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What's the least expensive wine you've enjoyed?
OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've
really enjoyed? I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The 2004 is long gone. Jon |
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"Zeppo" > wrote in
: > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine > you've really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that > really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, > at $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 > bottles. The 2004 is long gone. > > > Jon > > > Oh, I can beat that so easily. Bodegas Borsao Garnacha Mítica 2005. 1,30 euros, that should be about $1.75. S. |
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"Zeppo" > wrote in message
... > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that > really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at > $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. > The 2004 is long gone. > > > Jon Many years ago, we would go to my parent's house every Saturday night for pizza. We would walk to Tim's Discount Wines and Liquors and buy Franzia Cabernet Sauvignon, 750 ml with a cork closure. Quite a decent wine - 99 cents. Joe Giorgianni TheWho.org |
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Zeppo wrote on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:52:13 -0400:
Z> I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a Z> wine that really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Z> Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Z> Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The 2004 is long Z> gone. It's not a particularly good question, given inflation and the antiquity of some of us (:-) I hate to think how little I paid for carafes of good local wine in Italian, Spanish and French restaurants in the 60s. The price we paid even for Swiss wines then really induces nostalgia! James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not |
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On Apr 10, 3:52?pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > Jon In the Loire I enjoyed a pitcher of local Chinon with complimentary rillets(sp) for 1 euro in a bistro in a small village. |
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"Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive > wine you've really enjoyed? Yquem 1908. Got is as a gift. But I guess that does not comply with the rules ... ;-) M. |
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Does free count? I had dinner at a restaurant that gave you a bottle of
wine with 2 entrees. It was pretty good. I don't remember any details about what the wine was. It was something like Pepperidge Hills. I only remember its name was close to Pepperidge Farms. Fred. |
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Zeppo wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? Columbia Crest Estate Chardonnay for about $6. Villa Mt. Eden Chardonnay for about $5. Concannon Petite Syrah for about $6. These wines easily compare to wines I find typically priced from $12-$15 or so. |
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Michael Pronay wrote:
> > Yquem 1908. Got is as a gift. But I guess that does not comply > with the rules ... ;-) Wine Drinking 101 teaches that wines that are given to you makes them taste better. |
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miles > wrote:
>> Yquem 1908. Got is as a gift. But I guess that does not comply >> with the rules ... ;-) > Wine Drinking 101 teaches that wines that are given to you makes > them taste better. For a standard consumer that would hold true. As a wine-writer, I am arrogant enough to say that this does not apply to me in most of the cases ... ;-) M. |
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"Zeppo" > wrote in message ... > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > > Jon > For sipping wines, I don't like the inexpensive ones. Well not quite true, I enjoy cava and proscecco. But for food wines I like quite a few cheap ones. For example, we had a Casa Solar (Tempranillo) 2004 with spinach gnocchi with a red sauce. Plus we had alfredo chicken fettuccini. The wine--Price USD 6.00. Nice match. Evan |
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> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've
> really enjoyed? Two dollars, believe it or not. It was probably the best white wine I've ever had. And I could not duplicate it. Back when I was in college (oh, late 1970s) I went on a glee club tour in Sonoma and Napa, and we stopped at a few wineries, one of which was the Hop Kiln winery. They had a number of wines available for tasting, one of which was their non-vintage white, "A thousand flowers". It was sublime. Now, granted, my wine palate was not as developed as it is now, but I thought it was marvelous, and I bought a bottle. I brought it to New York and had it with my family, wondering if it would travel well, and if it really was as good as I thought it was in the tasting room. Well, it did and it was. Gotta get me more of that! At the time, Hop Kiln only distributed in two stores, one in San Francisco, and one in New York City. Neither was accessible to me, but I had a friend who lived in the SF area and I pressed him to get me a few more bottles. It was a year or two later, but he managed to get me three; I think he went to the winery for them, but may have gone to their one outlet. I don't