OT Wine Recommendation Thread

[Eugene]

[quote=mike92104]
Did you age it much? Have you tried it again lately? Does anyone know of a place that sells wine making supplies in San Diego?[/quote]

I already drank it all 🙁 It was in the fermenter for about three months, then I thought that the fermentation was over, so I bottled it. And I didn’t know that I had to add potassium sorbate before bottling. Turns out that the fermentation wasn’t quite over. Hence the carbonation. Incidentally, that’s how medieval winemakers made champagne, before Madame Cliquot figured out how to remove settled dead yeast from the bottle.

There is a place called Home Brew Mart in Linda Vista, they are mostly beer-oriented, but they will have all basic supplies. As for wine grapes, Craigslist starting sometime in August is probably the best source.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredycat]”alcohol is an acquired taste, so try to acquire a taste for the cheap stuff”….

somewhat OT from the OT of this thread, but apolitical, is the question of why Temecula wines are so high. I WANT to buy temecula wines but just cannot because theya re too expensive. i can get great stuff from EUROPE cheaper than temecula. what’s up with that? is it real estate prices?[/quote]

scaredy, I don’t know where you live but sometimes Grocery Outlet (my kid calls it “Gross Outlet”) carries different wines from South America for $2.99. I have bought some unusual-tasting wine there. Only problem is, it’s different every time you go there. They don’t carry the same stock – it’s whatever they are sent that week.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredycat]”alcohol is an acquired taste, so try to acquire a taste for the cheap stuff”….

somewhat OT from the OT of this thread, but apolitical, is the question of why Temecula wines are so high. I WANT to buy temecula wines but just cannot because theya re too expensive. i can get great stuff from EUROPE cheaper than temecula. what’s up with that? is it real estate prices?[/quote]

scaredy, I don’t know where you live but sometimes Grocery Outlet (my kid calls it “Gross Outlet”) carries different wines from South America for $2.99. I have bought some unusual-tasting wine there. Only problem is, it’s different every time you go there. They don’t carry the same stock – it’s whatever they are sent that week.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredycat]”alcohol is an acquired taste, so try to acquire a taste for the cheap stuff”….

somewhat OT from the OT of this thread, but apolitical, is the question of why Temecula wines are so high. I WANT to buy temecula wines but just cannot because theya re too expensive. i can get great stuff from EUROPE cheaper than temecula. what’s up with that? is it real estate prices?[/quote]

scaredy, I don’t know where you live but sometimes Grocery Outlet (my kid calls it “Gross Outlet”) carries different wines from South America for $2.99. I have bought some unusual-tasting wine there. Only problem is, it’s different every time you go there. They don’t carry the same stock – it’s whatever they are sent that week.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredycat]”alcohol is an acquired taste, so try to acquire a taste for the cheap stuff”….

somewhat OT from the OT of this thread, but apolitical, is the question of why Temecula wines are so high. I WANT to buy temecula wines but just cannot because theya re too expensive. i can get great stuff from EUROPE cheaper than temecula. what’s up with that? is it real estate prices?[/quote]

scaredy, I don’t know where you live but sometimes Grocery Outlet (my kid calls it “Gross Outlet”) carries different wines from South America for $2.99. I have bought some unusual-tasting wine there. Only problem is, it’s different every time you go there. They don’t carry the same stock – it’s whatever they are sent that week.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredycat]”alcohol is an acquired taste, so try to acquire a taste for the cheap stuff”….

somewhat OT from the OT of this thread, but apolitical, is the question of why Temecula wines are so high. I WANT to buy temecula wines but just cannot because theya re too expensive. i can get great stuff from EUROPE cheaper than temecula. what’s up with that? is it real estate prices?[/quote]

scaredy, I don’t know where you live but sometimes Grocery Outlet (my kid calls it “Gross Outlet”) carries different wines from South America for $2.99. I have bought some unusual-tasting wine there. Only problem is, it’s different every time you go there. They don’t carry the same stock – it’s whatever they are sent that week.

