Favourite Wine
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- scarabin0
- I have a few signed bottles, but don't want to open them. Let me know how they are.dbloc
- will do. i love a bottle of wine with my mushrooms, can't think of a more appropriate producer for itscarabin
- Caduceus, shrooms and old tool videosdbloc
- yeah nice! and 14.5% well done!teh
- only thing i don't like about his stuff is they're all blends...no vintage stuffscarabin
- monoboy0
Perhaps you dudes can help. I once tried an Italian red that went through a process whereby the grape skins are left in for added depth. I didn't catch the name/process. Sounded like Primose or Primosa. Anybody know more?
- eoin0
@monoboy Sounds like you are talking about a nice Valpolicella Ripasso that you had. Valpolicella Ripasso is a form of Valpolicella Superiore made with semi-dried grape skins that have been left over from fermentation of Amarone. It used to be considered a poor man's Amarone, but now is recognised as a great wine in itself, it even has its own DOC now. As for the ACTUAL Ripasso you drank on that occasion, I would bet that it was La Preosa?
- _niko0
what's the deal with sulphites? god/bad/makes no difference?
- http://www.thekitchn…ETM
- interesting article, cheers_niko
- teh0
- _me_0
- lowimpakt0
there are too many wines to have a favourite.
part of the joy of wine is the variety. especially trying locally produced wines of areas you are visiting.
never had mondavi wines though. They came across like the McDonalds of wines in Mondovino - i thought.
- fooler0
I've been drinking the shit out of this less than $10 a bottle wine...
Here's a $7.99 Spanish wine that delivers what many wines costing twice as much can't possibly muster. This winery is a project of the Gil Family Estates, a group that produces a bevy of wonderful everyday Spanish wines. Here they have a sure winner that is comprised of 70% Garnacha Tintorera (also known as Alicante Bouschet) and 30% Monastrell (Mourvedre). Your met first with an inky black/dark purple color. There's very primary chocolatey cherry and dark berry aromas with a touch of peppery spice. The flavors are very large scaled, sweet and fruity yet there's no hint of over-ripeness here. It finishes fairly long with with coffee and spice notes and soft tannins. There's plenty of acidity to balance out the fruit and plenty of fruit to hide the 14.5% alcohol. From the Almansa DO in Southeastern Spain, a very warm region, I'm sure that the 2500 ft. in altitude that these vines live in help keep these grapes from getting too ripe. Although it's not the most complex quaff around, it's still an amazingly fruity and easy drinking wine for the price. Imported by Opici Imports, you really can't do much better for $7.99. Cheers.