Any wine/champagne connoisseurs out there?

[flyerfan116]

I like to drink wine but i don't know much about it... my fiancee and i had our engagement party a couple of weeks ago and someone gave us a bottle of Dom Perignon for our wedding night...wedding is still a year away though...anyone know the proper way to store it? should it be at a certain temp? standing up or laying down? thanks for any help.

[Dave _from_Kiev]

I dont know much myself, but I do enjoy a good wine with a good meal.
If this thred gets some legs I would like to know if anyone knows of a site that rates all wines and describes the tastes so I can teach my pallete.
hows that for a fancy fella.

[AnimalMthr1982]

don't know about the champagne, but www.wine.com is a good resource

[Nothing Sound]

I like to drink wine but i don't know much about it... my fiancee and i had our engagement party a couple of weeks ago and someone gave us a bottle of Dom Perignon for our wedding night...wedding is still a year away though...anyone know the proper way to store it? should it be at a certain temp? standing up or laying down? thanks for any help.


Always remember.

Google is your friend.


http://ask.yahoo.com/20020124.html

http://www.restaurant.org/business/champagne.cfm

[FAZ8218]

The exact temperature isn't as big of a deal as you may think. Obviously, it should be stored in a cool and generally humid (usually around 70% they say) place. The only important part is that the temperature of your storage location needs to remain consistant. Being that your wedding is a year away, you may want to invest in a small wine cooling unit.

[flyerfan116]

Always remember.

Google is your friend.


http://ask.yahoo.com/20020124.html

http://www.restaurant.org/business/champagne.cfm
what is this google thing you speak of?...douche...I did searches and found alot of info, some of it conflicting which is why i'm asking...i've heard about temp. & keeping on its side to keep the cork moist, but i wanted to ask to see if anyone had any direct knowledge...google will give you some help but 1st hand experience was what i was after..but thanks

[Nothing Sound]

what is this google thing you speak of?...douche...

So for trying to help I'm a douche?

Nice

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

Where's my box of wine? Iwangohome

[flyerfan116]

So for trying to help I'm a douche?

Nice
no the help is appreciated ...the douchey part was the " Always remember Google is your friend" comment...like i never thought to do a search..i was asking for responses from anyone who knew first hand based on the type of wine i'm storing and the length of time rather than generalized info from websites most of which are just trying to push thier own products...that's all

[Sinn Fein]

Don't make me have to separate you two...

Remember folks, no bashing.

[Southtown]

I know the reason places store them laying on there side is to keep the cork from drying out.

[Voss's Tumor]

I would suggest a nice Carlos & Rossi '06 vintage. 10.99, 5 liters, with a nutty finish.

/bashes Sinn Fein

[Save My Up's Dick]

I know the reason places store them laying on there side is to keep the cork from drying out.
Quoted for truth.



FAZ has it right, keep it at a pretty constant temp, your basement should do fine(if you have one).

Dom is one of my favorite Champagnes, drink it now and buy another for your wedding night. :action-sm

[flyerfan116]

Quoted for truth.



FAZ has it right, keep it at a pretty constant temp, your basement should do fine(if you have one).

Dom is one of my favorite Champagnes, drink it now and buy another for your wedding night. :action-sm
trust me i've thought of that...hope i don't accidentally open the wrong bottle one night:icon_lol:

[Ack's Grl]

I used to only drink Dom, but then I tried Veuve Cliquot. Its just as good (if not better) and hundreds cheaper. I think it runs like forty to sixty bucks. I had Cliquot rose too- good shit.

I've had plenty of Dom (hm, pretentious much?)- I don't think it really matters what you do with it (short of shaking it), it'll taste good when you pop it if you make sure its properly chilled before hand.

[cigarsandscotch]

I likes my ripple. Mmmmm...October 5th, that was a good week fo' this vintage.
http://members.tripod.com/thomasamiller/sanford.jpg

[Cunt Smasher]

No faggoty french wines for me,I'm FANCY!http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-11/1109196/nightTrainNThunderbird.gif

[LZMF1]

I used to only drink Dom, but then I tried Veuve Cliquot. Its just as good (if not better) and hundreds cheaper. I think it runs like forty to sixty bucks. I had Cliquot rose too- good shit.

I've had plenty of Dom (hm, pretentious much?)- I don't think it really matters what you do with it (short of shaking it), it'll taste good when you pop it if you make sure its properly chilled before hand.
there are many others that are better than dom it's just that dom and cristal seem to have that "urban" appeal. try schramsberg or jordan "J" much less expensive than the ones previously mentioned...even try segura viudas out of spain....good shit and not quite as pricey.

[Kool Aid]

What's the word??? Thunderbird...
What's the price??? 99 twice...

But you really should look for a Red Grape Mogen David 20/20...damn that's some tasty shit...

[flyerfan116]

thanks for the help guys...personally i would have popped it already but my fiancee wants to keep it for the wedding nighti've had dom a few times and loved it...i just wanted to make sure i don't fuck it up...

[agentjmw]

Remember these main things that hurt wine.
1) a lot of vibration.
2) Heat
3) sun or light.
A lot of people put wine out in their kitchen for extended periods of time. If the sun doesnt ruin it, flourecent lights will. When you buy wine in a store, make sure the flourecent lights have protective sleeves. When you store wine always do it at an angle or its side. So you do not dry out the cork.

If just starting out work you way up. Dont just jump into heavy cabs.
1) white zin
2) white merlot.
3) Reislings
4)Pinot Gricio
5)Chard
6)Sav Blanc
7)Merlot
8)Red Pino
9)Cab Sauv
10)Bord

That way you work your taste buds into it.
Also if you are drinking different wines in the same night stick to that order I listed. If you drink a cab Sauv, then go to a reisling your taste buds will be out of wack. Drink the riesling first, then the cab.
And dont forget this. Never go out to dinner have the waiter open the bottle and the sniff the cork. If you sniff it you will be laffed at.Only thing you do with the cork is look at it. Make sure its in decent shape.

[Paper Boy]

i have 2 bottles of wine that i got at a party last year, are they any good?

both from guinea land,
sansone- chardonnay delle venezie

le ninfe- veneto merlot

[Jolie]

If you sniff it you will be laffed at.Only thing you do with the cork is look at it. Make sure its in decent shape.

You can lightly squeeze the sides too, to make sure its pliable. Corks normally don't dry out without air getting in the bottle to dry them out. The point of inspecting the cork is to look for a dry cork, because that means the seal wasnt very good and air got into the bottle.

[abudabit]

I saw this 32 or 40 of this stuff called Irish Spark or Irish Shock or something like that, it was 18% alc. Grape wine with citrus hard liquour added. It was $2.99, thinking about getting a few of those. Get drunk for $3, how's that sound?!?!

And it had the word Irish in it so it MUST be good.

[Maynard K]

Irish wine makes as much sense as a football mit.

Martin Ray, Marriage.
Stags Leap, Artemis.

[Cage]

I was given a bottle of 1990 Dom as a gift with instructions when to open the bottle. It's been chilling for years.
A couple of good brands of wine that aren't too expensive is Cakebread Vinyards and Black Swan. You can not go wrong with these brands.

[agentjmw]

Cakebread is a tough one to get. Good stuff.
Another good one.
Silver Oaks.