Favorite Wines

[krazy skwerelette]

As I am waiting for my husband, most of you know him by Krazy Skwerel, to come home bearing a bottle of wine for myself. I ask you this.. what's your fav? I'm just now dabbling in wine. So far I just like anything sweet!

[Dittoz7]

[MellowZ32]

Thw "Z" in the name makes it special

[MaximA32]

Win!

In all seriousness, I don't think you're going to find too many wine drinkers here. Depending on where you live, most wineries offer a tasting class. Pay certain dollar amount and they teach you about wine. Learning AND drinking?! Count me in!

[OriginalWheelman]

Martini & Rossi, Asti Spumante

[krazy skwerelette]

In all seriousness, I don't think you're going to find too many wine drinkers here. Depending on where you live, most wineries offer a tasting class. Pay certain dollar amount and they teach you about wine. Learning AND drinking?! Count me in!

very true. So what's everyone's favorite beer? My husband enjoys PBR.. I enjoy a good strongbow or stella and a fine cigar!

[OriginalWheelman]

In all seriousness, I don't think you're going to find too many wine drinkers here. Depending on where you live, most wineries offer a tasting class. Pay certain dollar amount and they teach you about wine. Learning AND drinking?! Count me in!

or just rent this from Netflix

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466506/

"Wine for the Confused" by John Cleese

[ThatGuyRoger]

If I'm in the mood for wine, I like Sangria or Moscato.

[krazy skwerelette]

I'm drinking a bottle of moscato myself right now. *fyi it's almost 1am here that's why i'm drinking* I've never had sangria. i may have to try it.

[Dattebayo]

The best bottled sangria that you can get anywhere is Real brand. There are better ones, but that one is pretty much in every store I've been to.

[The Count]

Try watching James May's Roadtrip

Its kind of wacky, but it does teach you some basics about wine.

[orangeNblue]

for beers sam adam's blackberry witbier is the shiz and for wine i think it's called Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio

[snwbrdr435]

^ Sam adams is not nearly as good as long trails blackbeary wheat!

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

I like Ice wines a lot. Like...they are my favorite alcoholic drinks. Ponzi Vineyards does a good one. They also happen to be located 15 minutes away from me. Willamette Valley, the second Napa Valley.

[themadscientist]

Favorite whine? Nala when he fails at scoring again.

[Bubba1]

Favorite whine? Nala when he fails at scoring again.

Winner.

[Encryptshun]

If you like white, give Santa Margarita Pino Grigio a try. It's light and fruity (not like pilates fruity, though -- more like xfit). If you like reds, then I'd suggest a South Australian shiraz served slightly chilled. Chilling will enhance the sweet notes and play down the peppery finish.

But if your husband's beer of choice is PBR, I'd recommend going with something like a Thunderbird or MD 20/20. Serve chilled or straight from the brown paper bag.

[sentrastace]

wine...a good cheapy is yellowtail shiraz.
beer? Belgian black cherry beer. omg delicious.

[krazy skwerelette]

ooo black cherry beer... i want!

[carloslebaron]

I like Californian wines, they test much better than several Spaniard, Portuguese and some French wines. Theee foreign wines have sometimes a hidden bitter test that I don't like at all, unless the wine is the green one (vino verde).

Maybe is because the land is new for grape plantation, but Australia is also producing good wine, at the level of the Chilean ones.

But don't take my words as a good review, I'm not an expert...just a drinker.

Tonight I will mix the sweet with some Cabernet...

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I didn't know Skwerel had a wife!

Are you really in Rammstein? If so, give Weihenstephaner beer a try. Its one of my favorites. Also, anything from the Mosel region of Germany should be pretty slamming wine.

[skydragoness]

But if your husband's beer of choice is PBR, I'd recommend going with something like a Thunderbird or MD 20/20. Serve chilled or straight from the brown paper bag.

