Wine pricing

[george]

The best wine value out there is Black Box, a high-end boxed wine. This is not the Franzia stuff we all drank in college! The quality is comparable to $10-12 wines like Clos du Bois, Hess, Blackstone (higher-end) , etc. A 3 liter box (equal to four 750ml bottles) sells for $20-22 or the equivelant of $5-6 per bottle. It also stays fresh for at least a month after opening so you can have a glass anytime without having to commit to a whole bottle. I usually have a Chardonnay, Cab & Pinot Grigio open all at the same time so my wife and I can have whatever we feel like.

[PCinSD]

If I end up with boxed wine in my place then I have officially become my parents. My parents are good people, so I’ll give one of the Black Box’s a try.

TG, I’m going to Costco tomorrow to pick up 2 bottles of the Ghost Pine merlot. I’ll try it out tomorrow evening and take a bottle to a holiday party on Saturday. These are friends that organize occasional wine tastings which I’ve been to. I’ll post our thoughts. I turned these guys on to Menage a’ Trois some time ago, and they love it.

I’m still a newbie when it comes to wine, and haven’t ventured into anything high end. I’m better versed in discussing the finer points of beer. My current favorite is Racer 5 IPA. I visited their brewery (Bear Republic) in Healdsburg while on business a couple of months ago. Cool town, good food, and plenty of breweries and vineyards to satisfy everyone.

If you’re into wine restaurants: I frequent this place called Third Corner in Ocean Beach a couple of times a month. It’s across the street from Thee Old Bungalow on W. Point Loma Blvd. They have a pretty good menu (which is open until 1 am or so). It’s basically a wine store with a restaurant. You browse around, pick out your wine which you purchase at presumably retail prices and pay a corkage fee and enjoy it with your meal. I usually go there during the middle of the day on a Saturday or Sunday and sit at the bar. It’s usually pretty empty at that time. I order the mussels, a baguette and a beer. It’s the most generous and tender portion of mussels I’ve had since I was stationed in Newport, R.I. I’ll sometimes finish it off with a glass of cabernet from one of their open bottles. I love that meal.

[PCinSD]

If I end up with boxed wine in my place then I have officially become my parents. My parents are good people, so I’ll give one of the Black Box’s a try.

TG, I’m going to Costco tomorrow to pick up 2 bottles of the Ghost Pine merlot. I’ll try it out tomorrow evening and take a bottle to a holiday party on Saturday. These are friends that organize occasional wine tastings which I’ve been to. I’ll post our thoughts. I turned these guys on to Menage a’ Trois some time ago, and they love it.

I’m still a newbie when it comes to wine, and haven’t ventured into anything high end. I’m better versed in discussing the finer points of beer. My current favorite is Racer 5 IPA. I visited their brewery (Bear Republic) in Healdsburg while on business a couple of months ago. Cool town, good food, and plenty of breweries and vineyards to satisfy everyone.

If you’re into wine restaurants: I frequent this place called Third Corner in Ocean Beach a couple of times a month. It’s across the street from Thee Old Bungalow on W. Point Loma Blvd. They have a pretty good menu (which is open until 1 am or so). It’s basically a wine store with a restaurant. You browse around, pick out your wine which you purchase at presumably retail prices and pay a corkage fee and enjoy it with your meal. I usually go there during the middle of the day on a Saturday or Sunday and sit at the bar. It’s usually pretty empty at that time. I order the mussels, a baguette and a beer. It’s the most generous and tender portion of mussels I’ve had since I was stationed in Newport, R.I. I’ll sometimes finish it off with a glass of cabernet from one of their open bottles. I love that meal.

[PCinSD]

If I end up with boxed wine in my place then I have officially become my parents. My parents are good people, so I’ll give one of the Black Box’s a try.

TG, I’m going to Costco tomorrow to pick up 2 bottles of the Ghost Pine merlot. I’ll try it out tomorrow evening and take a bottle to a holiday party on Saturday. These are friends that organize occasional wine tastings which I’ve been to. I’ll post our thoughts. I turned these guys on to Menage a’ Trois some time ago, and they love it.