remember. These were special wines - one I gave to a restaurant as a thank you; I had arranged for newly married friends to dine there at my expense, with a lot of secret-agent stuff like a matching torn graham-cracker box top halves as ID. They hosted the dinner, and then held onto the bill until I could manage to find my way to the restaurant personally (a long time!) to actually pay it. I told them this was the finest wine I had come across and I hoped that they would enjoy it. The other bottle I gave to my mom, and I don't remember the occasion of my opening the third bottle. But it stank. Ok, not "stank", but it was extremely disappointing. I can't even imagine what the poor waiters thought when they opened my thank-you present! So I asked my mom about her bottle - she said that it was nowhere near as good as the first bottle, and yes, the first bottle was excellent. So, at least I wasn't delusional when I originally tasted it. I guess different years, different blends, who knows? Around 1990 or so I started visiting California again, and the Hop Kiln winery was certainly of interest. I have found that they can be uneven, with a number of ok to good wines, nothing special, but an occasional WOW! (which is often among their least expensive wines). So in 1997, I had already bought my quota and we pass by the Hop Kiln. WOW! They had a crop of valdigue that they decided was so good they'd bottle it alone. It was =sublime=. She Who Must Be Obeyed insisted that I'd already bought too much wine, but I managed to get her to let me take home a bottle. I should have bought a case and had it shipped by limousine. When I opened the bottle at home, I was equally floored. I would kill for another, but alas, it was a very limited bottling, and I'm sure it's all gone now. So many wines, so little time! Jose -- Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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On Apr 10, 3:52?pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > Jon Wow, several Borsao references here. I'll add another, the "regular" Borsao has been a perennial favorite in our house,. it used to be close to $4 - now more like $7. I've enjoyed several vintages of both the Quinta da Cabriz from Portugal and the Iche "Les Heretiques" VdP d'Herault for around $6. A recent find was the 2005 Dario D'Angelo Trebbiano d' Abruzzo at $6, but sold out when I checked back at Chambers St. I'm leaving off some very good $2 Cotes du Rhones, etc from the early 90s- inflation has really struck in wineworld. |
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On Apr 11, 1:19?am, (Hunt) wrote:
> In article >, says... > > > > >Does free count? I had dinner at a restaurant that gave you a bottle of > >wine with 2 entrees. It was pretty good. I don't remember any details about > >what the wine was. It was something like Pepperidge Hills. I only remember > >its name was close to Pepperidge Farms. > > >Fred. > > Um-m Pepperwood Grove? Had a nice Zin from them years ago, but all that I have > had since were not memorable. > > Hunt Bet you're right. I had a very good Pepperwood Grove Syrah a few years back. But the next year (and most PGs since) it was not nearly as good. The danger of those "buy in bulk" negociant wines. Similar to how the 47 lb rooster PN rose in price as it dived in quality. |
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"Zeppo" > wrote in message ... > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that > really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at > $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. > The 2004 is long gone. Sorry, should have specified in the last year or so. Serves me right for posting just before bolting out the door of my office for the day. :) I've also recently enjoyed a Rosemount Estate diamond black Label Shiraz (I think it was a 2003) I picked up for ~$7. Jon |
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On Apr 10, 3:52 pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > Jon One of the least expensive wines that I "really" enjoyed was a cheap sauterne(s). I had never liked sauterne(s) and still don't to this day, 'maybe' because I've never invested in the price for a good bottle. I don't remember how or when this bottle was purchased, but it was cheap and heavenly. Is there a 'nice' sauterne(s) that is priced below $20. (I hate throwing $20 away :-)) Dee |
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Zeppo wrote:
> "Zeppo" > wrote in message > ... >> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've >> really enjoyed? >> >> I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that >> really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at >> $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. >> The 2004 is long gone. > > Sorry, should have specified in the last year or so. Serves me right for > posting just before bolting out the door of my office for the day. :) > > I've also recently enjoyed a Rosemount Estate diamond black Label Shiraz (I > think it was a 2003) I picked up for ~$7. > > Jon > > Then I would have to look at La Vielle Ferme Cotes du Ventoux at 5.99USD second is Vina Alarba old vines at 7.99 USD both are excellent values that make many 10-15 dollar wines look bad. |
