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09-16-2010, 12:37 PM | #1 |
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wine forums?
So both my roommate and I are both heavily getting into wine (hopefully the slope isn't as slippery as this one or i'm in BIGGGG trouble). Anyways anyone know of any good wine forums? I'm looking and after being a part of this forum i'm noticing i am pretty picky.
If it doesn't have a introduce yourself/welcome thread i feel as though it won't be nearly as homey as this place. Anyone got any suggestions? |
09-16-2010, 12:56 PM | #3 |
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09-16-2010, 01:03 PM | #4 |
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I do enjoy wine, and I enjoy cigars. But I would think you would be drinking wine way less than smoking a cigar. I have a Chateau LaFite 2006 rothchild that I'm saving.
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09-16-2010, 01:09 PM | #5 |
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09-16-2010, 01:17 PM | #6 |
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STill got quite a few Bartles and James left too
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09-16-2010, 01:58 PM | #8 |
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I find myself drinking wine or scotch/whisky more than I smoke cigars.
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09-16-2010, 02:14 PM | #9 | ||
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To each their own though. I don't like to spend a lot of money on alcohol.
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09-16-2010, 01:03 PM | #11 |
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Completely kidding. I do not have one. It would be sweet though.
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09-16-2010, 01:17 PM | #12 |
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Can't say there is a forum that would be "similar" to cigar one. Parker just made his forum a private one for subscribers only since he had a revolt a little while ago and there was a large discontent with his arrogance and "lack of palate", many consumers and posters on his board said enough is enough. A number of people migrated, same as how CA happened 2 years ago, and formed anther board, but its that same small crowd that is convinced they know more about how to make wine than winemakers do.
What made Parker board relevant in late '90s is participation by a large group of winemakers. About 4 years ago that all changed (both due to Parker's arrogant and very erroneous views on wine and consumers' beating up on winemakers on subjects consumers had little comprehension of) and most winemakers stopped posting. The new board lacks that winemaker participation as well and it often devolves into political flame wars (mostly one way) making it even less attractive for ITB people. There are wine threads on this board, have you taken a look at those? What do you mean by "getting into wine" and how far are you along? As already pointed out above, wine slope is way steeper and deeper than cigars, I can assure you of that. As opposed to cigars, some wines are only available via mailing lists or through small allocations to retail outlets, which in turn dole them out to their best customers (read: those who spend the most) Best advice I can give you if you are still inclined to proceed on your journey is to seek out a local tasting group, or rather as many as you can find. Taste with them, see which group is more to your liking (schedule, regions/varietals covered, cost, experience, etc.) and then figure out if someone with good wine knowledge/experience is willing to take you under his/her wing and assist you in your palate development. Buy a set of good wine glasses, no need to go overboard, but a set of Burgundy (Pinot) and Bordeaux (Cab/Merlot) glasses should cover the gamut for you. Storage is not as essential as many claim, as long as you do not "cook" your wine (over 70F on consistent basis) you should be fine for short to mid term storage (up to 4-5 years). Cooler temps are better for longer term. Not sure what else to add, if you have more questions fire away, I'll see what I can do. |
09-16-2010, 03:00 PM | #13 |
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What have you been drinking?
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09-16-2010, 10:17 PM | #14 |
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been drinking almost anything i can get my hands on. Sadly MI has a stupid shipping law for wines and we don't get a whole lot. But since i'm so new to it i'm still "in the weeds" trying to figure out what exactly i like and what i don't. So far i'm a whore for anything made by BV. When i went wine tasting out in cali during my vacation my mother and I went out to BV to do a tasting and they are the ones who i blame for getting me hooked on red wines.
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09-17-2010, 05:04 AM | #15 |
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Take off the skirt and start drinking Port!
First investment should be in nice proper wine glasses, a decanter, a few yards of cheese cloth. World of wine is so huge, it's hard to make a suggestion, but tackling wine country by country, region by region will keep continuity at least.
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09-17-2010, 09:39 AM | #16 | |
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I occasionally drink Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, but I don't make a habit out of it since I have no wine buddy and that means that whenever I buy a bottle, it probably will be finished by one person in one sitting.
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The hard alcohol drinking is a different animal than wine drinking. Just as beer drinking is different. All have their own mind set and pomp & circumstance.
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09-17-2010, 09:44 AM | #18 | |
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Now what exactly is the proper wine glass? My head spins when it comes cab, merlot, port, etc glasses....I currently use something very very close in shape to these (but spent less than half as much): http://www.wineenthusiast.com/riedel...-glass-(1).asp Prices are out of control for glassware and I can't justify it for the amount of knowledge and the amount of wine I've had. Every freaking liquid has an ideal glass....once I started enjoying beers (not shotgunning haha) I was shocked by how many different beer glasses are out there.
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09-17-2010, 10:06 AM | #19 | |
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Port glass looks like: Do you have a decanter and cheesecloth?
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