Starting to like wine...the Red version

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Maybe I just thought I was a heavyweight and am in fact a lightweight.

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Thanks for the info.

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I appreciate the info Greg, will definately try to find these and give em a go.

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Our friend from church brought us a couple of Riedell wine glasses yesterday, can't wait to try it out. I have been drinking from a plastic tumbler.

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It's a set of two Cab glasses but that will be better than palstic.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by ggainey

It's a set of two Cab glasses but that will be better than palstic.

Huge difference, Greg. One of the pleasures of red wine is the nose/bouquet/aroma that can be enjoyed from a proper glass.

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Huge difference, Greg. One of the pleasures of red wine is the nose/bouquet/aroma that can be enjoyed from a proper glass.

Kinda figured Peter, can't wait to try them out. My wife likes to drink her wine with ice, pretty sure she would be flamed here for that, so not sure if she will try them or not.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by ggainey

Kinda figured Peter, can't wait to try them out. My wife likes to drink her wine with ice, pretty sure she would be flamed here for that, so not sure if she will try them or not.

There are some purists here that would likely chastise you/her for that. I certainly won't.
It is not the accepted way to appreciate finer wine. Temperature would be wrong and the wine would be watered down.

However, like with cigars. Drink what you like. Like what you drink.

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Originally Posted by pnoon

There are some purists here that would likely chastise you/her for that. I certainly won't.
It is not the accepted way to appreciate finer wine. Temperature would be wrong and the wine would be watered down.

However, like with cigars. Drink what you like. Like what you drink.

brother we aint drinking too much what you would classify as fine wine. But I like some of the cheaper stuff I have had and some of the more expensive one's have been equally bad. So I have learned that wine is like cigars, cheaper is sometime but not always good and more expensive doesn't always mean better either.

[TheRiddick]

Originally Posted by ggainey

Kinda figured Peter, can't wait to try them out. My wife likes to drink her wine with ice, pretty sure she would be flamed here for that, so not sure if she will try them or not.

Greg, until recent times, and I am talking a couple of years back and maybe even these days, young affluent Chinese were mixing very expensive red French Bordeaux wines with Coke, so I guess some ice in wine is not that bad :-))

Go to any Barrel & Crate store, they usually have a nice selection at decent prices, you should be able to find something for $5 per stem. Try
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=130&f=31655, either of the two on the bottom of the page. Buy 2 of each and taste from them side by side, see how shapes and volume make a difference. If you drink Pinot Noi, then Burgundy shape (bottom of page) is a "requirement" :-))

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Originally Posted by ggainey

It's a set of two Cab glasses but that will be better than palstic.

my keyboard is dyslexic.

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Just to see whatever everyone else does:

Do yall have all the different kinds of glasses (cas, ports, syrah) or do ya pretty much stick with one kind and drink the different kinds from the same wine glass?

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by ggainey

Just to see whatever everyone else does:

Do yall have all the different kinds of glasses (cas, ports, syrah) or do ya pretty much stick with one kind and drink the different kinds from the same wine glass?

I use to have a lot of different ones, but now I am down to a Red (cab shaped), a white (which looks bigger than many would associate with white wines except in France), port glasses, and Champagne flutes.

I would suggest:

2-4 decanters along with cheese cloth and/or unbleach muslin
Red Cab
Red Burg (rounder works with merlot too)
White Large (Chard's)
White Small with slight angled top (use for Moscato and fine Champagne)
Flutes (cheaper Champagne and parties)
Port glasses (works with schnapps and hard liquors too)

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I use to have a lot of different ones, but now I am down to a Red (cab shaped), a white (which looks bigger than many would associate with white wines except in France), port glasses, and Champagne flutes.

I would suggest:

2-4 decanters along with cheese cloth and/or unbleach muslin
Red Cab
Red Burg (rounder works with merlot too)
White Large (Chard's)
White Small with slight angled top (use for Moscato and fine Champagne)
Flutes (cheaper Champagne and parties)
Port glasses (works with schnapps and hard liquors too)

Thanks for the info.

[pnoon]

I am not that particular beyond glass and a general wine glass shape to the bowl.
Once again, purists will tell you that the proper glass is essential. But I would maintain that most (including me) would not taste an appreciable difference.

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I am not that particular beyond glass and a general wine glass shape to the bowl.
Once again, purists will tell you that the proper glass is essential. But I would maintain that most (including me) would not taste an appreciable difference.

Thanks Peter, I was scared I was going to have to get twenty three different kinds. Seriously though, I am looking forward to trying to see the diffrence in plastic and crystal.

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Thanks Greg, i'll see if i can get some of those.

[hammondc]

Can any of you wine nerds recco a good Pinot Noir? Under $20 preferably. Going to a wine party tonight and would like to take a couple bottles of decent booze and leave the Franzia at home :-)

[hammondc]

Well..I ended up with a Bogle Petite Syrah, and 2 Pinot Noirs- Battle Creek 2007 and Castle Rock Columbia Valley 2007. ALL were freakin fantastic.

I hope this thread can get going again.

1)Torres Gran Coronas Cabernet Sauvignon
2)St. Francis Old Vine Zinfandel
3)Saint Cosme Côte du Rhône


My question...Can anyone list some great value bordeaux from 2005?