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kjironman1 said:
Well You're a mod so i can understand your feelings might be hurt.
Truly this is all in jest.
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Feelings have nothing to do with it. I get its in jest. Though, I do appreciate humor, it doesn't exactly help the situation it is lampooning. A situation that will be dealt with publicly very soon.
 
Chris Craig said:
Feelings have nothing to do with it. I get its in jest. Though, I do appreciate humor, it doesn't exactly help the situation it is lampooning. A situation that will be dealt with publicly very soon.
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If you honestly feel this was making a situation worse (It may very well be) you are welcome to delete the thread.
Also I feel @Orion Bailey and i are on good enough terms for him to know i am joking. I sure hope so.
Was kind of thinking it would lighten the entire situation a bit.
Again if you feel this thread needs to be deleted go right ahead. Won't hurt my feeling at all.
 
kjironman1 said:
If you honestly feel this was making a situation worse (It may very well be) you are welcome to delete the thread.
Also I feel @Orion Bailey and i are on good enough terms for him to know i am joking. I sure hope so.
Was kind of thinking it would lighten the entire situation a bit.
Again if you feel this thread needs to be deleted go right ahead. Won't hurt my feeling at all.
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I didn't say it made it worse. Just said it doesn't exactly help it, though we could all use some lightheartedness. I know your intent here was good. I don't see any reason to delete or close it.
 
kjironman1 said:
Only a few will understand what the true fortified wine can bring. Those who have taken a ride on the "Red Rocket" are the exception.
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I never rode the Red Rocket but I stupidly drove the Thunderbird a time or three in high school.........
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
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I never see Boone’s Farm anymore. But it’s all over in Hawaii. There’s only one bottle in this pic, but they stack it at the tiny market (crack shack) by our house.
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When I was there they'd use that and cut a bunch of fruit add 7up and a bunch of ice and call it Hawaiian Punch..drink it out of canning jars..hey Haole! you like one Hawaiian Punch brah?
 
Most under-appreciated varietal- Grenache
Most over-appreciated varietal - Zinfandel
Best with food (steak) - Merlot or Cab
Best to guzzle poolside - rosé all day
Best wine for taco night - Carmenere
Best to compare regions - Pinot. I typically enjoy a good Oregon ($40-100) or Sonoma coast ($55-250) Pinot more than many of the over the top Burgundy Pinot.
Favorite white - Viognier
Favorite Sweet wine - go fuck yourself. Kidding, probably a good Sauternes.
Merlot seems the safest wine to get a good bottle at a reasonable price.

I don’t know what else I can add. If anyone has any wine science questions I might be able to answer. Like for example cork taint (2,4,6-trichloroanisole or TCA) is so strong that people can detect it in as little as 2 to 6 parts per trillion. To put that in perspective, 1 tablespoon evenly distributed would be enough to ruin all the wine in the world.

For those who don’t know me, I’m a wine chemist, but I’d turn to Blazinggiants as the resident overall wine expert.
 
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Most under-appreciated varietal- Grenache
Most over-appreciated varietal - Zinfandel
Best with food (steak) - Merlot or Cab
Best to guzzle poolside - rosé all day
Best wine for taco night - Carmenere
Best to compare regions - Pinot. I typically enjoy a good Oregon ($40-100) or Sonoma coast ($55-250) Pinot more than many of the over the top Burgundy Pinot.
Favorite white - Viognier
Favorite Sweet wine - go fuck yourself. Kidding, probably a good Sauternes.
Merlot seems the safest wine to get a good bottle at a reasonable price.

I don’t know what else I can add. If anyone has any wine science questions I might be able to answer. Like for example cork taint (2,4,6-trichloroanisole or TCA) is so strong that people can detect it in as little as 2 to 6 parts per trillion. To put that in perspective, 1 tablespoon evenly distributed would be enough to ruin all the wine in the world.

