vaxer said:I never said Napa was generic A.V.A, I said that "Champagne" in the United States is a semi-generic appelation, and that qualtily American wines suffered from it. US wine growing areas like Napa see this semi-generic labelling as harmful.
roundshort said:Who do you need to buy for and what is yoru relationship, maybe I can give you some better guidelines.
I was rather surprised to find a cute Aussie working a Lodi tasting room. It was the first one I'd seen in these parts outside of the Rotary exchange. Do some viticulturalists/ enologists work seasonally, hopping the equator twice a year, like the Aussie & Kiwi snow bunnies who run the Tahoe ski resorts?roundshort said:top Bordeaux house having to hire Americans
Pale Horse said:Life long friend, (though I can't say why, he and his wife only drink fetzer gurwitz), Novice drinker, pagan at heart, has a stomach condition that gives continual heartburn to those around him.
There is a Chirstmas dinner with homemade tomato soup, and cheese bread. I was thinking a nice Sonoma sauvignon blanc would be best.
qwerty said:Roundshort, what do you think about this wine:
Beringer
Vineyards
1998
Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
My father opened it yesterday and we tried it. It feels good but I have no idea in what class is this wine. Can you teach me a little bit about it. I could use it as a starting point in discovering world of wines.
My father got it as a present from a guy from American ambacy in Belgrade.roundshort said:Where did your family find a bottle of Napa cab?
I liked it. But I have to confess that right before that wine I tried some home made, waterdown, flavourless wine. And basicly a lot of wines would taste great after that one.roundshort said:qwerty, the only question that matters is did you like it, did your family like it?
qwerty said:My father got it as a present from a guy from American ambacy in Belgrade.
I liked it. But I have to confess that right before that wine I tried some home made, waterdown, flavourless wine. And basicly a lot of wines would taste great after that one.
What can I learn about wines from my experience with that one. I know what it tastes like. But only as an amateur. Can you bring me up the speed.
qwerty said:You probably heard this many times before but you are gonna hear it once again. Shorty, you have the best job in the world. You do what you like, and live of it. I hope you know how lucky you are.
ninepinejones said:Hey roundshort you ever have mead? Its honey wine and its damn good, its hard to find in the states though. i once was back packing through scotland and stopped at a dark ravenesque pub and asked the young barmaid if she had any mead. She looked around as if she was new to the place and after scoping said she did not think so, at that moment my spidey sense went off and I spied an old dusty bottle wrapped with a sailers rope and titled Mead in celtic scroll across the top. I salivated and she proceeded to get a rolling latter out and fetch the bottle, she then grabbed two glasses for my girlfriend and I and starts to pour the dark thick honey wine , I nod to her and cheers my girlfriend as I sip the sweet dank brew, just then an old fellow comes out of the kitchen and walks past, and suddenly stops,looks back at the bottle and drops his jaw. In a scotish brogue he asks where did that come from and then looks at the empty spot on the shelf,the barmaid looks terrified,he then asks how it tastes and I answer "the best mead Ive ever had" and then he proceeds to tell me that it should be because that bottle came with the pub when he bought it 27 years ago! The previous owner had had it for who knows how long. He grabbed the bottle and headed off to finish it off in the back. We finished our glasses and paid only 5 pounds with the ok from the owner and stumbled off into the night. That night we passed out in a farmers field only to awake to the sound of a huge bull stomping its hooves and snorting outside our tent, which was pitched in the bulls domain. How we got out of that one? well thats another story!cheers
ninepinejones said:Yes thats correct, Mead is a traditional wedding drink in the Celtic culture. When two would marry they would drink honey wine as an aphrodisiac, usually scheduled on a full moon, this was tradition in celtic marriages,thus came about the term honeymoon.
roundshort said:think about a German Riesling ...a bit of sweetness will work with the soup and their palate!