I’m still a newbie when it comes to wine, and haven’t ventured into anything high end. I’m better versed in discussing the finer points of beer. My current favorite is Racer 5 IPA. I visited their brewery (Bear Republic) in Healdsburg while on business a couple of months ago. Cool town, good food, and plenty of breweries and vineyards to satisfy everyone.

If you’re into wine restaurants: I frequent this place called Third Corner in Ocean Beach a couple of times a month. It’s across the street from Thee Old Bungalow on W. Point Loma Blvd. They have a pretty good menu (which is open until 1 am or so). It’s basically a wine store with a restaurant. You browse around, pick out your wine which you purchase at presumably retail prices and pay a corkage fee and enjoy it with your meal. I usually go there during the middle of the day on a Saturday or Sunday and sit at the bar. It’s usually pretty empty at that time. I order the mussels, a baguette and a beer. It’s the most generous and tender portion of mussels I’ve had since I was stationed in Newport, R.I. I’ll sometimes finish it off with a glass of cabernet from one of their open bottles. I love that meal.

[PCinSD]

If I end up with boxed wine in my place then I have officially become my parents. My parents are good people, so I’ll give one of the Black Box’s a try.

TG, I’m going to Costco tomorrow to pick up 2 bottles of the Ghost Pine merlot. I’ll try it out tomorrow evening and take a bottle to a holiday party on Saturday. These are friends that organize occasional wine tastings which I’ve been to. I’ll post our thoughts. I turned these guys on to Menage a’ Trois some time ago, and they love it.

I’m still a newbie when it comes to wine, and haven’t ventured into anything high end. I’m better versed in discussing the finer points of beer. My current favorite is Racer 5 IPA. I visited their brewery (Bear Republic) in Healdsburg while on business a couple of months ago. Cool town, good food, and plenty of breweries and vineyards to satisfy everyone.

If you’re into wine restaurants: I frequent this place called Third Corner in Ocean Beach a couple of times a month. It’s across the street from Thee Old Bungalow on W. Point Loma Blvd. They have a pretty good menu (which is open until 1 am or so). It’s basically a wine store with a restaurant. You browse around, pick out your wine which you purchase at presumably retail prices and pay a corkage fee and enjoy it with your meal. I usually go there during the middle of the day on a Saturday or Sunday and sit at the bar. It’s usually pretty empty at that time. I order the mussels, a baguette and a beer. It’s the most generous and tender portion of mussels I’ve had since I was stationed in Newport, R.I. I’ll sometimes finish it off with a glass of cabernet from one of their open bottles. I love that meal.

[PCinSD]

If I end up with boxed wine in my place then I have officially become my parents. My parents are good people, so I’ll give one of the Black Box’s a try.

TG, I’m going to Costco tomorrow to pick up 2 bottles of the Ghost Pine merlot. I’ll try it out tomorrow evening and take a bottle to a holiday party on Saturday. These are friends that organize occasional wine tastings which I’ve been to. I’ll post our thoughts. I turned these guys on to Menage a’ Trois some time ago, and they love it.

I’m still a newbie when it comes to wine, and haven’t ventured into anything high end. I’m better versed in discussing the finer points of beer. My current favorite is Racer 5 IPA. I visited their brewery (Bear Republic) in Healdsburg while on business a couple of months ago. Cool town, good food, and plenty of breweries and vineyards to satisfy everyone.

If you’re into wine restaurants: I frequent this place called Third Corner in Ocean Beach a couple of times a month. It’s across the street from Thee Old Bungalow on W. Point Loma Blvd. They have a pretty good menu (which is open until 1 am or so). It’s basically a wine store with a restaurant. You browse around, pick out your wine which you purchase at presumably retail prices and pay a corkage fee and enjoy it with your meal. I usually go there during the middle of the day on a Saturday or Sunday and sit at the bar. It’s usually pretty empty at that time. I order the mussels, a baguette and a beer. It’s the most generous and tender portion of mussels I’ve had since I was stationed in Newport, R.I. I’ll sometimes finish it off with a glass of cabernet from one of their open bottles. I love that meal.

