thing was that the friends with me were oohing and ahhing over this horrible, and bitter sludge... just because they were in awe of the price. To me it was just another example of being able to sell anything to people unable to honesly make their own decisions for fear of

offending snobs. Like paying 90.00 for jeans worth 20 because they have a name on the pocket.

Its fun to experiment with wine. And its thrilling when the public is presented with a new grape, lovingly grown, to taste. Virginia wines have gained praise over the last 10 years. In the beginning, even I scoffed at Va wines.

Two of my favorites now are:

Jefferson Chardonnay. The cost is a little pricey about 16.00 a bottle.

So, once you taste it you search for something similar for less.

And as I mentioned before

Rockbridge Pinot Noir. About 13.00 a bottle.

I had too much Black Beret the other night, for my birthday with a friend.

So, I will be on the wagon this week.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:37 am

weeder;1120224 wrote: I was invited to a Round The World wine tasting party, a couple of years ago.

A sommiler? ( Wine Expert) from Sea Island went into his wine cellar, and presented us with about 8 bottles to taste. The wines were from Italy, Africa, Spain, South America, France etc... Prices per bottle ranged from about $200.00 to $275.00. One taste was worse than the next. I had to find ways to get into the kitchen, unnoticed, to dump my taste down the drain. The obnoxious thing was that the friends with me were oohing and ahhing over this horrible, and bitter sludge... just because they were in awe of the price. To me it was just another example of being able to sell anything to people unable to honesly make their own decisions for fear of

offending snobs. Like paying 90.00 for jeans worth 20 because they have a name on the pocket.

Its fun to experiment with wine. And its thrilling when the public is presented with a new grape, lovingly grown, to taste. Virginia wines have gained praise over the last 10 years. In the beginning, even I scoffed at Va wines.

Two of my favorites now are:

Jefferson Chardonnay. The cost is a little pricey about 16.00 a bottle.

So, once you taste it you search for something similar for less.

And as I mentioned before

Rockbridge Pinot Noir. About 13.00 a bottle.

I had too much Black Beret the other night, for my birthday with a friend.

So, I will be on the wagon this week.

You are so right Weeder! here is a link to a thread i had ages ago about a special offer at Asda,,, they still have these offers on now! Just shows they are taking advantage of people who dont believe it can be any good unless it is expensive:rolleyes:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/kitch ... -wine.html

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:53 pm

mindindistress;1120665 wrote: hello,

i am a wine drinker. cheap wine i love Red Heron made by Saint Jullians. they have great wine and a bottle is about $7.25. i also like soft white by oliver also around the same price.

Im so happy to hear your mind is distressed.

It makes me feel like Im a part of something. Like maybe I belong somewhere. Anytime you want to trade off dragging eachother into our own little private hell's just holler.

So...cheap wine. Its an acquired taste but have you enjoyed MD 20/20 ?

Its kind of any time sipper. 5am, lunchbreak, on the way to pick up another bottle.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:57 pm

mindindistress;1120665 wrote: hello,

i am a wine drinker. cheap wine i love Red Heron made by Saint Jullians. they have great wine and a bottle is about $7.25. i also like soft white by oliver also around the same price.

Congrats on your 5th post.

I could only find Blue Heron but will endeavor to try both.

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Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:02 pm

Nomad;1120695 wrote: Im so happy to hear your mind is distressed.

It makes me feel like Im a part of something. Like maybe I belong somewhere. Anytime you want to trade off dragging eachother into our own little private hell's just holler.

So...cheap wine. Its an acquired taste but have you enjoyed MD 20/20 ?

Its kind of any time sipper. 5am, lunchbreak, on the way to pick up another bottle.

That sweet stuff will kill ya.

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