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Journal nizo's Journal: My wine picks (from "Shoot in the air like a hick!" eve) 8

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First let me just mention I only drink red wine, so if you were hoping to find a new white wine, so sorry to disappoint you. I tried three new wines this past holiday, and here they are in order of preference:

Timberwood Cabernet Sauvignon: Damn good wine for less than $6. Very smooth. This was the last wine I tasted, so I could have been influenced by my inebriated state, therefore I will need to re-verify this exquisite wine again later tonight.

Yellow Tail Shivaz-Cabernet: Not bad, but not as smooth as the Timberwood. I can't recall what I paid for it, but it was less than $8.

Golden Gate Merlot: This was on sale for $2 or $3, and tasted like a $1 bottle of wine. It was better than a bottle of turpentine (like the Sutter Home brand of wine, blech), but I would rather splurge the extra $3-$4 for the Timberwood for sure. I have a Cabernet Sauvignon from these guys that I will have to try, but the flavor of the merlot doesn't bode well for this other bottle, which may instead end up being used for cooking at a later date.

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  • Gotta disagree with you there. I put it right down there with our pal Kendall Jackson.

    For a Cab under $20, I recommend something from Chile or Argentina.

    • The problem with South American wines is, unless you know exactly what to buy, you can easily spend $15 on something that tastes like Two Buck Chuck. Also, a lot of South American Vintners have yet to master that year over year repeatability that you get from an established French or Californian house.

      I've almost given up on finding a good, cheap Cab (or a Chardonnay for that matter). Columbia Crest had a nice "drink-now" Cab last year (forget the vintage) for under $15.

      I've become a big fan of California
    • Well don't get me wrong, I have had some $40 wines that were waaaay better :-) Though the wines I usually get at are less than $10. Yeah I am pretty cheap, though for extra special occasions I would splurge. Plus there aren't piles of places that have a decent wine selection that I frequent. However New Years depleted the wine cellar (i.e. little metal rack thingy) so maybe I will put in some extra effort and go somewhere with a decent selection. Do you have any specific wines you like?
  • Yellow Tail Shivaz-Cabernet: Not bad, but not as smooth as the Timberwood. I can't recall what I paid for it, but it was less than $8.

    Lots of great deals in Aussie wine these days. I've had some really good stuff (better than the Yellow Tail) for dirt cheap.

    Golden Gate Merlot: This was on sale for $2 or $3, and tasted like a $1 bottle of wine. It was better than a bottle of turpentine (like the Sutter Home brand of wine, blech), but I would rather splurge the extra $3-$4 for the Timberwood for sure. I have
  • I don't know whether you drink cask wine at all: here in Australia some of it is really, really good value for money: I recommend Banrock Station [banrockstation.com] and Yalumba [yalumba.com] (unfortunately, I have become allergic to both and I consider that proof positive that Sod's Law is still alive and kicking) in all their grape varieties. These would be around AU$15 for a 2 litre cask. And I am happy to go on record stating that the wine you get is at least (look at those italics: I really mean it!) worth as much as a wine costing AU$
  • Do you have a Trader Joe's near you that stocks wine? I was at a dinner party in CA a year or two ago where some people stopped off there and brought some $2-3 bottles that were absolutely excellent. I was astounded.
    • There is one that is being built and will be open any day now; considering how many people at work have brought it up in our weekly meeting I am sure I will know the minute it opens :-)
      • They don't all sell wine (the one nearest me doesn't) but they are remarkable in many other ways. I typically prefer their coffee over that at Costco for bang for the buck, and they have a lot of other good stuff at very decent prices. Enjoy!

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