I think I'll take some Beaujolais Nouveau and perhaps a crisp German
Reisling. I appreciate the suggestions.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> I think I'll take some Beaujolais Nouveau and perhaps a crisp German
> Reisling. I appreciate the suggestions.
>
> Jill
>

Buy that French Beaujolais -- Georg LaBeuf, or something like that. It's
much better than Berringer's Beaujolais (and the label is prettier.) Or at
least that's what the the wine guy at the liquor store told me a few years
ago, and I believe him cuz I've never been impressed with Berringer wines.

Have a great turkey day,
Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I think I'll take some Beaujolais Nouveau and perhaps a crisp German
>> Reisling. I appreciate the suggestions.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
I've never been
> impressed with Berringer wines.
>
> Have a great turkey day,
> Bob

I've never been impressed by Berriger, either, Bob. It's the overcharged,
overrated "house wine" in too many local restaurants. I appreciate the
suggestions.

Jill

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...

> Buy that French Beaujolais -- Georg LaBeuf, or something like that. It's
> much better than Berringer's Beaujolais (and the label is prettier.) Or
at
> least that's what the the wine guy at the liquor store told me a few years
> ago, and I believe him cuz I've never been impressed with Berringer wines.
>
> Have a great turkey day,

While I missed the OP, I will chime in and say that Georges Duboeuf is
pretty much "industry standard" nowadays for Beaujolais. Good choice.
Beringer wouldn't even be true Beaujolais since it isn't made in. . . .
..tada. . . . Beaujolais.

If the original question was what to bring to thanksgiving, I would say
Pinot Noir is my favorite with Turkey. The Anapamu is very nicely priced
and a good sip. Sauvignon Blancs on the white side of things are nice as
well.

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...

> Buy that French Beaujolais -- Georg LaBeuf, or something like that. It's
> much better than Berringer's Beaujolais (and the label is prettier.) Or
at
> least that's what the the wine guy at the liquor store told me a few years
> ago, and I believe him cuz I've never been impressed with Berringer wines.
>
> Have a great turkey day,

While I missed the OP, I will chime in and say that Georges Duboeuf is
pretty much "industry standard" nowadays for Beaujolais. Good choice.
Beringer wouldn't even be true Beaujolais since it isn't made in. . . .
..tada. . . . Beaujolais.

If the original question was what to bring to thanksgiving, I would say
Pinot Noir is my favorite with Turkey. The Anapamu is very nicely priced
and a good sip. Sauvignon Blancs on the white side of things are nice as
well.

C. L. wrote:
> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Buy that French Beaujolais -- Georg LaBeuf, or something like that.
>> It's much better than Berringer's Beaujolais (and the label is
>> prettier.) Or at least that's what the the wine guy at the liquor
>> store told me a few years ago, and I believe him cuz I've never been
>> impressed with Berringer wines.
>>
>> Have a great turkey day,
>
> While I missed the OP, I will chime in and say that Georges Duboeuf is
> pretty much "industry standard" nowadays for Beaujolais. Good choice.
> Beringer wouldn't even be true Beaujolais since it isn't made in. . .
> . .tada. . . . Beaujolais.
>
> If the original question was what to bring to thanksgiving, I would
> say Pinot Noir is my favorite with Turkey. The Anapamu is very
> nicely priced and a good sip. Sauvignon Blancs on the white side of
> things are nice as well.

Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this morning. I
tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it wasn't in stock yet.
And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did, however, find a nice
Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled "Fat *******". Uh, you'd have
to know the whole story for that to mean anything!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this morning.
I
> tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it wasn't in stock yet.
> And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did, however, find a nice
> Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled "Fat *******". Uh, you'd
have
> to know the whole story for that to mean anything!

Isn't Fat ******* French? I just bought a bottle of Shiraz but didn't look
at the label that closely.

BN is just coming out now so depending on what store you go to they might
not have it yet.

