What's in your glass tonight?

[Boatboy24]

Tasty......

 

[jgmann67]

First taste of the RJS EP Australian Pinot Noir. It's 9 months old. Fruity, medium body with deep color. Very young, but not kit-ish tasting. I have another 5 tasters, enough to get me to 2 years old, I think.

 

[ibglowin]

You make a TW run this weekend?

Tasty......

 

[Boatboy24]

You make a TW run this weekend?

Picked it up tonight at the local grocery store. I've had it before and liked it.

 

[ibglowin]

I will have to see if I can snag a bottle of the 2016 Tamaya Rose' of Pinot Noir next time I am in ABQ. Have seen the vineyard planted and growing well for the last 3 years now. The vineyard is visible from I25 and on Pueblo land. Nice to see them expand into something besides another casino. Gruet knows how to make a good wine somehow from vines planted in (basically) sand..... Grapes look nice tho!

http://krqe.com/2017/08/09/winery-partners-with-new-mexico-pueblo-to-create-first-native-american-grown-wine/

 

[J-Hat]

Sangiovese and Tempranillo blend. Little sweet for my taste but the SO enjoys it

 

[ibglowin]

We got a huge flow of moisture today and it started raining after lunch and continues to look like rain all through the night. With the cooler temps finally (60 degrees outside) I thought I would seize the opportunity to break away from Rose' after Rose' and pull a bottle of my 2013 San Acacia Tres Rojo's blend from the cellar. 50% Zinfandel, 25% Cab Sauv, 25% Merlot all from the Lodi, CA AVA. This continues to get better and better. Still seems like it could go for another 5 years or more. Tannins have softened and come together nicely. Oak is perfect. I wanted a wine to go with grilled fare including BBQ and I got a wine that over delivered in every way. Needless to say I paired this with leftover Baby Backs from my Sunday smoke day. I forgot what a 14.5% ABV wine will do to you after a couple of glasses. Powerful stuff!

 

[geek]

Promo is not intensional.
Good wines, spectacular views and great afternoon.

Life is good [emoji4]

 

[Boatboy24]

Really nice Sauvignon Blanc.

 

[geek]

WE Selection International Brunello

 

[jgmann67]

WE Selection International Brunello

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How is this wine? I see it advertised, but no one ever talks about it.

 

[geek]

How is this wine? I see it advertised, but no one ever talks about it.

It's just "ok" for me, good on the nose for being a kit wine. Not even close to my wine made from grapes for sure [emoji4]

 

[ibglowin]

Weeknight anniversary dinner for us. Pulled out a 2009 Erath Oregon Pinot Noir that has been sitting in the cellar for a few years just waiting for the right moment.

Paired really well with our dinner!

 

[ibglowin]

Mapping out a plan for smoking a Brisket on the Pit Boss this weekend!

 

[geek]

Enjoying my WE LE Sauvignon Blanc Rose, is this wine getting better or what?

At my friend's Italian restaurant.



They gave me a sip of this Coppola which I found very smooth and I liked it.

 

[ceeaton]

Hmmm, got a P.M. from Mr. @jgmann67 wondering if I had tasted the Lanza Zin from last Fall lately (he's making a blend of that and his Lanza Petit Sirah from last Fall). Got the thief (no tipping) and I am starting the rounds. Hit the Chilean Syrah from this Spring. A bit gassy still, but fell in love on the first taste. Now onto the other twelve batches aging. Thanks a heck of a lot Jim, I've gotta get up by 5 am tomorrow morning!

 

[Boatboy24]

Enjoying my WE LE Sauvignon Blanc Rose, is this wine getting better or what?

At my friend's Italian restaurant.

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They gave me a sip of this Coppola which I found very smooth and I liked it.

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I've always enjoyed that Coppola. Especially at Costco prices. A lot of other places, it can get near $20 - not worth that.

 

[Boatboy24]

Hmmm, got a P.M. from Mr. @jgmann67 wondering if I had tasted the Lanza Zin from last Fall lately!

Tasted mine the other day - delicious.

 

[ceeaton]

Wifey on the phone with my MIL. Grabbed a sample of all of our white wines aging plus the Chianti with some fresh cranberries added during fermentation. Here are the results:

--Apple wine "on the cheap" from last Winter, still dry, wife liked but said "need sweetness"
--Selection Chardonnay kit from February - definitely her favorite, time to bottle, half going to my Mom (now for a Christmas present, missed her birthday)
--Chilean Muscato from this Spring - she likes it dry - it's the one her workmates are clamoring for (but they are expecting sweet, maybe half sweet and half dry?)
--Chilean Pinot Grigio from Spring 2016 - adjusted for excess acidity - two thumbs up from the boss, time to bottle
--Chilean Chianti bucket with added cranberries - body seems to match the OB kit wine she craves, she thinks it will be good as she can taste the cranberries coming through, the additional sweetness to be added should bring that out even more, she's excited.

So I'm happy with the results. May hit the red wine "row" later but feeling the earlier tastings, so might be overkill, tomorrow evening is open for more tastings at this point.

Five out of five with the boss, might need to ask for a raise (or more $$ for ingredients).

 

[jgmann67]

I've always enjoyed that Coppola. Especially at Costco prices. A lot of other places, it can get near $20 - not worth that.

I was at the FF Coppola Winery this summer and got an eye on their packaging operations. Sure enough, when you're drinking the Costco house wine, Kirkland, it's Coppola in the bottle. The diamond (like the claret in your pic) level is their entry level wine. So, I do the math. Hmmmm.

I bought a bottle of the Archemedes red. Saving it for the holidays.