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I know that beer drinkers abound on the forum, but ~someone~ out there must drink wine. I'm just coming down off of a steak barbecue high - best ever, at least around here - that included killing a bottle of our current favorite, "Jester" from Peachy Canyon in Paso Robles. This bottle happened to be a 2004 but I haven't noticed much difference in the years (it's a blend). It's also perfect with lamb.

We tend to stick with local beers, namely Shipyard Export & Gritty McDuff's Pub Style but like to try different wines.

What's your favorite wine with steak?
 
Wine? Beer? Ta heck with that. Go get yourself a case of the best drink in the world: <span style="font-style: italic">Old Soaker Root Beer</span> :thumbsup: .

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"I ordered it medium..."
 
My favorite wine-



I want to go to Mexico!
 
On price - lowest to highest
Berringer CAB (even E & J depending on the ranch)
>>>>>Got to throw the Modesto boys a bone<<<<<<<
Chateau Ste. Michelle CAB or Merlot
Stag's Leap CAB
Opus One 1993 CAB
Anything beyond that is out of my price range :cheers:

Paul
 
Basil! ^5!! Ya beat me to it! :laugh:
 
Go to your local wine merchant's store, tell him what kind of stuff you're cooking and what your budget is and he'll give you the perfect wine choice.

There are potentially scores of wines that your guests might enjoy. Just don't pick a bad one! You'll probably wind up with whites and reds since some folks have preferences for one or the other.

The idea that a specific wine "goes with" a specfic food is somewhat iffy, IMHO. It's best to purchase a good label and vintage. A good wine will "go" with any dish.

Ask the expert at your local wine store, can't go wrong.

Let us know . . .
 
:iagree:

Don't be afraid to experiment! Try several, and you'll find some neat surprises on your own.

Janet and I love to try wines from local wineries. There are some fantastic wines out there; all you have to do is some exploring.

And try a blend like this - nice, likable wine that because of its character, can go with lots of different foods.

"Going with" and complementing are two subtly different things. Some wines that "go with" certain foods don't often complement them as well as those not considered the usual choices. Start with the normal rules of thumb, and do your own experimenting. You'll find your own tastes will lead you.

Have fun!

Mickey
 
for something different I go to our local apple orchard/winery where they have apple wine from different apples also pear wines and for dessert wines a framboise or a framboise dor (raspberry and golden raspberry)
 
Once when I was a young person, I moved up from Ripple to Boone's Farm because the girls liked it. I still occasionally splurge and by wine with a cork in the bottle.
 
apbos said:
On price - lowest to highest
Berringer CAB (even E & J depending on the ranch)
>>>>>Got to throw the Modesto boys a bone<<<<<<<
Chateau Ste. Michelle CAB or Merlot
Stag's Leap CAB
Opus One 1993 CAB
Anything beyond that is out of my price range :cheers:

Paul
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humm, i build a wine cellar for a guy that had some bottles just laying around i later found out that each one was worth more the either of my houses, no joke.
 
We buy Riesling by the case from Glenora Winery in NY . Just north of The Glen. Here in WI our home winery we drink alot of is Wollersheim.

Red? White? They're all wet and help wash the food down.
 
Red? Or White? decisions, decisions, decisons.


Years ago I found the answer, that to me, that satisfies the question asked.

Pinot Noir Blanc.... A white wine distilled, or processed, whatever the vineyards do nowadays.

Goes with any foods. Can't remember the bottler now, it was kinda hard to find back twenty five years ago in California. Might have been Beaulieu Vineyards.

If you get the chance, try some...
 
:thumbsup: Thanks everyone - we'll try a few of the suggestions. I wouldn't have thought of Pinot Noir Blanc, especially, so that'll be high on the list.

I agree completely with those who advised ignoring the conventional wisdom. I like to get suggestions from folks, though, because it helps us break out of our rut - we tend to always buy the same 6 or 7 wines.

We visited about a dozen wineries in CA last year & plan to hit a few more this coming winter. That's great fun but almost too much information...
 
Go to France and visit the Rhone and Bourgogne regions. That will broaden your horizons.
 
Mickey Richaud said:
:iagree:

Don't be afraid to experiment! Try several, and you'll find
some neat surprises on your own.

Janet and I love to try wines from local wineries. There are
some fantastic wines out there; all you have to do is some exploring.

Have fun!

Mickey
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<span style="color: #660000">Mickey is so on spot with his comment. We have
no grapes here in Puerto Rico - wrong climate.

So we make a local red wine from the red inner bark of the red
mangrove tree roots. Mickey and Janet and Wendy swilled down
quite a few jugs of the stuff. Tony and me stuck to Don Q rum.

d</span>
 
I'm a beer guy and can always recommend lots of great stuff, but when it comes to wines, I have almost no knowledge. Since we have a bunch of great wineries here on Long Island, I just go out to them where they all have tasting rooms. I then buy what I like. No surprises that way. I make the trip two or three times a year, and looking at my current supply, I need to get out there real soon! :laugh:
 
martx-5 said:
I'm a beer guy and can always recommend
lots of great stuff,! :laugh:
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<span style="color: #990000">This is for Banjo!!

I got an emergency call last night and had to make a site vist.
I missed my night school class but after a few hours on site
one of my clients took me to Puerto Rico's only micro-brewery.
My very first visit.

I thought I'd been flown to northern England the beer was
great tasting. A full bodied, nut brown psilsner with a fine head.
Santo Viejo - it was awarded best beer in South America 2007.

On yer next visit Ben - my buy.</span>

https://oldharborbrewery.com/
 
all I have to say is
Coli Albani
 
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