Icon134 0 #1 April 21, 2006 Prompted by something someone said in another thread... I'm curious what kinds of wine people like (of course it's probably been asked before... seeing as about all we talk about is drinking and sex... ) So what Kind of wine do you enjoy most? I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #2 April 21, 2006 Riesling is my favorite. Yummy!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adventurechick 0 #3 April 21, 2006 Meade, Riesling, Alcione, White Merlot........ Champagne is also nice too... I like it mixed with OJ in the morning for brunch! God I love being 21 now :o) PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #4 April 21, 2006 White Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nanook 1 #5 April 21, 2006 mostly cabernets. I also like the chardonnay grapes. By the way, anybody here lay down wine?_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wingnut 0 #6 April 21, 2006 i'm partial to the resilings... lived in the german wine region for two years.. got to drink more than a bit of it......... made my most of my first 100 jumps within sight of some of the vinyards along the mosel river valley....... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites karenmeal 0 #7 April 21, 2006 I'm a red girl myself. I like full-bodied reds like Petite Syrah. (Or Petit Sirah, whatever.) Also, I like whatever wine my boy is brewing. My favorite that he has made so far was the Italian plum wine... sooo good!! -Karen (I'm enjoying some cab-sav tonight.) "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites soulshine 0 #8 April 21, 2006 Meade. Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity! ~DEVIOUS BEEF~~FGF #69~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Steel 0 #9 April 21, 2006 Quote So what Kind of wine do you enjoy most? Quote Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, or Merlot. {In that order} ,If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #10 April 21, 2006 Quote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... What the hell kind of syrah do you classify as a "lighter" red? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #11 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... What the hell kind of syrah do you classify as a "lighter" red? Ok... I'm thinking I'll just play dumb here... and no wait... I'll just be stupid... awe forget it... you caught me... I have no idea what I'm talking about... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #12 April 21, 2006 QuoteWhite Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Did you know that merlot and zinfandel are red grapes? No, really! I swear they are! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #13 April 21, 2006 Quote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those winesSkymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Taylor610 0 #14 April 21, 2006 only girls drink those wines *** There is a Shiraz and Merlot blend, I think 61% - 39% that is really good. (Or at least that is what my wife says...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Programmer 0 #15 April 21, 2006 Port Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites namgrunt 0 #16 April 21, 2006 RIPPLE MD4040 FIREBIRD you know the GOOD stuff ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #17 April 21, 2006 QuoteRIPPLE MD4040 FIREBIRD you know the GOOD stuff .. LOL LOL He was so wasted . . . I believe it is MD20/20.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #18 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhite Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Did you know that merlot and zinfandel are red grapes? No, really! I swear they are! Blues, Dave Hey we gotta start them somewhere! When I first started drinking wine I was around 19. This guy came over and he brought over a bottle of white zin. He said it was the new "thing" and everyone was drinking it so I went out and bought like 6 bottles of different White Zins. I had my own White Zin wine cellar! The next time he came over he had a bottle of Reisling and said that White Zin was like cool aid compared to this and turned his nose up at my White Zin! So again I went out and bought a bunch of it and put it in my "wine cellar" (ie: kitchen cupboard). It went on like this for a while. Next I think it was Chardonnay, then Sauv. Blanc. Then we jumped to reds! Ooh merlot! We hit a few wine tastings and I started really getting into it. We made a few trips to Napa with friends. Then when I was 20 I got a job at a huge wine store that did wine tastings. I worked upstairs at the cash register at first but eventually worked my way down to working at the wine bar, managing it, setting up the tastings, etc. Part of my job was to open up each bottle to be used in the tastings and taste each one to make sure it wasn't corked or bad. Oh what a horrible job! I was forced to taste all first growth Bordeaux from 82, DRC, verticals of Margaux, La Fite, Latour, Mouton, things any young girl in her early 20s had no right tasting! I swear a million dollars of wine has passed through this body of mine. We tasted old stuff, new stuff, everything in between. We went to dinners. I'd bring all the leftover wine from the tasting and other employees would bring