For those who don’t know me, I’m a wine chemist, but I’d turn to Blazinggiants as the resident overall wine expert.
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solid advice on these weak tweekers, @Further, amigo.
 
kjironman1 said:
If you honestly feel this was making a situation worse (It may very well be) you are welcome to delete the thread.
Also I feel @Orion Bailey and i are on good enough terms for him to know i am joking. I sure hope so.
Was kind of thinking it would lighten the entire situation a bit.
Again if you feel this thread needs to be deleted go right ahead. Won't hurt my feeling at all.
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All good KJ.. no worries man. :)
Good thread too!!! Finally getting into wine over the last year. :)
 
Gotta find the right kind of wine. I can’t do the dry red wine that is served warm....can’t do it. I like the chic wines.....cold white, light red, sweet. Wine snobs look down on that kind, but it’s good. I have embarrassed many of my friends by ordering that kind, it’s hilarious.
 
THE HCP said:
Gotta find the right kind of wine. I can’t do the dry red wine that is served warm....can’t do it. I like the chic wines.....cold white, light red, sweet. Wine snobs look down on that kind, but it’s good. I have embarrassed many of my friends by ordering that kind, it’s hilarious.
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So it’s Neil Diamond and Cracklin Rose’ for you!
 
THE HCP said:
Gotta find the right kind of wine. I can’t do the dry red wine that is served warm....can’t do it. I like the chic wines.....cold white, light red, sweet. Wine snobs look down on that kind, but it’s good. I have embarrassed many of my friends by ordering that kind, it’s hilarious.
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Red Mountain Burgundy (The Bay Area Vino in the 60's) Buck Thirty Nine a gallon....
 
THE HCP said:
Gotta find the right kind of wine. I can’t do the dry red wine that is served warm....can’t do it. I like the chic wines.....cold white, light red, sweet. Wine snobs look down on that kind, but it’s good. I have embarrassed many of my friends by ordering that kind, it’s hilarious.
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ain’t no shame in your game, FAMS!

actually, ask educated wine buyers/somms/stewards.... there is a significant amount that say Riesling is their favorite wine.
 
You go upstate to get your head together
Thunderbird is the word, and you're light as a feather.
"What's the word?
Thunderbird
How's it sold?
Good and cold
What's the jive?
Bird's alive
What's the price?
Thirty twice.
 
THE HCP said:
Gotta find the right kind of wine. I can’t do the dry red wine that is served warm....can’t do it. I like the chic wines.....cold white, light red, sweet. Wine snobs look down on that kind, but it’s good. I have embarrassed many of my friends by ordering that kind, it’s hilarious.
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Enjoy what you enjoy. People get too self righteous about snobby stuff. Not just wine but, food, fancy cars, kicks, whatever. If you get real enjoyment from it (Kicks) then that’s fantastic. But it does matter if anyone else agrees. I really love good (usually expensive) wine but that’s my problem. I had a glass of wine last week (free) that was from a $2500 bottle. I enjoyed tasting and thinking ablout the vineyard, the winemaking style, the viticulture, the barrels, the yeasts and all that. I sipped and got a lot of enjoyment from it (still not worth the money, thank god it was free). But that’s me.
 
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Enjoy what you enjoy. People get too self righteous about snobby stuff. Not just wine but, food, fancy cars, kicks, whatever. If you get real enjoyment from it (Kicks) then that’s fantastic. But it does matter if anyone else agrees. I really love good (usually expensive) wine but that’s my problem. I had a glass of wine last week (free) that was from a $2500 bottle. I enjoyed tasting and thinking ablout the vineyard, the winemaking style, the viticulture, the barrels, the yeasts and all that. I sipped and got a lot of enjoyment from it (still not worth the money, thank god it was free). But that’s me.
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$2,500 a bottle! Man hookers and blow are cheaper than that...or so I've heard.
 
Hoopguru said:
Henry Enries Rhubarb
Oregon City Ore
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Oh hell yes!!! And twice on Sundays! Henry’s was legendary. It was like his rhubarb wine went in annual cycles, going from good, to very good, to great, to unreal and then topping out as nectar of the gods and then back to good......his other fruit wines were outstanding too. And he was never too picky about ID. As long as you were old enough to drive up to the tasting stand......
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Oh hell yes!!! And twice on Sundays! Henry’s was legendary. It was like his rhubarb wine went in annual cycles, going from good, to very good, to great, to unreal and then topping out as nectar of the gods and then back to good......his other fruit wines were outstanding too. And he was never too picky about ID. As long as you were old enough to drive up to the tasting stand......
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lol...that tasting stand was a hoot. You honked your horn and he came out with dixie cups. he didnt allow sniffing the wine either.
He was legendary, they came from all over for his fruit of the vine!
 
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