9 Responses to “Whining”

1. DJSmallberries
   October 25th, 2004 @ 11:12 pm

   Well, for a nice inexpensive white, we like Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay. It’s darn good and you can usually get it for around $10 a bottle.

   BTW, what is the MNF Curse?

2. Flasshe
   October 26th, 2004 @ 7:41 am

   Thanks – will have to seek that one out.

   MNF is Monday Night Football. The Broncos always seems to lose on Monday nights, no matter how bad the team they are playing is. They were 5-1 for the season going into the game, but got beat by the 1-4 Cincinnati Bengals last night.

3. patty
   October 27th, 2004 @ 10:08 am

   turning leaf is nice…at least i think its called that….something leaf

4. formerly mr pathetic
   October 27th, 2004 @ 11:28 am

   i used to spend a lot of time looking for $10/bottle nirvana, but i eventually decided that it’s mostly easier to buy $15 bottles, because it’s much more consistently possible to get something nice.
   our household tends to buy hess, beckman, horse heaven, and another standby i’m blanking on (maybe amy will chime in?). aussie black opal is very reasonably priced and most of their wines are fair.

5. Sue
   October 27th, 2004 @ 3:36 pm

   Try some of the Australian & Chilean wines on the market — there are a lot of bargains there. Lindenmans and Rosemount are two of the most common. Also, less popular varieties tend to be cheaper (it’s really hard to find a good cheap California chardonnay, for example). Rosemount makes a good semi-chard (combination of chardonnay and semillon); it’s usually around $5-7/bottle. See if there’s a wine or beverage store in your area that offers tastings. If you can find it, check out Vinum Cellars’ Chard No Way, a dry Chenin Blanc that I tried because of the cute name but it’s actually really good Costs around $10/bottle. I NEVER pay more than $10/bottle if I’m just buying wine for myself, but I’m probably not as discriminating as doug is!

6. Alan
   October 28th, 2004 @ 8:19 am

   I’m a big fan of German wine, personally, though I don’t drink as much as I used to. The key there is knowing what some of the words on the label mean. Kabinett is the sweetest variety, usually making good dessert wine, and is usually the cheapest. Spatlese is usually semi-sweet, and there’s usually some good values in the $10-15 range there. Auslese is usually quite dry, but very tasty, and prices tend to range $20 and up. I don’t know from labels or vintages, but I can honestly say I’ve never had a truly bad German white, and following the standard above I usually get what I expect at a reasonable value.

7. Paula
   October 28th, 2004 @ 1:00 pm

   Pay day: Shiraz, Reisling.

   Mid-pay cycle: Night Train, Champale.

   Right before payday: shoe polish sifted through a Mr Coffee filter.

8. Flasshe
   October 28th, 2004 @ 6:37 pm

   I don’t think I’ll ever be able to drink Night Train again, Paula. That shoe polish thing sounds pretty good though.

   Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! Now I’ll have to print this out before my daily trip to the liquor store…

9. formerly
   October 29th, 2004 @ 1:03 pm

   oh yeah, "j. lohr"
   pretty good stuff. i’ll second the lindemann’s recommendation (especially the bin # … i forget, bin #63 or something, it’s basically the reserve edition).
   amy tangentially reminds me to suggest that you shop around before settling on a vendor. the closest place to our apartment sells the same bottles for $2-4 more than the places about 1/2mi away. both of which have a much better selection than the closest one. go figure.
   in the slightly more expensive category: david bruce. i’ve yet to have a bad wine from them.

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