Life is a Cabernet

[lawgrad91]

From the 9/14/2013 tailgate, Verso Rosso Salento. A nice fruity red shared among Cathy CA, Lawgrad 91, myself, and tasted by serveral others. I thought it was very nice and went well with our Italian fare of the day. A nice addition to our regular beer tastings. My worth. AW.

It was a fine wine. I liked it very much and it went well with the Italian meal genre. Thank you for thinking of us, AW.

[August West]

Glad everyone enjoyed it. We will have to do it again. Suggestions welcome. AW.

[devildeac]

Moscato-Villa Alena

The sweet Italian table wine version of budlite. Gifted to us by an unfavored relative whose name I fortunately cannot recall at this time, this poured a pale straw color with a nose of grape juice and simple syrup. A bit bubbly, I wondered whether it was a feeble attempt at a sparkling wine or was just past its prime. Taste was also white Welch's grape juice with more sugar syrup added. At a stunningly low ABV for a wine at 5.5%, I doubt one could drink enough of this uriniferous beverage to get a buzz without first developing a life-threatening case of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma. I'm not sure what I'll do with the rest of the bottle. Mrs DD won't drink it and the children won't let me pour it into the dogs' bowls and I'd fear a visit and fine from the EPA if I dumped it down the drain so I may be relegated to small aliquots of this over the next several days until the last sickeningly sweet drops of it have been consumed.

[windsor]

Moscato-Villa Alena

The sweet Italian table wine version of budlite. Gifted to us by an unfavored relative whose name I fortunately cannot recall at this time, this poured a pale straw color with a nose of grape juice and simple syrup. A bit bubbly, I wondered whether it was a feeble attempt at a sparkling wine or was just past its prime. Taste was also white Welch's grape juice with more sugar syrup added. At a stunningly low ABV for a wine at 5.5%, I doubt one could drink enough of this uriniferous beverage to get a buzz without first developing a life-threatening case of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma. I'm not sure what I'll do with the rest of the bottle. Mrs DD won't drink it and the children won't let me pour it into the dogs' bowls and I'd fear a visit and fine from the EPA if I dumped it down the drain so I may be relegated to small aliquots of this over the next several days until the last sickeningly sweet drops of it have been consumed.

- You had me at 'budlite'

[windsor]

I have been a Paso Robles (central coast) cabernet (always cabs!) binge for the last month or two. I just finished off a bottle of
Running With Scissors Cabernet (2010). Yes, I bought if because I loved the name...and its was $10. Well what a nice gentle little wine. Very drinkable.

Here is wine snob description:

Dark cassis, cedar and hints of eucalyptus dominate on the wine's rich nose, while notes of anise, blackberry and cherry fill the palate. Broad, supple finish. Best with Roasts & Grilled Beef.

I have found the Paso Robles to be very drinkable cabs (with shout outs to J Lohr, Liberty School and Sterling) not as intense as the Napa/Sonoma cabs. A little softer in flavor and finish. The drink well alone and with food.

[devildeac]

Moscato-Villa Alena

The sweet Italian table wine version of budlite. Gifted to us by an unfavored relative whose name I fortunately cannot recall at this time, this poured a pale straw color with a nose of grape juice and simple syrup. A bit bubbly, I wondered whether it was a feeble attempt at a sparkling wine or was just past its prime. Taste was also white Welch's grape juice with more sugar syrup added. At a stunningly low ABV for a wine at 5.5%, I doubt one could drink enough of this uriniferous beverage to get a buzz without first developing a life-threatening case of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma. I'm not sure what I'll do with the rest of the bottle. Mrs DD won't drink it and the children won't let me pour it into the dogs' bowls and I'd fear a visit and fine from the EPA if I dumped it down the drain so I may be relegated to small aliquots of this over the next several days until the last sickeningly sweet drops of it have been consumed.

- You had me at 'budlite'

What can I say? I was on a roll. Thanks. I thoroughly enjoyed putting that together.

[August West]

Any of our wine lovers have a suggestion for the NCSU tailgate in November? I should hope they don't give us a noon kickoff for that one. I'd bring something for tomorrw but wine for breakfast doesn't sound good to me. AW.

[CathyCA]

Any of our wine lovers have a suggestion for the NCSU tailgate in November? I should hope they don't give us a noon kickoff for that one. I'd bring something for tomorrw but wine for breakfast doesn't sound good to me. AW.

I guess since we're playing State, we ought to have a red wine.

[devildeac]

Any of our wine lovers have a suggestion for the NCSU tailgate in November? I should hope they don't give us a noon kickoff for that one. I'd bring something for tomorrw but wine for breakfast doesn't sound good to me. AW.

I guess since we're playing State, we ought to have a red wine.

Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXt56MB-3vc

[CathyCA]

Any of our wine lovers have a suggestion for the NCSU tailgate in November? I should hope they don't give us a noon kickoff for that one. I'd bring something for tomorrw but wine for breakfast doesn't sound good to me. AW.

