The Wine Drinkers Thread

1wild&crazyguy said
I've had Estancia and cloumbia crest, tasty.

My pick for the $6-$7 is the '06 BV coastal estates cab, it's a nice mix of napa/mendicino/ and if I remember right.. paso robbles
great for drinking right away.

I have a friend who bottles his own from various vinyards, its a cab franc that really blew me away..cab/merlot very very good, he wont tell me where exactly it comes from though...yet at least.lol

On the other hand, my uncle who is a wine buff bought a lot of french 'and others' cases of wine back in the early 80's, so we bust out the '83 vintage chateau pauliac a couple times a year for the hollidays...EXCELLENT!!!
Then there is the '66 he has.....chateau latuor I believe and some others.

Good call on the BV Coastal, and I agree it needs to mature. Since the CCGE made a 91 on "Wine Spectator" a few years ago, the price has gone up 50%. You used to be able to find it for $6.50 to $7, now it is just under $10.

I have never really tasted those real expensive wines, just can't imagine the price. When things were prosperous a few years ago, I was buying my bosses husband a bottle of Opus One for Christmas each year, but he hasn't ever shared any of it with me.

goldfish65 said
Clos du Bois, very good quality for their prices. They produce a lot of wine but that doesn't mean it's not good.

Rex-Goliath is my go-to right now, on a tight budget, very decent Cab and Chard for around 6 bucks.

I have never seen the Rex-Goliath, will have to look for it, thanks.

The only bad wine I ever opened was a 10 year old bottle of Clos du Bois cab. OMG, that was nasty, and had huge chunks in it. I am not sure what happened, but it wasn't good. My guess, it was poorly stored by the retailer.

I catch myself almost laughing at the ritual some wine drinkers go to on "approving" a bottle of wine. But if you would have tasted that bad bottle, you could see why. But I still don't do it, I just smell it.