Does anyone else collect/enjoy wine? NO HOMO

[Myhairygrundle]

I am hoping I am not the only one here who likes collecting good wine. I have been going nuts at some auctions to add to the collection.

I know there are some of you out there who know good wine, so please share what's in your collection....

And not to mention, when you have the perfect match of your favorite food to your favorite wine, all is well.


Tonight...Terriacki Chicken with Firestone Riesling. Good.



No homo, beer is good too, but with hot dogs and burgers.

[Beeman99]

I am hoping I am not the only one here who likes collecting good wine. I have been going nuts at some auctions to add to the collection.

I know there are some of you out there who know good wine, so please share what's in your collection....

And not to mention, when you have the perfect match of your favorite food to your favorite wine, all is well.


Tonight...Terriacki Chicken with Firestone Riesling. Good.



No homo, beer is good too, but with hot dogs and burgers.


My gf and I are starting to a bit here and there. We aren't after the $2000 bottle of wine though, we enjoy going to little wineries (sp) wherever we travel and bringing back some. I still prefer beer but wine is a nice "fancy man" change every once in a while

[Wrecktum]

I still prefer beer but wine is a nice "fancy man" change every once in a while

Do Ya?

[B54]

I don't know the name, but it comes in a box.

[Myhairygrundle]

I don't know the name, but it comes in a box.


Your ma.

[Wrecktum]

Your ma.
No you silly goose its whats in her box and thats chateu de semen aged 40 years

[GLENN_THE_TOOL]

hmm, i've heard of people who have wine cellars, but not too many people who collect wine. but then again, people collect all kinds of crazy shit, so wine is probably not the worst thing to collect.

besides, i don't criticize people who like wine. Maynard James Keenan of Tool is a wine connaisseur and has his own wine cellar, and he's the last person you'd suspect to have an interest in wine. so i'd have to say that being interested in wine gets a NO HOMO in my book.

[Sam_Adams]

I don't buy into the whole $75+ bottles of wine with fancyman french names and shit to sound special. I like a variety of wines from around the USA and I dont buy shit because some fag on the wall street journal radio commerical says it's good.

I like to try things out and I don't think there is anything wrong with American wines unlike a lot of wine snobs who almost exclusively buy European wine. I have a few things around like Reislings but I mostly drink pinot noir because it's not as watered down tasting as the cabernet sauvignons that I've had and its not as dry the merlots have been for me. I think Merlots also have an odd aftertaste, blah.

You wouldn't catch me at an auction for wines though because I would care less about buying up stocks of old shit to show off to company that comes over. If thats what you're into then cool, but it's just not my style.

Since I'm in college there aren't too many of my friends who even enjoy wine because they are still stuck in the "tastes like shit but I buy it anyway" domestic beer phase. FUCK! I hate cheap beer. It has no flavor and it almost seems to leave a waxy aftertaste if you dont cover it up with food. Maybe it's just me... I drink imports because they are worth the extra couple of dollars.

[LZMF1]

i don't really collect wines because they don't last very long in my house.

[NoSurviivors]

how do you collect wine? I collect empty beer bottles.

Or i used to.. I had a whole smorgasboard of em until I started dating this cunt.

[Three Hole Puncher]

I'm quite the conniseur...

Thunderbird, MD 20/20, Wild Irish Rose, Night Train, etc...

Nothing but the best.

My favorite is Ripple and champagne. I mix them together and make champipple.

[Wrecktum]

I don't buy into the whole $75+ bottles of wine with fancyman french names and shit to sound special. I like a variety of wines from around the USA and I dont buy shit because some fag on the wall street journal radio commerical says it's good.

I like to try things out and I don't think there is anything wrong with American wines unlike a lot of wine snobs who almost exclusively buy European wine. I have a few things around like Reislings but I mostly drink pinot noir because it's not as watered down tasting as the cabernet sauvignons that I've had and its not as dry the merlots have been for me. I think Merlots also have an odd aftertaste, blah.

You wouldn't catch me at an auction for wines though because I would care less about buying up stocks of old shit to show off to company that comes over. If thats what you're into then cool, but it's just not my style.

Since I'm in college there aren't too many of my friends who even enjoy wine because they are still stuck in the "tastes like shit but I buy it anyway" domestic beer phase. FUCK! I hate cheap beer. It has no flavor and it almost seems to leave a waxy aftertaste if you dont cover it up with food. Maybe it's just me... I drink imports because they are worth the extra couple of dollars.

Its because any one who is a snob belives the simple fact that any thing european is classy i wanna throw boiling water in there mouths so they cant tell the diffrence between a finely aged wine and Old Enlgish

[TheJerseyDevil]

wanna go home

[PCLoadLetter]

I don't know the name, but it comes in a box.
That's probably Franzia or Almaden. $11-13 for a five-liter box. :action-sm Just trying to figure out how to get a cork out of the spigot is the hard part.

