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Tyler:
SWEET BERRY WINE

mberan42:

Liz:
Fucking Thunderbird.

Bastardous Bassist:

--- Quote from: Emaline on 16 Aug 2009, 20:20 ---I'm considering buying this or this right now. It's Caduceus, which is the wine that Maynard James Keenan of Tool/A Perfect Circle/Pucisfer makes. Has anybody ever tried it before? What's it like? Is $40.00 way too much for wine?

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I've actually heard that this wine is pretty good.  I don't think I've heard that it's $40 worth of good.


--- Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 18 Aug 2009, 18:53 ---Except once I got the Francis Ford Coppola wine just because it was Francis Ford Coppola wine so I cannot fault anyone for getting the Maynard James Keenan wine.

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I have a bottle of Coppola Claret because I heard it was really good.

My problem with wine is that I live by myself and most of my friends are beer fans (don't get me wrong, I love beer as well).  Whenever I have someone for dinner, they usually bring a bottle of wine, and it's usually not very good (not always their fault).  So, as a result, I rarely get to drink wine that I like, unless I want to drink a whole bottle (and I don't), which is unfortunately very easy for me.  Here are my tastes on varietals (there are way too many blends to get into, and I don't have that good a memory to remember them all):

Whites

Chardonnay - NOT OAKY!  I much prefer buttery or even a little citrus (which usually doesn't happen in chardonnay), which means that I pretty much have to stay away from American wines here.  I like for meatier fish or something that may take a lighter red wine
Riesling/Gewürztraminer - I lump these two together because they're both a little sweet for me.  I don't like sweet wines at all.
Pinot Grigio/Pinot gris (apparently there is a slight difference, like Shiraz and syrah) - I like this for lighter foods like fish.  The citrus is quite refreshing.
Sauvignon Blanc - Definitely something that I like.  I feel that it's not as far on either end as chardonnay or pinot grigio.  I good table white, as a result.

Reds

Cabernet Sauvignon - BIG!  Really, really big.  Great for steaks and other red meat.  America can make a pretty good one of these.  In fact, my favourite cab that I've had has been from California.
Merlot - One of my favourite reds to drink by itself, but I rarely drink wine by itself.  It goes great with chocolate, where it's not so intense as the cab and it lightens the whole thing up a bit.
Pinot Noir - Another of my favourite reds to drink by itself.  This is also great in a braise because of how the flavours change with cooking.  It's lighter than either of the previous ones and I think it's one of the lightest reds with which I have much experience.  It was also strongly supported by the movie Sideways, as I recall.
Syrah - Kind of spicy.  Goes great with more gamey meats.  My first experience with this, my friend and I made london broil.  The wine was really good, the food was not.  It's not so easy drinking, but damn if it ain't good.

Sparking
Champagne - Either from US or France.  No one else can call it champagne (though France isn't happy about the US being able to call it champagne).  Don't get the stuff from the US.  The stuff from France usually ends up being rather expensive and not worth the price.
Sparkling wine, including cava - Can be good, can be crap.  This stuff is good:

Prosecco - I've never had a bad one of these.  It's less bubbly than your other sparklings, but good.

Now, I may have given the impression that I know things, but all of it is in general terms.  If I look at a wine list, or go to a wine store, I'm completely lost as to which SPECIFIC wine to buy.  Plus, there are way too many blends out there for me to have any hope of keeping up.

De_El:
Man I just have the hardest time getting into white wine. If someone else who knows what they're doing serves me a white wine that is paired well I tend to enjoy it, but I do not like sweeter wines. The wines I have had the most of recently are Malbecs, mostly from Chile and Argentina, especially the Mendoza region of Ag. I like them a lot! I can't pretend I know what I'm talking about and describe the flavors all that well, but it's a bit tart and bitter and it is not hard to find bottles for like 10 or 11 USD.

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