The Christmas wines
I know the oenophiles here enjoy the occasional recommendation even though we stick to the affordable, so allow me to recommend the following wines, both from Torres in Catalunya:
- White: Habitat Vino Ecologico
- Red: Celeste Crianza
We went with the usual proseccos from Treviso and cavas from Freixenet, so nothing unusual there. The Celeste is a particularly good wine from Ribera del Duero.
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What language is this?
The Christmas Whines:
"You didn't get me what I wanted!"
"I feel Betrayed by Santa Claus!"
"I hate Christmas because it's cool and gets me attention!"
Ribera del Duero makes some amazing wines for sure. Good stuff at any price. What are the varietals in these two wines you recommend, Vox? I'll check them out if I can find them locally. I recommend any Rhone from FR. and wines from Sardinia are fun too.
What language is this?
It is, in fact, educated. copyright(c)Simon Evans
We Drank Homemade Pennsic Wundermead and Wild Apple Ale over the Holiday season... Oustanding if you are one of those people that don't like the flavor of wine.
Try some mead for the Holidays. I recommend the Archer and the Hunter from the Orchid Cellar Meadery.
This wine is what I had for Christmas. It's very good.
Mead is the purple drank of beer, which is the prison liquor of alcohol.
This is about wine, infidels.
VFM #6306 wrote:Mead is the purple drank of beer, which is the prison liquor of alcohol.
This is about wine, infidels.
You just had to go there, didn't you?
Enjoy your rancid, sweetened fruit.
"What language is this?"
"It is, in fact, educated. copyright(c)Simon Evans"
I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there. Copyright (c) Larry the Cable Guy
I really enjoy the Chilean wines, from Torres and competitors. The reds are a touch smoother, with less tannin overbite. Now I'll have to check the wines from their original vineyards in Catalonia. Great recommendation.
Chilean growers make an art form of Carmenere (a minor Merlot cousin elsewhere) by itself or as a major blending grape. I made a very nice homemade blend from Carmenere, Malbec, and Pinot Noir (2-2-1), that's maturing quite well.
"What language is this?"
"It is, in fact, educated. copyright(c)Simon Evans"
I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there. Copyright (c) Larry the Cable Guy
Don't drink too much and read your Bible folks.
I liked Shiner Holiday Cheer.
Haven't cracked my bottle of brachetto d'acqui yet.
Aquila, I'm sorry, but "Ste Chappelle" and "Idaho" should not exist in the same paragraph. I'm sure the wine is good, though.
Sadly, I haven't had any wine since 2001. A drop will give me a migraine. I really used to enjoy wines, and a good beer here and there. However, I have found something nice. Ikea has their Glogg mulled fruit drink. Heat it up, it's a beautiful dark red, very flavorful, and inexpensive. SOME PEOPLE adulterate with vodka or Akavit, but I do not.
Excellent. I'll look for these.
My go-to over the holidays. Lovely, and not overly pricey for the 2014.
If you live in Europe and like white sweet wines, you can try Moldavian ones. They are surprisingly good for their price.
Here you go, Cupcakes Vineyards Prosecco from Sams Club.
•Sparkling White Wine
•100% Prosecco
•From Veneto (Italy)
•Aromas of white peach, grapefruit and honeydew melon
•Flavors of creamy ripe lemon, refined citrus and a toasted brioche finish
•Pair with melon wrapped in prosciutto, a gorgonzola crostini, or fettuccini alfredo
•Non-Vintage
•11% ABV
An excellent Ribera del Duero is Tomas Gonzales Roble.
MEC wrote:What language is this?
I believe your sentence is written in English, as is this reply.
Jed Mask wrote:Don't drink too much and read your Bible folks.
Excellent advice on both counts.
Hmmm, Red Zinfandel, Ravenswood winery. Sonoma, CA.
Last time I was there, they had a sign in the tasting room:
"Zin is Red, Zin is Red, Zin is Red. If you think Zin is White: Go back to San Francisco"
I actually had the Cupcake Prosecco (left over from Peach season) on Christmas eve. Don't knock it till you try it.
Whats the most ideal protein to match with Celeste Crianza for dinner?
What signifies this “too much”?
@LP wild venison
LP9 - sorry
LP9 wrote:Whats the most ideal protein to match with Celeste Crianza for dinner?
Don't know about that wine, but grass fed beef is hard to beat. It's right up there with venison.
Concho y Toro Cab/Merlot 85/15 is really good for the price. Chilean wines have become my favorites.
21 a delight as a small stem.
Venison is it, very good choice. The white is sweet would that bode well with roasted chicken if one doesn't like a sweet wine?
Merry Christmas, I just can't grow up, I bounced outta bed, turned up the better Christmas music this morning, its still Christmas til mid 1/2018. No one came to yoga or ballet but 3 faithfuls, we fired up the frankincense and myrrh chunk incense and it was a great great session. I miss grandmas side dishes with the varied wines she matched with everything; steak cutlets with cauliflower and (lite small amount) sherry wine pasta sauce she later used wines even vodka that us kids could dip bread in. Lovely times.
Wonderful light happy post about Christmas spirits.
Merry christmas ;)
https://twitter.com/robwhart/status/945648664105627648
Such irony, such projection, such butthurt... Mmm, delicious.
Scotch and cigars today but I do enjoy an occasional red wine I'll take these recommendations into account
Our house bubbly is Francois Montand Brut Blanc de Blancs - not from Champagne so affordable and very good. For Christmas I opened a 94 point Grand Cru Champagne, and was disappointed-it was good but not worth the price.
You sure you spelled them things right! I could not find a one at WalMart! Must be one of those expensive boxed wines. Sad truths of my rural area
Brandy, bourbon, a little Bailey's for the egg nog and homemade apple back.
Oh Vox, have you no regard for the last vestige of your credibility?
I know the oenophiles....
I admit I had to look it up. But that is why I like reading this site. You learn something new everyday.
Concho y Toro Cab/Merlot 85/15 is really good for the price.
Yeah, that was one of my parents' table wines back in the day.
Jed Mask wrote:Don't drink too much and read your Bible folks.
Corollary:
Drink enough and read your Bible, folks.
Dang, LP9. My grandmother was nothing like that. She had a bottle of medicinal bourbon, but I never saw it open.
"Here ya go, kids! Vodka fondue!"
My go to white and a decent red for holidays.
Red:
https://www.wine.com/product/patz-and-hall-sonoma-coast-pinot-noir-2015/345738
White:
https://www.wine.com/product/tenshen-white-2015/157054
We have the greatest wines. You've never seen wines so great...MAGA!
Yes, but which goes best with liver and fava beans?
Spiced tomato juice.
When I was working on my PhD I used to work in a vineyard a few times a year to help out my supervisor (who owned it). Anyway, they had a game where they'd buy wine and have a huge BBQ (usually lamb) and ask all of the invited local growers to guess the price (or suggest the price they'd sell at). One bottle was a white (I can't recall the type) and everyone guessed a price ranged somewhere from $25 to $40. They'd bought for $5. A grower asked where, his wife said, I bought every case they had :) I thought that was pretty interesting. An older grower once asked me if I knew the difference between a $20 bottle of whine and an $80 bottle of wine? I of course was clueless and said no. He said: $60 :P
Tabarnia is not Catalonia.
https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/12/26/secessionist-petition-by-catalonias-fictional-tabarnia-region-garners-21000-signatures-in-3-days
#FreeTabarnia
@41: Spiced tomato juice.
Dang, I have quite a bit of that. I keep forgetting. It's a by-product of making pasta sauce. I shall go get some now.
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Hope you all had a nice Christmas eve like me.
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