Any wine connoisseurs here at Club Polk?

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    edited February 2006
    Speaking of corks, there are more and more of the fake ones along with...dare I say....twist caps....even on expensive wines.... :eek:
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2006
    Yes my Covey Run has a fake one. I love it, no more worries about ending up with cork in my wine! :)
    Willow wrote:
    Speaking of corks, there are more and more of the fake ones along with...dare I say....twist caps....even on expensive wines.... :eek:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    Mad Dog 20/20 is always on the shelf :D

    Polk Paul is a big wine junkie....he actually punched a waiter at dinner for pouring another bottle into his half-filled glass(BIG Wine No No)....that's just what I've heard.
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited February 2006
    Does Barley Wine Count?
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited February 2006
    george daniel wrote:
    Cakebread cellers has a very good white(chard.)
    Jordan has a good cab. or,,if in doubt, you can go with a merlot :)

    Those would be my picks along with a Camus.

    Stay away from Childress stuff I hear it tastes like burnt rear end grease.
    Just kidding.

    Cakebread chard is a very good white wine, my new fav.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited February 2006
    Twist-offs and fake corks are superior in many ways to corked bottles. The two biggest:

    They don't rot/need to be wet
    No cork crap floating in the wine.

    Purists still need the cork though... Weirdo's... Hey, hands off that tube... I gotta go...
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2006
    WAAAAAAAA!!! :D:D:D
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    Twist-offs and fake corks are superior in many ways to corked bottles. The two biggest:

    They don't rot/need to be wet
    No cork crap floating in the wine.

    Purists still need the cork though... Weirdo's... Hey, hands off that tube... I gotta go...
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    edited February 2006
    dont claim to be a wine specialst but i know what i like. lots of good suggestions already. excluding stawberry hill for certain. i think the key is order what you like not what you think is good. the best wines are sometime not the most appealing to the palate if you dont drink a lot of wine. order what you like regardless of reputation. the other thing is... as a person in the business... often the low-mid priced wines are the best value in terms of taste. i hope that helps.
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  • POLKOHOLIC
    POLKOHOLIC Posts: 407
    edited February 2006
    if by wine you mean Jack Daniels then yes. :p
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited February 2006
    I second the Reisling recommendations. It's seems to go well with a wide variety of foods, including many deserts. :) I especially like the Blue Moon out of Oregon, but I've never seen it in a restaurant.

    Here's a cheap but very good cab I found at Trader Joe's if you have one: La Boca out of Argentina. $3/bottle. I'm not into reds that much (yet) but my friends who are are quite pleased with this stuff and I like it too.

    A couple of South African wines I've liked are the Backsberg cab and the Goat-Roti red tablewine.

    The main thing, I think, is to have a good and enjoy your wife's company and the meal. I'm of the opinion mentioned earlier drink what you like. Don't plan your meal around a bottle of wine if you aren't comfy. Personally, I think just the opposite. The wine should compliment the meal, but especially your taste!

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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2006
    damn, you guys having fun? :cool:
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited February 2006
    Beringer's is a safe bet in any color (and inexspensive).

    If you're having steak, may I recommend Kendall Jackson's Cabernet Sauvenigon if you have the cash ($25 a bottle restaurant price).
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