swedishcelt 0 #1 April 10, 2007 I bought a Borsao and a Tisdale the other day on a recommendation. Both were good and comparable to taste to some very expensive wines I've had lately. They were way under ten dollars and when I set the Tisdale Cabernet in a decanter, everyone at the table wanted it over the 20.00 wine I had in the bottle. And the Tisdale was only 3.50!! Anyone else have anymore excellent wine buy recommendations? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #2 April 10, 2007 >Anyone else have anymore excellent wine buy recommendations? Costa del Sol red 2003. It's a $15 bottle of wine that you'd expect to pay $50 for. We discovered it here and bought a case on the spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #3 April 10, 2007 Excellent. Thank you. I know we've had threads like this in here before but it's always nice to have an updated list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #4 April 10, 2007 I drink Redwood Creek Pinot Noir. I'm cursed that Pinot Noir is my favorite wine--I know enough about wine to taste the difference between a Merlot, a Cab & a Pinot Noir. But, I'm a cheap wine, drinker--what can I say?I buy the Redwood Creek b/c you can get a 1.5L bottle for $8.99. And since I go through about two bottles of that a week, plus 2-3 bottles of champagne...even the cheap stuff adds up.So that's what I drink. If you're entertaining, though Costco is fantastic. I stock up on the well-known good stuff but for a fraction of the price. LOVE Costco. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #5 April 10, 2007 Anything in a box is a good buy. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #6 April 10, 2007 QuoteIt's a $15 bottle of wine that you'd expect to pay $50 for. We discovered it here and bought a case on the spot. That's still too expensive for my budget! Cheap wines I buy, all under $8: Lindeman's Merlot Little Penguin 2005 Shiraz Pepperwood 2005 Pinot Noir Ravenswood ZinfindalShe is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #7 April 10, 2007 Quote Anything in a box is a good buy. Actually, you'd be surprised. I don't buy wines in a box, but once opened, if you don't plan on drinking it all right away, the box will keep it more genuine than a bottle--so long as it's tapped. Fun fact for the day from your local lush.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #8 April 10, 2007 Rex Goliath: 47 lb Rooster Pino Nior. $7.99 Very good, with any type of food. I had it bbq and again with fish. HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #9 April 10, 2007 I love Ravenswood but it has to be open for a little while or it can be harsh when you first drink it. And... it packs more of a punch, gets me tipsy very quickly... it must be the blend of ingredients or amount of tannins or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #10 April 10, 2007 Quote Quote It's a $15 bottle of wine that you'd expect to pay $50 for. We discovered it here and bought a case on the spot. That's still too expensive for my budget! Cheap wines I buy, all under $8: Lindeman's Merlot Little Penguin 2005 Shiraz Pepperwood 2005 Pinot Noir Ravenswood Zinfindal You forgot Boones Farm. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #11 April 10, 2007 Boone's is not wine. You may step out of this thread now. I mean it. Move along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 April 10, 2007 Oh the high school memories...Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #13 April 10, 2007 >That's still too expensive for my budget! Then I definitely won't mention some really excellent beer I found ($10 a bottle.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #14 April 10, 2007 Ooo. Oooo! Tell us, Billvon! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #15 April 10, 2007 Quote Anything in a box is a good buy. Not "anything" but, the movement is towards boxed wines because they are superior vessels for maintaining the wine's condition. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #16 April 10, 2007 Coppola Chard- around 10/bottle Castle Rock Pinot Noir- about 12/bottle Root One Cab- around 11/bottle Porcupine Ridge Sauvignon Blanc- about 11/bottle MAN Vinters Chenin Blanc- about 7/bottle "Keltibrook" Merlot- about 16/bottle Stag's Leap Syrah- about 10/bottle when your local wine store mis-prices it at a tasting and for dessert La Spinetta Moscato d'Asti $15/bottle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #17 April 10, 2007 Quote I bought a Borsao and a Tisdale the other day on a recommendation. Both were good and comparable to taste to some very expensive wines I've had lately. They were way under ten dollars and when I set the Tisdale Cabernet in a decanter, everyone at the table wanted it over the 20.00 wine I had in the bottle. And the Tisdale was only 3.50!! Anyone else have anymore excellent wine buy recommendations? By the title, I thought you were going to ride the wagon for a while . . . I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdobleman 0 #18 April 11, 2007 Something interesting in a white wine: Torrentes by Susanna Balbo on her Crios label. From Argentina and unlike any white I've ever tasted, and I've tasted a lot. I now decant all my red wines for at least 1/2 hour, it will make a believer out of anyone how much it improves the wine. madjohn and for beer: get some Sierra Nevada Big Foot and put it away for a while. One beer columnist recently wrote that the 1999 is expecially good right now. Main goals in life: Be on the "Jumpers Over Eighty" (JOE) World Record and attend the Lost Prairie Boogie once after I'm gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #19 April 11, 2007 Aging beer??? You're kidding!! I have never heard of that!! I thought it just got all skunky or something. I learn something every day in here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #20 April 11, 2007 Hmmm.. I think I should get Jeff a decanter for his birthday... A wine that I really enjoy is Concannon Petit Syrah 2003 (I think that is the year). Sometimes it goes on sale and comes into my price range, other times we splurge. This weekend I had a fabulous pricey wine it was Dead Horse 2004--- fabulous! It was a blend of cab-sav, merlot, cab-blanc and petit verdot. Beautiful. I wish I had an anniversary to celebrate every day! We're looking forward to enjoying a bottle of straight up petit verdot that we also got this weekend. Jeff and I always enjoy what it adds to a blend, but have never had it pure. Hmm.. wine. I don't even want to talk about the cheap stuff we normally drink.. I just want to reminisce about the great wine that we've had. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #21 April 11, 2007 I love decanters. They have some really cool looking ones, I have a gift of a crystal one with a carved inset jade dragon on it. I also have a crystal one carved with celtic knots all around it. They are very beautiful with wines in them. And it opens up the wine nicely too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McBeth 0 #22 April 11, 2007 Quote I love decanters. They have some really cool looking ones, I have a gift of a crystal one with a carved inset jade dragon on it. I also have a crystal one carved with celtic knots all around it. They are very beautiful with wines in them. And it opens up the wine nicely too. Ooooh now I want a decanter too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #23 April 11, 2007 You would love the celtic one. I'll attach a pic in a sec. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McBeth 0 #24 April 11, 2007 Quote You would love the celtic one. I'll attach a pic in a sec. I know that is where you sold me... now you are just going to make me more jealous Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #25 April 11, 2007 Ha! My boyfriend would love a dragon one. For some reason he likes dragon stuff and I always laugh at him. Dragon paintings around the house, I could not handle. But a dragon wine decanter, that would be funny. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
