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Offline Gurgie

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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #100 on: August 04, 2016, 01:25:47 pm »
My go-to inexpensive table wine that is $10.99 at the LCBO... much better deal at Walmart in Myrtle!  ;D
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #101 on: August 04, 2016, 06:17:22 pm »
Quote from: Weels on August 04, 2016, 10:37:24 am
^ Nice find Railton!  And pretty great of the artist to reply to you.  Sounds like she was genuinely pleased you reached out to her.


So, I bought a few bottles of the Merlot from this house back a few months ago.   It is nice, but not as good IMO as the Cab Sauv (2013 vintage) that is now out.
You'd be wise to buy some.. or don't - more for me!

Quote from: Weels on February 05, 2016, 08:32:21 pm

But the Cab is only 13.5% and that Merlot is 14.25%. Me thinks the cab is going to be a little fresh no?
Railton
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #102 on: August 04, 2016, 06:23:42 pm »
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #103 on: August 04, 2016, 06:50:19 pm »


Quote from: Railton on August 04, 2016, 06:17:22 pm
But the Cab is only 13.5% and that Merlot is 14.25%. Me thinks the cab is going to be a little fresh no?
Railton

What does that mean and why does it matter?


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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #104 on: August 05, 2016, 08:39:25 am »
^ Generally speaking the higher the alcohol %, the bolder & richer the wine.

Not sure what the 2012 Cab was, but probably was 13.5%.  it is a more medium bodied, fruitier wine.  The Merlot is actually 14.5% according to sticker on my bottles... it does have more "oomph" than the Cab

I'll be cracking open a bottle of the '13 Cab next week, so will see if I like it the same

Ted - will have a look for that Zin - thanks



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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #105 on: August 05, 2016, 09:44:36 am »
Quote from: Railton on August 04, 2016, 06:23:42 pm
Brian, try this one.
14.9%.
http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/rancho-zabaco-sonoma-heritage-vines-zinfandel-2014/434605#.V6O_81QrJdg
Railton

I agree this is very nice for the price, the guy at my vintages put me onto it, we  tried a bottle then I went back and picked up another 6 bottles
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #106 on: August 05, 2016, 12:32:27 pm »
Quote from: Allen on August 05, 2016, 09:44:36 am
Quote from: Railton on August 04, 2016, 06:23:42 pm
Brian, try this one.
14.9%.
http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/rancho-zabaco-sonoma-heritage-vines-zinfandel-2014/434605#.V6O_81QrJdg
Railton

I agree this is very nice for the price, the guy at my vintages put me onto it, we  tried a bottle then I went back and picked up another 6 bottles
Thanks for the tip! :D
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #107 on: August 18, 2016, 02:58:28 pm »
   I bought a bottle of S African Roodeberg yesterday and right next to it on the shelf was a wine I had not seen before Thelema Mountain Red. The label sucked me in and I bought a bottle also. It was time to try something different. A mixture of Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Verdot? It was great.

   Roodeberg (a go to for me0 $10...reduced by a buck.

   Thelema  $11/12...A bargain.

   It seems to me that better wines have suddenly become available at lower prices. I must make an effort to not buy an expensive one, which might blow away my dreaming and pitch me out of the pleasant groove that I am in.

   
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #108 on: August 18, 2016, 03:41:52 pm »
South Africa, especially the région Western Cape is known for its Pinotage, so I recommend those if you are buying from ZA (which I do myself, time to time).

Actually toured a winery there in Stellenbosch, outside of Kapstad.
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #109 on: August 24, 2016, 03:43:23 pm »
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #110 on: August 24, 2016, 03:47:35 pm »
The price of the Wally World Merlot went down since our May visit. It is now $2.96 a bottle.
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #111 on: August 24, 2016, 04:20:21 pm »
Is it drinkable ?
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #112 on: August 24, 2016, 04:56:32 pm »
Quote from: Railton on August 24, 2016, 03:47:35 pm
The price of the Wally World Merlot went down since our May visit. It is now $2.96 a bottle.
Railton
Read page 5 of this topic Mark or Google Oakleaf Merlot.
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #113 on: August 24, 2016, 07:42:23 pm »
Wanted something reflective of the crisper, cleaner feel of the Centre, so picked up something from val de Loire, AOC saumur champigny.
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #114 on: August 25, 2016, 08:56:55 am »
Whine..Whine..Whine..why dont we get $2:99 drinkable smooth stuff...................Oh the Gov U say..hell even taxing that at 100% still a FIVER...... :drool: :fall: :think:
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #115 on: January 21, 2017, 07:03:12 am »
Time for an update Weels.

Last night I tried Big Smooth 2013 Old Vine Zinfandel. A Californian blend, put down on 80% new American Oak and 10% each French and Hungarian for 14 months. Big, as you would expect at 15.5 %, but very smooth - just the way I like them.
Enjoy!
Railton

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/big-smooth-old-vine-zinfandel-2013/470179#.WINKptfopdg
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #116 on: January 22, 2017, 10:51:30 am »
^ I haven't had anything super noteworthy in the last while -
I've been liking Valpolicella's lately. 

Think i'll pop this one open soon:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/zenato-ripassa-valpolicella-superiore/479766#.WITTmbYrJBw


Came across this one a month or so ago - Mr. Blacks Concoction.  Hey, Jacob.  ;D
This one has some oomph at just under 16%, but Shiraz's are always up there...

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/small-gully-mr-black-s-concoction-shiraz-viognier-2013/222059#.WITTtbYrJBw

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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #117 on: January 22, 2017, 11:38:35 am »
Quote from: Weels on January 22, 2017, 10:51:30 am
^ I haven't had anything super noteworthy in the last while -
I've been liking Valpolicella's lately. 

Think i'll pop this one open soon:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/zenato-ripassa-valpolicella-superiore/479766#.WITTmbYrJBw


Came across this one a month or so ago - Mr. Blacks Concoction.  Hey, Jacob.  ;D
This one has some oomph at just under 16%, but Shiraz's are always up there...

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/small-gully-mr-black-s-concoction-shiraz-viognier-2013/222059#.WITTtbYrJBw
The only Valpolicella's to drink - those double fermented.
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #118 on: January 23, 2017, 01:16:51 pm »
was doing some cleaning last night and caved... i had been holding on to a bottle of red for a long while... when i got it, i had been told it would age well...

seemed pretty correct to me. when i don't finish the bottle because i just want to save some for the next night, that is a good sign!

it was/is a 2004 australian shiraz... charles cimicky autograph... lovely. had some other bottles from the winery, (trumps) and enjoyed it, but liked this on a different level.
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Re: The Wine Thread
« Reply #119 on: January 23, 2017, 01:39:43 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on August 04, 2016, 01:25:47 pm
My go-to inexpensive table wine that is $10.99 at the LCBO... much better deal at Walmart in Myrtle!  ;D

Keep a couple of bottles of that in the house and chilled at all times. Mrs.Firm loves it. I not picky, but enjoyed catching up on the thread, got me a short list of things to try.
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