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Whenever I go to a wine tasting I just nod my head a lot because I can't tell the difference between any of the wines.
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43 comments:
Not everyone can have a sophisticated palate like mine
Wine gives me gas.
I think your drunk ass is just nodding off to sleep.
i drink wine when i crave a headache, a loooong nap, and a horrible hangover. So basically i dont drink wine duuuh :)
Now I've got Red Red Wine stuck in my head.
We ordered a bottle of something Iranian one night at dinner just to be different and I actually had to spit it out
Well, I don't know if this helps...but I just did red and white wine profiles for women (which was so fun to do!):
http://www.blogher.com/demystifying-alcohol-women-white-side-vineyard-champagne-white-wine
http://www.blogher.com/demystifying-alcohol-women-red-wines
@Tamarh.. stellar analysis! Must have been a fun day :D
Me too.
I never order reds.. I always wind up with joker lips.. I usually order by origin and New Zealand is never a let down
We need Christine! From Standing Sun Wineries
I took a wine class once. My main takeaway was that if you buy good wine, serve it as the first or second bottle of the evening, because after that no one can tell the difference. Also, that the most expensive, well-aged bottle they offered us tasted precisely like the communion wine I get at the local Episcopal Church.
One of my faves!
God I love wine. Red or white. It doesn't matter.
The most expensive wine isn't always the best. Good tip Nutty. I think that is indeed the case.
I can tell what I LIKE not neccesarily what's the best.
We got a wine from Algeria once that was amazing though. Maybe we were just fooling ourselves because it was the night we got engaged and we were on a high already.
My husband and I collected Washington state wines for several years.
We bought a Cabernet,made by Columbia
in 1988, it was called Millennium. The grower thought the wine would still be great at the turn of the century. By 2000 it was worth $1000, we paid only about $25 for it. We didn't get around to drinking it till 2005, it was great!
pretentious bullshit
Miller High Life is the Champagne of Beers.
Del, I belong to the Columbia Winery wine club. I remember Millennium, had a couple bottles myself. That wine was soooo good! I specifically remember opening up a bottle and pairing it with some aged Cougar Gold cheese I had for a girls night. One of my best food/alcohol combos ever.
@ethorne Andre's Cold Duck is the height of sophistication ;)
@VIP-The name is boss.
This is where having been a bartender at a (at the time) 5 star hotel comes in handy. I always know what to order/advise.
@menadensch, I'm glad you enjoyed it too. We wanted to support the Eastern Washington farmers who had all turned to wine making. It literally saved their farming lives.
Many of the "tasting rooms" were in the wine growers rec room. My dad grew up in Prosser so it was fun. We didn't know jack about wine when we started, just thought it would be fun. I do have a dandy vintage wine label collection now though.
@Del Riser are you still in the PNW? A lot of wineries now having tasting rooms over in Woodinville, if you can't get over to the eastside.
Auntliddy, what's so pretentious about it? Del just talked about tasting in a wine grower's/farmer's rec room. Sounds pretty down to earth to me!
Great memories, Del. Support your local farmers!!!
it took me awhile to begin to enjoy wines but now i think they are just about the best drink around. Many, many very affordable and tasty wines around today. And beer gives me gas.
I went to a wine tasting with a bunch of muckety mucks. One asked me what I thought of one wine. It tasted like tennis shoes! He wrote that down in his notes.
No offense intended, i strictly replied to entys post, did not read anyone elses posts. Zero offense intended.
The only difference I notice is the price. The cheaper, the better. I'm classy that way.
"My name is Enty, and I'm an alcoholic."
"Hi, Enty!"
Seriously, Enty? You can't tell any differences between wines? Just pay attention to your tastebuds! It's either good or it isn't.
@V, no we live in Las Vegas now. I went to school in Bothell, and lived at Silver Lake in Everett, so I'm familiar with the wineries in Woodinville.
Who in their right mind would ever move from the Northwest to frickin' Las Vegas?
@B. Profane, I like to see the sun every day, or almost every day. It's glorious in the PNW in the spring and summer but the others months were too damn grey and cold. I spent my entire life there.
We live in a lovely LV neighborhood, 2000 feet above the strip.
I never comment - but must say cheers to the Prosser/eastern wa/ tri-city girls. I only drink wa wine, not to be a snob or pretenscious - just a) it taste good b) support my state economy! Fun to see - hubs is a 509er and I'm a 406er now living in Seattle
And because I came out of lurker closet - been reading for years and I joined fb just so I could be original enty's friend. Back when he would post happy birthday messages on your wall and chat via messaging. Very fun chats
Bwahahaha.! God that brings back memories...
Have you ever thought of revisiting the drinks of youth just to reassure yourself that you had some taste and were just poor? ( I still like Mickey's wide mouth malt liquor,ssooo sooo smooth)
I went to a overnight wine multiple course dinner ( my mind is still hazy as to events) I do remember missing the hotel room and wandering on the golf course until my date who needed both hands to navigate and lost me, brought me in calling my name like a foghorn, deep and low. :-)
I used to date a pretentious, wealthy wine snob & it put me off. My hubby & I like to explore local wineries, but there's a growing culture of boutique beers and tastings, food/season matching, so we're really into that.
this one goes out to you Enty as you sip your cask of fruity Lexia
That's sweet Sherry!
@Steampunk Jazz, I loved Mickey's Wide Mouth, and I had such lovely vases too.
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