I guess since we're playing State, we ought to have a red wine.

Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXt56MB-3vc

How funny is that? The video about red wine features people drinking beer.

[windsor]

I scored several bottles of Silver Palm on sale at Luekens locally.

http://www.luekensliquors.com/wine/dome ... oast-750ml



This is a very easy drinking cab. With food or alone it is just a nice wine. One of my absolute favorites!! I always have a bottle or two on hand.

[August West]

From the 11/09/13 tailgate, Le Caniette - Rosso Bello. Shared by lawgrad91, Cathy CA, and myself. It went very well with the main dish of the day, BBQ. Comments are welcome ladies. AW.

[CathyCA]

From the 11/09/13 tailgate, Le Caniette - Rosso Bello. Shared by lawgrad91, Cathy CA, and myself. It went very well with the main dish of the day, BBQ. Comments are welcome ladies. AW.

This red blend comes from an organic vineyard in Italy. (My Sam would so approve this.) This wine was fruity and a little low on the tannins, making for a pleasant afternoon tasting session.

My mom had a sip, and she enjoyed this wine so much that she asked for another "taste."

Our resident clergypersons tasted this wine, too. It was almost like having communion, having the wine and the 'cue at a tailgate. ;)

As I recall, AW bought this bottle on sale, and it came in at around $10. Great choice, AW! Thanks!

I would drink this wine again.

[lawgrad91]

From the 11/09/13 tailgate, Le Caniette - Rosso Bello. Shared by lawgrad91, Cathy CA, and myself. It went very well with the main dish of the day, BBQ. Comments are welcome ladies. AW.

This red blend comes from an organic vineyard in Italy. (My Sam would so approve this.) This wine was fruity and a little low on the tannins, making for a pleasant afternoon tasting session.

My mom had a sip, and she enjoyed this wine so much that she asked for another "taste."

Our resident clergypersons tasted this wine, too. It was almost like having communion, having the wine and the 'cue at a tailgate. ;)

As I recall, AW bought this bottle on sale, and it came in at around $10. Great choice, AW! Thanks!

I would drink this wine again.

I would definitely drink it again as well. I actually was eating bread at the time I was trying it, so it was very much like communion. I don't like a lot of tannin, either, so this was right up my alley.

[devildeac]

Living in a great country:

http://money.msn.com/investing/post--us ... -to-expand

Congrats to all the contributors/consumers.

[windsor]

I have been dabbling in cabs from Chile and Argentina of late. I have this one

http://www.wine.com/v6/Crios-de-Susana- ... etail.aspx

Which I really enjoy. Not a lot of tannins, and nice and easy on the finish. Drinks well alone.

It was on sale at Luekens here for 11.99. A lot of wine for a little money!

[devildeac]

Bourbon Barrel Aged Wines

Let's see how far this one goes.

Stocked up Mrs dd with an assortment of California chardonnays and west coast cabs last week and came across a very intriguing Robert Mondavi Private Selection limited release Cabernet Sauvignon (2014) with a portion aged in bourbon barrels for at least 3 months and she agreed to the purchase, contingent upon my finishing the bottle (over several nights, of course) if she didn't like the taste/combination. I was somewhat surprised to find the bottle 3/4 consumed over the last 3 nights (she really doesn't like liquor) with nary an offer for a taste for me so I had a 2 ounce taster tonight and found it quite interesting. (And, just to show I really can't give it a rest, there were no IBUs but the ABV was 14.5%) Lots of tannins but many other tastes of black cherries and blackberries with ribbons of vanilla, oak, dark brown sugar and whiskey in the finish. I think this would be outstanding with one of our chefs' steaks from the Grilling Steak thread.

Any other thoughts? Gimmick? Blasphemous?

[DukieInKansas]

Bourbon Barrel Aged Wines

Let's see how far this one goes.

Stocked up Mrs dd with an assortment of California chardonnays and west coast cabs last week and came across a very intriguing Robert Mondavi Private Selection limited release Cabernet Sauvignon (2014) with a portion aged in bourbon barrels for at least 3 months and she agreed to the purchase, contingent upon my finishing the bottle (over several nights, of course) if she didn't like the taste/combination. I was somewhat surprised to find the bottle 3/4 consumed over the last 3 nights (she really doesn't like liquor) with nary an offer for a taste for me so I had a 2 ounce taster tonight and found it quite interesting. (And, just to show I really can't give it a rest, there were no IBUs but the ABV was 14.5%) Lots of tannins but many other tastes of black cherries and blackberries with ribbons of vanilla, oak, dark brown sugar and whiskey in the finish. I think this would be outstanding with one of our chefs' steaks from the Grilling Steak thread.

Any other thoughts? Gimmick? Blasphemous?

I now want to go to a brick and mortar liquor store to look for this.

[windsor]

Since my other adult beverage passion is single malt scotch,aged in the very same barrels I will absolutely be seeking this out and giving it a try.

[CathyCA]

You can't go wrong with Mondavi.

I'm going to see if I can find this Cab.