Wine pricing

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[quote=temeculaguy] Kewp, they had a coppola pinot for under $10, I can’t remember the exact price but it was cheap, give that a spin and see if you like it, I wish I had not gone cheapo and made that my experimental choice of the week. That’s the final tip, when you do your wine shopping each week, always pick up one “experimental.” [/quote]

Thanks again for the tip, TG! I love CostCo and think its great that they are a good source for wines as well.

Re:”Experimental”. To satisfy that need I head to Wine Steals in Hillcrest every Sunday at noon for their ‘pour off’. 6 half-glasses of whatever is left over and open from the weekend.

*However*, now you guys have me paranoid thinking that I’m not doing these wines as service as they have been oxidized from being open.

Btw; if anyone wants to do a Piggington’s WineSteals party, I am game!

[Rich Toscano]

This is the best OT thread ever. I too tried the Ghost Pines and thought it was excellent (and I’m not even into merlot typically) — thanks for the tip TG!

barnaby33 made some offline suggestions I thought I’d pass along for the group as I found it helpful. He is a wine genius btw and I can personally attest that his wine fridge is actually bigger than his apartment (he somehow manipulates spacetime to fit it in there).

Anyhoozle, I am into “fruit forward” wines; my favorites are usually zinfandel but Josh believes (and I agree from my experience) that Aussie shiraz is typically the best bang for the buck for fruit forward wines.

For vintages, he said: “From Oz any 05 will be best, 06 second best, if its an 03 skip it.”

He specifically recommended Marquis Phillips as a brand and Sarah’s Blend in particular. I got a $12 06 Sarah’s Blend from Costco and it was quite good, though I wouldn’t really put it in the screaming deal category like the Ghost Pines. I will look for the 05.

Anyway, thanks to all the wine nerds for the tips… and if anyone comes across any great deals for Australian shiraz feel free to post. 🙂

Rich

[Rich Toscano]

This is the best OT thread ever. I too tried the Ghost Pines and thought it was excellent (and I’m not even into merlot typically) — thanks for the tip TG!

barnaby33 made some offline suggestions I thought I’d pass along for the group as I found it helpful. He is a wine genius btw and I can personally attest that his wine fridge is actually bigger than his apartment (he somehow manipulates spacetime to fit it in there).

Anyhoozle, I am into “fruit forward” wines; my favorites are usually zinfandel but Josh believes (and I agree from my experience) that Aussie shiraz is typically the best bang for the buck for fruit forward wines.

For vintages, he said: “From Oz any 05 will be best, 06 second best, if its an 03 skip it.”

He specifically recommended Marquis Phillips as a brand and Sarah’s Blend in particular. I got a $12 06 Sarah’s Blend from Costco and it was quite good, though I wouldn’t really put it in the screaming deal category like the Ghost Pines. I will look for the 05.

Anyway, thanks to all the wine nerds for the tips… and if anyone comes across any great deals for Australian shiraz feel free to post. 🙂

Rich

[Rich Toscano]

This is the best OT thread ever. I too tried the Ghost Pines and thought it was excellent (and I’m not even into merlot typically) — thanks for the tip TG!

barnaby33 made some offline suggestions I thought I’d pass along for the group as I found it helpful. He is a wine genius btw and I can personally attest that his wine fridge is actually bigger than his apartment (he somehow manipulates spacetime to fit it in there).

Anyhoozle, I am into “fruit forward” wines; my favorites are usually zinfandel but Josh believes (and I agree from my experience) that Aussie shiraz is typically the best bang for the buck for fruit forward wines.

For vintages, he said: “From Oz any 05 will be best, 06 second best, if its an 03 skip it.”

He specifically recommended Marquis Phillips as a brand and Sarah’s Blend in particular. I got a $12 06 Sarah’s Blend from Costco and it was quite good, though I wouldn’t really put it in the screaming deal category like the Ghost Pines. I will look for the 05.

Anyway, thanks to all the wine nerds for the tips… and if anyone comes across any great deals for Australian shiraz feel free to post. 🙂

Rich

[Rich Toscano]

This is the best OT thread ever. I too tried the Ghost Pines and thought it was excellent (and I’m not even into merlot typically) — thanks for the tip TG!

barnaby33 made some offline suggestions I thought I’d pass along for the group as I found it helpful. He is a wine genius btw and I can personally attest that his wine fridge is actually bigger than his apartment (he somehow manipulates spacetime to fit it in there).