[DonTheTrucker]

Francis Ford Copolla makes good wine.

[mikeybot]

I enjoy a fine wine from time to time:
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[Sinn Fein]

My brother started this last year after he got married. Wine doesn't really do anything for me. I got married a few months back and don't feel any magical forces compelling me to become a wine aficionado. We have some wine here that my wife and her parents have had. We also have gotten a few bottles as gifts, and have some leftover from our wedding. But I really haven't had the urge to taste it.

[Ballbuster1]

I'm not a collector or connoisseur but we do stop at some smaller
wineries when we travel. Some of the best wines are very inexpensive
and come from the smaller places. I loved this on from the Williamsburg
Winery. CLICKY (http://williamsburgwinery.com/governors-white.htm)

[Jolie]

Probably the best bottle we have is a 1997 Spring Mountain Reserve CAbernet Sauvignon. We have a 2001 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon as well, and I think a couple other 2001 Cabs. 1997 and 2001 were excellent years for California Cabs.

We've also got a little more than half a case of a 1995 Warres single quinta Port that we got for our wedding. We got a case, and have been drinking one a year, although after this year (our 5th) we are slowing down so we can extend it some. We've got some Late Bottle vintage ports as well, and some other vintage ports from Osborne and Dow - dont know how good those are, because they really aren't ready to drink yet. We also have some decent Syrahs. Honestly, though, for every day drinking wine we buy Barefoot Merlot.

[HummerTuesdays]

My wine rack is full of Two Buck Chuck with a few bottles of random stuff.

[Garm]

I'm a Ginzo, so I don't really collect it, My family makes it every year, and it's just what we drink with every meal. It's as regular as having water on the table, and its fucking great!

[NortonsGravyLeg]

Francis Ford Copolla makes good wine.

I saw that at the super market the other day and I was going to pick up a bottle. Did you like it?

I have in the last couple of years really learned to appreciate a good wine. I am not a snob I couldn't tell you anything about what makes a good wine. Although I tried a wine at the Bellagio I thought was damn good called Mt. Eden red wine I think it was like a 02 or 01. Fifty dollars a bottle but damn well worth it. Ususally if I drink wine I prefer red.

[Sinn Fein]

We have a bottle of the Francis Ford Coppola wine. I went and looked at our meager collection after reading this thread earlier. It's dated 2003.

[angrybeerguy]

Nope Just beer

[NortonsGravyLeg]

We have a bottle of the Francis Ford Coppola wine. I went and looked at our meager collection after reading this thread earlier. It's dated 2003.

That's the exact bottle I was looking at in the store yesterday. Can you tell me if it's any good at all?

[Myhairygrundle]

That's the exact bottle I was looking at in the store yesterday. Can you tell me if it's any good at all?

It is good. It's a bourdeaux style cabernet. It will age well for years.

I recently consumed a bottle with some grilled strip steak. This is a stong, hearty wine that pairs well with rich red meat or lamb dishes.

I also suggest the Coppola Syrah, it has a green label. It's a little lighter than the claret, but still good.


http://www.wine.com/search/search_category.asp?Ntt=coppola&D=coppola

[Sinn Fein]

That bottle of Coppola's wine is unopened as of yet.

[Monster_Rain893]

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[Sidekick Dave]

I was out in Ithaca not too long ago for Grassrootsfest, and driving down, my friend and I were hoping to pass by the Hazlit Winery. Sure enough, we did just that. We stopped in for some of their famous "Red Cat" after-dinner wine. While I'm no habitual wine drinker, I must say that the Red Cat is one of my new favorite Red Wines in the world. Better than anything that I tried out in Sonoma County with my family.

It's now a Sunday Night ritual, Just before Ten, I get a glass and pour me some Red Cat and I'm good to go. If you're ever in the Finger Lakes area, or going to visit Ithaca, I highly suggest stopping into Hazlit. It's out of this world!

[ADD Theater]

I enjoy a little wine now and then. If folks have recommendations for a casual wine that would go well with grilled steak or chicken, that would be great (price range about $10-20). My wife likes white zinfandel so that would be a starting point there. I find that I usually like a red that's a little oaky, on the strong side. I don't know if I'm describing it that well...Something that would go okay after dinner with a small cigar would be helpful, too.

[Myhairygrundle]

I enjoy a little wine now and then. If folks have recommendations for a casual wine that would go well with grilled steak or chicken, that would be great (price range about $10-20). My wife likes white zinfandel so that would be a starting point there. I find that I usually like a red that's a little oaky, on the strong side. I don't know if I'm describing it that well...Something that would go okay after dinner with a small cigar would be helpful, too.


