WWBM International Wine List

I am not the most sophisticated when it comes to savoring wines, but I did learn to appreciate the fruit of the grape when I was living in Europe from 2006-2009. I was not able to drink at all during the past year in Iraq, but I can now.

My local wine store carries a good variety from a lot of places around the world. Not too expensive either, usually < $15.

Here's what we opened today for dinner (except it was the 2008 version). Very tasty, just a little bitter, but smooth. It is from Australia:



Wine drinkers out there, what are you drinking?

 

Wines

My grape variety preferences would have to be:

Reds: Douro (Portugal) & Priorat (Spain)

Whites: Alvarinho/Albarino (Portugal/Spain)

I've found the quality pretty consistent regardless of the bodega/casa it comes from.

 

my current favorite is riesling, very affordable
http://www.nytimes.com/info/riesling

I've also, recently, become interested in mead
http://www.bnektar.com/

I'm no expert, though - just what I'm into at the moment

 

you really are from the bluegrass state!! artyman:

 

I love portuguese wine, that is where I was in europe. Can you get it in florida?

 

Where are those wines from T-bear?

 

they're all mornington peninsula wines from victoria australia shnoz...except the oats which is from mudgee, nsw australia. we have some of the most amazing wines down here, especially from vic where i am from. i often go to wineries with gf's for the day and we hardly go out of australia for a great glass of wine

 

Aussie and NZ wines are gaining in popularity here in the US.

Same here, although once we find one we like, we keep some of it around.

 

I haven't experienced any of the wines you've all listed - but I love Argentinean Malbec wines. Red and somewhat dry = yum.

 

Absolutely Athena. This is one of our favorites:

 

For excellent table-wines in a very acceptable price range:
Menage a trois.

For more pricey options:

Unti wineyards Barbera is to die for if you like a full on wine. I think this one is my favorite, its like liquid steak

They have my favorite Red Zin too.

Unti Wineyards is my favorite bar none. If you can, go visit. Its still small.

Amphora wine yards have a wonderful Cab. and Red Zin.

Cakebread Dancing Bear (Cab) is to die for.

Clearly I favor meaty Zins, 100% Barbera (hard to come by), and Cabs.
Most Merlots is for the birds imo.

Oak-y chardonnays needs to die. Big buttery, yes.

I like Chenin Blancs, but need to go investigate what I have.
I have some from Ca and Washington and Oregon.

 

This one I have to try.

Thanks for the run-down, spoken like a true California wine lover.

 

Its actually a really good table wine. Lobe it and cost like 11 dollars or so. The red is great but their withe one is pretty good too.

Haha, I love wine from all over but it would be too lengthy if I went through it all so I narrowed it down to one area... lol.

 

I'd like to hear about Swedish wine if you know anything.

 

LOL. That would be called Vodka.

 

The spirit of choice for Vikings, it seems. It was in abundance when I was in Finland, along with beer. Even while in the sauna.

 

Dont ever drink w Fins, LOL. Very dangerous. Vodka in the Sauna, now , theres is a receipt for disaster

There is not wine production in the Scandinavian countries, but they drink it.
Due to some tax systems and advertisement. Sweden managed to change the alcohol consumption patterns in Sweden many decades ago.
It was mostly Voda et al that was being bought and less wine.
These days Vodka consumption has gone way down and consumption of wine etc went up. It was done in an effort to decrease the consumption of hard liquor.

Finland never did that, they were also under the shadow of Soviet for so long as well and had similar alcohol customs as they did, not quite but similar.

 

I should clarify: 15 min sauna. Drink. Repeat until shriveled or out of vodka.