Wine Suggestions?

[Cansportschick]

I need some advice, recommendations.

I am wondering if people on these boards can suggest to me favourite types of wine or what wine they would recommend.

I have to give some as presents and also have a wine and cheese party taking place at my place in the next month for family and a couple of really close friends coming from overseas.

Thanks for the suggestions in advance.

 

[shockey]

mrs. shockey and i are big fans of santa margerita's pinot grigio. 8)

 

[Angola!]

I really like box wine.

 

[Angola!]

Seriously, though, I tried this kind at a wine tasting and really liked it. I personally don't like white wine at all, but I do like red wine as long as it doesn't have too harsh of a kick at the end.

Here is a short summary about this wine, actually the label:

F&N
(Fredericksburg & Northern)
A railroad into town was once the dream of every frontier town. Fredericksburg was not to get its railroad until 1913, more than twenty-five years after the concept was originally presented. As a thriving commerce center and one of the last stageline stops on the way to California, by 1874 the need for rail service had been identified.
November 18, 1913 at 1:10 P.M. (three hours late), two trains arrived from San Antonio to kickoff three days of celebration in Fredericksburg - the railroad had finally come to town. The SAF&N (San Antonio, Fredericksburg & Northern Railway Company, 1913-1917) had overcome the “Big Hill” located approximately 14 miles down track by digging the first railroad tunnel in Texas. The tunnel was dug through limestone and is 40 feet in height (with no internal supports) and a length of 920 feet. The Fredericksburg & Northern Railway Company (F&N) bought the assets of the SAF&N and began operation at midnight December 31, 1917. The F&N Railway Company operated until 1942 when the equipment and track was sold to the United States Government during World War II.
The Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area (the former F&N Railroad Tunnel) is now the home of 1-2 million Mexican bats and is protected by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

 

[Pancamo]

mrs. shockey and i are big fans of santa margerita's pinot grigio. 8)

Very good wine.

 

[JR]

It's kinda an open ended question.

I'd suggest you go to your local liquor store, find someone who knows something about wine, tell them what kind of cheeses you're serving and get some recommendations.

You'll want a selection of white, red and maybe a rose

 

[Cape_Fear]

You'll want a bottle of white, a bottle of red and perhaps a bottle of rose instead

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Seriously, I don't drink much wine but my wife like Rieslings.

 

[Cracker]

A very good, inexpensive wine in my opinion is the Black Swan merlot/shiraz mix (the purple label). Very good stuff, and usually only $10-11 for a 1.5 liter.

 

[spnited]

mrs. shockey and i are big fans of santa margerita's pinot grigio. 8)

Asolutely love it, shock!

For a little less money, I'm also a big fan of the Franncis Ford Coppola pinot grigio.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Laugh all you want, but Trader Joe's "three buck chuck" has always gone down real easy. It's their Charles Shaw line of wines. The cabernet was only ok, but the chardonnay is delightful. And it's only around three bucks a bottle.

 

[slappy4428]

Am drinking a Bogle Merlot now and it's OK... Usually drink Beaujolais Villages by Louis Jadot or any of the red wines from Penfolds.

I stay away from Reisling only because I find it too sweet.

Went to Costco today and stocked up with several bottles of wine.

 

[Hustle]

Since I really started getting into wine, I figured I'd eschew an actual wine journal (though I have one) and just made a new site on Blogger.

I focus mainly on whites, since I've yet to have a red I like and the reds give migraines to my wife.

At any rate, my top five of an admittedly limited selection:

Joseph Drouhin Laforet Bourgogne Chardonnay ($15 a bottle and probably the best wine I've ever had)
Picket Fence Chardonnay
Big Fire Pinot Gris
Washington Hills Riesling (just had that tonight)
Trinity Pinot Gris

And, as a bonus: A To Z Pinot Grigio.

 

[everybody duck]

used to work at a liquor store during my arizona daily star part-timer/salad days. for a white, Edna Valley Chardonnay ($15ish) or, for a tad more, Byron Chardonnay. both superb. chardonnays are great "big" whites and work with anything from fish to steaks. for reds, any of the Ridge Zinfandels are magical. same with central Calif. coast pinot noirs - Saintsbury in particular. cheaper? aussie and chilean wines are amazing, especially in the $8-10 range. and the whole matching a white/red with food is bogus. whatever wine tastes good will pair perfectly with food that tastes good. or doesn't. drink. be happy

 

[mike311gd]

"Whatever's free."

 

[Rough Mix]

There have been a couple of threads over the last year or two. Think Hustle started one. Do a site search and you'll find some good suggestions.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

(1) How much are you willing to spend?
(2) Are they French? Italian? Spanish? South American? Depends on the company/quality of the table.

 

[Write-brained]

Woodbridge by Mondavi. It's respectable and affordable.

 

[ralph wiggum]

I need some advice, recommendations.

I am wondering if people on these boards can suggest to me favourite types of wine or what wine they would recommend.

I have to give some as presents and also have a wine and cheese party taking place at my place in the next month for family and a couple of really close friends coming from overseas.

Thanks for the suggestions in advance.

I'm guessing from the name and the spelling of "favourite" that you'll be buying win in Canada. If so, there are good suggestions on there, but you'll be paying more for US wines than we are down here. The Australian wines are going to be a better value up there because the British commonwealth contries will tax less on each other's imports than those from the states, France, Italy, etc.

And when it comes to good wine values, there are too many good ones from Australia to name. If you're looking for something a little more spendy for a gift, one of my favourite wineries from down there is Two Hands. They have some high end stuff that'll run you into the $50-60 range, but also some very good wines (The Wolf Riesling, Gnarly Dudes Shiraz to name a couple) that are a little more reasonable.

 

[SoCalDude]

There are damn few reds I don't like, as long as they're not too young. The winemaking processes now are so good that everybody is turning out good stuff.

 

[User 1019]

I'll second the Coppola suggestions.The claret is the best we've had of that label.

Frei Brothers also makes a pretty good wine, too. I like the reds best, but the whites certainly aren't bad.

Rodney Strong makes a good cab.

I've never found an Oregon pinot noir I didn't like.

Here's a link to a central Texas wine association that have very good vino. www.texaswinetrail.com

My favorite is Dry Comal Creek www.drycomalcreek.com. Try the unoaked cab. Good stuff.

Becker Vineyards www.beckervineyards.com has a really good cab they call Texas Iconoclast. The reisling is good, too. Good stuff, there, too.

Texas Hills Vineyard www.texashillsvineyard.com had some good stuff, too.