What's in your glass tonight?

[dcbrown73]

Well, today I racked my DB. I picked this up locally to top it up with. It's actually pretty good stuff.

 

[Boatboy24]

Just in case you don't think I ever drink any of MY wine LOL. Tonight I pulled a bottle of my 2012 Pistola's de Duelo (Dueling Pistols). 50/50 blend of Zinfandel and Syrah. This guy took a little longer to settle down and come around but he is finally hitting on all cylinders. Oak has settled down as well as the tannins. Nice acidity, lots of pepper and spice from the Zin along with loads of dark blue fruits from the Syrah. This went especially well with left over pulled pork from the weekend!

I'm thinking of doing a Zin blend this fall - Prisoner style.

Maybe Zin, Syrah, and Petite Verdot or Petite Sirah.

 

[ibglowin]

I made one as well back in 2012 with what I could get my hands on and it has already won 2 gold medals. I used Zin, Cab Sauv, Syrah, Petit Syrah.

I'm thinking of doing a Zin blend this fall - Prisoner style.

Maybe Zin, Syrah, and Petite Verdot or Petite Sirah.

 

[geek]

Tonight I am having my blackberry. It's just coming on 3 years It was actually a great start for me on this forum!
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38273

How does it taste?

 

[geek]

Well, today I racked my DB. I picked this up locally to top it up with. It's actually pretty good stuff.

Very nice label..!!

 

[dcbrown73]

Very nice label..!!

It's not mine! It's from a local Connecticut winery called Jones Farms. I just bought it to top off my DB which I am not a fan of White Zinfandel which is the recommended top off wine.

 

[geek]

It's not mine! It's from a local Connecticut winery called Jones Farms. I just bought it to top off my DB which I am not a fan of White Zinfandel which is the recommended top off wine.

Yes, I realized...
But nice anyways..

 

[vernsgal]

How does it taste?

I really like it.The blackberry flavor is obviously right up front but I don't find it over the top.Body is a good medium.Sweetness, I went dry.

Only change I will do again is maybe oak it a for a little something other than the fruit taste.
Maybe split the wine and do 1/2 with American oak cubes and the other with Hungarian. Just to see which would accent it the best

 

[geek]

I like the other Merlot Cab blend from Costco much more than this, not bad though.

 

[dcbrown73]

2011 Fattoria Petrolo Torrione Toscana (IGT)

Torrione is a Tuscan red blend consisting 80% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Cherries, rose petals, and red apple rind on the nose. Strawberry and licorice with a woody essence and a spike of tartness leading in the the finish. Smooth, but doesn't have the depth to really have a silky texture. Definitely flavorful though, just a bit thin though that really doesn't detract from it much. It's very good, but needs to breath a few minutes to burn off initial acidity.

 

[cmason1957]

A very tasty wheat beer my wife and I made about two months ago. It was an extract kit. One of the tastiest home brewed beers I have ever made. Great after mowing the lawn.

 

[ibglowin]

Snagged a couple of bottles the Intrinsic Cabernet yesterday. Took advantage of the 20% off if you get 6 bottles or more combined that Smith's (Kroger) has most of the time so that brought the price down to ~$18.

Also picked up some nice WA/OR Rose' that have been getting great reviews and very high QPR. These are in the $10-$11 a bottle range. Very excited to try a Rose' made from OR State Pinot Noir!

Intrinsic

 

[berrycrush]

This Georgian amber wine made from green grape Rkatsiteli fermented with skin in underground terracotta vat:

 

[dcbrown73]

We don't have Kroger in the Northeast. We had them in Texas when I still lived there 11 years ago.

I see Total Wine in Norwalk (just opened here) has it for $20 if you get a mix of six wines. Maybe I will try to stop by there this weekend.

 

[ibglowin]

You will love Total Wine. Not the greatest prices but the selection is very nice. We have 2 in ABQ that are lots of fun to browse the aisle's when we get down there.

Kroger moved into TX about 30 years ago big time and went into all the big cities. They have closed all but about 50 stores in the DFW area now.

We don't have Kroger in the Northeast. We had them in Texas when I still lived there 11 years ago.

I see Total Wine in Norwalk (just opened here) has it for $20 if you get a mix of six wines. Maybe I will try to stop by there this weekend.

 

[dcbrown73]

I visited my first Total Wine in Austin, TX about two months ago. Wow, a kid in a candy store! That place was incredible!

I used to work for at the time, the largest retail / class B wholesale wine and liquor distributor in Texas and our biggest store (which was very large by normal standards) wasn't the size of the Total Wine in Austin.

 

[Boatboy24]

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[dcbrown73]

Nice Jim.

Tonight I will be having several Austrian and New Zealand wines. Tonight is our community monthly wine tasting and Australia and New Zealand are the regions.

The selections I'm bringing are:

* Red: 2011 Two Hands Shiraz Bella's Garden, Barbossa Valley, Australia
* White: 2012 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series, Margaret River Australia

No idea what the rest of the group is bringing.

 

[Matty_Kay]

Popping an H3 cab tonight with grilled brats, veggies and roasted red potatoes. The start of vacation is a wonderful thing!

 

[ceeaton]

Tipped the carboy of my Spring 2015 Chilean Merlot/Cab Sauv/Malbec blend with some added Tannin Extra Riche. Hoping to have enough clean bottles this weekend to bottle it. Really enjoy this verses the other half of the batch w/o the added finishing tannins. They seem to hide the slight bitter aftertaste I was getting in the first batch, I think from the Malbec.

Also got a report from my wife about a meeting with her brother and half sister about estate issues this evening. Yet another good reason to drink wine.