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[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 Mary Bailey said:

I love TJ wines!

I buy the French reds: Revelation 2012 (cabernet-merlot), Sainte-Croix 2011 (syrah-merlot), and Pontificis (Grenache,Syrah,Mourvedre)

Hi Mary-Bailey! When I visit my BFF, who is a few miles away, we drink reds. Your list will give us something to try!

[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 ennui1 said:

I love any opportunity to post my favorite article about why we should drink cheap wine.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drink/2011/11/why_you_should_be_drinking_cheap_wine.html

Hi Ennui1! Thanks for the article, but I stopped reading when I got to "1 bottle per month."

[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 jlkz said: Went from the Chardonnays to Pinot Grigio now ( it's dryer and pairs well with most foods ). The labels we love: Ecco Domani, Cupcake and Sasso. All are reasonably priced PA state store brands and go on sale fairly regularly. With Cupcake, even the reds are very good. H T H

Hi jikz! Have you tried Cupcake Angel Food Cake wine? That's a nice one.

I took a wine pairing class at a restaurant a few years ago. It was well worth it!

[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 chips said:

I like my wines. I like the Chardonnays and still looking for a good Red! Thanks for the tips. I do not like the oak whites either.

Hi Chips! What chards do you like?

[AuntG]

Every year, there is a wine store nearby that offers the Twelve Wines of Christmas. It's basically a selection they pick out and is a really good deal. Works for us.

[Mary Bailey]

On 6/29/2014 HonnyBrown said:

On 6/29/2014 ennui1 said:

I love any opportunity to post my favorite article about why we should drink cheap wine.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drink/2011/11/why_you_should_be_drinking_cheap_wine.html

Hi Ennui1! Thanks for the article, but I stopped reading when I got to "1 bottle per month."

lol! that's where I stopped too

I hope you like my suggestions. I like bold, not light wines.

[Campion]

I wish I weren't in the two states that make you buy state liquor. No selection.

I love Chilean wine. I was in Chile and the Chilean sauvignon blanc is better than Australian and maybe even better than New Zealand sauv (Tohu is very good.) Got back from a tour in Nov may go to Argentina on one in a few years.

I also like Spanish wine like Tempranillo and Sangre de Toro.

I lived in Germany and France and we used to go on wine tours. I learned a lot about the wines of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Rhine as well as Moselle region, and even Bordeaux but we were Rhine and Burgundy experts. These wines do not come to the US--we get bottom of the barrel.

When I worked for a California firm that sold equipment to wine researchers, we did a tour of Sonoma and I got to like Pinots there but again, out here good luck finding the really good ones and they are pricier.

Having said that, I drink one glass or max two at dinner once a week. It's calorific! By the way, we had an annual company banquet last night and the servers at the hotel complete skipped our table. No wine. No water. No coffee. And they put nuts on ever plate of mine and I'm highly allergic. I got nothing to eat and wheezed from breathing it all evening after they carefully took notes when we registered, on allergies. Great staff. : (

[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 AuntG said:

Every year, there is a wine store nearby that offers the Twelve Wines of Christmas. It's basically a selection they pick out and is a really good deal. Works for us.

Oh my! I would love a variety like that!

[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 Campion said:

I wish I weren't in the two states that make you buy state liquor. No selection.

I love Chilean wine. I was in Chile and the Chilean sauvignon blanc is better than Australian and maybe even better than New Zealand sauv (Tohu is very good.) Got back from a tour in Nov may go to Argentina on one in a few years.

I also like Spanish wine like Tempranillo and Sangre de Toro.

I lived in Germany and France and we used to go on wine tours. I learned a lot about the wines of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Rhine as well as Moselle region, and even Bordeaux but we were Rhine and Burgundy experts. These wines do not come to the US--we get bottom of the barrel.

When I worked for a California firm that sold equipment to wine researchers, we did a tour of Sonoma and I got to like Pinots there but again, out here good luck finding the really good ones and they are pricier.

Having said that, I drink one glass or max two at dinner once a week. It's calorific! By the way, we had an annual company banquet last night and the servers at the hotel complete skipped our table. No wine. No water. No coffee. And they put nuts on ever plate of mine and I'm highly allergic. I got nothing to eat and wheezed from breathing it all evening after they carefully took notes when we registered, on allergies. Great staff. : (

Hi Campion!

Chilean wine is awesome! I've only gotten to explore some reds so far.

I went on a wine tour when I was in Italy, but it was before I had a palette. I would love to go again now that I know about wine.

I didn't know that Pinots were grown in Sonoma! I thought they were grown near Los Olivios. I used to travel to Santa Maria from LA. I enjoyed my pit stops.

I'm surprised no one called attention to the staff during your banquet.

[HonnyBrown]

On 6/29/2014 Mary Bailey said:

lol! that's where I stopped too

I hope you like my suggestions. I like bold, not light wines.

Mary, where were your suggestions?