Originally Posted by Calcifer
I finally got to try Tokaji Aszu the other night (the class was Central/Eastern Europe and many other random countries, and I was really hoping the Hungarian representative wouldn't be Bull's Blood). I love sweet wines when they've got a good backbone of acidity to them, which this did. It was the Domaine Disznoko Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos. Now I'm going to have to experiment with different levels and different producers... ah, the slippery slope...
I find 5 Puttonyos to be the right number for me.
I found a great sweet wine in the Tarn area of France. I can't recall the name, but it is labeled "doux" on the wine.
Along the vein of sweet stuff, I've been reading lots of good things about the 2003 Vintage Ports. I'm thinking if I buy some they may be ready to drink when I'm celebrating my retirement....
Any Port drinkers out there with particular recommendations?
Aside from the great Port houses I have found that some very fine Port can be found at many vinyards. I did a tour of vinyards in the Barosso Valley near Adelaide once, and each of them offered us some Port on the side. They had both white and red, and boy was it fantastic. So I recommend doing a tour, but call ahead to see if they have any Port to drink.
And finally, does anyone have any particular recommendations for under-the-counter wine cooler/refrigerators? I may be gut-renovating a kitchen in the nearish future, and I figure if I'm going to go through the hassle I at least want a wine fridge (given that I'm in NYC, I'm hesitant to buy anything larger, although the price differential doesn't seem that great).
Buy with points! I bought a decent under-counter glass door wine fridge with Hilton points several years ago.