Your favourite wine.

[bixente]

So...?

[MissHoneychurch]

1. dry white wine

don't ask for a branch, because there are way too many good wines out there to decide. But I like the Italian and German wines.

[punpirate]

2. Given that I can't afford better...

... my choices are sort of limited to a once-a-week $10 and under bottle. In that category, if I can find it, a minimum three-year-old Jacob's Creek Australian Shiraz.

Pretty good stuff for the money.

[Neoma]

3. Grape juice?

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. The '89 La Mouline was pretty good.

:shrug:

[Bridget Burke]

5. Zinfandel!

As I had to emphasize to the bartender--"Red" Zinfandel. (No, it's not a wine bar.)

Vendange is OK on the cheap end. "Liar's Dice" by Murphy Goode is about the priciest I buy--although there's lots more expensive stuff out there. Lots more good stuff in between.

[Englander]

6. Rioja's pretty good...

n/t

[ET Awful]

7. A good Cotes du Rhone

Mmmmmmmm.

Wonderful wine, very reasonable price (comparatively speaking of course).

[Iterate]

8. Brunello di Montalcino

a 1997 0r '99 at least. But that's being damned picky.

So many good choices -recent favorites have been the Italian Primitivo's from Apulia and especially Primitivo Salento. They're fairly easy to find, inexpensive, and very easy to enjoy.

[xultar]

9. Favourite varital is Bordeaux

[Richardo]

10. Sauvignon Blanc

Duckhorn is yummy. :9

[libnnc]

11. Aussie shiraz

is my fav. Although I'm staring at a bottle of Kendall-Jackson '01 Syrah Vinter's Reserve on my butcher block that pretty good.

Also Ray Len Vineyard's Carolinus Red is good too.

www.raylenvineyards.com

[Xipe Totec]

16. I Like Your Flag

Ever noticed how similar it is to the flag of Chile, which also makes great wines? And Texas, which tries?

[lapislzi]

21. Anything with the Marquis-Philips label is worth buying

They did a killer cabernet-shiraz blend a couple of years ago called Sarah's Blend. Buy some if you can find it.

Their wines are a little on the high end for Aus, but still affordable.

[GirlinContempt]

12. Almost anything from Chile

[malta blue]

13. favorite or the best you've ever had?

Hard to distinguish, although I am hard pressed to come across a 1961 Chateau Pichon Lalande on a regular basis (my wallet is grateful too).

[Kathy in Cambridge]

14. Red: Ravenswood Zinfandel, Châteauneuf du Pape

White: Pouilly Fuissé

[Xipe Totec]

15. Toasted Head

Unpretentious California Chardonnay.


Kicks like a mule...

[HEyHEY]

17. Masi

[GOPisEvil]

18. Grey Monk Pinot Gris

From the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia.

[trof]

19. THUNDERBIRD!

Thunderbird
17.5% alc. by vol.

As pictured above, look for the pigeon feces and you'll find this old bird. As soon as you taste this swill, it will be obvious that its makers cut every corner possible in its production to make it cheap. Self-proclaimed as "The American Classic," Thuderbird is Vinted and bottled by E&J Gallo Winery, in in Modesto, CA. Disguised like Night Train, the label says that it is made by "Thunderbird, Ltd." Anyways, if your taste buds are shot, and you need to get trashed with a quickness, then "T-bird" is the drink for you. Or, if you like to smell your hand after pumping gas, look no further than Thunderbird. As you drink on, the bird soars higher while you sink lower. The undisputed leader of the five in foulness of flavor, we highly discourage driking this ghastly mixture of unknown chemicals unless you really are a bum. A convenience store clerk in Show Low, AZ once told me that only the oldest of stumbling indian drunks from the reservation buy Thunderbird. Avaliable in 750 mL and a devastating 50 oz jug.

The history of Thunderbird is as interesting as the drunken effects the one experiences from the wine. When Prohibition ended, Ernest Gallo and his brothers Julio and Joe wanted to corner the young wine market. Earnest wanted the company to become "the Campbell Soup company of the wine industry" so he started selling Thunderbird in the ghettos around the country. Their radio adds featured a song that sang, "What's the word? / Thunderbird / How's it sold? / Good and cold / What's the jive? / Bird's alive / What's the price? / Thirty twice." It is said that Ernest once drove through a tough, inner city neighborhood and pulled over when he saw a bum. When Gallo rolled down his window and called out, "What's the word?" the immediate answer from the bum was, "Thunderbird."

WARNING: This light yellow liquid turns your lips and mouth black! A mysterious chemical reaction similar to disappearing-reappearing ink makes you look like you've been chewing on hearty clumps of charcoal.
http://www.bumwine.com/tbird.html

[Jessica]

20. Hmmm ...

When I'm in the mood for red (which is most of the time), I go for a Shiraz. When I want white, Pinot Grigio. I like my reds heavy & my whites very light & crispy.

As for brands, I enjoy Fat Bastard, Cakebread ... and basically anything else that doesn't cost less than $5. :)

[usedtobesick]

22. Monsanto's Chianti 2001

for the red, for a white, a Willamette Valley Pinot Gris both maybe $25.00

[rug]

23. But I don't want to!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. I want a beeeeeeeeeeeeer!

Was that winy enough? :evilgrin:

I like Georges du Boeuf Pouilly Fuisse...But it depends on the moment.

[skygazer]

25. Depends on my mood

For a hot summer afternoon lazing in the sun, a light, crisp Pinot Grigio.

For a cool evening, sitting by the fire, a lush Pinot Noir or a good Merlot with a lot of depth (Merlots are funny to me, though - they're either very good or really bad. Stag's Leap makes an excellent Merlot, though rather pricey. Blackstone is an excellent mid-priced Merlot).

With pasta, a rich, robust Cabernet.

At a party, a bright red Zinfandel or an Australian Shiraz (Rosemount is a nice mid-priced one as is Yellow Tail).

A nice dry Chard with some good Oaky flavors and a nice hint of apple always goes well.

I just love wine. And contrary to popular belief, you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good glass of wine.

[Redstone]

26. The kind that someone else buys.

Same goes for beer.

Redstone

[CatholicEdHead]

27. Toad Hollow "Eye of the Toad"

It is a nice red Pinot Noir Rose.

http://www.toadhollow.com/available_NETSCAPE.asp