Vintage Wines

• November 2009

  “Staying in NZ, then, maybe a good NZ pinot noir might be worth putting aside for at least five years? I recently had a bottle of 2007 Two Paddocks 'Picnic' Pinot Noir. Based on how much better the wine was after having...”

  Forum post in the topic Long cellar life wines. by penguinoid

  
  

• November 2009

  “Penguinoid, a lot of Chinese seem to think it worthwhile (I'm trying to picture the dinners where they bust out the truly expensive stuff, label towards the guests), but they're the ones who are suffering worst from the...”

  Forum post in the topic Counterfeit Luxury Wines by dmcker

  
  

• November 2009

  “Don't forget Brunello as a candidate. The vintage on sale now in 2009 is 2004, the first five star vintage since 1997 (the so-called vintage of the century). A 2004 vintage, or Riserva (available next year) should easily...”

  Forum post in the topic Long cellar life wines. by Laurapal

  
  

• November 2009

  “Looks like you've enjoyed pinot noir from Oregon, and syrah/shiraz from Oz and elsewhere. I'll start with four suggestions that I've already made in other Snooth threads, one set slightly below your price range and one set...”

  Forum post in the topic Newbie looking for Red Wine... by dmcker

  
  

• November 2009

  “Beaujolais Nouveau can be delicious with lots of red fruit and flowers on the nose. The short finish and lack of pretense seems entirely appropriate as the enjoyment of rapidly fermented macerated wines is supposed to be...”

  Forum post in the topic Happy Beujolais Noveau!! by zufrieden

  
  

• November 2009

  “Interesting ... I've had some Meritage wines from Niagara peninsula where the Cab Franc really shows but I'll let you know after I taste a few this weekend if the 07 vintage was weakish. However, with my California bias...”

  Forum post in the topic Cabernet Franc by HondaJohn

  
  

• November 2009

  “Just wanted to update you all on some interesting things to report about the 74 vintage wines. I will be posting my reviews on several in the coming days. The Sterling Cab was fantastic. All that I could have ever hoped...”

  Forum post in the topic 1974 Vintage: Sonoma and Napa... by dddunn

  
  

• November 2009

  “Just buy a regular Marsala, and cook with what you don't drink! Nice, often interesting, sweeter wines for dessert or on their own, and also in sauces for chicken, veal, desserts, etc. The fortified version is what we...”

  Forum post in the topic Cooking with wine by dmcker

  
  

• November 2009

  “Juice on the Block" will be a collection of content about wine at auction. There are a good deal of good deals to be had (particularly now, Autumn '09) at auction, and it will be part of the goal of this group to track...”

  Forum post in the topic New Lots of Interest (amongst other... by ChipDWood

  
  

• November 2009

  “It went great, I was just going to wait till I had a moment to collect my thoughts on the subject. THese best part about this group is that everyone in really into experimenting. You'd be amazed by how many different...”

  Forum post in the topic Wine and Cigars??? by Eric Guido

  
  

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