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Give me your best wine under $50...
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:28 pm
Title says it all.
I've recently got into drinking wine and realized it can get very expensive.
I'm really new and get intimidated around people who know their stuff. And to me all the people that "know their stuff" absolutely love the dry, bitter, smokey, and just plain bad to me. Like chewing on pinecones stuff.
I really like the sweet Moscato and reisling and such. (I know, I know. I'm a pussy female. But whatever, it's what I enjoy). So give me your best $50 bottle of wine so I can venture out and expand my wine horizon. TIA.
I've recently got into drinking wine and realized it can get very expensive.
I'm really new and get intimidated around people who know their stuff. And to me all the people that "know their stuff" absolutely love the dry, bitter, smokey, and just plain bad to me. Like chewing on pinecones stuff.
I really like the sweet Moscato and reisling and such. (I know, I know. I'm a pussy female. But whatever, it's what I enjoy). So give me your best $50 bottle of wine so I can venture out and expand my wine horizon. TIA.
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Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:30 pm to IAmNERD
Had a bottle of this recently and really enjoyed it. Priced right at $50. Not sure if off the top of my head it's my "favorite", but it's damn good.
Orin Swift Machete
Orin Swift Machete
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:34 pm to IAmNERD
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:45 pm to IAmNERD
quote:
really like the sweet Moscato and reisling and such.
Then you’d love Orin swift/prisoner wines as mentioned. They’re about as sweet as you can get without being a sweet wine. 8 years in the desert is pretty much the original prisoner that made the wine famous.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:47 pm to IAmNERD
Cakebread Chardonnay is about $45. It's very good.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:50 pm to NachoReb
Thanks guys. The Orin Swift sounds like it may be more my speed to start my wine journey.
I just really don't understand some of the super-duper dry stuff that people live. I'm just starting drinking wine and I enjoy the sweet stuff more than the dry stuff.
And like I mentioned, I can't afford to drink $200 a bottle wine that I don't enjoy. So I've been slumming it with rose, and Moscato.
And 
to y'all that responded.
I just really don't understand some of the super-duper dry stuff that people live. I'm just starting drinking wine and I enjoy the sweet stuff more than the dry stuff.
And like I mentioned, I can't afford to drink $200 a bottle wine that I don't enjoy. So I've been slumming it with rose, and Moscato.
And to y'all that responded.Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:51 pm to IAmNERD
quote:
Thanks guys. The Orin Swift sounds like it may be more my speed to start my wine journey.
Buy a bottle of apothic red or apothic crush for $8 first if you don’t want to blow $50-60 just yet.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 9:53 pm to TH03
Ravage....$10
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:00 pm to TH03
quote:
Buy a bottle of apothic red or apothic crush for $8 first if you don’t want to blow $50-60 just yet.
Yeah, I had never drank wine until my wife brought home a bottle of Barefoot Moscato ( I get it, it's trash) about 6 months ago and I've been trying anything and everything since.
I've tried just about anything I could get my hands on since then, but I realized it can get very expensive for wine that I absolutely hate.
So, I can afford a $50 bottle of wine and maybe not think all that much of it. But I've spent way more than that and just about gagged on it. So I'm just trying to get a grasp of some stuff I can keep at home that is decent and I'm not throwing cash away.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:02 pm to IAmNERD
Some Duckhorn wines are less than $50
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:05 pm to IAmNERD
The sweet sweet stuff you seem to like is pretty good at $20 and under.
Until you want to branch out, there is no reason to spend more than that.
Start to look around for free tastings or beginner tastings/classes
Until you want to branch out, there is no reason to spend more than that.
Start to look around for free tastings or beginner tastings/classes
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:08 pm to IAmNERD
quote:
And like I mentioned, I can't afford to drink $200 a bottle wine that I don't enjoy
Find a wine shop with knowledgeable staff to help you. If they know what they’re doing, they can recommend really good wines that are a bit more obscure, and can do it within your price point.
The place we go consistently recommends wines we really enjoy for $13-18.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:09 pm to notiger1997
quote:
The sweet sweet stuff you seem to like is pretty good at $20 and under.
Until you want to branch out, there is no reason to spend more than that.
Well that's even better.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:13 pm to notiger1997
You can definitely spend money on a nice Sauternes.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:17 pm to IAmNERD
I read recently where most vineyard owners themselves rarely would plunk down more than $25 a bottle. You could start looking here. These are top 100 under $25
LINK https://top100.winespectator.com/values/
Find a good wine bar / store where you can get flights and establish a relationship with the owner. If you are first starting your tastes might go to sweeter wines, later you might move to drier full bodied reds. The mineral or leather or coffee that you might read in a tasting note might sound wacky now but you grow into it. Don’t let price determine what you taste.
LINK https://top100.winespectator.com/values/
Find a good wine bar / store where you can get flights and establish a relationship with the owner. If you are first starting your tastes might go to sweeter wines, later you might move to drier full bodied reds. The mineral or leather or coffee that you might read in a tasting note might sound wacky now but you grow into it. Don’t let price determine what you taste.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:21 pm to TH03
quote:
Sauternes
Big fan. I had forgotten about this. It was one of the more pricey bottles I've bought that I really enjoyed.
Loupiac (sp) maybe? It was very good.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:25 pm to IAmNERD
quote:That's basically wine. The sweet ones are the minority.
I just really don't understand some of the super-duper dry stuff
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:27 pm to Pepperoni
quote:
Pepperoni
I really wish there was a good wine bar locally to me but there isn't. There is a vineyard about 30 mins from me, but I'm a little over an hour from Bham and 1 1/2 hr from Huntsville area. The biggest wine dealers in my country area are in gas stations (I know that sounds bad, but there are a couple that have some really good selection/variety).
So I really have to go searching unless I buy online, which I'm really leaning towards so I'll definitely check out your link.
This post was edited on 5/25/20 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:31 pm to Jake88
Nah, most domestic stuff is on the sweeter side, especially in the under $20-30 range. It’s what the average American consumer wants.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 10:32 pm to IAmNERD
Elk’s Cove
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
This post was edited on 5/25/20 at 10:33 pm
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