[scaredyclassic]

i go with trader joes, whatever they have, $7.99 and under. try different things…plenty of choices at that range.

[scaredyclassic]

i go with trader joes, whatever they have, $7.99 and under. try different things…plenty of choices at that range.

[scaredyclassic]

i go with trader joes, whatever they have, $7.99 and under. try different things…plenty of choices at that range.

[scaredyclassic]

i go with trader joes, whatever they have, $7.99 and under. try different things…plenty of choices at that range.

[scaredyclassic]

i go with trader joes, whatever they have, $7.99 and under. try different things…plenty of choices at that range.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Downtowner]I’m not sure why everyone is commenting that Temecula wines are too expensive? Take Hart winery, they have 3 pretty good red wines (Merlot, Tempranillo, & Three (red blend))for under $20. And if you are a member they are under $15. No, it’s not $2, but you get what you pay for, the same reason why Guinness is more expensive that Bud Lite.[/quote]

Last the Wine of the Year in Wine Spectator was $22/btl (Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet). The #10 wine of the year is a great italian wine (brancaia toscana tre 2007) that I saw at a wine store in Encinitas for $22. There is a great Zinfindel blend called The Prisoner by Orin Swift that I’ve seen for $28. I picked up a Badge Chardonnay made by Kris Curran who was the winemaker at Sea Smoke (one of the top cult Pinot’s from Santa Rita Hills) for $15 last week. Paying $20 for Temecula wines when wines like that exist is silly IMO.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Downtowner]I’m not sure why everyone is commenting that Temecula wines are too expensive? Take Hart winery, they have 3 pretty good red wines (Merlot, Tempranillo, & Three (red blend))for under $20. And if you are a member they are under $15. No, it’s not $2, but you get what you pay for, the same reason why Guinness is more expensive that Bud Lite.[/quote]

Last the Wine of the Year in Wine Spectator was $22/btl (Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet). The #10 wine of the year is a great italian wine (brancaia toscana tre 2007) that I saw at a wine store in Encinitas for $22. There is a great Zinfindel blend called The Prisoner by Orin Swift that I’ve seen for $28. I picked up a Badge Chardonnay made by Kris Curran who was the winemaker at Sea Smoke (one of the top cult Pinot’s from Santa Rita Hills) for $15 last week. Paying $20 for Temecula wines when wines like that exist is silly IMO.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Downtowner]I’m not sure why everyone is commenting that Temecula wines are too expensive? Take Hart winery, they have 3 pretty good red wines (Merlot, Tempranillo, & Three (red blend))for under $20. And if you are a member they are under $15. No, it’s not $2, but you get what you pay for, the same reason why Guinness is more expensive that Bud Lite.[/quote]

Last the Wine of the Year in Wine Spectator was $22/btl (Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet). The #10 wine of the year is a great italian wine (brancaia toscana tre 2007) that I saw at a wine store in Encinitas for $22. There is a great Zinfindel blend called The Prisoner by Orin Swift that I’ve seen for $28. I picked up a Badge Chardonnay made by Kris Curran who was the winemaker at Sea Smoke (one of the top cult Pinot’s from Santa Rita Hills) for $15 last week. Paying $20 for Temecula wines when wines like that exist is silly IMO.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=Downtowner]I’m not sure why everyone is commenting that Temecula wines are too expensive? Take Hart winery, they have 3 pretty good red wines (Merlot, Tempranillo, & Three (red blend))for under $20. And if you are a member they are under $15. No, it’s not $2, but you get what you pay for, the same reason why Guinness is more expensive that Bud Lite.[/quote]

Last the Wine of the Year in Wine Spectator was $22/btl (Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet). The #10 wine of the year is a great italian wine (brancaia toscana tre 2007) that I saw at a wine store in Encinitas for $22. There is a great Zinfindel blend called The Prisoner by Orin Swift that I’ve seen for $28. I picked up a Badge Chardonnay made by Kris Curran who was the winemaker at Sea Smoke (one of the top cult Pinot’s from Santa Rita Hills) for $15 last week. Paying $20 for Temecula wines when wines like that exist is silly IMO.

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