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"DaleW" > wrote in message oups.com... > > Wow, several Borsao references here. I'll add another, the "regular" > Borsao has been a perennial favorite in our house,. it used to be > close to $4 - now more like $7. > > I've enjoyed several vintages of both the Quinta da Cabriz from > Portugal and the Iche "Les Heretiques" VdP d'Herault for around $6. > > A recent find was the 2005 Dario D'Angelo Trebbiano d' Abruzzo at $6, > but sold out when I checked back at Chambers St. > > I'm leaving off some very good $2 Cotes du Rhones, etc from the early > 90s- inflation has really struck in wineworld. Dale, Any idea what the full name of the regular Borsao might be? I'm clueless about Spanish wine appelation names. would that be the 'Bodegas Borsao Borsao Campo de Borja'? Thanks, Jon |
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On 11 Apr 2007 05:13:57 -0700, "DaleW" > wrote:
>On Apr 11, 1:19?am, (Hunt) wrote: >> In article >, says... >> >> >> >> >Does free count? I had dinner at a restaurant that gave you a bottle of >> >wine with 2 entrees. It was pretty good. I don't remember any details about >> >what the wine was. It was something like Pepperidge Hills. I only remember >> >its name was close to Pepperidge Farms. >> >> >Fred. >> >> Um-m Pepperwood Grove? Had a nice Zin from them years ago, but all that I have >> had since were not memorable. >> >> Hunt > >Bet you're right. I had a very good Pepperwood Grove Syrah a few years >back. But the next year (and most PGs since) it was not nearly as >good. The danger of those "buy in bulk" negociant wines. Similar to >how the 47 lb rooster PN rose in price as it dived in quality. Strange that you should mention the big bird. Two weeks ago while roaming the local Tom Thumb Supermarket (Safeway subsidiary) in Gainesville TX I saw the manager and a helper scribbling on wine bottles and putting them in a shopping cart. Thought maybe it was a bulk order or a distributor restocking something. Two days later saw a special display table with an array of "discontinued" wines marked down probably to cost. Bought up half a dozen Rex Goliaths at $5/btl--four PN and two Cab. Was pleasantly surprised to find them both quite good. Noticed that they are now labeled "vin du pays" and don't recall if there was a vintage noted. Also got a couple of Blackstone Merlot at $8 and Toasted Head Cabernet at $8.25. Also quite good wines. Went back to scrounge some more and found the whole lot gone. Apparently there are some other winos with an eye for a bargain in the Texoma area. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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"Joseph Coulter" > wrote in message . .. > Zeppo wrote: >> "Zeppo" > wrote in message >> ... >>> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine >>> you've really enjoyed? >>> >>> I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that >>> really surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, >>> at $4 a bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 >>> bottles. The 2004 is long gone. >> >> Sorry, should have specified in the last year or so. Serves me right for >> posting just before bolting out the door of my office for the day. :) >> >> I've also recently enjoyed a Rosemount Estate diamond black Label Shiraz >> (I think it was a 2003) I picked up for ~$7. >> >> Jon > Then I would have to look at La Vielle Ferme Cotes du Ventoux at 5.99USD > second is Vina Alarba old vines at 7.99 USD both are excellent values that > make many 10-15 dollar wines look bad. Joseph, Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check my sources for these and report back how they were. Regards, Jon |
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On Apr 10, 3:52 pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > Jon A $5 Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Petraio. http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...dont_call.html |
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"UC" > wrote in message oups.com... > On Apr 10, 3:52 pm, "Zeppo" > wrote: >> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've >> really enjoyed? >> >> I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that >> really >> surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a >> bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The >> 2004 is long gone. >> >> Jon > > > > A $5 Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Petraio. > > http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...dont_call.html > Thanks UC. I'll see if I can locate this to try it. Jon |
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On Apr 11, 1:21 pm, "UC" > wrote:
> > A $5 Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Petraio. > > http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs.../blogs/dayton/... I've bought Nero d'Avola from Sicily In my notes both say: 'would buy again' Corvo 2003 Nero d'Avola Sicily $7.99 and Ruggero di Tasso, Nero D'Avola $4.99 - Sicily |
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On Apr 11, 1:21 pm, "UC" > wrote:
> On Apr 10, 3:52 pm, "Zeppo" > wrote: > > > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > > really enjoyed? > > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > > 2004 is long gone. > > > Jon > > A $5 Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Petraio. > > http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs.../blogs/dayton/... I also have in my files as "would buy again" two "Nero d'Avola" from Sicily: Ruggero di Tasso Nero D'Avola $4.99 Corvo 2003 Nero d'Avola $7.99 Dee |
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:52:13 -0400, "Zeppo" >