C. L. wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>
>>Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this morning.
>
> I
>
>>tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it wasn't in stock yet.
>>And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did, however, find a nice
>>Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled "Fat *******". Uh, you'd
>
> have
>
>>to know the whole story for that to mean anything!
>
>
> Isn't Fat ******* French? I just bought a bottle of Shiraz but didn't look
> at the label that closely.
>
> BN is just coming out now so depending on what store you go to they might
> not have it yet.
>
>

It supposedly just arrived Thursday in Minnesota. There are 2 different
Georges BN's. The one in the colorful label is the "villages" version, and
the one in a bottle without a label but with balloons and stuff painted on
the bottle is the just plain BN. They were both $10 per bottle. I got a
bottle of the villages, and a bottle of Gewürztraminer.

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> C. L. wrote:
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>
>>> Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this morning.
>>
>>
>> I
>>
>>> tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it wasn't in stock
>>> yet.
>>> And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did, however, find a nice
>>> Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled "Fat *******". Uh, you'd
>>
>>
>> have
>>
>>> to know the whole story for that to mean anything!
>>
>>
>>
>> Isn't Fat ******* French? I just bought a bottle of Shiraz but didn't
>> look
>> at the label that closely.
>>
>> BN is just coming out now so depending on what store you go to they might
>> not have it yet.
>>
>>
>
> It supposedly just arrived Thursday in Minnesota. There are 2 different
> Georges BN's. The one in the colorful label is the "villages" version,
> and the one in a bottle without a label but with balloons and stuff
> painted on the bottle is the just plain BN. They were both $10 per
> bottle. I got a bottle of the villages, and a bottle of Gewürztraminer.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>

AFAIC,Beaujolais should not even be bottled. By the time the stuff is
bottled and hits the tables in the US, it has lost those nuances that
only the freshest Beaujolais can bring.

It's like comparing a nice NY sharp cheddar, to Cheez Whizz.

Richard

--
"..A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava
beans and a nice chianti..."

Hannibal "The Cannibal"

Silence Of The Lambs 1991

Richard Periut wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> C. L. wrote:
>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this
>>>> morning.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>> tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it wasn't in stock
>>>> yet.
>>>> And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did, however, find a nice
>>>> Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled "Fat *******". Uh, you'd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> have
>>>
>>>> to know the whole story for that to mean anything!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't Fat ******* French? I just bought a bottle of Shiraz but
>>> didn't look
>>> at the label that closely.
>>>
>>> BN is just coming out now so depending on what store you go to they
>>> might
>>> not have it yet.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It supposedly just arrived Thursday in Minnesota. There are 2
>> different Georges BN's. The one in the colorful label is the
>> "villages" version, and the one in a bottle without a label but with
>> balloons and stuff painted on the bottle is the just plain BN. They
>> were both $10 per bottle. I got a bottle of the villages, and a
>> bottle of Gewürztraminer.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bob
>>
>
> AFAIC,Beaujolais should not even be bottled. By the time the stuff is
> bottled and hits the tables in the US, it has lost those nuances that
> only the freshest Beaujolais can bring.
>
> It's like comparing a nice NY sharp cheddar, to Cheez Whizz.
>
> Richard
>

I like it. Also I like drinking the current year's harvest at
Thanksgiving; it just seems fitting. But generally there are better cheap
wines -- I'm drinking an Italian wine called "Citra" right now. It was $5
or $6 for a bottle (2002), and is quite good. It's made from a grape I've
never of before called "Montepulciano" d'abruzzo.

I'm not sophisticated enough to appreciate the nuances of really good wine;
and rather spend the money on a bottle of really good whiskey or
extraordinary beer.