Anyhoozle, I am into “fruit forward” wines; my favorites are usually zinfandel but Josh believes (and I agree from my experience) that Aussie shiraz is typically the best bang for the buck for fruit forward wines.

For vintages, he said: “From Oz any 05 will be best, 06 second best, if its an 03 skip it.”

He specifically recommended Marquis Phillips as a brand and Sarah’s Blend in particular. I got a $12 06 Sarah’s Blend from Costco and it was quite good, though I wouldn’t really put it in the screaming deal category like the Ghost Pines. I will look for the 05.

Anyway, thanks to all the wine nerds for the tips… and if anyone comes across any great deals for Australian shiraz feel free to post. 🙂

Rich

[Rich Toscano]

This is the best OT thread ever. I too tried the Ghost Pines and thought it was excellent (and I’m not even into merlot typically) — thanks for the tip TG!

barnaby33 made some offline suggestions I thought I’d pass along for the group as I found it helpful. He is a wine genius btw and I can personally attest that his wine fridge is actually bigger than his apartment (he somehow manipulates spacetime to fit it in there).

Anyhoozle, I am into “fruit forward” wines; my favorites are usually zinfandel but Josh believes (and I agree from my experience) that Aussie shiraz is typically the best bang for the buck for fruit forward wines.

For vintages, he said: “From Oz any 05 will be best, 06 second best, if its an 03 skip it.”

He specifically recommended Marquis Phillips as a brand and Sarah’s Blend in particular. I got a $12 06 Sarah’s Blend from Costco and it was quite good, though I wouldn’t really put it in the screaming deal category like the Ghost Pines. I will look for the 05.

Anyway, thanks to all the wine nerds for the tips… and if anyone comes across any great deals for Australian shiraz feel free to post. 🙂

Rich

[stockstradr]

Ditto that this is one of the BEST off-topic threads. I’m quite impressed about how much all you Piggington members know about wine. I certainly learned a lot reading this thread.

This weekend I even spend 20 minutes and compiled all posts in this thread into an Excel spreadsheet of Wine Tips…something I can print and take to Costco.

[stockstradr]

Ditto that this is one of the BEST off-topic threads. I’m quite impressed about how much all you Piggington members know about wine. I certainly learned a lot reading this thread.

This weekend I even spend 20 minutes and compiled all posts in this thread into an Excel spreadsheet of Wine Tips…something I can print and take to Costco.

[stockstradr]

Ditto that this is one of the BEST off-topic threads. I’m quite impressed about how much all you Piggington members know about wine. I certainly learned a lot reading this thread.

This weekend I even spend 20 minutes and compiled all posts in this thread into an Excel spreadsheet of Wine Tips…something I can print and take to Costco.

[stockstradr]

Ditto that this is one of the BEST off-topic threads. I’m quite impressed about how much all you Piggington members know about wine. I certainly learned a lot reading this thread.

This weekend I even spend 20 minutes and compiled all posts in this thread into an Excel spreadsheet of Wine Tips…something I can print and take to Costco.

[stockstradr]

Ditto that this is one of the BEST off-topic threads. I’m quite impressed about how much all you Piggington members know about wine. I certainly learned a lot reading this thread.

This weekend I even spend 20 minutes and compiled all posts in this thread into an Excel spreadsheet of Wine Tips…something I can print and take to Costco.

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Speaking of Costco, they have a Lucid Absinthe gift box with two glasses and a slotted spoon for $55.

If you haven’t tried real absinthe yet, I highly recommend. It’s like anise wine!

[kewp]

Speaking of Costco, they have a Lucid Absinthe gift box with two glasses and a slotted spoon for $55.

If you haven’t tried real absinthe yet, I highly recommend. It’s like anise wine!

[kewp]

Speaking of Costco, they have a Lucid Absinthe gift box with two glasses and a slotted spoon for $55.

If you haven’t tried real absinthe yet, I highly recommend. It’s like anise wine!

[kewp]

Speaking of Costco, they have a Lucid Absinthe gift box with two glasses and a slotted spoon for $55.

If you haven’t tried real absinthe yet, I highly recommend. It’s like anise wine!

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