wrote: >OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've >really enjoyed? > >I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really >surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a >bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The >2004 is long gone. > > >Jon > Gasp... it was a "filler" from a batch of wines I bought via an internet "clearance house". I had picked a few wines to buy, and as it costs zero in extra freight to go from my 10 selected wines to a dozen, a few "curiosity" bottles were added. I989 Chateau Leamon (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon. From a region more renowned for Riesling and Pinot's, was pretty sure it would have seen better days, but as a "filler" at $5AUD, what could I lose? What exacerbated my doubt was when the foil was removed from the bottle, a wet cork greeted me. Oh well I thought, that kills that wine. Removed cork gradually, decantered, and sipped....wow. Full of soft elegant dark berry fruits, silky tanins and a rich mouthfeel that lingered for minutes. I can only assume the leakage was initiated from the shipping, thus had not been totally tainted as longer term leakage surely would have done to the wine. Huge surprise given the circumstances surrounding this wine. A week later, "curiosity" bottle #2 was opened. 1998 Blass. That was it. Obviously a product of the famous Wolf Blass, but no description on the bottle, not even varietal info (rare for an aussie wine). I can only assume it was an export wine. I opened with a few friends "blind". It was a Shiraz- Cab blend iirc, and whlist it did not "sing" to us, it more than held it's own amongst better credentialled wines. I could not resist, asking others to "price" the wine. $15 - 35 was the range..... it cost me $3AUD !! Chock full of confidence with my new found supply channel, I ordered a case of old chardonnay, Danbury Estate, 1999. It cost $24 for the case plus freight. 1st bottle was opened a week or so later. It looked like an aged chard, perhaps a tad too dark for my liking, typically aged chard nose, and first mouthful was...well, ok at best, maybe it would improve with some "air" time. Within minutes, and I mean 1 or 2 minutes, the wine had collapsed, and tasted feral. The nose turned into a rancid petroleum product and we sat about laughing at how bad it was. Brown is not a good colour for wine either...:>) So, in the world of wine, I guess we can always expect the unexpected. That's why it is so much fun!! hooroo.... |
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Matt S wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:52:13 -0400, "Zeppo" > > wrote: > >> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've >> really enjoyed? >> >> I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really >> surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a >> bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The >> 2004 is long gone. >> >> >> Jon >> > Gasp... it was a "filler" from a batch of wines I bought via an > internet "clearance house". I had picked a few wines to buy, and as > it costs zero in extra freight to go from my 10 selected wines to a > dozen, a few "curiosity" bottles were added. > > I989 Chateau Leamon (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon. > From a region more renowned for Riesling and Pinot's, was pretty sure > it would have seen better days, but as a "filler" at $5AUD, what could > I lose? What exacerbated my doubt was when the foil was removed from > the bottle, a wet cork greeted me. Oh well I thought, that kills that > wine. Removed cork gradually, decantered, and sipped....wow. Full of > soft elegant dark berry fruits, silky tanins and a rich mouthfeel that > lingered for minutes. I can only assume the leakage was initiated > from the shipping, thus had not been totally tainted as longer term > leakage surely would have done to the wine. Huge surprise given the > circumstances surrounding this wine. > > > So, in the world of wine, I guess we can always expect the unexpected. > That's why it is so much I too have had excellent wine with leakage, the secret is, I believe, to drink those beasts young and not let any trouble get to them as they have probably been abused already. On a similar note i have heard that the best way to quick age a wine is to drive around in the car with it, though in mid summer in FL this can cook it faster than age . . . |
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Zeppo > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? Probably Ravenswood Lodi '02. Paid about 5 UKP for it and inserted it into a blind tasting alongside Seghesio Old Vines and Ridge Lytton Springs (both of which are about five times the price) and it held up very well. Andrew. |
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On Apr 12, 10:18 am, Andrew Haley >
wrote: > Zeppo > wrote: > > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > > really enjoyed? > > Probably Ravenswood Lodi '02. Paid about 5 UKP for it and inserted it > into a blind tasting alongside Seghesio Old Vines and Ridge Lytton > Springs (both of which are about five times the price) and it held up > very well. > > Andrew. Which Ravenswood Lodi 2002? http://www.liquiddiscount.com/store/...op=TEXT_SEARCH Thanks Dee |
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Dee Dee > wrote:
> On Apr 12, 10:18 am, Andrew Haley > > wrote: >> Zeppo > wrote: >> > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've >> > really enjoyed? >> >> Probably Ravenswood Lodi '02. Paid about 5 UKP for it and inserted it >> into a blind tasting alongside Seghesio Old Vines and Ridge Lytton >> Springs (both of which are about five times the price) and it held up >> very well. > Which Ravenswood Lodi 2002? > http://www.liquiddiscount.com/store/...op=TEXT_SEARCH http://www.ravenswood-wine.com/wines/lodi_zin.asp Andrew. |
