deangold Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Sauza Hornitos. Hit the bottom of the bottle. Damn.... hate when that happens! Ahhh well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 polishing off a glass or two of Twin Valley Moscato that somebody left at my party over the weekend. Is muscat always this cloyingly, terribly sweet? I'm having quite a hard time drinking this, and I want to make sure it's just a bad wine (rather than something I just need to get used to because I'm primarily a beer drinker). I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's just a crap wine, but can anybody with some actual wine knowledge back me up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 polishing off a glass or two of Twin Valley Moscato that somebody left at my party over the weekend. Is muscat always this cloyingly, terribly sweet? I'm having quite a hard time drinking this, and I want to make sure it's just a bad wine (rather than something I just need to get used to because I'm primarily a beer drinker). I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's just a crap wine, but can anybody with some actual wine knowledge back me up? In Asti, Italy Moscato is low alcohol, fizzy, sweet but had balancing acidity to counteract the sugars. If this is a discrtiption of your wine, then you porbably don't like Moscato. If not than your Moscato may be unworthy of the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 1985 Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Creek, Napa Valley Opened and decanted. Started off very tight and woody, with substantial tannins but aged had moderated the harshness of the tannins. Around the 15 minute mark, black fruit started developing on both nose adn palate. The wine enver became generous in fruit, but it did richen up with time. The spice elements were quite strong and balanced the sweet wood elements. The overriding impression was of mountain fruit. I hitnk the wine will hold for a long while- the acidity was well matched with the rest of the structural and fruit elements, but I will have to wait and see if there is more development to be had. All in all it seemed a little one dimensional to recent cabs I have had from the vintage in terms of complexity of fruit (ie Iron Horse, Mayacamas, Laurel Glen, Ridge MB). Heitz Cellar Treasure Angelica Purchased on a trip to the old Heitz tasting shack wayyyyy back when, I think when I picked up my 1974 Martha's Vineyard at the wine shack in 1978 or so. The only indication of identity on the label is that it is of a bottleing of approximately 5200 bottles. It was put into my cellar and promptly forgotten only to be rediscovered last year in moving a substantial part of my collection from LA to DC. We opened it hoping that it would still be drinkable, or at least mostly harmless. It is an interesting wine to say the least. It was all molasses, coffee and other roasted notes. The wine was rich and sweet and pretty damn addictive to drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 In Asti, Italy Moscato is low alcohol, fizzy, sweet but had balancing acidity to counteract the sugars. If this is a discrtiption of your wine, then you porbably don't like Moscato. If not than your Moscato may be unworthy of the name. Thanks dean, exactly what i was looking for. I didn't notice any acidity (so it's probably just a not-good version), but I think I'll steer clear of Moscato in general anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManekiNeko Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I predict that in about 8 hours, I will be drinking Smuttynose beer at Rustico's. And I'm gonna "steal" the glass, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks dean, exactly what i was looking for. I didn't notice any acidity (so it's probably just a not-good version), but I think I'll steer clear of Moscato in general anyway. Before swearing off the stuff, try a real one of Asti. We pour Moscato d'Asti from Marchesi di Gresy and its pretty fantastic. Another great ones is Marcarini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Heitz Cellar Treasure Angelica Purchased on a trip to the old Heitz tasting shack wayyyyy back when, I think when I picked up my 1974 Martha's Vineyard at the wine shack in 1978 or so. The only indication of identity on the label is that it is of a bottleing of approximately 5200 bottles. It was put into my cellar and promptly forgotten only to be rediscovered last year in moving a substantial part of my collection from LA to DC. We opened it hoping that it would still be drinkable, or at least mostly harmless. It is an interesting wine to say the least. It was all molasses, coffee and other roasted notes. The wine was rich and sweet and pretty damn addictive to drink. We had a good friend who bought Heitz Angelica by the case and gifted us with a Christmas bottle a couple of times during the early eighties, after we had tasted it at her home and fallen completely in love with it. We would dole it out by the thimble-full in order to make it last as long as possible. When we were in Napa during the late eighties, we stopped at the Heitz tasting room looking for it and were told that they had stopped making it. The only equivalent we have since found, in terms of depth and complexity and similar toasty, nutty, caramel, honey, orange peel flavors, are a couple of Australian stickies we like-- Yalumba Museum Muscat and Buller's Tokay and Muscat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Before swearing off the stuff, try a real one of Asti. We pour Moscato d'Asti from Marchesi di Gresy and its pretty fantastic. Another great ones is Marcarini. duly noted. I think my palate is generally just more accepting of drier white wines...not sure the acidity would even be enough to make me accept the high sweetness. Will keep that in mind, though. Anyway, I should've known that wine brought to an Oktoberfest party (read: lots of beer) probably wouldn't be very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinwiddie Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 1998 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan7147 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 A.H. Hirsch Reserve 16 Years old distilled at Michter's in 1974. Hands down the best American whiskey I have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Old Brown Dog Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 The Potrero Velho--1 1/2 oz Old Potrero, 1 oz malmsey madeira that was used to soak raisins, a few dahes orange bitters. Just riffin' on a Sunday afternoon. Tastes kinda maple-y, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brr Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 right now: Dogfish Head Shelter Pale Ale last night: finished with 21 yr old Bushmills and some 18yr old Glenlivet - both lovely - Bushmills probbaly had the edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 If I were not teetering on the brink of bronchitis, I would be opening a Duchesse de Bourgogne. Found it at Whole Foods in Glover Park - $7.99 got me a 4-pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Ornellaia