Wine drinkers - what are you having today/tonight?
Feb 18, 2021, 7:42 pm
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Tonight was a memory wine. Cheap but lovely. Visited the winery in January 2017 with a group of friends. A good memory for National Wine Drinking Day, especially as I’ve been stuck at home in the snow since Sunday.
Mar 7, 2021, 5:32 pm
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Mar 8, 2021, 11:26 pm
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Mar 20, 2021, 10:32 am
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Yesterday was "support your local vintner" evening. Which one?
We started with a Dashe Rosé of Barbera, which was delightful, followed by a Dashe Lily Hill Zin. Just scrumptious.
We started with a Dashe Rosé of Barbera, which was delightful, followed by a Dashe Lily Hill Zin. Just scrumptious.
Mar 20, 2021, 6:42 pm
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We started to make cheese fondue on Saturday nights and the recipe calls for some white wine, which I mostly evaporate into the fondue pot. We have a lot of useless white wine bottles that we’ve never opened or used, so I started to use these because I doubt they are worth drinking. The last 2-3 weeks, I’ve used this J Cuvée. I think it’s time to toss the remnants and tonight I’ll open up this lovely thing from New Mexico and then store it in the fridge and reuse next week.
Would it be better to just toss all these useless whites and get Charles Shaw at Trader Joe’s?
Would it be better to just toss all these useless whites and get Charles Shaw at Trader Joe’s?
Mar 21, 2021, 10:18 am
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We started to make cheese fondue on Saturday nights and the recipe calls for some white wine, which I mostly evaporate into the fondue pot. We have a lot of useless white wine bottles that we’ve never opened or used, so I started to use these because I doubt they are worth drinking. The last 2-3 weeks, I’ve used this J Cuvée. I think it’s time to toss the remnants and tonight I’ll open up this lovely thing from New Mexico and then store it in the fridge and reuse next week.
Would it be better to just toss all these useless whites and get Charles Shaw at Trader Joe’s?
Would it be better to just toss all these useless whites and get Charles Shaw at Trader Joe’s?
Mar 21, 2021, 12:55 pm
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Garbage in, garbage out. The problem with the $2 Chuck is you don't know what you're getting until you open it. Could be Drano, could be a palatable wine that might retail for $10 to $15. Spring for a $3.99 or $4.99. Hell, maybe even $7.99, although that might put a dent in your King Crab budget
I need to Google non-alcohol fondue recipe. I am not using this wine otherwise and I need the guidance of flyertalk. Help me FlyerTalk, you’re my only useful hope :-)
We have 20-40 bottles of wine. Surely all non drinkable but I hope ok for cooking.
so last night’s New Mexico winery bottle was sparkling - I unscrewed the cork and it popped out of my hand and flew in the air. If it had hit my eye, I wonder if it would have hurt badly for me. I found it hours later on the other side of the sink.
just found a recipe using chicken broth instead of wine. Hmm.
Mar 21, 2021, 3:51 pm
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Mar 21, 2021, 3:57 pm
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There are some cheap but very good whites (Kirkland) at Costco. The $6.99 Sauvignon Blanc is bordering on excellent for the price. The $4.99 Pinot Grigio would be just fine for cooking as it is certainly fine for drinking.
And 24oz of cheese? As in a pound and a half of cheese?? Yikes! That is well over half a pound of cheese per person, assuming your son eats less than the two adults.
And 24oz of cheese? As in a pound and a half of cheese?? Yikes! That is well over half a pound of cheese per person, assuming your son eats less than the two adults.
Mar 23, 2021, 7:18 pm
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Hearty cheese fondue is fine after a hard day's skiing, but I can't imagine eating it in such quantities without its essential precursor! As to using sparkling wine instead of still wine with it, I think it would be sensible to try to ensure the bubbles are gone, which might be tricky with a methode traditionelle - at least before the remaining wine goes off. I'm just not sure how the bubbles would interact with the cheese and other ingredients.
I know this is a wine thread, but the one vital alcoholic ingredient for cheese fondue is Kirsch.
I know this is a wine thread, but the one vital alcoholic ingredient for cheese fondue is Kirsch.
Mar 27, 2021, 3:36 pm
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Don’t sell Gruet sparkling wine short. It’s actually a fairly decent domestic (U.S.) sparkling wine.
A little background:
https://www.gruetwinery.com/heritage
A little background:
https://www.gruetwinery.com/heritage
Mar 27, 2021, 9:40 pm
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Concord grape for Pessach
Do you think I can get it at Trader Joe’s?
Aww thanks. I used it yesterday for cooking fish tacos. It’s SO HARD for me to just dump it even if it’s old and past expiration. I can’t taste anything with wine.
Don’t sell Gruet sparkling wine short. It’s actually a fairly decent domestic (U.S.) sparkling wine.
A little background:
https://www.gruetwinery.com/heritage
A little background:
https://www.gruetwinery.com/heritage