pclayton Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Ok wineauxs, step right up! A long overdo topic for the Water Cooler IMHO. Whats your favorite type of wine? Favorite Label? And what is the best place you've enjoyed a bottle? I'll start. Wine collecting is a hobby of Kimi and mine. We love the Napa cabs and zinfindels. On special occassions, we'll get a bordeaux. Favorite labels of the regular fare are are: Stag's Leap, Burgess, Far Niente, Sanford, Columbia Crest (cheap but good) and the like. My favorite bottles: 1. In 1997, I was invited to a dinner at the Carnelian Room http://carnelianroom.com/page/o9ly/Home_Page.html on top of the B of A building in San Francisco. The same day I visited Fisherman's Wharf and the Blue Angels did a fly-by on the way to a 49ers game. That evening, it was one of those rare nights where there was no fog and you had a clear view from teh Golden gate bridge over to Oakland. I had a bottle of Trefethen Chard (OK, its JUST ok, but it tasted great with the ambience). This was my official baptism as a wine nut. 2. My first big real estate deal closed in January. I had reserved an '82 Pichon-Longueville, which normally sells for $500-600, but they had it marked at under $200, so it was a phenomenal deal. Note; I don't normally plunk down 2 bills for a bottle of wine, but this was a rare exception. Bad news: as it was being opened, the cork was shot. The steward gives me a funny look. He decants it and it has sort of a brownish tinge. I've never sent a bottle back in my life, but we both tasted it and it definitely had started to turn to vinegar. So I had to settle for a bottle of Dominus instead :angry: 3. At my anniversary a few weeks ago, we went to Los Olivos (if you've seen Sideways, you'll get it, if not, I won't explain) and stayed at Fess Parkers. He has one of the best wine lists I've ever seen. We had a Chateau Angelus (Pomerol) in the dining room, but weren't that hungry so we took the decanter back to our room and watched the NCAA round of sweet 16's a few weeks ago. Fun time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 mad dog 20/20 or boone's farm apple :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badmonster Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Robert Mondavi Muscato Pelligrini Finale Bonnie Doon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Listen up, cause you don't here this often.... I don't know a bloody thing about wine.Happy to learn something, so I'm gonna shut up and listen for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Budweiser. Just kidding. Probably a Barollo. Not because I have a clue about wine, but a dear friend of mine loves Barollo, and it reminds me of him, a fond thought. Actually, I am back to Budweiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Budweiser. Just kidding. Probably a Barollo. Not because I have a clue about wine, but a dear friend of mine loves Barollo, and it reminds me of him, a fond thought. Actually, I am back to Budweiser.I'm a little weak in the Italian wines like Barolos, Barbarescos and the like. I had a wonderful Barolo during a biz convention at Mandalay Bay last year however..... Is it telling that the 'beers' thread is getting more activity than the this thread? :P :P ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Barolo is indeed great. If I don't have the company that causes me to spent that much for a glass I would most often pick a Bordeaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshs Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Excellent. I intend to have a wine tasting at my place sometime in may or june, so wino's in the LA area will need to come. I have about a 100 bottle collection. I mostly have been collecting australian shiraz's and stickies. I think that I have never had a $100 bottle of wine. I do have a few wines that are now worth $100 if I sold them in an auction. (I am saving my 2002 Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon for my 50'th birthday) My favorite wines (so far):Ben Riggs Shiraz 2002Cloudy Bay Savingon Blanc 2003Stanton & Killeen Classic Rutherglen Muscat NVDomaine Pichot Vouvery Moelleux 1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Excellent. I intend to have a wine tasting at my place sometime in may or june, so wino's in the LA area will need to come. I have about a 100 bottle collection. I mostly have been collecting australian shiraz's and stickies. I think that I have never had a $100 bottle of wine. I do have a few wines that are now worth $100 if I sold them in an auction. (I am saving my 2002 Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon for my 50'th birthday) My favorite wines (so far):Ben Riggs Shiraz 2002Cloudy Bay Savingon Blanc 2003Stanton & Killeen Classic Rutherglen Muscat NVDomaine Pichot Vouvery Moelleux 1990 Josh: Please include Kimi and I; I'll bring a few of my favs. If you like Shiraz, at our holiday party last