wine. The restaurant owners would bring us wine. The whole place would be drinking wine and just passing bottles around freely. It was madness I tell you! Imagine, if you can, the posters of when they release the Beaujolais Nouveau in France. Drunk, half clothed people singing and dancing around covered in wine. WINE WINE WINE everywhere! The drunker we got the more expensive the wine got! MORE WINE! Trade tastings, wine events, classes for wine glasses! Blind tastings, wine and food pairing, verticals, horizontals! Kevin Zraley courses on a Tuesday afternoon! Who lives like this? Well eventually it had to end and I moved up to San Francisco. I was still into wine but sick of dealing with the public so I got the job I have now. I got to learn a lot about wine in the 5 years I worked there though. This was 10+ years ago. I got so burnt out on it all that at one point I just stopped drinking it all together. My pallet was shot and nothing was good to me anymore since I couldn't afford $400 for a bottle of wine. Now I drink $15 a bottle Argentinian wine as my house wine. I couldn't tell you what's new out there, what's good or even what new wineries are out. I drink red with fish, white with steak and champagne with popcorn! No more rules for me. When my friends want to go up to Napa I scowl and tell them to have fun. Screw that. I'm going skydiving! So in conclusion Dave, we all have to start somewhere. Let them start with White Zin and White Merlot. Dang, I didn't mean to write this much! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #19 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those wines ok... wtf... this is at least the third thread that you've insulted my manhood... I'm thinking that perhaps I'm just too much man for you... and accordingly you feel obligated to strike me down... in the hopes of building yourself up... or it could be that you're just being a jerk... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy_Copland 0 #20 April 21, 2006 As far as wine goes im an uncultured slob. My old man is really into his wines so i've been known to go around his a bit tipsy shall we say and abuse one of his fine reds drinking out the bottle Edit - Spelling 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #21 April 21, 2006 Dammit Icon! Don't be such a girl! For the record, some of the best wines in the world are Pinot Noir. Think Burgundy! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #22 April 21, 2006 My theory is drink what you like. Wine snobbery be damned. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #23 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those wines ok... wtf... this is at least the third thread that you've insulted my manhood... I'm thinking that perhaps I'm just too much man for you... and accordingly you feel obligated to strike me down... in the hopes of building yourself up... or it could be that you're just being a jerk... Dude it is about time. I couldn't help but throw the girly reference in again to one of your posts. I'M JUST FUCKING WITH YOU MAN. Feel free to get me back whenever you can. Oh and I drink australian whites cuz they are cheap and usually easy to drink. I used to love me some reds, merlot and cabernet but those just aren't the same as a good cheap aussie white. I still would love to have me a glass of conundrum.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #24 April 21, 2006 Conundrum is screw cap now so I guess YOU'RE the girl! Edited because I missed an s. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #25 April 21, 2006 QuoteSo in conclusion Dave, we all have to start somewhere. Let them start with White Zin and White Merlot. Are you pregnant or something? This is a mood I haven't seen you in before! I was at Costco a couple years ago and saw that someone must have made a mistake when pricing wines. They had '97 Kenwood Artist Series for like $28, so I grabbed the few bottles they had left. The gal who rang me up thought $28 was pretty expensive for a bottle of wine and asked me if it was any good. I said, "It all depends on what you like, but I kinda like this one." She said, "Well, I like raspberry merlot...does this taste anything like that?" My response was quite polite.... "Nope, nothing at all like that. I'd stick with what you like." And yes, I'm jealous of some of your tastings. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" 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nanook 1 #5 April 21, 2006 mostly cabernets. I also like the chardonnay grapes. By the way, anybody here lay down wine?_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #6 April 21, 2006 i'm partial to the resilings... lived in the german wine region for two years.. got to drink more than a bit of it......... made my most of my first 100 jumps within sight of some of the vinyards along the mosel river valley....... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #7 April 21, 2006 I'm a red girl myself. I like full-bodied reds like Petite Syrah. (Or Petit Sirah, whatever.) Also, I like whatever wine my boy is brewing. My favorite that he has made so far was the Italian plum wine... sooo good!! -Karen (I'm enjoying some cab-sav tonight.) "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulshine 0 #8 April 21, 2006 Meade. Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity! ~DEVIOUS BEEF~~FGF #69~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #9 April 21, 2006 Quote So what Kind of wine do you enjoy most? Quote Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, or Merlot. {In that order} ,If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #10 April 21, 2006 Quote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... What the hell kind of syrah do you classify as a "lighter" red? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #11 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... What the hell kind of syrah do you classify as a "lighter" red? Ok... I'm thinking I'll just play dumb here... and no wait... I'll just be stupid... awe forget it... you caught me... I have no idea what I'm talking about... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #12 April 21, 2006 QuoteWhite Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Did you know that merlot and zinfandel are red grapes? No, really! I swear they are! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #13 April 21, 2006 Quote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those winesSkymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Taylor610 0 #14 April 21, 2006 only girls drink those wines *** There is a Shiraz and Merlot blend, I think 61% - 39% that is really good. (Or at least that is what my wife says...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Programmer 0 #15 April 21, 2006 Port Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites namgrunt 0 #16 April 21, 2006 RIPPLE MD4040 FIREBIRD you know the GOOD stuff ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #17 April 21, 2006 QuoteRIPPLE MD4040 FIREBIRD you know the GOOD stuff .. LOL LOL He was so wasted . . . I believe it is MD20/20.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #18 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhite Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Did you know that merlot and zinfandel are red grapes? No, really! I swear they are! Blues, Dave Hey we gotta start them somewhere! When I first started drinking wine I was around 19. This guy came over and he brought over a bottle of white zin. He said it was the new "thing" and everyone was drinking it so I went out and bought like 6 bottles of different White Zins. I had my own White Zin wine cellar! The next time he came over he had a bottle of Reisling and said that White Zin was like cool aid compared to this and turned his nose up at my White Zin! So again I went out and bought a bunch of it and put it in my "wine cellar" (ie: kitchen cupboard). It went on like this for a while. Next I think it was Chardonnay, then Sauv. Blanc. Then we jumped to reds! Ooh merlot! We hit a few wine tastings and I started really getting into it. We made a few trips to Napa with friends. Then when I was 20 I got a job at a huge wine store that did wine tastings. I worked upstairs at the cash register at first but eventually worked my way down to working at the wine bar, managing it, setting up the tastings, etc. Part of my job was to open up each bottle to be used in the tastings and taste each one to make sure it wasn't corked or bad. Oh what a horrible job! I was forced to taste all first growth Bordeaux from 82, DRC, verticals of Margaux, La Fite, Latour, Mouton, things any young girl in her early 20s had no right tasting! I swear a million dollars of wine has passed through this body of mine. We tasted old stuff, new stuff, everything in between. We went to dinners. I'd bring all the leftover wine from the tasting and other employees would bring wine. The restaurant owners would bring us wine. The whole place would be drinking wine and just passing bottles around freely. It was madness I tell you! Imagine, if you can, the posters of when they release the Beaujolais Nouveau in France. Drunk, half clothed people singing and dancing around covered in wine. WINE WINE WINE everywhere! The drunker we got the more expensive the wine got! MORE WINE! Trade tastings, wine events, classes for wine glasses! Blind tastings, wine and food pairing, verticals, horizontals! Kevin Zraley courses on a Tuesday afternoon! Who lives like this? Well eventually it had to end and I moved up to San Francisco. I was still into wine but sick of dealing with the public so I got the job I have now. I got to learn a lot about wine in the 5 years I worked there though. This was 10+ years ago. I got so burnt out on it all that at one point I just stopped drinking it all together. My pallet was shot and nothing was good to me anymore since I couldn't afford $400 for a bottle of wine. Now I drink $15 a bottle Argentinian wine as my house wine. I couldn't tell you what's new out there, what's good or even what new wineries are out. I drink red with fish, white with steak and champagne with popcorn! No more rules for me. When my friends want to go up to Napa I scowl and tell them to have fun. Screw that. I'm going skydiving! So in conclusion Dave, we all have to start somewhere. Let them start with White Zin and White Merlot. Dang, I didn't mean to write this much! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #19 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those wines ok... wtf... this is at least the third thread that you've insulted my manhood... I'm thinking that perhaps I'm just too much man for you... and accordingly you feel obligated to strike me down... in the hopes of building yourself up... or it could be that you're just being a jerk... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy_Copland 0 #20 April 21, 2006 As far as wine goes im an uncultured slob. My old man is really into his wines so i've been known to go around his a bit tipsy shall we say and abuse one of his fine reds drinking out the bottle Edit - Spelling 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #21 April 21, 2006 Dammit Icon! Don't be such a girl! For the record, some of the best wines in the world are Pinot Noir. Think Burgundy! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #22 April 21, 2006 My theory is drink what you like. Wine snobbery be damned. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites simplyputsi 0 #23 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those wines ok... wtf... this is at least the third thread that you've insulted my manhood... I'm thinking that perhaps I'm just too much man for you... and accordingly you feel obligated to strike me down... in the hopes of building yourself up... or it could be that you're just being a jerk... Dude it is about time. I couldn't help but throw the girly reference in again to one of your posts. I'M JUST FUCKING WITH YOU MAN. Feel free to get me back whenever you can. Oh and I drink australian whites cuz they are cheap and usually easy to drink. I used to love me some reds, merlot and cabernet but those just aren't the same as a good cheap aussie white. I still would love to have me a glass of conundrum.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Girlfalldown 0 #24 April 21, 2006 Conundrum is screw cap now so I guess YOU'RE the girl! Edited because I missed an s. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #25 April 21, 2006 QuoteSo in conclusion Dave, we all have to start somewhere. Let them start with White Zin and White Merlot. Are you pregnant or something? This is a mood I haven't seen you in before! I was at Costco a couple years ago and saw that someone must have made a mistake when pricing wines. They had '97 Kenwood Artist Series for like $28, so I grabbed the few bottles they had left. The gal who rang me up thought $28 was pretty expensive for a bottle of wine and asked me if it was any good. I said, "It all depends on what you like, but I kinda like this one." She said, "Well, I like raspberry merlot...does this taste anything like that?" My response was quite polite.... "Nope, nothing at all like that. I'd stick with what you like." And yes, I'm jealous of some of your tastings. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
livendive 8 #10 April 21, 2006 Quote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... What the hell kind of syrah do you classify as a "lighter" red? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #11 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... What the hell kind of syrah do you classify as a "lighter" red? Ok... I'm thinking I'll just play dumb here... and no wait... I'll just be stupid... awe forget it... you caught me... I have no idea what I'm talking about... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #12 April 21, 2006 QuoteWhite Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Did you know that merlot and zinfandel are red grapes? No, really! I swear they are! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #13 April 21, 2006 Quote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those winesSkymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #14 April 21, 2006 only girls drink those wines *** There is a Shiraz and Merlot blend, I think 61% - 39% that is really good. (Or at least that is what my wife says...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #16 April 21, 2006 RIPPLE MD4040 FIREBIRD you know the GOOD stuff ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #17 April 21, 2006 QuoteRIPPLE MD4040 FIREBIRD you know the GOOD stuff .. LOL LOL He was so wasted . . . I believe it is MD20/20.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #18 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhite Merlot is one of my very favorites, too!! But I also really like White Zinfandel alot. Did you know that merlot and zinfandel are red grapes? No, really! I swear they are! Blues, Dave Hey we gotta start them somewhere! When I first started drinking wine I was around 19. This guy came over and he brought over a bottle of white zin. He said it was the new "thing" and everyone was drinking it so I went out and bought like 6 bottles of different White Zins. I had my own White Zin wine cellar! The next time he came over he had a bottle of Reisling and said that White Zin was like cool aid compared to this and turned his nose up at my White Zin! So again I went out and bought a bunch of it and put it in my "wine cellar" (ie: kitchen cupboard). It went on like this for a while. Next I think it was Chardonnay, then Sauv. Blanc. Then we jumped to reds! Ooh merlot! We hit a few wine tastings and I started really getting into it. We made a few trips to