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| Dealing with wine snobs...Help.
Posted: 1/2/2008 1:05:34 PM | You cant go wrong with Yellow Tail,Australian, they do it in white and red. Its a really nice wine and I guarantee those wine snobs, if having to do a blind tasting, wouldn't have a clue about their wines.
I think the Californian Blush is quite a decent wine also and easy drinking for afternoons.
enjoy your day and remember people who have always been used to the better things of life are never snobby!! | |
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| Dealing with wine snobs...Help.
Posted: 1/3/2008 7:38:14 AM | Its always difficult trying to get the right wines, personally for Red Wines I go for new world wines eith Australian or South American, I very rarely try Californian though I'm sure they must have some good ones just that in UK they are usally more expensive than the others.
Try Syrah, or Cabernet Sauvingon wines. From Oz Jacobs Creek or Penfolds are nice and they both do Red and White (although I very rarely have white wine) Although I'm told that Pinot Grigeot is nice.
Most wine snobs tend to look down their noses at merlot, although I don't know why I have had some good ones and some not so good.
There are some good wines from Chile and Argentina and Spain and Portugal also do some nice red wines at reasonable prices, I tend to avoid French wine as the good ones are usally expensive and I think they are overpriced comapred to the new world ones.
South Africa also has some good wines at low prices. My advice is to try a different bottle of wine each week and keep a note of the ones you like so that if this comes up again you know what to look for.
Price wise I tend to go for somewhere between £5-£8 you should be able to find a decent bottle for that I'm gueesing thats around $15.
As for Blush wines which I think equates to what we call Rose (Pink) wine I would go for a winehouse that produces all three Red White and the Rose.
I hope this insight helps, remember Wine is subjective you might like a bottle that someone else thinks is awful and vice versa, just a case of trial and error. | |
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| Dealing with wine snobs...Help.
Posted: 1/3/2008 7:47:03 AM | Larger outlet wine stores sometimes have tastings.
The one that I worked for had tastings every Friday and Saturday.
This is a good bet if you want to try something new. | |
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| Dealing with wine snobs...Help.
Posted: 1/3/2008 7:53:27 AM | Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, so....I'll bet the OP's party already came and went...and here we are...still commenting about her quandary.  | |
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| Dealing with wine snobs...Help.
Posted: 1/3/2008 7:59:33 AM | | Yeah... but wine comes up a lot. A lot of people try to buy wines when they're invited to dinner... | |
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| Dealing with wine snobs...Help.
Posted: 1/3/2008 10:37:23 AM | | Depending on your budget, I would recommend Bogle Merlot (red) and Chardonnay (white) 2005 from California - these are inexpensive, all-round, delicious wines. For higher end wines try any Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003 red wine from France, a Tim Knappstein (now TK) Merlot (red) or Chardonnay or Riesling (white) from Australia. These are wonderful wines with medium-full bodies and decent noses and finishes that pair well with almost all food. Of course, if you want to pay more, there are several pricier wines from Oregon, Chile, and Italy (Pinot Noirs, Veramonte, and Barolos), for example. | |
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