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A2597A2597 Fanboy
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I'm LEGAL baby! I'm so buying a bottle of White Zinfindel tonight...

(Hit 21 today...)
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  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    happy birthday! and may i recommend a bottle of red wine
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    Congratulations on not dying another year.
  • EclecticonautEclecticonaut Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowDancer [/i]
    [B]happy birthday! and may i recommend a bottle of red wine [/B][/QUOTE]Interesting choice, though I've never heard of that brand myself... :rolleyes:
    [url=http://www.gallo.com/]Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery[/url] has some great red wines too in their product line, but I don't really know which one could fit for a beginner... maybe the Sierra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon?

    Btw personally I don't understand people who run to a liquor store when they reach legal age... or should I quote Mr. T: I pity the fool!
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Eclecticonaut [/i]
    [B]Btw personally I don't understand people who run to a liquor store when they reach legal age... or should I quote Mr. T: I pity the fool! [/B][/QUOTE]

    me neither......we were already providing the local pub with a brisk trade before we reached the legal age;)
  • AkrovahAkrovah Ranger
    I'm probably going to butcher the spelling but, Gewurchtemeiner. A very good German wine that my step father intruduced me to. I truly recomend that if your going to celebrate your 21st
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Eclecticonaut [/i]
    [B]Interesting choice, though I've never heard of that brand myself... :rolleyes:
    [url=http://www.gallo.com/]Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery[/url] has some great red wines too in their product line, but I don't really know which one could fit for a beginner... maybe the Sierra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon?

    Btw personally I don't understand people who run to a liquor store when they reach legal age... or should I quote Mr. T: I pity the fool! [/B][/QUOTE]

    Wow... so the "local" wines here get as far around the world as Finland eh?

    :)
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    Gallo wines get around quite a bit (perhaps a little surprisingly).
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Eclecticonaut [/i]
    [B]Btw personally I don't understand people who run to a liquor store when they reach legal age... or should I quote Mr. T: I pity the fool! [/B][/QUOTE]

    Neither do I. I turned 21 this past May and as far I can tell, nothing much has changed. Booze is still plentiful, but I don't find myself liking it any more as a beverage than I did before I was above the magical age of being able to rent a car...
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    Thanks guys!

    heh, everyone expected me to get drunk..

    Nope. I just had a single glass of White Zinfindel. ;)

    Also got a watch (Needed one)
    some slacks (Again, needed them)
    Wine Glasses (YAY!)
    Wine bottle opener
    Wine bottle cap to keep the freshness
    bottle of White Zinfindel (muaha)
    and Gas Money for the trip. :D

    and the best part...
    Home made Rice Pilof with Shrimp Scampie, with a home made Yellow cake and home made Chocolate Angle Food cake.


    So yea, I did good.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]
    Wine bottle opener[/B][/QUOTE]

    ah! the most important piece of equipment on the planet, after the beer bottle opener anyway:D
  • EclecticonautEclecticonaut Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]Wow... so the "local" wines here get as far around the world as Finland eh?

    :) [/B][/QUOTE]
    We get 27 different Californian red wines including products from Beringer, Bonterra, Carlo Rossi, Corbett Canyon, Delicato Family, Fetzer, Foxhorn, Gallo, Glenn Ellen, Hogue, Opus One, Paul Masson, Rancho Zabaco, Stonehedge, Sutter, Talus Woodbridge and Turning Leaf.

    And no, I haven't tasted all of those wines...
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Eclecticonaut [/i]
    [B]Interesting choice, though I've never heard of that brand myself... :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]

    Owned. :D

    Canadian Pinot Noir is exquisite, but any Merlot is good enough for me; as long as it's South American or Australian. (I find many French reds to be quite tarte.)

    Happy Birthday A2597, have a good 'un! :)

    Regards,
    Morden
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]Thanks guys!

    heh, everyone expected me to get drunk..

    Nope. I just had a single glass of White Zinfindel. ;)

    Also got a watch (Needed one)
    some slacks (Again, needed them)
    Wine Glasses (YAY!)
    Wine bottle opener
    Wine bottle cap to keep the freshness
    bottle of White Zinfindel (muaha)
    and Gas Money for the trip. :D

    and the best part...
    Home made Rice Pilof with Shrimp Scampie, with a home made Yellow cake and home made Chocolate Angle Food cake.


