I do have this odd sense of humor though. Some years ago, I was at table with a good pal who is a real wine man. An oenophile. Along with several other people. One of whom, in a sort of didactic manner, was going on and on about "wine". At one point, the didactic fellow glanced down the table my way and asked in what I thought was rather an arched manner what I thought of the really great wine we were drinking. Everyone else at the table had been making smart sounding comments about the wine while I was primarily occupied with consuming it.
At a loss and on the spot, everyone looking at me, I ventured
"It has a subtle dryness which is at the same time rather wet."
Silence. Emboldened I pressed on...
"A near flavor which is somehow distant".
A few chuckles including thankfully one from my pal the host who was stifling a howl. I went for the trifecta...
"The taste of this bottle has a strong undertone of...grapes."
The D.M. returned to his more worthy audience. I returned to drinking the wine.
Perhaps I am not the fellow to invite to your next wine tasting. Or perhaps I am. Either way, I always enjoy looking for cheap [read sub-$10] bottles of wine that I love to drink. The two bottles shown above fit the bill nicely. Both have great flavor and can be purchased almost everywhere. I find them both to have bold grapiness which is near yet somehow far away. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
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I love this! I like wine cold and drinkable. Anything else is wasted on me. Whisky on the other hand...that's another story!
To me, it's hard to find good wine for under $10. Gallo Sonona Cab can be found for $10ish. J. Lohr Paso Robles Cab is around $15. Both are my house reds.
I am with you all the way on this....I have no palette or patience when it comes to the blathering on about wine....I'll just have a Bourbon anyway....
We share the same tastes in wine -- if it taste good (to me), it's good!
What a great story! I understand; I'm not the one to take wine shopping unless they are corking the bottles for a tasting. I have been known to purchase wine based on which label I like the best. That's how I discovered your Rex Goliath. :-) The label went so well with my French Country kitchen. haha xoxo
You tell 'em, Epic! Love me a decent, reasonably priced wine.
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