what are you drinking right now?

[soulpope]

Decanting .... :

[mikeweil]

Enjoy it! Should be tasting very fine!

[soulpope]

9 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

Enjoy it! Should be tasting very fine!

Already does  .... thnx !!!

[felser]

[Dmitry]

9 hours ago, bresna said:

Under $10 is getting harder to do. I still think Gnarly Head's Zin is pretty good if uncomplicated vino for around $7.

(Bodega) Septima Malbec (Argentina) used to be an automatic recommendation in this price point, but recent vintages have come out with retail prices closer to $12. In general, you should still be able to find many good Malbecs from Argentina under $15. There's also a bunch of Spanish Garnaca wines in that same price range.

Thanks. Another winner in the sub$10 category is Torrebruna Sangiovese. I bought two cases, comes up to well under $8 per bottle. I buy it from Wollaston’s in Quincy.
Malbecs are great budget wines too!

[aparxa]

When teleworking should stop.

[jlhoots]

2015 Torrin The Maven

[soulpope]

Vintage 2015 .... outstanding ....

[soulpope]

The plan for today ... later  .... :

[jlhoots]

Later today K Vintners 2016 The Boy

[Kevin Bresnahan]

2 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Later today K Vintners 2016 The Boy

97 points for a straight Granache? That's unusual for a grape that's normally blended. It must be a good one.

I've tasted several of K Vintner's wines and have not been overly impressed for the price. They've all been tasty, sure, but they've also all been between $50-100. That's a lot of money. Sometimes, I think that Charles Smith takes his "rock star" reputation too seriously and prices his wines accordingly. He dumped his "affordable" label a few years ago too.

[jlhoots]

13 minutes ago, bresna said:

97 points for a straight Granache? That's unusual for a grape that's normally blended. It must be a good one.

I've tasted several of K Vintner's wines and have not been overly impressed for the price. They've all been tasty, sure, but they've also all been between $50-100. That's a lot of money. Sometimes, I think that Charles Smith takes his "rock star" reputation too seriously and prices his wines accordingly. He dumped his "affordable" label a few years ago too.

He still owns Substance & CasaSmith which have some lower priced wines. Motor City Kitty is a K Vintners wine that goes for under $40 & is excellent IMHO.

Having said that, we do enjoy some of the higher priced wines in the portfolio. When we visited Walla Walla, he & his staff were very nice to us.

 

[Dmitry]

On 4/1/2020 at 4:02 PM, aparxa said:

When teleworking should stop.

An unusual style of arranging your vinyl.

[mikeweil]

Roche de Belanne

CARIGNAN VIEILLES VIGNES, PAYS D’HÉRAULT IGP

[danasgoodstuff]

[soulpope]

13 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Roche de Belanne

CARIGNAN VIEILLES VIGNES, PAYS D’HÉRAULT IGP

Excellent value ....

[mikeweil]

Indeed! A local winery currently sells the new vintage for € 4.99 a bottle. I love it, wines from Carignan grapes taste like nothing else, when done right, which is the case here. 

[porcy62]

Not even close to the greatest Nebbiolo I drank, but cheap and honest.

[saskimo]

Cheap and good. Didn't think it was possible.

[Matthew]

2017 Far Niente Oakville Cabernet. This was so good!

[Kevin Bresnahan]

2016 Kinsella Jersey Boys Cabernet Sauvignon. This is some big Cab but it's not harsh or tannic, Smooth as silk. Lots of fruit from front to back.

The front of the bottle doesn't show much about the name of the wine which is why I used the back label.

[catesta]

With a little splash of dry vermouth and two olives.

[jlhoots]

9 minutes ago, catesta said:

With a little splash of dry vermouth and two olives.

Ice cold, I presume!!

[Dmitry]

I thought Barolo wines were supposed to be uniformly good, heavy and rich. This was light, almost no fruit to taste, and the color wasn't amazing. I was disappointed.. $35. Is it possible it's counterfeit? 

Viu Manent Cabernet Sauvignon, at 1/5 the cost, was much better.  Life is still full of surprises.

Edited April 18, 2020 by Dmitry

[Kevin Bresnahan]

11 hours ago, Dmitry said:

I thought Barolo wines were supposed to be uniformly good, heavy and rich. This was light, almost no fruit to taste, and the color wasn't amazing. I was disappointed.. $35. Is it possible it's counterfeit?

Like any wine, not all Barolos are created equally. I've had great Barolos and some that were not good at all. It's also possible that you got a bad cork. There were a few studies that show as much as 10% of all corked bottles have some cork taint.