Try these...some of my everyday drinking favorites.

http://www.donandsons.com/threeloosescrews/smokingloon/

They are affordable (all under $15) and you can get them at Target or any supermarket with a large wine selection.

Any of the reds would go with the steak.

The vioginer would go great with chicken, if the wife likes white zin, that would be a nice transition.

[Five Angels]

Great stuff, very reasonably-priced....

Fat Bastard (http://www.fatbastardwine.com)

[sclone]

Anyone in NYC, I recommend you check out Moore Brothers Wine Company on E. 20th and B'way. They have a really good selection of very small producers from Europe. And the whole store is refrigerated (the ideal temp. for wine is 56 degrees - cellar temperature). Also, anyone can go to www.wineaccess.com and look for stores in their area. Using the site, you can search inventories and read customer reviews. You can also search by region, varietal, etc.

A few cheap supermarket recommendations:

Ravenswood Red Zin - they have three versions, I think - Sonoma, California and Lodi. Lodi's best, but they're all pretty good.

Dog House - both their Cabernet and their Chardonnay are pretty good. Screw caps, too, which is easy.

One bit of wisdom for beginner wine drinkers - when shopping for cheap wines, given the choice between a brand with a cork and a brand with a screw cap, don't falsely assume that the screw cap means bad wine. A lot of wineries are switching over. I recently saw a $60 bottle of wine with a screw cap.

[BeltOfScotch]

You should all switch to scotch.

I don't like wine enough to really get into it, there are tons of cheaper stuff that is fine for me when I want to drink it.

[D.H. Jenkins]

The best wines are the ones that come personally recommended at your local wineshop (little plug for Saglimbeni's Fine Wines and Sprits in SA, TX).

You don't need to spend alot, either - if the employees are good, they can match your tastes/requirements to a bottle in any price range.

I only wish I could get Long Island wines. Due to NY's stupid export laws, they're impossible to get here. If you haven't tried them, you should - growing conditions are fairly identical to those of the growing regions in Europe, and I believe most of the wineries are old-vine transplants.

[Turtle]

Sutter Home White Zin.

[bruisedballbag]

A friend of mine is in to wine, he is one of those metro sexuals, but the only person I think he has sex with has a name that starts with Mr. or Sir. This fucking faggot moved from god's country to an inner city, because he likes the 'town life' He also works out at a gay fitness club, although he said he didn't know it was gay when he signed up, he had a chick, but I think she was a tranny, a Very good looking tranny, but by the bulge in the jeans, she had a little more than me.

The wine is for upper class faggots, not that I have a problem with faggots, but the wine sucks.

I think I would be better off collecting marbles in the middle of a street.

I did see that one porno as to where they shoved a bottle of wine in to some chick and fucked her silly with it, that was cool and I wouldn't mind that bottle of wine. Her pussy was fucked up though.

Wine is good with a meal like "tube steak smothered in underwear"

Otherwise grab a corona.

[DonTheTrucker]

yes copolla makes good wine, that bottle you have will be fine with dinner

[SpamChunks]

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No homo, beer is good too, but with hot dogs and burgers.

sure maybe bud miller and coors are good with hotdogs and burgers, however pairing beer with food is just the same as with wine. there are alot of fine bbers on the market that pair up nicely with food, and even cheese. there are so many different styles off beer on the market other than what you dont see commercials for. with terriaki chicken i would reccomend dogfish head 90 minute ipa

[sclone]

Otherwise grab a corona.
Could you have picked a gayer beer to go with your "wine is gay" rant? Jesus, I mean, wouldn't Guinness have made more of an impression? CORONA!?

[Myhairygrundle]

Could you have picked a gayer beer to go with your "wine is gay" rant? Jesus, I mean, wouldn't Guinness have made more of an impression? CORONA!?


No shit. That has to be some of the worst beer ever. It sits in a clear bottle with florucent light just rooning it.

And to whoever posted about pairing beer with food...you are very correct sir. Black and tan with fish and chips=more gooder.

[bruisedballbag]

Could you have picked a gayer beer to go with your "wine is gay" rant? Jesus, I mean, wouldn't Guinness have made more of an impression? CORONA!?



HAHA SCLONE, I knew you would have something to say.

Corona isn't a bad beer, Bud miller tastes like piss.

I really don't give a fuck what people think I am, if I get fucked in the ass, then I get fucked in the ass. When I was in the joint, I got it pushed in 4 times.

As for Wine, I want to smack those fuckers in the fancy restuarant that request the 'cork' so they can smell it to ensure it is good, then take a small mouth full and swish it around some, they are just thinking it was a load of CUM in their mouth. What a pussy way to drink.

You guys should go to the "Rusty Rudder" in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It is a fine place for you homos.

I think I remember SCLONE saying that they had some good meat there.


What do you 'real men' think of Heinekin? I thought it tasted like ear wax.