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says... > >On 12 Apr 2007 01:39:14 GMT, (Hunt) wrote: > >>I hit a Cost Plus/World Market, just after a Renwood tasting. They had a case >>of the Jackrabbit Flats at US$8/btl. I bought it in a heartbeat. The Gran Pere >>and Gran Mere were US$12, and all of the bottles were autographed! Sometimes >>it pays to look in the bargain bins. Who knows what you'll find. Unfortunately >>for the next guy past, all were in my cart! >> >>Hunt > >Be still my beating heart. You've just made me a dedicated Dumpster >Diver. I'd readily snap up all the Grand Mere you could show me for >$12/btl. Don't know that I've got the longevity to have the Grand Pere >soften the beastly tannins, but I might invest in a questionable >future just so that the nectar wouldn't fall into the hands of some >Philistine. > >Enjoy, enjoy!!! > > >Ed Rasimus IIRC, Ed, these were the last year that the Gan Mere/Pere were actually Renwood properties. As I recall, the name was retained, but the vineyards were not. Seems that Mark Lipton had the info on this, and maybe can chime in. I still have a couple (maybe 3 ea.) of these left. The Jackrabbit Flats are long gone. Hunt >Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) >"When Thunder Rolled" > www.thunderchief.org > www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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Hunt wrote:
> IIRC, Ed, these were the last year that the Gan Mere/Pere were actually > Renwood properties. As I recall, the name was retained, but the vineyards were > not. Seems that Mark Lipton had the info on this, and maybe can chime in. Good memory, Hunt! The story was that the Grandpere vyd is owned by Scott Harvey's ex-wife Terri. When he was winemaker at Renwood, they had access to those grapes. Then, in '96 there was the now-infamous split between Scott and Renwood, and a divorce between Scott and Terri. She got the vineyard, Renwood got the rights to the name Grandpere and Harvey got the hell out of Amador ;-) So, Renwood's Grandpere bottling is made from a vineyard that came from cuttings from the "Original Grandpere Vineyard" (as it's now known). The whole sordid tale can be found he http://preview.tinyurl.com/2sj2u3 Mark Lipton Zin Groupie -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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On Apr 10, 3:52 pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > Jon At a time when funds were low, I picked up a 1.5L bottle of Carlo Rossi Chablis Calif. Not too shabby for $10.99 ! Dan-O (King of bargain hunters) |
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On Apr 11, 10:26?am, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> "DaleW" > wrote in message > > oups.com... > > > > > Wow, several Borsao references here. I'll add another, the "regular" > > Borsao has been a perennial favorite in our house,. it used to be > > close to $4 - now more like $7. > > > I've enjoyed several vintages of both the Quinta da Cabriz from > > Portugal and the Iche "Les Heretiques" VdP d'Herault for around $6. > > > A recent find was the 2005 Dario D'Angelo Trebbiano d' Abruzzo at $6, > > but sold out when I checked back at Chambers St. > > > I'm leaving off some very good $2 Cotes du Rhones, etc from the early > > 90s- inflation has really struck in wineworld. > > Dale, > Any idea what the full name of the regular Borsao might be? I'm clueless > about Spanish wine appelation names. would that be the 'Bodegas Borsao > Borsao Campo de Borja'? > > Thanks, > Jon Jon, that sound right. The one with the black background on label. |
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On Apr 11, 3:52 am, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > really enjoyed? > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > 2004 is long gone. > > Jon It seems I had a Malbec here in China that should have retailed around 6-8USD here that had some good character. Of course, after the mark- up, it was a little more than 10USD. I think it was a lower end Bodega Salentein wine; maybe their Finca el Portillo 02 or 03. Really plumy/jammy and good to eat with Chinese food, I thought. |
What's the least expensive wine you've enjoyed?
On Apr 14, 10:48 am, "Mydnight" > wrote:
> On Apr 11, 3:52 am, "Zeppo" > wrote: > > > OK, the most expensive was fun. How about the least expensive wine you've > > really enjoyed? > > > I tried a sale item at a wine shop I deal with and found a wine that really > > surprised me. A 2004 Bodegas Borsao Vina Borgia Campo de Borja, at $4 a > > bottle was pretty impressive. Wish I had bought more than 6 bottles. The > > 2004 is long gone. > > > Jon > > It seems I had a Malbec here in China that should have retailed around > 6-8USD here that had some good character. Of course, after the mark- > up, it was a little more than 10USD. I think it was a lower end > Bodega Salentein wine; maybe their Finca el Portillo 02 or 03. Really > plumy/jammy and good to eat with Chinese food, I thought. Oh, one more thing that I forgot to add. In our "most expensive" thread, I did not see any of those wines around here, but I have seen a number of the ones here on our "least expensive" thread. Times are indeed dire. heh. |
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