    So yea, I did good. [/B][/QUOTE] I don't see any women in there? No hookers for the night kekekekeke! >_<
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Eclecticonaut [/i]
    [B]Interesting choice, though I've never heard of that brand myself... :rolleyes:[/B][/QUOTE]

    all red is nice! i just cant drink white wine, gives me a headache...even champagne. my favourite red is a south astralian: wolf blass cabernet sauvignon yellow label. very nice, but its £9 a bottle or something like that.
  • wiseguywiseguy Playa
    funny, i get a headache from red wine and not white wine ;)

    i cant really comment on international wines since i rarely drink wine and if i do i usually end up with standard supermarket wines that do not taste special. a recommendation for real good white wine (if you ever come to austria) is a "gelber muskateller", about the fruitiest and best tasting wine i had so far

    whisky on the other hand.. :rolleyes: :D
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    I can't stand white wine (too sweet), but I love champagne; the bubbles, for me, make it drinkable. (The first time I ever got drunk was on champagne as a New Years party.) ;)

    For conventional drinking, nothing beats a flavoursome English bitter. Sharpe's Doombar is a particular favorite.

    Regards,
    Morden
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    never had that one. i personally prefer ales like black sheep, 80 shilling and theakstons old perculiar. tho i am rather partial to a Sol or Corona beer with some lime
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    Happy birthday! I will recommend a bottle of [URL=http://www.ianmacleod.com/brands/macleods_malts/single_islay_malt/]MacLeods Single Islay Malt[/URL] . Or perhaps a couple of bottles of [URL=http://www.schlenkerla.de/]Rauchbier[/URL]. :D
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowDancer [/i]
    [B]never had that one. i personally prefer ales like black sheep, 80 shilling and theakstons old perculiar. tho i am rather partial to a Sol or Corona beer with some lime [/B][/QUOTE]

    Never tried Black Sheep. Bombadier is extremely nice, as is Spitfire. Goliath Ale from the Wychwood Brewery isn't bad either. :)

    Regards,
    Morden
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Belated happy birthday! I recommend apple juice.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    you mean Apple Cider? :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    No. Apple juice. Alcohol doesn't appeal to me at all. :)
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Ahh, if you trying wines, grab a Norton red, its grape that grows particulary well in Missouri. Especially good if you like wines toward the drier end of the scale, somewhere between a merlot and a Pinot Nior.

    Actually, many of the Missouri wines follow in the German wine traditions since the area in the bluffs over the Missouri river was settled by many German immigrants the 1830s to 1860s.

    Jake
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Whats the classiest most expensive wine you ever had?
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Happy Llort Invasion Day!
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    That time already?

    Regards,
    Morden
  • bobobobo (A monkey)
    Happy b-day! (slightly belated)
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    whow...

    just ate out, nice place, had a glass of White Zinfindel. Now, I've had a fair amount of White wines in my day, but this was the first time a single glass gave me a buzz. Not drunk, not loopy, not tipsy, just a buzz...that usually takes at least two glasses...

    guess they have some slightly stronger stuff there! :D

    And Biggles, lots of kinds of Alcohol...myself, I HATE the hard varieties, and really dislike beer, yet most wines...Yum! Champaign, BETTER! Things like Smirnoff Ice, thats good too! :D
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]Things like Smirnoff Ice, thats good too! :D [/B][/QUOTE]

    Alcopops? Ugh, you phillistine... :rolleyes:

    Regards,
    Morden
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]And Biggles, lots of kinds of Alcohol...myself, I HATE the hard varieties, and really dislike beer, yet most wines...Yum! Champaign, BETTER! Things like Smirnoff Ice, thats good too! :D [/B][/QUOTE]

    The hard spirits are bad only if you go cheap, the better quality whiskies, scotches, etc are very drinkable. If you're not into spirits, but would like to get a taste, start with a port wine or a good quality brandy. From their work your way to a nice aperteif (sp?) and then to one of the lighter scotches, I would recommend The Glenlivet. Its a good scotch for those who aren't into the heavy stuff, nice light fruity flavor.

    Jake
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