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IMHO buy the best - Australian.
Preferably from the Barossa Valley in South Australia.
Best darn wine in the world and we're spoiled for choice.

Perhaps from St.Hallet - their Faith Shiraz (not expensive) or Blackwell Shiraz (is).

Of course I could a little biased and parochial. :smile:

Mark
70 TR-6 Damson PI
Australia
 
DNK said:
Go to France and visit the Rhone and Bourgogne regions. That will broaden your horizons.
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And order some American wine while you're there... after all, everyone knows the best wine is imported.... :devilgrin:
 
JamesWilson said:
And order some American wine while you're there... after all, everyone knows the best wine is imported.... :devilgrin:
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...from France
 
Well, if you're gonna go imported...


... CHILE! Some fantastic wines from there!
 
Chile is decent. Need to sit a spell with a rep and toss a few back with him and discuss them.
 
I try to stick with Canadian wines except for Colli albani(italian)
 
GregW said:
I choose my wine by how attractive the label is. Haven't been steered wrong yet. :cheers:
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We attended a wine & cheese tasting yesterday. Came away with some Italian dry red labeled "Underwood Cellars". A CAB. Seems to have a lower sulfite content than most by my lousy palate. I grew up on my Italian family recipe, haven't found anything to match it yet. Grandpap did have some of the grapes shipped to him in PA from California every year.
He was apparently well ahead of the curve. :wink:

Boy do I miss that stuff. :cryin:
 
Was waiting for you to chime in Doc. New you where a cab man. I prefer cabs that are


<span style="font-size: 26pt">BIG</span>.
I really like them big cabs
 
The one "big" cab I REALLY liked was over $50-a-bottle. Not in the budget. As it was we paid more than I think it's really worth for a bottle of wine. I'll go along fine with Ruffino Chianti Classico and a good steak onna grill... or a pound of vermicelli in some home-made red sauce.

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My favorite is an old customer of mine . His wine usually wins or is in the top 3 in WA. state. It is Quilseda Creek Cab and usually sells north of $100. Occasionally he makes a table wine in the $50 range that is very drinkable too.
 
I've made notes of wines mentioned on this thread & I thank everyone. I'm mainly looking for wines that others have liked since it's fun trying new labels. I have a close relative who has devoted his life to the stuff (as an importer, not a lush) so I can get an "expert" opinion when I think I need it. (One thing that surprises me is that he sees no difference in using corks or bottle caps or even boxes, yet he can identify grapes from the wine taste, and in some cases can tell what crops are growing nearby.

My biggest recent surprise is a "Block 45" Petite Syrah. We liked it and can even afford it at about $9 a bottle. Also liked "Foppiano" Petite Syrah but it's price is high for us.

[Steve - thanks for the offer. I'll probably contact you at some point re that]
 
I Like this topic.

Some great Cabs:

Stags Leap Cabernet ($50ish)
Chimney Rock ($45ish...my favorite)
Rodney Strong ($20ish...and very good for the price)
Raymond Reserve (another favorite)
Simi Landslide.....excellent
I still don't like to buy French wines....personal political reasons really...but anything Gran Cru Class is usually over the top good (and expensive)

Chardonnay:
Kendall Jackson Grand reserve
Stags Leap Karia

I could go one for quite awhile.... :smile:
 
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