Wine drinkers - what are you having today/tonight?
May 22, 2014, 6:52 pm
#257
Join Date: May 2014
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Ok this isn't really about what one is drinking….
BUT, I would like to get your thoughts on this contraption:
Coravin.
At times all I want is a glass and don't want to open a bottle, saw the above being used at a resto, was pretty impressed. Yes it is expensive, but after a couple of bottles being poured out, this thingy makes sense.
Anyone used it?
BUT, I would like to get your thoughts on this contraption:
Coravin.
At times all I want is a glass and don't want to open a bottle, saw the above being used at a resto, was pretty impressed. Yes it is expensive, but after a couple of bottles being poured out, this thingy makes sense.
Anyone used it?
May 23, 2014, 8:06 pm
#258
Moderator, Argentina and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: MIA / EZE
Programs: Lord of Malbec & all Wines Argentine. AA EXP / Marriott Lifetime Silver / Hertz Presidents Circle
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Finishing off a couple of bottles from a Pinot Noir showdown I had this afternoon......
Miras Pinot Noir, Patagonia
Bressia Piel Negra, Mendoza
Chacra Barda, Patagonia
DV Catena Pinot Pinot, Mendoza
Its nice to remember that Argentina is a lot more than just Malbec.....
Miras Pinot Noir, Patagonia
Bressia Piel Negra, Mendoza
Chacra Barda, Patagonia
DV Catena Pinot Pinot, Mendoza
Its nice to remember that Argentina is a lot more than just Malbec.....
May 23, 2014, 8:29 pm
#259
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We will start with a Donkey and Goat 2012 Helluva Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley (light and easy drinking deliciousness)* and then continue with a Donkey and Goat 2007 Reserve Syrah, Broken Leg Vineyard, Anderson Valley. (Have not previously tried this.)
*California Pinot Noir is often one of my least favorite wines
*California Pinot Noir is often one of my least favorite wines
May 24, 2014, 2:38 am
#260
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2006 Señorio de los Llanos Gran Reserva, D.O. Valdepenas, and 2008 Allesverloren Tinta Barocca, W.O. Swartland on the tables at yesterday's BBQ night
May 24, 2014, 5:04 am
#261
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Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 2005 Roulot. Works perfectly with a properly aged sirloin steak - the vegetal characteristics of both working together. Whereas last night it was a Paddy Borthwick Pinot Noir from Wairarapa, which IMHO puts most other New World pinot noir in the shade - and a fair number of burgundies too.
May 25, 2014, 7:42 am
#264
Join Date: Aug 2008
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A wine that I call Kap-Kap. It's pronounced Jaw-Jaw which I understand means hurrah, hooray, congratulations, cheers..... For those who speak Russian, the K I've used is the double K in the Russian alphabet.
It costs £2.26 (about $3.60) a bottle.
It's a Kazakh wine - anyone enjoying it now?
It costs £2.26 (about $3.60) a bottle.
It's a Kazakh wine - anyone enjoying it now?
May 31, 2014, 12:17 pm
#269
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That is quite a lineup. I'm having Brunello di Montalcino tonight with grilled steaks. I think I'd rather have your Saint Julien, or maybe a nice Margaux
May 31, 2014, 3:02 pm
#270
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Originally Posted by oenophilist
J.M. Boillot 2000 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Combettes.
Originally Posted by PrezVander
2008 Joseph Phelps Insignia - rare treat for a special occasion!
Tonight I am on a Cauhapé 2012 Jurançon Sec Chant des Vignes. Fruitier than a Capdevielle, but still nicely dry. Amazingly, it goes with Cajun chicken...