Wine

[Chef]

OK

We had a ribbon cutting at our new radio station today, and the owner wants to have wine, cheese, assorted hors d'ouevres.

So, knowing absolutely NADA about wine, I trudge into the liquor store, and say, "Hey, *****........gimme some wine!"

So, she picks out 4 4 liter bottles of Carlo Rossi......A Sangria, Blush, Paisano, and ...........uh...Chablis.

So, as of now, I am about 1/3 of the way through the Sangria, and it's pretty damn tasty........my question is......

Is Sangria or Paisano the better to keep chilled?

 

[slappy4428]

It's better to keep the glass full... do it enough and it doesn't matter whether it's chilled or not...

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Make sure you take a wee before you drink too much.

 

[Chef]

Make sure you take a wii before you drink too much.

 

[shotglass]

Make sure you take a wee before you drink too much.

And be sure to do it in the shower.

 

[WSKY]

With wine, do whatever you want that makes it taste how you like it.

 

[hondo]

OK

We had a ribbon cutting at our new radio station today, and the owner wants to have wine, cheese, assorted hors d'ouevres.

So, knowing absolutely NADA about wine, I trudge into the liquor store, and say, "Hey, *****........gimme some wine!"

So, she picks out 4 4 liter bottles of Carlo Rossi......A Sangria, Blush, Paisano, and ...........uh...Chablis.

So, as of now, I am about 1/3 of the way through the Sangria, and it's pretty damn tasty........my question is......

Is Sangria or Paisano the better to keep chilled?

Who was that liquor store employee? A bag lady from Tulsa?

Christ, get some good advice next time. Carlos Rossi? That's just grape-flavored ****.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

I understand Thunderbird is a good wine.

 

[expendable]

Ummmmm....with those wines, be prepared for one hell of a hang over (of Boone's Farm proportions) tommorrow morning.

And yes, I'd keep those chilled.

 

[Football_Bat]

Mmmmmmm .... Mad Dog.

 

[OTD]

Did the "liquor store" have this sign on the front?

That's some nasty **** . . . anyway, I suppose chilling any of that stuff wouldn't hurt it. Sangria better than the other. Also, keep in mind that the room temperature at which red wine is supposed to be served is about 65 degrees.

 

[expendable]

Did the "liquor store" have this sign on the front?

That's some nasty **** . . . anyway, I suppose chilling any of that stuff wouldn't hurt it. Sangria better than the other. Also, keep in mind that the room temperature at which red wine is supposed to be served is about 65 degrees.

That would be for good wines. The lower quality the wine, the colder it should be served.

Chef: I suggest going to a Total Wine (if you have one in your area) and posing the same question

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Did you have a budget of 12 dollars or something?

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Here's a question for the apparent wine connoisseurs on here:

What's a good wine to buy? How much does it cost per bottle?

The reason I ask is the girlfriend and I have been drinking more wine recently and dammit if I haven't found one that I really like. Granted, we've only bought wine on 3 occasions, but all 3 times the wine tasted like crapola.

Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jackfinarelli]

You said you knew nothing about wine prior to today. Hopefully, you now know that Carlo Rossi wine in multi-liter jugs is bad wine. So, you now know something about wine. It wasn't a total loss...

 

[expendable]

Here's a question for the apparent wine connoisseurs on here:

What's a good wine to buy? How much does it cost per bottle?

The reason I ask is the girlfriend and I have been drinking more wine recently and dammit if I haven't found one that I really like. Granted, we've only bought wine on 3 occasions, but all 3 times the wine tasted like crapola.

Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.

You can get a very good bottle of wine for $10-15 actually. My wife and I (well, just me for the next eight months) usually pick up a Shiraz by Penfolds. It's a little stout, but it isn't bitter. I'm not much of a white wine drinker, but I was served a Chardonnay by Alamos over Chirstmas that was quite tasty. Neither bottle should put you back more than $10-15.

I stay away from the blush wines (white zinfendel as an example), but if you find you like those, don't pay too much for them. There's not much difference between the cheap bottle and the one over $6.

 

[MertWindu]

My job sucks, my car doesn't warm up fast enough, my friends are all boring, and I can't sleep.


Oh, right. Wine. Sorry!

 

[spup1122]

Here's a question for the apparent wine connoisseurs on here:

What's a good wine to buy? How much does it cost per bottle?

The reason I ask is the girlfriend and I have been drinking more wine recently and dammit if I haven't found one that I really like. Granted, we've only bought wine on 3 occasions, but all 3 times the wine tasted like crapola.

Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.

Wine is a very acquired taste. My family always has wine at family gatherings and I used to HATE it, but I've grown to really enjoy white wines. I cook with a lot of white wines so I usually have a pinot grigio on hand, but I enjoy a good Chardonnay, too.

 

[Clever username]

The stuff in the box has always tasted better to me than anything considered "good" or "fancy".

 

[Orange Hat Bobcat]

Anything from Alexander Valley is top-notch taste -- but not top-shelf price.

Good stuff all.