Pop A Cork - Wine

I still prefer my Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio for 20 bucks,chilled for regular family friends dinners.Barolo like any red is too heavy,lol still prefer my Grey Goose vodka in the US.

@Cargo pants
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio 750ml €7,45 on Vindio in Germany.

I always buy 1.5 liter btls, usually a case of 6 for 18.99 a btl plus almost 7% sales tax in states as 750 ml btl is only good for 2 people. Then again maybe a bit cheaper as it's Italian : European.

Plenty in the UK too.
But they keep the very best for the home market, even the French do that a bit too.
They think we Brits and Yanks are too uncultured to appreciate their best wines.

French and Italians celebrate their eat and drink culture. They are also ready to spend more money on wine.
Meanwhile home, we have been drinking our modest Chateau Tour Caillet 2015 for a week now.

Yeah,my maternal family old timers still drink Carlo Rossi paisano and they buy them 5 litre glass bottles by the case.When I was in liq business I had to special order for them,not found in most liq stores.CR wines are usually called pis.s in a bottle in the liq trade in States.

Reminds me of a movie based on a famous blind taste test: m.imdb.com/title/tt0914797/. Ever see it?

If they keep their best for themselves, I need to get over there and try some, because their less-than-best is pretty damn good.

What's interesting is recently the new winemakers from California, Aus, S America, New Zealand, etc. are starting to influence the old winemakers from the old world. I watched a wine documentary (can't remember title) not too long ago that touched on this. There was one well-established French vinter (9th or 10th generation) who was excitedly talking about how he started incorporating some of the innovative techniques of California winemakers in his wines that produced excellent results.

It's a great time to be an oenophile.


Hahaha! What's with your lack of determination?

@AntV : drinking.... a week.

Thanks to that, I discovered that the red French tastes the best the next day.

Don't underestimate Michigan wines.
Michigan wines are worthy of the same international prestige as those from California or Europe.
And I just happen to live in the 45th parallel with wineries located all around me.
Have you ever tried "Ice Wine" where Michigan is the only place in the world that makes it. (As far as I know)
Did you know the 45th parallel plays an important role in wine making ?
Wine grapes grow between 30- and 50-degrees latitude, any farther south and it is too warm, farther north and it is too cold.
Michigan is nestled nicely in there, with points of the state ranging between the 41st and 47th parallels.
Michigan wineries along the 45th parallel share the distinction with many notable winemaking regions, including parts of France's Burgundy and Bordeaux, Italy's Piedmont and Oregon's Willamette Valley.

michigan.org/article/5-things-know-about-michigan-wine-0

Ice Wine is also in Germany. Sweet and expensive.

Are you kidding me? Ive been to over a dozen wineries in Michigan. They are nothing to write home about.


It sounds like you have read too many tourist brochures.

Are you an expert on fine Wine now? I remember you claims of being a marajuana horticulturalist as well. Jimmy does it all!

Same here as they only have like 24 hours to pick the grapes at an exact time and temperature to make ice wine.


WoW, you da man ain't sha......And that makes you a wine expert now ?
Our wineries can spot a low life mooch looking for free samples with no intentions of buying any so they give people like you the throw away stuff. lol

No wonder you weren't impressed. lmfao !
Michigan has some of the top wineries in the world beer breath.
Anyone can google that as a fact

Its more like Mad Dog 20/20 or Night train..lol Heres a bottle Otis, cheers!

Michigan actually has good wine as Ive been told by many ppl. I dont like the taste of wine and never drink it.

Now, if you want to talk about Michigan Beer! Go to this place!

roundbarn.com

Its a winery and brewery. They also have music and food.

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You do not buy wine bottles with a metal stopper.

Depends,I like "Cavit"pinot grigio,15 bucks for 1.5 ltr btl.It is a screw top and is very good.

I've had Barefoot American Pinot Grigio which I enjoyed.
Is the Cavit about the same ?

We have that brand in the UK now too,and,like most American wines,it is pretty good.
My wife drinks the Barefoot White Zinfandel and loves it.
It is only 8% alcohol,which is very low by European standards.

One of my favorites too.
Cheap and very doable.

We are on vacation (in Germany), and I found a Krimsekt made in Poland. Very nice, bought yesterday, today (will be) drunk.

Made from Russian grapes ?

Never tried it,have seen the btl,will try when I am back.


The best white Zin is SUTTER HOME.LOL ask ya wife:))))))) she keeps a 50ml btl in her purse with my pic:)))

Who do you think introduced her to it ? :-)

LOL ME! ME!ME! ME! LOL & YOU LOL

@johnny reb
Krimsekt, disributet by OSMO GmbH. Made in Poland. No more information. Sweet, red and very nice. Probably made bevore 2/22. For sure made from russian grapes. Otherwise it could not be called Krimsekt, I suppose.

So you and Poland are supporting Russia then.
What sanctions....... :-/

@johnny reb; you supporting russia....
I hope not.
Artemovsk Winery ( owner of Krimsekt trademark) is in Ukraine.

Donetsk, Ukraine to be exact and is controlled by Russia.
Ukraine is disputed yet Russia controls Donetsk, Crimea.
Therefore, the damn grapes came from Russia ! lol
(You've got the Paulina syndrome of lets split hairs just so I will have someone to argue with)

@johnny reb
Mayby, but I hope it was produced bevor Februar 2022 so even if the grapes came from russia it was legal and Atemovsk Winery was in Ukraine.

Very good point and how much of that bottle is left ?

Half the bottle is left for tomorrow.