On topic:
Bolla makes good wine and is relatively inexpensive. Their Pinot Grigio and Chianti are nice. I have yet to try their Pinot Noir (my favorite red along with Cabernets). I've had other Italian wines but I didn't catch the name of the wineries.

Um, sweety/fruity stuff.. hmm.. yeah go with Yellowtail's stuff like Stacey mentioned then. :P
Or this:

I had this years ago for a Thanksgiving dinner. I remember it being fruity .. but not overly so. Supposedly goes well with everything. Meh. I fail at wine advice.

[krazy skwerelette]

I didn't know Skwerel had a wife!

Are you really in Rammstein?

I know... the whole wife thing comes as a shock to everyone... yep we're located here right now. I haven't tried that beer. When we go downtown I usually just stick to what I know or just get the house wheat beer which some are good and some aren't. I don't drink hard alcohol though so I always am trying different beers..

[Bwana]

I remember seeing on fb that Adam got married, congrats! If he ever shows you pics from NOPI Atl '07 I'm the guy in the green cowboy hat...

You'd probably like sauvignon blanc, it's my wife's favorite and I enjoy it as well. Find something from Marlborough NZ, '09 is a good year. If you want something more local (to you) try a good Rhone valley Riesling, they're sweeter but still a tasty, refreshing white.

[flohtingPoint]

Brunello Chianti. Also, since you're in my old neck of the woods (having been stationed there in the past), keep an eye out for Podere Castorani Jarno Rosso. You cannot get it in America easily, but in Europe it's fairly simple.

Germany's wine, like their food (it's pretty bad when the best thing you can get there is a doner) and beer, tastes like the instructions to something good were given to a retard. Stick to France and, of course, Italy if you want something of quality.

[Speedy7_7]

I don't drink, but if I did.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Germany's wine, like their food (it's pretty bad when the best thing you can get there is a doner) and beer, tastes like the instructions to something good were given to a retard.

I actually thought all 3 of those were pretty amazing in Germany. So did my parents and anyone else that came to visit. Perhaps you were eating/drinking the wrong stuff?
France on the other hand, I wasn't too impressed with. It was sort of hit or miss.

I didn't spend much time in Italy, but damn near everything was good there.

[Ozzie]

If you like white, give Santa Margarita Pino Grigio a try. It's light and fruity (not like pilates fruity, though -- more like xfit). If you like reds, then I'd suggest a South Australian shiraz served slightly chilled. Chilling will enhance the sweet notes and play down the peppery finish.

But if your husband's beer of choice is PBR, I'd recommend going with something like a Thunderbird or MD 20/20. Serve chilled or straight from the brown paper bag.

I am honored that South Oz got a mention.

I literally live in the middle of wine country.
Anyone who came to visit me could probably guarantee that (at least) a whole day would be spent doing a wine tour.
I was really getting into reds, but they play havoc with my gout, so I tend not to drink too much of it anymore.

Skwerelette, if you like sweet whites, stick to moselle, moscato, and reisling.
If buying local, probably Californian, imported, go with an Australian white (I am biased, but it is good wine)

[flohtingPoint]

I actually thought all 3 of those were pretty amazing in Germany. So did my parents and anyone else that came to visit. Perhaps you were eating/drinking the wrong stuff?

I lived there for two and a half years and made some visits when I was a child living in Italy, I've ate and drank everything the country had to offer. Germany is like the deep south (think Florida/south Georgia), in that their food is boiled/fried and their alcohol tastes like some toothless person may have made it in their basement. My job sent me back in September of last year for two weeks and I got a nice refresher on why I couldn't stand the place. Early this year they asked if I wanted to do a residency there for six months and I threatened to quit if they didn't send someone else.

Now, obviously people have different tastes. The people that live there their whole life seem to not mind the food and some of the travelers tend to not eat it only for sustenance but for taste too. Me, I've always found the best part of anything consumable produced in Germany to be throwing it away.

[br4dysays]

best cheap s*** !