year, we had a Torbreck "Run Rig".I will come out and say I don't know that much about Shiraz, but we had it next to a Caymus Select and some meritage from a loony Ventura winemaker (whose name escapes me) that was great. The Torbreck seriously kicked ass. The Caymus came in a distant 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshs Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Excellent. I intend to have a wine tasting at my place sometime in may or june, so wino's in the LA area will need to come. I have about a 100 bottle collection. I mostly have been collecting australian shiraz's and stickies. I think that I have never had a $100 bottle of wine. I do have a few wines that are now worth $100 if I sold them in an auction. (I am saving my 2002 Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon for my 50'th birthday) My favorite wines (so far):Ben Riggs Shiraz 2002Cloudy Bay Savingon Blanc 2003Stanton & Killeen Classic Rutherglen Muscat NVDomaine Pichot Vouvery Moelleux 1990 Josh: Please include Kimi and I; I'll bring a few of my favs. If you like Shiraz, at our holiday party last year, we had a Torbreck "Run Rig".I will come out and say I don't know that much about Shiraz, but we had it next to a Caymus Select and some meritage from a loony Ventura winemaker (whose name escapes me) that was great. The Torbreck seriously kicked ass. The Caymus came in a distant 3rd. You are definitely invited. I just have to work out the date. I have liked the Torbecks in general. Their "cheap red blend" Woodcutters Red, is allways excellent, and can be found for $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 one of my favorites is Domaine de Trevallon: southern Rhone winehave a few cases and magnums stuck away in the cellar. B) Castell Di Rompolla: a cheap chianti that still holds up very well after 17 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Excellent. I intend to have a wine tasting at my place sometime in may or june, so wino's in the LA area will need to come. Are people who stored your wine, but know nothing about it, invited? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I only like ice wine. Inniskillin anyone?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshs Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 How about a wine tasting at my place on Sat evening, June 10'th? We will taste a few shiraz's from my collection, a port, and some other goodies. (the number of bottles I open will depend on how many people come...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Wine should not be kept in a water cooler, seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I only like ice wine. Inniskillin anyone?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm probably the most expensive wine there is to make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmum Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Where do I start? :) B) Here in Australia we have SO many wonderful wines it truly is difficult to recommend a particular wine it really depends on what style of wine you like :D I REALLY gurantee that you will be able to find whatever style you like ( EXCEPT ICE wineswhich are wonderful :) :)) but unfortunately we cannot produce them as we do not have cold enough weather here :) The other good thing is because our climate is so good we tend to produce consistant quality wine at really good prices -- DOWNSIDE is compared to the French we don't tend to have "SUPERB" vintages -- BUT don't have "AWFUL" vintages either :D (a good point for me as I have tasted some really terrible French wines at truly HORRIFIC prices which some 'wine snobs' have thought wonderful JUST because they were a 'great french wine' Having lived in the US I can attest that Californian wines are terrific -- but so are South American , South African, French and German wines -- all of which I have tasted in their "home" countries :) SO any time you come to Australia please let me know and I will be happy to open a bottle of "Aussie" wine with you :) (if you are in MY home city) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshs Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Wine tasting my place saturday night, 6172 periwinkle way, woodland hills, caPhone:505-379-2896Starting about 7 PM. I am supplying the wine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I don't care for WINE, I use WMWare. No special preference, just what happened to be installed on my computer when I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Not a viniphile as a rule: prefer the 'amber nectar'. A fellow poster introduced me to wine. Will certainly not spend a fortune on a bottle of wine. But of all the medium-priced wines that i have tasted Blossom Hill takes the biscuit. I hate wine that is too tannic. This is gorgeous. Both red and white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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