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nobbie48

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We've got food threads, beer threads, a cheese thread and a Scotch thread. Whining is covered in other sections but am I missing a wine thread?

Wine reviews are so snobby, hostile and opinionated they should be perfect for GTAM. Think "Oil changes for people".

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I like Italian reds, Barolo if I can afford it. I think Barolo is an Italian acronym for "How to turn several twenty dollar bills into urine while smiling"

I'm know very little about wines, never being brought up with anything more than the "red with beef, white with chicken" rule. Never taken a course in tasting and don't drink enough to realize the nuances of different vintages.

A friend's brother does the collector buy, sell, trade wine thing with bottles priced in the thousands. Wrapped in paper so he's never seen the bottles.

So who spends what on what and why?

Who makes their own? How?
 
nobbie48 said:
We've got food threads, beer threads, a cheese thread and a Scotch thread. Whining is covered in other sections but am I missing a wine thread?

Wine reviews are so snobby, hostile and opinionated they should be perfect for GTAM. Think "Oil changes for people".

Openers:

I like Italian reds, Barolo if I can afford it. I think Barolo is an Italian acronym for "How to turn several twenty dollar bills into urine while smiling"

I'm know very little about wines, never being brought up with anything more than the "red with beef, white with chicken" rule. Never taken a course in tasting and don't drink enough to realize the nuances of different vintages.

A friend's brother does the collector buy, sell, trade wine thing with bottles priced in the thousands. Wrapped in paper so he's never seen the bottles.

So who spends what on what and why?

Who makes their own? How?
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Love Barolo, if you are looking for a slightly cheaper alternative try Barbaresco it comes from the same region and is made of the same grape, also if you like Barolo you should try Brunello Di Montalcino, not a lot of saving to be had, but its a really nice wine if you like Italian.
i'm personally not a huge fan of Amarone, but if you are and dont feel like spending $80+ per bottle try some Ripasso, at $20 a bottle you get a very similar product.

red with beef and white with chicken is too general, i can think of many examples where that wont really work. a simpler rule is your wine should always be sweeter than your food, if you want to learn a little more www.winefolly.com has a lot of very useful information that is presented in a very non pretentious way, and most is directed at people just getting familiar with wine.

personally im a fan of: most things California, Barollo, Brunello, Barbaresco from Italy, Shiraz from Australia, Carmanere from Chile (great value), Rioja from Spain (great value), Syrah from Rhone, most dry Rieslings from Alsace (Ontario stuff is usually way too sweet)

never had any interest in making my own, I leave that to the professionals
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