red wines.. what'll it be
rook
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as i mature wine seems to taste better n better, tonight i drank a nice bottle of 10 dollar cab sav by myself, and fellin fine what is other good wines? 
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^^^
Delicious.
What Ive been drinkin alot of.
Cote Du Rhone I think its called. Your French skills are
I go to UCDAVIS and take some Viticulture and enology classes.
I think most winos are pompous. After sitting in the classes and shit I believe that they are trippin.
it is funny to see people act.
i went wine tasting today, i enjoyed myself.
way cool approach to -COOH though.
peace
except 2006
I like Owen Roe wines in general, especially the Yakima Valley Red. I've been drinking a bunch of Washington wines like Cadence, Betz, Andrew Will, etc. They're generally more affordable and delicious. I'm a big $20-$50 wine advocate. I'll drink an everyday $10 bottle, and like them still, but I think you can really step up if you're willing to put out a bit more. That doesn't mean every $50 bottle is good. A lot of times $10 bottles are just as good, but if you do a bit of research, as with Syms, an educated consumer is the best customer. I rely on my baller bro-in-law for executive expense account wines (DRC, Mouton, d'Yquem
the barossa valley is 20 minutes from my crib, some of the worlds best red wines
Nah, there's a cheap wine with that name...
http://www.madwine.com/godurored20.html
mind your manners, son
Marc de bourgonne.
hiphop fools dont know the deal.
It's goats do roam. As a rule of thumb I steer clear of wines that aren't from France. That's not to say that only French wines are good, but being that I'm not an incredibly educated wine consumer, the odds are pretty good over there.
French wines are great because the bottle will tell you a lot as long as you know how to decipher it. Wine is closely regulated by the government over there, which is a very good look for the consumer. there are laws fro what grapes can be grown where if you want to use a certain name on your bottle. they also have laws on harvest times, alcohol level, yields, et cetera which really contributes to a good product. With a little bit of research its easy to become an educated wine consumer.
One crucial thing to remember when drinking wines is that full bodied heavy wines are not meant to be drank alone. Instead, they should be eaten with very fatty foods. Tannin is a chemical component found in plants (banan peels, grape seeds, et cetera) that dries the mouth out. Tannin and fat are the yin and yang of the mouth world. Tannin breaks down fat. Pair light wines with light foods, and hevay wines with heavy rich foods. Drink light wines alone, but don't drink heavy wines alone.
Try some of these French reds:
Bourgougne (also called Burgundy): Made from pinto noir grapes. Very light, usually drunk relatively young. Tends to have more of a fruit forward taste, not as heavy or tannic as most red wines.
Bordeaux: Generally heavier red wines that have a huge variance in terms of body, flavor, and tannin. These wines are made from a blend of at least two the three different varietals (merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and cabernet franc). These wines will generally be medium to heavy bodied.
Chateaunaf (sp?) du Pape: Similar to Bordeaux in the fact that they are blends, and thus vary greatly. However, these wines are made from a blend of up to thirteen different grapes. Generally these wines will be medium to full bodied with lots of nice earthy notes as they come from a dry climate with high levels of clay in the soil.
Then you will be missing these tasty little mothefuckers:
Wine Pron
The restaurant I used to work at sold that Chateau Rothschild with the banned Balthus label. They picked up a few cases at an auction. I think it went for $475. One night some dude ordered two bottles.
Serious, "Goats Do Roam"???? I stand corrected, but horrible name for a wine.
(ah...more level-headed adultness)