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> Richard Periut wrote:
>
>> zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> C. L. wrote:
>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this
>>>>> morning.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I
>>>>
>>>>> tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it wasn't in
>>>>> stock yet.
>>>>> And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did, however, find a nice
>>>>> Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled "Fat *******". Uh, you'd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> have
>>>>
>>>>> to know the whole story for that to mean anything!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Isn't Fat ******* French? I just bought a bottle of Shiraz but
>>>> didn't look
>>>> at the label that closely.
>>>>
>>>> BN is just coming out now so depending on what store you go to they
>>>> might
>>>> not have it yet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> It supposedly just arrived Thursday in Minnesota. There are 2
>>> different Georges BN's. The one in the colorful label is the
>>> "villages" version, and the one in a bottle without a label but with
>>> balloons and stuff painted on the bottle is the just plain BN. They
>>> were both $10 per bottle. I got a bottle of the villages, and a
>>> bottle of Gewürztraminer.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bob
>>>
>>
>> AFAIC,Beaujolais should not even be bottled. By the time the stuff is
>> bottled and hits the tables in the US, it has lost those nuances that
>> only the freshest Beaujolais can bring.
>>
>> It's like comparing a nice NY sharp cheddar, to Cheez Whizz.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>
> I like it. Also I like drinking the current year's harvest at
> Thanksgiving; it just seems fitting. But generally there are better
> cheap wines -- I'm drinking an Italian wine called "Citra" right now.
> It was $5 or $6 for a bottle (2002), and is quite good. It's made from
> a grape I've never of before called "Montepulciano" d'abruzzo.
>
> I'm not sophisticated enough to appreciate the nuances of really good
> wine; and rather spend the money on a bottle of really good whiskey or
> extraordinary beer.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>

If you can appreciate good whiskey (I prefer a nice Macallan Glenlivet
25 year scotch,) and good beer (I brew my own when I have a chance, and
no store bottled one can beat it in freshness,) then you can appreciate
better wines--which BTW don't have to be too expensive. There are many
Italian wines which are not expensive, and taste damn good. One of them
is Duo Torri which I pick up for 8.99 for 1.5 liters.

French wines can be very expensive, and be horrible. What sells at times
is the French name. Unless of course you have enough $$ to shell out for
a Rothschild, et cetera.

Richard

--
"..A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava
beans and a nice chianti..."

Hannibal "The Cannibal"

Silence Of The Lambs 1991

Richard Periut wrote:
> >
>
> AFAIC,Beaujolais should not even be bottled. By the time the stuff is
> bottled and hits the tables in the US, it has lost those nuances that
> only the freshest Beaujolais can bring.
>
> It's like comparing a nice NY sharp cheddar, to Cheez Whizz.
>
> Richard
>

------

We do the best we can with what we have. If we ALL rushed
to France for our Nouveau every year, there would be a terrible
air traffic jam....

gloria p

C. L. wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Sorry to piggy back on your reply, but I was out and about this
>> morning. I tried to find Beaujolais Nouveau but the guy said it
>> wasn't in stock yet. And I hate Beringer's; way overrated. I did,
>> however, find a nice Australian Chardonnay, appropriately labeled
>> "Fat *******". Uh, you'd have to know the whole story for that to
>> mean anything!
>
> Isn't Fat ******* French? I just bought a bottle of Shiraz but
> didn't look at the label that closely.
>
> BN is just coming out now so depending on what store you go to they
> might not have it yet.

You are right, it's French. I was looking at Australian wines just before I
picked up the bottle of FAT *******.

Puester wrote:
> Richard Periut wrote:
>>>
>>
>> AFAIC,Beaujolais should not even be bottled. By the time the stuff is
>> bottled and hits the tables in the US, it has lost those nuances that
>> only the freshest Beaujolais can bring.
>>
>> It's like comparing a nice NY sharp cheddar, to Cheez Whizz.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>
> ------
>
> We do the best we can with what we have. If we ALL rushed
> to France for our Nouveau every year, there would be a terrible
> air traffic jam....
>
> gloria p

And what's wrong with Cheez Whiz? ROFL

I'm going to make a bacon dip this afternoon and I must admit I'm using
Hidden Valley Ranch dip mix. Oh, for shame! I am, at least, going to add
real cooked crumbled bacon and real cheddar to the sour cream and ranch
seasoning, not Bac-O's

Jill