grappa stagionata. Good digestif. Goooooooooooooood digestif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Sinebrychoff Porter - and it's phenomenal. A glover park Whole Foods find. I'm always impressed by the Whole Foods beer selection at my Logan Circle location, but that Glover Park one beats the pants off of mine. Found a few gems there...Empire IPA (english, hoppier than most english IPAs), the Celis Grottenbier, St. Bernardus Abt 12, and of course the Sinebrychoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Bourbon. Five different kinds, including VOF. All Mondays should be this good. Thanks, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Very Old Fitzgerald - barreled in 1952, bottled in 1960 - neat.Oh. my. God. Porcupine, you're my hero. Or, I suppose, your mother is my hero. Bless her and bless Pappy Van Winkle. Unbelieveable layering, the classic Stitzel-Weller cherry profile. Wow.Oh, and a small tot of Ardbeg 17yo. Ardbeg==intricacy. Mmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chica Grace Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Decided to take the day off, after a weekend of galivanting around Washington DC with a friend from out of town. Winding down the day with a wonderful glass of prosecco. Actually, two glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Cajun Kamikaze: 5 parts pepper vodka to 1 part Rose's lime juice, 2 parts lime juice, and 2 parts Cointreau. I used Absolut Peppar and Luxardo Triplum, which I thought softened the Peppar's bite too much. Considering it was served with a dinner involving green chile, I'm not convinced that was a bad thing, but I think I'll be sticking with the Cointreau from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 To kill the time while my TiVo resets, I decided to knock back a nice large bottle of Chimay Grande Reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Inspired by the madness of king Jake (thanks for the veal cheek chips, bro) I had to crack open the Very Old Barton bottled-in-bond tonight. And now the world is a warm, positive place, for at least the next hour or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 After reading this article it appears that I can start to contribute more to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Lately: Paulaner Oktoberfest and Red Hook's "Black Hook" porter Previously: Laguintas IPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Mmmmm. Barton bond. Next time any of you are in Kentucky, this is a damn good, damn cheap little souvenir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Coke Zero. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DameEdna Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Coke Zero. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. Brag, resolution, or lament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Wishful thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Imagine, if you can, working with a licensed driver - and having to remind him that the car won't actually go until he moves the shifter from 'park' to 'drive'. <hitting head against wall> I'm breaking out the Black Maple Hill stat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Original Sin Hard Cider. And for Halloween I'm a housewife wearing a French maids outfit (in my head). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Coke Zero. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. I'm not getting drunk this Halloween. Query: What does it mean if scary movies aren't scary anymore? Last night I learned that "The Ring" and work scare me about the same. And this is with subwoofers. Also, my memory is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe H Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 To those who have come by tonight "trick or treating," we are giving three or four pieces of candy to the children and offering a glass of wine to the parents. As I type this there are 11 or 12 parents upstairs partying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 The bloooooood of a veeergin. Ahhhh, haaaa, haaaa, haaaa, ha..... Al Dracula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Well, the trick or treaters at my house get Crystal Meth. So there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 We're running out of warm days, so it seemed like a good time to polish off the rest of a 2005 Cantine Aurora Tortona moscato, which has a surprising amount of peachy fruit and a bit of sourness to balance out the usual sugary sweetness. Another good recc from Joe Riley, and the tastiest Moscato I've had in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 A Smutty Nose Shoals Pale Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I drank scotch, Neil Clark drank Stella, Lloyd Cole -- disappointingly -- mostly drank water, as he had a touch of the flu. It was a bloody good night, though, and the new album is terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 After a day of indentured labor in my mother-in-law's yard, I decided to damper some of the pain with a bottle of Weihenstephaner Korbinian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 ...with a bottle of Weihenstephaner Korbinian.Mmmm, Weihenstephan. How many of us are planning to be alive and kicking (or more to the point, drinking) when "the oldest brewery in the world" celebrates its first millenium in 2040? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsadler Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 2000 Rolly Gassmann Gewurztraminer SGN (Alsace). This fell in to my hands after being left over from a wine tasting (thanks, MF). I was told it would run me about $150/bottle if I were to find it retail Some very, very tasty dessert wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtymartini Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Bloody Marias for breakfast Mmmm..Nothing quite like tequila to start the day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Vodka, Vicodin and steroids. I believe this is known in the trade as a "Bonaduce." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Churchill's 1991 vintage port. Deeeeeelicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Unexpected Combinations That Work: Agavero agave liquere vs. Ikea Princesstorte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Churchill's 1991 vintage port. Deeeeeelicious.Indeed. Thanks for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Another one of ol_ironstomach's Kentucky-only harvests (thanks!)--Old Heaven Hill "Very Rare Old" Bottled-in-Bond 10-year-old. Yummy, with classic HH eucalyptus. Not as dark/rich as its HH sibling the McKenna single barrel (also HH, also 100 proof, also 10yo), but with an excellent floral-pepper edge. And it costs basically no money. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 Littorai Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004. Big without overripe qualities, well balanced between fruit and acid, spicy, juicy, great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 St. Peter's Golden Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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