wines

[twon8]

Rieslings are good, my g/f especially likes them. She's also been on this "Kir Royale" kick after reading that Keira Knightley (sp?) likes those. It's champagne with a dash of black currant liquor (or in our case, black berry liquor).

i was at a wedding beg of sept., and the special drink was kir royale. it was too sweet for me.

 

[surfn]

(I actually have been working on a bottle of Cabernet all afternoon . . . ).

I've been drinking New Castle Dark Ale all afternoon!! YUMMMM!!!! :marv:marv:marv

 

[JGoslee]

I've been drinking New Castle Dark Ale all afternoon!! YUMMMM!!!! :marv:marv:marv

I just got back from the beer store and I almost got a case of new castle..went with yuengling instead.

 

[twon8]

I just got back from the beer store and I almost got a case of new castle..went with yuengling instead.

that is what i drink most these days, yuengling, and blue moon. i used to drink a lot of newcastle, even got a keg of it once.

 

[surfn]

that is what i drink most these days, yuengling, and blue moon. i used to drink a lot of newcastle, even got a keg of it once.

yuck......i got some blue moon about 2 weeks ago and it was nasty, been a long time since i've had yuengling....can't even remember if i liked it.

something i have a hard time finding at bars/eating places is red hook's honey brown.....another yummy :marv

 

[J. Montgomery]

Yuengling is a popular choice for our work in progress meetings.

 

[J. Montgomery]

i was at a wedding beg of sept., and the special drink was kir royale. it was too sweet for me.

Uh oh, sounds like they paired an already sweet champagne with too much fruit liquor . . . thats a hangover waiting to happen. More sugar = more hangover

 

[JGoslee]

I didn't know they had Yuengling down by you guys. I thought it was just a Pennsylvania beer.

 

[surfn]

Uh oh, sounds like they paired an already sweet champagne with too much fruit liquor . . . thats a hangover waiting to happen. More sugar = more hangover

interesting, i'm more likely to get a hangover if a drink just beer.......i'm ok with everything else.

 

[Pitcom]

that is what i drink most these days, yuengling, and blue moon. i used to drink a lot of newcastle, even got a keg of it once.

Blue Moon is good, but I'll take a Hoegaarden over it anyday. If you haven't tried it, its a Belgium Wit as well.

 

[Azurel]

If you guys can get Bells Oberon try that out.....One of the best micro brews made in America.....It's brewed right here in Kalamazoo....I don't drink to many macro brews.

 

[twon8]

Blue Moon is good, but I'll take a Hoegaarden over it anyday. If you haven't tried it, its a Belgium Wit as well.

I've had that when i was in the netherlands and belgium, but only seen it for sale a few times around here.

 

[twon8]

a pretty interesting study on wine snobs

http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2007/11/the_subjectivity_of_wine.php

 

[surfn]

so i picked up another bottle of wine tonight for round #2 in this little experiment.

got a blue bottle of german Riesling, by Leonard Kreusch for about $9.

its much more tolerable than the red i had last week. at first, it tasted pretty sour, but not too sour and not too dry. but i decided to pour 1/4 of a glass, and swirl it. it gradually tasted better. so i kept swirling the heck out of small portions and its actually starting to taste pretty decent.

i went back and poured a glass without swirling....and it tastes like blah......

what effect does swirling have? dissapate the CO2 and exchange with O2? does that really make a difference in how it tastes?

also, how exactly are you supposed to drink it?

it seemed to taste better when i had my nose all the way in the glass and i was breathing it in right before i sipped it.

oh well......the g/f barely finished a glass....and refused to swirl and now doesn't want anymore. so its up to me to finish off the bottle........


btw....JOSH.....where do i find the Kir Royale stuff locally? couldn't find it at Kroger.

 

[J. Montgomery]

Most wines are better after they've had a chance to breathe. Usually reds are best at room temp, and whites are best refrigerated. Swirling helps to let the wine breathe, as well as liberates some of the volatile scents from the liquid. Smell is important for complementing the sense of taste in food and drinks.

Kir Royale: Buy a bottle of champagne or other sparking wine at grocery store or wine shop, and get the Creme de Cassis (black currant liquor) at a liquor store. Pour a glass of champagne and add a dash (~1 Tbsp) of the liquor.

My parents are in town, so we went over to Oakencroft vineyard and had a tasting this afternoon. $1 per person! To end up getting about two glasses of wine in total by the time you've tasted everything. How can you not go?


But . . . you may not like wine. I personally don't really drink beer, so . . . to each his own.

 

[surfn]

well, i only like a small percentage of beer.....some i can tolerate, but most i can't stand.

so i figure i can find some sort of similar arrangement with wine at least so i don't look like a shmuck at some company or social get together and am the only one not drinking wine. (same goes with going out to a bar with friends who are all drinking beer)

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I like Chocolate milk myself...

 

[surfn]

Josh....btw....in your opinion what is the best local place to do a wine tasting? (with the most variety of wines)

 

[Pitcom]

so i picked up another bottle of wine tonight for round #2 in this little experiment.

got a blue bottle of german Riesling, by Leonard Kreusch for about $9.

its much more tolerable than the red i had last week. at first, it tasted pretty sour, but not too sour and not too dry. but i decided to pour 1/4 of a glass, and swirl it. it gradually tasted better. so i kept swirling the heck out of small portions and its actually starting to taste pretty decent.

i went back and poured a glass without swirling....and it tastes like blah......

what effect does swirling have? dissapate the CO2 and exchange with O2? does that really make a difference in how it tastes?

also, how exactly are you supposed to drink it?

it seemed to taste better when i had my nose all the way in the glass and i was breathing it in right before i sipped it.

oh well......the g/f barely finished a glass....and refused to swirl and now doesn't want anymore. so its up to me to finish off the bottle........


btw....JOSH.....where do i find the Kir Royale stuff locally? couldn't find it at Kroger.

I used to have a nice wine collection, until my old roomate (who has a major drinking problem) tapped into my bottles.

Quite honestly if your just looking for a cheap bottle of wine that tastes good you cannot go wrong with Riunite. The Riunite Lumbrusco is my favorite. Its twice fermented so its carbonated. The brandCarlo Rossi also makes half decent wines. You can get a nice sized bottle for 8-10 bucks. They are cheap and good. I've had 100 dollar bottles of merlot that didnt taste as good as a 10 dollar bottle of these. The Carlo Rossi brand has many different styles of wine. You can try different ones for a cheap price to see what you styles you like. My favs from rossi are merlot, blush and paisano.

If i was buying a decent bottle for myself to have with dinner, i usually pick up a pinot grigio.

 

[JGoslee]

Isn't riunite the wine that Bill murry and Chevy chase were drinking in caddy shack?....canonball...top it off with this...canonball...LOL:D