Black and Tan, that is just how you people like your men.

[sclone]

HAHA SCLONE, I knew you would have something to say.

Corona isn't a bad beer, Bud miller tastes like piss.

I really don't give a fuck what people think I am, if I get fucked in the ass, then I get fucked in the ass. When I was in the joint, I got it pushed in 4 times.

As for Wine, I want to smack those fuckers in the fancy restuarant that request the 'cork' so they can smell it to ensure it is good, then take a small mouth full and swish it around some, they are just thinking it was a load of CUM in their mouth. What a pussy way to drink.

You guys should go to the "Rusty Rudder" in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It is a fine place for you homos.

I think I remember SCLONE saying that they had some good meat there.


What do you 'real men' think of Heinekin? I thought it tasted like ear wax.

Black and Tan, that is just how you people like your men.
HEY FMEINTHEA, I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO BAN YOUR NEW ACCOUNTS.

You don't have to be a wine snob to enjoy wine, you ass. Dude, how old are you? Seriously. You sound like an ignorant 17 year old. Everything's "gay." That's the only insult you know.

[Jolie]

As for Wine, I want to smack those fuckers in the fancy restuarant that request the 'cork' so they can smell it to ensure it is good, then take a small mouth full and swish it around some, they are just thinking it was a load of CUM in their mouth. What a pussy way to drink.


Okay, completely ignoring the fact that this guy is an idiot, I figured I would clear up a common misconception. If you see someone in a restaurant smelling the cork to insure its good, well, they are morons, because you can't tell a good bottle of wine by smelling the cork. What people are supposed to do is squeeze the bottom of the cork to test if its still moist and spongy, because if not, it is a sign of a potential problem with the cork, which leads to air getting into the bottle, which causes the wine to sour.

[Myhairygrundle]

Okay, completely ignoring the fact that this guy is an idiot, I figured I would clear up a common misconception. If you see someone in a restaurant smelling the cork to insure its good, well, they are morons, because you can't tell a good bottle of wine by smelling the cork. What people are supposed to do is squeeze the bottom of the cork to test if its still moist and spongy, because if not, it is a sign of a potential problem with the cork, which leads to air getting into the bottle, which causes the wine to sour.


Also check the cork to make sure the name on the cork matches the name on the bottle.

[THE FEZ MAN]

doo boon farm count?

[Turtle]

Bud miller tastes like piss.
Who the fuck is Bud miller and how do you know he tastes like piss?




And yes FezMan Strawburrry Hill is da shit, next time get some Night Train.

[Myhairygrundle]

Saturday night, I made meatballs and broke out a bottle of Sangiovese from Italy. Next thing you know, meatballs and wine are gone and I am fatter and happy.

Bottle of wine with meatballs=way more gooder.

[THE FEZ MAN]

im starting to take the plunge into wine, recently ive had several that i liked, jacobs creek cab/merlot 2004 that was great, i also have had some that my buddy gave me (vintage im sure) i have no problem spending 15-25$ a bottle if its good. any suggestions for some reds pinot merlot cab ect..... white smells like bad cheese to me..

trust me beer is still high on my list ive been delving into some Yards brews of the revoluton "george washington porter" its fucking awsum

[Myhairygrundle]

im starting to take the plunge into wine, recently ive had several that i liked, jacobs creek cab/merlot 2004 that was great, i also have had some that my buddy gave me (vintage im sure) i have no problem spending 15-25$ a bottle if its good. any suggestions for some reds pinot merlot cab ect..... white smells like bad cheese to me..

trust me beer is still high on my list ive been delving into some Yards brews of the revoluton "george washington porter" its fucking awsum

If you think white smells bad, try a white that is lighter.

Try this http://www.wine.com/wineshop/product_detail.asp?PProduct_ID=SWS14580_2006


or this http://www.wine.com/wineshop/product_detail.asp?PProduct_Id=MBWRERI04SA_2005

Both are good starters. If you are eating, be sure to pair them with shellfish or lighter fish.


I will find some good reds for ya. Most pinots will be lighter than cabernets.



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[YaHearIHearMe]

Three rights make a left...

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4473/franziajs6.jpg
to bad dont have a pic of Judy to PS on this pic.

[bethm1b]

Finally! A thread where wackbaggers can reveal their feminine side. Either that or you're all a bunch of winos. I'm betting feminine though.

[Fruit Monkey]

i think i drank all they had in the vineyard already,,,,

http://nomerlot.com/reviews/media/lft_sonoma_cab_suavign_bott.jpg


http://www.nomerlot.com/reviews/red-wine/2005/10/17/gallo_of_sonoma_sonoma_county_cabernet_s_2002

god dam i need a drink now!

[flyerfan116]

nothing wrong with drinking a little wine...i prefer to drink mine with a male friend while burning a coffee scented log ....good time...good times