We go tasting wine at the local winery`s about once a month now, it was two to three times a month when we first moved here..Today we like certain ones, they have nice grounds so we can buy a bottle and then hang and eat a picnic.
Nice AB...no pics of what I made but it was pork carnitas, fried rice with shrimp and a spanish red wine...it was darn good!
Originally Posted by audiboy
It is pretty tasty. What you made sure sounds like an interesting pairing, but still sounds great. Who made the wine you had? Wine is becoming a new interest of mine.
Originally Posted by Beemerboy
A good full body red will stand up well to Mexican, but living in the heart of the Ca wine country I drink wine with about everything...this was the wine, it was on sale at the local store I shop at...15 bucks...that`s our Saturday night wine.
That`s a German wine that you have there...looked it up...was it sweet or dry?
Originally Posted by audiboy
It`s on the sweeter side, but not overpowering. It starts off very smooth and finishes with a burst of flavor. The pricetag isn`t too bad either. I`ve seen it for $9-$12. It`s a twist top, but all of the sommeleirs I`ve talked to say that it really doesn`t matter if it`s a cork or a cap these days. Both are quite effective ways to top a bottle. It`s usually only the really snooty people that frown upon drinking wine from a bottle topped with a cap. If you really like Spanish reds, you might want to look into a brand called Hard Core. It`s a Spanish varietal that is really good, IMO.
Originally Posted by Beemerboy
Thanks will have a look for that one...I`m not much on spanish wines but they had a tasting at the store and that was the reason for buying it
Originally Posted by audiboy
Which wine do you like? Personally, I really like Rieslings and Savignon Blancs. There`s only a few reds that I like as of now, but I`ve only been getting into wine for the last four months or so. I`m sure I`ll develop my tastes as time goes on.
Originally Posted by Beemerboy
Most all that start to take interest in wine start with sweeter or whites in general..I`ve been into wine for 25 plus years, and living in the wine country has only made that habit worse
On reds, pinot noir is the varietal that I gravitate to, but I enjoy about any good red...whites its mainly chardonnay, I`m really mainstay on that area, sav blancs are OK but only for summer hot weather for me.
I could go on about this for hours, again living here in the wine country taints you in lots of ways
Originally Posted by audiboy
Well, it looks like you know quite a bit more than I do. If you`re into Pinot Noirs, you might want to try Le Grande(although, you probably already have). What do you think of the Rex Goliath label?
Originally Posted by Beemerboy
I`ve not had it or don`t recall at this point, much of the case...Rex wines for the money are very consistent for price and quality..I get them here every so often.
Originally Posted by audiboy
It has to be nice to live right next to the source.
Originally Posted by Beemerboy
There are many good and bad reasons for living this close...but what out weights them all is that I get exposed to some of the best grape juice there is, and at a faction of the cost to most around the world
Originally Posted by audiboy
I can imagine. Do you go to many tastings?
Originally Posted by Beemerboy
We go tasting wine at the local winery`s about once a month now, it was two to three times a month when we first moved here..Today we like certain ones, they have nice grounds so we can buy a bottle and then hang and eat a picnic.
Just returned from Vegas attended a trade show...here is the bill for dinner one night...this was only two of us!
That was at the fine dinning at the Venetian
And the wine list from another restaurant that we had dinner in
The wine list was at a french place in the Paris where we stayed
And I thought things were tough in Cali &Vega$...Good Greif
$700 for Dinner(with Tip) is Ridiculous.I will never pay more than $200 for any Meal(Wife & I, and it had better be a special occasion)I mean in 24hrs or less I will be unloading it out my backside.
Next time try tha Buffet...Maybe not as Elegant. But think of all tha Wax you could buy.
What did you guys have? I see the creme brulee, cavier, duck entre and I`m guessing that`s the wine at the top. The prices really don`t look so bad, especially for the entres and the desserts.
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Just got back from Chinese food with my extended family. I`m leaving here tomorrow, finally starting to turn home. I get more excited the closer I get, mostly because I`ll get to clean my car properly for the first time in months.
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Even sometimes I, in a moment of what could only be described as pure sanity, question the rationality of this obsession.
What did you guys have? I see the creme brulee, cavier, duck entre and I`m guessing that`s the wine at the top. The prices really don`t look so bad, especially for the entres and the desserts.
The wine was the real bill top end napa valley chard
And I thought things were tough in Cali &Vega$...Good Greif
$700 for Dinner(with Tip) is Ridiculous.I will never pay more than $200 for any Meal(Wife & I, and it had better be a special occasion)I mean in 24hrs or less I will be unloading it out my backside.
Next time try tha Buffet...Maybe not as Elegant. But think of all tha Wax you could buy.
Last time I was in Vega$.....Oh never mind
This guy has the money to do this and lots more...he has been a friend for years..and now a business partner
Originally Posted by audiboy
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And I thought things were tough in Cali &Vega$...Good Greif 
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