Anyone else appreciate good wine? What are your two favorite wines or the two BEST bottles you have ever had? For myself the best bottle of French I've ever had is a 1983 Palmer that was simply amazing and glorious. I had it with dinner at the Petrus Restaurant in Hong Kong overlooking the city skyline. For a USA wine the best ever would have to be a 1996 Shafer Hillside Select. So rich and silky!!

Some have better tastes. 1996, Sattui.

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‎"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible." --Wilde

I recently had a dinner where I was introduced to the new wines by Marchese Lodovico Antinori, founder of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, a chateau named Tenuta di Biserno. The wine I had was named Insoglio del Cinghiale and it is the foundation wine of Tenuta di Biserno. NOT EXPENSIVE AT ALL and extremely well made. I had the 2008 which RP gave 91 Points. The wine's name was inspired by one of the well-known works of Eugenio Cecconi, "La caccia al cinghiale nel padule di Burano," which means, "the boar shooting in the Burano marsh." Cecconi, a celebrated Italian post-impressionist, was a personal friend of Lodovico Antinori's grandfather, Piero Antinori. The Antinori family are, of course, renown in Italy for their exceptional wines. Cinghiale is especially meaningful to Tuscans because it has been a staple in the Tuscan diet for centuries, and, not surprisingly, a wonderful match for the rich, robust taste of Insoglio del Cinghiale.

Concentrated ruby color with purple hues. The nose is intensely fruity with a hint of spicy oak. The palate is balanced and harmonious, with rich fruit and a good backbone of tannins. Insoglio del Cinghiale will gain in complexity over the years if you store it, but it is certainly smooth and silky enough to drink a 2008 or 2009 now.

I really liked this wine and the price is a steal for the quality.

Varietal Composition: 35% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot

pinot from McKinley vineyard, any year / Argyle champagne, 2008

I've about 168 bottles in the Vinotemp. I can't say I've a single favorite, but have had many excellent wines over the years. Any Napa cab from 1985 is likely to be very good, plus there are great estates in Bordeaux, but I'd have to look those up in my wine diary.

i've always been a fan of Night Train and Thunderbird...

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Blondie's been itching to share another adventure sometime soon...

Does this count? After all, it started out as wine...

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Wine is o.k but give me whine and then were really talking

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This is my favorite by far. My family goes through multiple bottles every holiday.

As a collector of fine red wines and single malts, there are many favourites, but if I had to choose it would be:-




The 1983 Zonnebloem is a dark ruby red wine packed with lime, cherry and cassis aromas with subtle hints of vanilla and oak spices.
It is a full-bodied wine with a lively fruity palate and good tannic structure.

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I have a glass or two of wine most nights. I typically drink French because I like a dry wine although many years ago I enjoyed full bodied reds such as a Rioja. My favourites now are a Chablis or Sancerre in white and a Fleurie or good Beaujolais in red. OMG ... I did this post without being silly whatsoever !!.

Now you see it, now you don't. Isn't it funny how quickly the "company account" credit card disappears when someone expresses genuine enthusiasm for a Magnum of 1990 Grange? Haha well better see which of my clients I can stuff that little gem into? You certainly are a woman of contrasts jumping from Grange straight into Footbolt? A man would certainly be kept on his toes with you around to confuse him. I totally agree however. Different wines for different occasions and if a wine is good, pull the cork (or in the case of modern Australia...twist the cap) and pour the wine out. You don't drink the price tag and since there are so many well made wines at a reasonable price, why forego all that lingerie you could buy with the money you save?? I guess I'll wait until I'm with someone who really wants to show off their black credit card and then I'll softly suggest that a wine expert I know in Australia by the name of Nicola highly recommends Penfold's Grange and see if he falls for it.

I appreciate it's ability to get me sozzled in record time...

I think the best wine I ever had has to be a toss up between several. Penfolds Bin 389 was pretty darned good, as was a 2001 Barolo, the name of which escapes me at the moment. As Nicola mentioned, the Grange" was pretty tastey, too.. Another favorite was the first Sin Zin offering (as I recall, that was 2000) from Russian River Valley, and Cliquot Grande Dame of the same vintage.

Nowadays, I am no longer making well into the six figure income bracket, so have to stick to wines at $25.00 a bottle or less, unless it is a super special occasion and I splurge. So for everyday "burger" wine, I usually settle for a box of some sort of cab or merlot from California.

(N.B. It was a whale of a sight easier going up than it was coming back down.)

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I do appreciate wine especially red wine. I prefer red wine to white. Oh my favorite red wines are, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chianti, and pinot noir.

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