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Originally Posted by roachboy
so when i'm feeling flush, i like red burgundies which tend to start at about 25 for a decent bottle, i don't really understand why. i use burgundies as my guide type for sussing out various malbecs, spanish wines and italians...
i keep telling myself that i should make a diary so i know the specific vineyards i like---because for some reason no matter how much i like a particular bottle, the chances of my remembering the vineyard are nill--so i have to go back to the same store and rely on space memory to help me locate more, if i want it.
a collective wine diary...
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I've been writing things down lately. I don't have enough money for wine, so it's mostly about coffee and breadmaking. I did have a bottle of Zenato Valpolicella Ripassa at a business meeting/dinner. I hafta say i really enjoyed it, but when checking my spelling, i see that Parker likes it.
For your upscale-on-the-cheap celebrations, i recommend cremant de bourgogne instead of champagne. I've also had excellent Georgian champagnes. The post-Chernobyl ones can be had quite cheaply.
From listening to wine merchants in a local cafe, i know the wines that are marketed around here are supposed to be fun, accessible, light, not too serious. Sheesh. It makes me want ascetic, heavy, brooding, wines with overtones of Negative Dialectics.