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re: Any other wine geeks out there?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:15 am to MSMHater
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:15 am to MSMHater
Anything from those last two sections are $20-60
My preference for zinfandel would be anything michael David. from the $12 7 deadly to the $60 greed, they make fantastic zins. Earthquake is right in the middle at about $25 at total wine or specs.
Etude carneros will be a great pinot at $32ish at total wine or specs.
My preference for zinfandel would be anything michael David. from the $12 7 deadly to the $60 greed, they make fantastic zins. Earthquake is right in the middle at about $25 at total wine or specs.
Etude carneros will be a great pinot at $32ish at total wine or specs.
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Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:15 am to MSMHater
I'm a huge Michael David fan. Try Freakshow also. It's a great budget cabernet.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:17 am to TH03
Thanks 
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:19 am to MSMHater
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How do you define affordable?
$25-$40
Do yourself a favor and order some Zichichi then.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:19 am to VABuckeye
It's my wife's favorite winery so I got the hook up and flew out there for her birthday. They reserved the outside for us even though it wasn't open yet and let us drink free all day. Spent all day drinking and wandering through the vineyards. It was great.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:19 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Do yourself a favor and order some Zichichi then.
Doesn't look available at HEB. I'll need to find a local place with it.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:21 am to MSMHater
Looks like a smaller winery so it probably has no distribution and can only order through them directly.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:26 am to Masterag
I've been to wine tastings dozens of times in California (Napa, sonoma, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara) and I've come to realize my palate just isn't made for wine tasting. I can taste differences between the different varietals but when it comes to the details I don't notice the difference. At least not enough to justify a much more expensive bottle.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:33 am to TheIndulger
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I've been to wine tastings dozens of times in California (Napa, sonoma, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara) and I've come to realize my palate just isn't made for wine tasting. I can taste differences between the different varietals but when it comes to the details I don't notice the difference. At least not enough to justify a much more expensive bottle.
Drink what you enjoy and don't me anyone else tell you differently. My wife is a level 2 sommelier and is taking her level 3 exam this month (level 4 is master sommelier). We regularly drink everything from $8 to $100+ and enjoy each one in its own way.
If you do want to learn more about how to pick out aromas and flavors, all it takes is knowing what to look for. Wines of the same varietal will mostly have the same notes, but one might be more pronounced in wine a over wine b. Just see, swirl, smell, sip and try to compare what you smell and taste to things you've had before.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:37 am to TH03
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My wife is a level 2 sommelier and is taking her level 3 exam this month (level 4 is master sommelier)
Outkicked your coverage too, huh?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:40 am to MSMHater
Yep 
She's a badass.
She's a badass.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:42 am to TH03
For a good, inexpensive, everyday pinot noir, try Handcraft. Rouse's carries it at $9.00.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:42 am to TH03
Someone works for Southern Glazer's
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:46 am to List Eater
I threw meiomi on there
Posted on 10/9/17 at 12:35 pm to MSMHater
Yeah you have to order from them directly. They sell at a couple local grocers here in SE Louisiana, but are sold out within a week of taking delivery. I just order from the website.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 12:46 pm to MSMHater
For 25-60 you can get several 3-5 growth Bordeaux. Why not try an old world and see what you think?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 1:04 pm to TheIndulger
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can taste differences between the different varietals but when it comes to the details I don't notice the difference. At least not enough to justify a much more expensive bottle.
The difference between wines is in the nose a lot more than the mouth. You can reallly only taste four things: sweetness, acid, tannin, body.... the rest comes from the nose.
Back in college I had a had a customer bring me a first vintage bottle of Don Melchior for my bday. Until then I didn’t really get it either. I liked wines, but I’d never had anything that was separate from the others; until I open that 86 Don.
The smell of the fruit jumped out of the bottle and filled the whole room in a matter of minutes. I poured it in a glass, it didn’t take an expert palate to smell the blackberry, cassis, leather, etc. it was like they were jumping out of the glass at my nose from 5 ft. Away.
That bottle changed everything I thought a great wine should be.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 1:48 pm to MSMHater
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I'm trying to put down the hard liquor for a while. Have any recs on an affordable daily pinot noir or red zin?
Give Joel Gott’s Zin and Pinot Noir a shot. Good, affordable daily drinkers
Posted on 10/9/17 at 4:29 pm to GynoSandberg
Anything by Orin Swift, you can't go wrong if you're looking to spend in the $35-$70 range.
I also recommend Sexual Chocolate by SLO Down if you're looking for a blend in the $20 range.
I also recommend Sexual Chocolate by SLO Down if you're looking for a blend in the $20 range.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 4:34 pm to illinitiger
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Anything by Orin Swift
Dave phinney is a master.
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$35-$70 range.
His new one, 8 years in the desert, is $1,000
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