Any wine fans here?

[whatsgood5]

What do you drink tough guy? I guess made men are pussies because they drink wine. Welcome to Ignorancetown...Population...YOU! Thanks...pal...

Acid and Coke.

I actually don't drink at all. I voluntarily put myself under the category of a pussy.

[jwbama23]

A good Cab for me. There is nothing better than a nice glass right before bed to sooth the stress that I am having after that huge cant miss bet goes the wrong way and I am in the middle of debating whether or not to try and double back up on some of the late nite west coast games or to just take my medicine. Some of those nites it might be a whole bottle of cab right before bed.

[paco]

Exactly- grey goose only for me. If im on scotch only glenfiddich or glenlivet or glenmorangie

[Sforz]

anything from the sangiovese grape is good for me, like big cab's too, but prefer dry italian wine.

[Sforz]

Bateman, if you like to spend 20-25 bucks there are a few that you can go with. I like Benton Lane, Ponzi, A-Z, just to name a few.

i can vouch for ponzi, last vintage i had of their pinot noir was 2004, but it was very good.

my all time favorite wine is '96 Banfi brunello, bout $100 a pop, twice that if you find it in a restaurant. . .obliviously a special occasion wine.

[Sforz]

nice $20ish bottle of cab = Coppola directors cut Cab, easy label to pick out on the shelf too

[flyingillini]

Have you ever seen the movie Sideways? It was filmed in my area. We have tons and tons of wineries around here. We have some good wines here.

[BatemanPatrickl]

I ain't drinking now fing Merlot. Coppola Cab a nice choice; Mondavi makes a nice cab too.

[RealSlimShady]

Pavy what happens when you show up at The Greek Orthodox church looking like Harry from Harry and the Hendersons.

Do they let you go in?

[BatemanPatrickl]

Shady you fuk give me some points.

[williams22]

i can vouch for ponzi, last vintage i had of their pinot noir was 2004, but it was very good.

my all time favorite wine is '96 Banfi brunello, bout $100 a pop, twice that if you find it in a restaurant. . .obliviously a special occasion wine.

Very nice indeed. I had a 2007 Banfi Brunello di Montalcino last Friday as part of a wine tasting and it was very good.

[Cougar Bait]

I like Opus One but it's real expensive.

Within that price range I really enjoy:

Paso Creek Cabernet
7 Deadly Zins
Frei Brothers (anything red)
Clos Du Bois 2006 Pino is pretty decent as well

[RealSlimShady]

Shady you fuk give me some points.

[paco]

I know nothing of wine. But I hear it is really good with a steak dinner??

[Sforz]

yeah, thats pretty much a fact.. red.

[Cookie Monster]

The preconception about the bottle of the wine should disappear in the long run. Boxes are better for wine conservation than bottles. And cheaper to produce and transport. That is a fact. But the public stays away of boxes, as they are currently linked to cheap bad wines. When a good producer takes the risk the momentum will start.

The same is happening with cork. For many years no one would use a plastic cork. Now it is steadily gainig acceptance, and the natural stuff will go the way of the dodo.

[Cougar Bait]

The same is happening with cork. For many years no one would use a plastic cork. Now it is steadily gainig acceptance, and the natural stuff will go the way of the dildo.

[onlooker]

I have been getting more into wine. I drink Cap, Merlot and Riesling for the white stuff. Ladies love wine.

[Sforz]

yeah plastic corks common... Not sure about boxes making it main stream, but twist caps are here to stay. Cork has become more expensive over the years, and by using twist caps, you can guard against wine spoilage, however on the flip side, many great wines need to age, and the cork allows the bottle to breath, which helps with aging, however too much 'breathing' can also lead to spoilage. More and more winery are aging their wine in barrels for a couple years extra before releasing, and then just putting the wine in twist cap bottles. I can see this gaining major ground, way before box wines catch on to people other than sorority girls

[Cookie Monster]

The process natural cork -> plastic cork -> screw cap is already underway. It is cheaper and better. I doubt it could have happened without the intermediate syntetic cork. Of course, for wines that need 10 years to age, the natural stuff will be used, but for everything else, the screw cap is the future.

About boxes and tetrabricks, they will keep gaining acceptance. The wine in USA is not a "special dinner" anymore, it is becoming an everyday drink. And for that market, which is over 70% of market share (in volume, not price), the boxes and tetrabricks are better suited. I do not understand why the "two buck Chuck" is still sold in bottles, it could be tetrabrick liters for the same price. Once again, the super premium stuff will never leave the glass bottle, but for everything else the writing is in the wall. Australia and Sweden have embraced the box already, and France is following suit.

[Bigcheez]

Exactly- grey goose only for me. If im on scotch only glenfiddich or glenlivet or glenmorangie

Scotch is really good. I will be having some glenfiddich later this evening.