Re: The Beer Thread
I think I'll change this to the 'beer & wine' thead
Yes, if you drink wine from a box or beer from companies whose target audience salivates over Super Bowl half-time commercials, then I can see why you don't like the taste of either.
I posted about beer, but wine is my drug of choice. Really good wines don't have to be expensive, but you usually won't them at the 7-11 next to the srawberry ripple. I find a lot of good wines from Chile, Australia, and even Oregon. They tend to be less expensive than the Napa valley or Bordeaux regions, and you can find some great bargains on very highly rated wines.
World Market has a great selection, if they have the store in your area.
I get a lot of wines from Costco too.
My fave wine list:
89' Clos Du Bois - Marlstone (Meritage Red) Yummy!
90-92 Opus One
Other consistently good brands I like:
Ferrari-Carano
Stags Leap
Frog's Leap
(I like things that leap
)
Wild Horse
Rex Hill
Oh.. nm.. there are too many to name.
Lindeman's Bin 65 is a consistently good, inexpensive Chardonnay
that I love to drink during the summer.
I usually drink Red wines, though.
Cab!!, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Shiraz, Zin, Meritage, Sangioviese, Petite Sirah, Malbec...
I do dessert wines once in awhile, too.
De Loach - Late Harvest Gewürztraminer - yum.
No Ports or fortified for me.
No, I don't have a stockpile of Chateau Margaux or Lafite Rothschild. For shame.