Napa with friends. Then when I was 20 I got a job at a huge wine store that did wine tastings. I worked upstairs at the cash register at first but eventually worked my way down to working at the wine bar, managing it, setting up the tastings, etc. Part of my job was to open up each bottle to be used in the tastings and taste each one to make sure it wasn't corked or bad. Oh what a horrible job! I was forced to taste all first growth Bordeaux from 82, DRC, verticals of Margaux, La Fite, Latour, Mouton, things any young girl in her early 20s had no right tasting! I swear a million dollars of wine has passed through this body of mine. We tasted old stuff, new stuff, everything in between. We went to dinners. I'd bring all the leftover wine from the tasting and other employees would bring wine. The restaurant owners would bring us wine. The whole place would be drinking wine and just passing bottles around freely. It was madness I tell you! Imagine, if you can, the posters of when they release the Beaujolais Nouveau in France. Drunk, half clothed people singing and dancing around covered in wine. WINE WINE WINE everywhere! The drunker we got the more expensive the wine got! MORE WINE! Trade tastings, wine events, classes for wine glasses! Blind tastings, wine and food pairing, verticals, horizontals! Kevin Zraley courses on a Tuesday afternoon! Who lives like this? Well eventually it had to end and I moved up to San Francisco. I was still into wine but sick of dealing with the public so I got the job I have now. I got to learn a lot about wine in the 5 years I worked there though. This was 10+ years ago. I got so burnt out on it all that at one point I just stopped drinking it all together. My pallet was shot and nothing was good to me anymore since I couldn't afford $400 for a bottle of wine. Now I drink $15 a bottle Argentinian wine as my house wine. I couldn't tell you what's new out there, what's good or even what new wineries are out. I drink red with fish, white with steak and champagne with popcorn! No more rules for me. When my friends want to go up to Napa I scowl and tell them to have fun. Screw that. I'm going skydiving! So in conclusion Dave, we all have to start somewhere. Let them start with White Zin and White Merlot. Dang, I didn't mean to write this much! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #19 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those wines ok... wtf... this is at least the third thread that you've insulted my manhood... I'm thinking that perhaps I'm just too much man for you... and accordingly you feel obligated to strike me down... in the hopes of building yourself up... or it could be that you're just being a jerk... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #20 April 21, 2006 As far as wine goes im an uncultured slob. My old man is really into his wines so i've been known to go around his a bit tipsy shall we say and abuse one of his fine reds drinking out the bottle Edit - Spelling 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #21 April 21, 2006 Dammit Icon! Don't be such a girl! For the record, some of the best wines in the world are Pinot Noir. Think Burgundy! -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #22 April 21, 2006 My theory is drink what you like. Wine snobbery be damned. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #23 April 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote I tend to lean towards lighter reds, Pino Noir, Shiraz, etc... only girls drink those wines ok... wtf... this is at least the third thread that you've insulted my manhood... I'm thinking that perhaps I'm just too much man for you... and accordingly you feel obligated to strike me down... in the hopes of building yourself up... or it could be that you're just being a jerk... Dude it is about time. I couldn't help but throw the girly reference in again to one of your posts. I'M JUST FUCKING WITH YOU MAN. Feel free to get me back whenever you can. Oh and I drink australian whites cuz they are cheap and usually easy to drink. I used to love me some reds, merlot and cabernet but those just aren't the same as a good cheap aussie white. I still would love to have me a glass of conundrum.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #24 April 21, 2006 Conundrum is screw cap now so I guess YOU'RE the girl! Edited because I missed an s. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #25 April 21, 2006 QuoteSo in conclusion Dave, we all have to start somewhere. Let them start with White Zin and White Merlot. Are you pregnant or something? This is a mood I haven't seen you in before! I was at Costco a couple years ago and saw that someone must have made a mistake when pricing wines. They had '97 Kenwood Artist Series for like $28, so I grabbed the few bottles they had left. The gal who rang me up thought $28 was pretty expensive for a bottle of wine and asked me if it was any good. I said, "It all depends on what you like, but I kinda like this one." She said, "Well, I like raspberry merlot...does this taste anything like that?" My response was quite polite.... "Nope, nothing at all like that. I'd stick with what you like." And yes, I'm jealous of some of your tastings. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