[cadream]

#6 wine of this year is barolo with a reasonable price tag at ~$65. We just got 8 out of top 18 wines of this year in the last couple weeks (either 6 bottles or a dozen for each so we can taste the same wine in different years). We usually buy futures at 1/2 of release prices for most of these top wines. My favorite one is Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state which is not that popular name compared to CA or French wines but its 2002 one has been named the wine of the year in 2005 and 2003 vintage was ranked # 2 in 2006. It goes so well with grilled rack of lamb or lamb chop and grilled mushroom. This year’s #1 is Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2005 from Chili and I am looking forward to tasting it this coming Sat.

[cadream]

#6 wine of this year is barolo with a reasonable price tag at ~$65. We just got 8 out of top 18 wines of this year in the last couple weeks (either 6 bottles or a dozen for each so we can taste the same wine in different years). We usually buy futures at 1/2 of release prices for most of these top wines. My favorite one is Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state which is not that popular name compared to CA or French wines but its 2002 one has been named the wine of the year in 2005 and 2003 vintage was ranked # 2 in 2006. It goes so well with grilled rack of lamb or lamb chop and grilled mushroom. This year’s #1 is Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2005 from Chili and I am looking forward to tasting it this coming Sat.

[cadream]

#6 wine of this year is barolo with a reasonable price tag at ~$65. We just got 8 out of top 18 wines of this year in the last couple weeks (either 6 bottles or a dozen for each so we can taste the same wine in different years). We usually buy futures at 1/2 of release prices for most of these top wines. My favorite one is Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state which is not that popular name compared to CA or French wines but its 2002 one has been named the wine of the year in 2005 and 2003 vintage was ranked # 2 in 2006. It goes so well with grilled rack of lamb or lamb chop and grilled mushroom. This year’s #1 is Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2005 from Chili and I am looking forward to tasting it this coming Sat.

[cadream]

#6 wine of this year is barolo with a reasonable price tag at ~$65. We just got 8 out of top 18 wines of this year in the last couple weeks (either 6 bottles or a dozen for each so we can taste the same wine in different years). We usually buy futures at 1/2 of release prices for most of these top wines. My favorite one is Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state which is not that popular name compared to CA or French wines but its 2002 one has been named the wine of the year in 2005 and 2003 vintage was ranked # 2 in 2006. It goes so well with grilled rack of lamb or lamb chop and grilled mushroom. This year’s #1 is Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2005 from Chili and I am looking forward to tasting it this coming Sat.

[cadream]

#6 wine of this year is barolo with a reasonable price tag at ~$65. We just got 8 out of top 18 wines of this year in the last couple weeks (either 6 bottles or a dozen for each so we can taste the same wine in different years). We usually buy futures at 1/2 of release prices for most of these top wines. My favorite one is Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state which is not that popular name compared to CA or French wines but its 2002 one has been named the wine of the year in 2005 and 2003 vintage was ranked # 2 in 2006. It goes so well with grilled rack of lamb or lamb chop and grilled mushroom. This year’s #1 is Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2005 from Chili and I am looking forward to tasting it this coming Sat.

[temeculaguy]

Pablo, that place sounds fantastic, I love mussels, will have to give it a try.

Since you are going to costco, also grab a cameron hughes. Each Costco has a different selection, the lot 100 Stagg’s Leap is due out any day, if they have it get it and report back. I’m dying to know if it is any good, more than likely I’ll be sipping a glass in the parking lot, ready to buy a case if it rates. Let me know if your friends are impressed with ghost pines (I entered my favorite cameron in that tasting that ghost pines ran away with, so I think they will enjoy it).

Here is a funny little video from 2006 shot in San Diego of an interview with Cameron on the local news. They cut the piece short but check out the fourth piece of advice (find a good local wine shop) a theme running through this thread.

http://www.chwine.com/press/multimedia/276/NBC-San-Diego

Rich, thanks for chiming in, aren’t you glad the election is over and we can can go off topic with something that really matters, like this.

Two final tips, decant when possible and always drink from a big glass (reidel, spegleau or mondavi’s waterford) I can’t express how important it is, especially to those just discovering the joys of red wine, the benefits of a large, quality vessel. Also, never wash your glass with soap or in the dishwasher, just rinse it by hand with water, hell I only do it weekly. Most of you know this, but the newbies will benefit from soap residue free tasting. I can’t tell you how many times a friend gives me a wine to taste and I can’t escape the subtle hint of electrasol or palmolive.

