WINE TIP for FRIDAY NIGHT

KOVAROVA

KOVAROVA

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ok so here is another friday night drink post. :)

here is my tip for the cheapo red wine luvers ..

Archeo Nero d'Avola 2003
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$3.99 at Trader Joes

this is amazing for the price and im going to cork one tonight with a fresh homemade pizza and my three friends.

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wonder what Blaine and Callaghan are drinking tonight?
 
are they only Cali? sorry to exclude anyone.. but if you can find this red anywhere else and you dont mind the cheap stuff then go for it.
 
Funny you should mention that...
Working my way through some of the rare
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It is normally only brought out for festivals and what not...
but my local guy got some in.

About to head out for drinks and cigars and cigars and drinks with the boys.

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Cheers​
 
Yeah, Trader Joes is cool. I am sleeping tonight... I've been tired all week... too much partying last weekend ;) J/k!
 
Blaine said:
I'm having some 1995 BV Tapestry tonight.

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nice but that is like 50 bills right?

how far is the drive to alta loma.. should i bring my cheap nero and my 3 friends?

what is for dinner?
 
KOVAROVA said:
nice but that is like 50 bills right?

how far is the drive to alta loma.. should i bring my cheap nero and my 3 friends?

what is for dinner?
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If you bought it today, yeah, it'd probably be around $50. I always buy wine and "lay it down" for a few years. I get the release price and just have to store it in the right conditions. When I bought this it was probably about $23. I have also purchased wine at auction, where I have gotten good deals. The important thing is to decide what you're willing to pay for it and if it goes over, let it go. When buying "fine" wine, it's important to keep an eye open for a good deal. I've been very fortunate in this area. :thumbsup:

EDIT: You're about an hour and a half to two hours south of me. I live just a little north of where I-10 meets I-15.
 
how about a bottle of "Marilyn Merlot." Probably won't find it at Trader Joe's, but worth it for the bottle label alone.
 
JY_Blue said:
how about a bottle of "Marilyn Merlot." Probably won't find it at Trader Joe's, but worth it for the bottle label alone.
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I really don't like Merlot because it's a bit too soft and has no "guts." There are some French Bordeauxs that are merlot based but somehow have bight, but they tend to be out of my price range. I needed to make my feelings about merlot clear. Marilyn Merlot. Yeah, I'd buy it just for the label. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG) Marilyn Monroe has got to be the sexiest woman that ever graced the silver screen. :love4:
 
Rich Lee said:
im hunkerin down with a couple bottles of Mad dog 20/20...
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Hahaha. That takes me back to college. I remember the midnight picnics, a tub of KFC (when it was still Kentucky Fried Chicken (not Kitchen Fresh Chicken) and a bottle of Annie Green Springs or Boone's Farm on the Fifty Yard Line of the Sun Bowl. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Bought this last week (2 red and 2 white) at the supermarket (and took pictures with my phone !)
Because I liked what I was seeing !!

I like very much to see bottles with dust : it's like to discover a treasure.


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Delicious. Un nectar.

:)
 
I love a good Sauternes. Obviously, your "supermarkets" in France have a different selection of wine, than ours here in California... or as Ahh-nold would say: CAH-lee-FORN-ya. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Blaine said:
I love a good Sauternes. Obviously, your "supermarkets" in France have a different selection of wine, than ours here in California... or as Ahh-nold would say: CAH-lee-FORN-ya. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
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I don't know about California, but in every supermarket from the smallest to the biggest (to big, imo. Carrefour is 2nd largest worldwide retail distribution company just afterwall-mart and they tend to have the same behaviour...) you can be sure to find good wines for affordable price.
(About 16-20 euros)
 
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My favorite French producer is Chateau Cos D'Estournel. It has gotten to the point where it is no longer viable...$60-75 in an average year. And now that the ownership has changed, I'm afraid the quality will suffer.
 
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