[temeculaguy]

Pablo, that place sounds fantastic, I love mussels, will have to give it a try.

Since you are going to costco, also grab a cameron hughes. Each Costco has a different selection, the lot 100 Stagg’s Leap is due out any day, if they have it get it and report back. I’m dying to know if it is any good, more than likely I’ll be sipping a glass in the parking lot, ready to buy a case if it rates. Let me know if your friends are impressed with ghost pines (I entered my favorite cameron in that tasting that ghost pines ran away with, so I think they will enjoy it).

Here is a funny little video from 2006 shot in San Diego of an interview with Cameron on the local news. They cut the piece short but check out the fourth piece of advice (find a good local wine shop) a theme running through this thread.

http://www.chwine.com/press/multimedia/276/NBC-San-Diego

Rich, thanks for chiming in, aren’t you glad the election is over and we can can go off topic with something that really matters, like this.

Two final tips, decant when possible and always drink from a big glass (reidel, spegleau or mondavi’s waterford) I can’t express how important it is, especially to those just discovering the joys of red wine, the benefits of a large, quality vessel. Also, never wash your glass with soap or in the dishwasher, just rinse it by hand with water, hell I only do it weekly. Most of you know this, but the newbies will benefit from soap residue free tasting. I can’t tell you how many times a friend gives me a wine to taste and I can’t escape the subtle hint of electrasol or palmolive.

[temeculaguy]

Pablo, that place sounds fantastic, I love mussels, will have to give it a try.

Since you are going to costco, also grab a cameron hughes. Each Costco has a different selection, the lot 100 Stagg’s Leap is due out any day, if they have it get it and report back. I’m dying to know if it is any good, more than likely I’ll be sipping a glass in the parking lot, ready to buy a case if it rates. Let me know if your friends are impressed with ghost pines (I entered my favorite cameron in that tasting that ghost pines ran away with, so I think they will enjoy it).

Here is a funny little video from 2006 shot in San Diego of an interview with Cameron on the local news. They cut the piece short but check out the fourth piece of advice (find a good local wine shop) a theme running through this thread.

http://www.chwine.com/press/multimedia/276/NBC-San-Diego

Rich, thanks for chiming in, aren’t you glad the election is over and we can can go off topic with something that really matters, like this.

Two final tips, decant when possible and always drink from a big glass (reidel, spegleau or mondavi’s waterford) I can’t express how important it is, especially to those just discovering the joys of red wine, the benefits of a large, quality vessel. Also, never wash your glass with soap or in the dishwasher, just rinse it by hand with water, hell I only do it weekly. Most of you know this, but the newbies will benefit from soap residue free tasting. I can’t tell you how many times a friend gives me a wine to taste and I can’t escape the subtle hint of electrasol or palmolive.

[temeculaguy]

Pablo, that place sounds fantastic, I love mussels, will have to give it a try.

Since you are going to costco, also grab a cameron hughes. Each Costco has a different selection, the lot 100 Stagg’s Leap is due out any day, if they have it get it and report back. I’m dying to know if it is any good, more than likely I’ll be sipping a glass in the parking lot, ready to buy a case if it rates. Let me know if your friends are impressed with ghost pines (I entered my favorite cameron in that tasting that ghost pines ran away with, so I think they will enjoy it).

Here is a funny little video from 2006 shot in San Diego of an interview with Cameron on the local news. They cut the piece short but check out the fourth piece of advice (find a good local wine shop) a theme running through this thread.

http://www.chwine.com/press/multimedia/276/NBC-San-Diego

Rich, thanks for chiming in, aren’t you glad the election is over and we can can go off topic with something that really matters, like this.

Two final tips, decant when possible and always drink from a big glass (reidel, spegleau or mondavi’s waterford) I can’t express how important it is, especially to those just discovering the joys of red wine, the benefits of a large, quality vessel. Also, never wash your glass with soap or in the dishwasher, just rinse it by hand with water, hell I only do it weekly. Most of you know this, but the newbies will benefit from soap residue free tasting. I can’t tell you how many times a friend gives me a wine to taste and I can’t escape the subtle hint of electrasol or palmolive.

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