keeps working it's way from the back of the closet

vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened

always stored in dark cool place

??? vinegar or great wine???

to drink or to save??

thanks

it may not be vinegar but it is worth all the $4.99 you paid for it. Imp
guessing a little grenache, some zin, carignane and petite syrah. If it was
Geyser Peak's first or second vintage-it may be better than expected. I
recall the first few editions of Taylors California Cellars were pretty good
and better than Gallo & Inglenook their main competition, then once the
establish a client base they bought cheaper grapes to keep their price
point. I know when Robert Mondavi introduced their Red Table wine it was
pretty good, sort of the Yellow Tail of its day.

Its not going to get any better so drink it without decanting and have a
back up bottle ready in case the taste is gone. Can you imagine 30 year old
brett?

--
Joe "Beppe" Rosenberg
> wrote in message
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> keeps working it's way from the back of the closet
>
> vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened
>
> always stored in dark cool place
>
> ??? vinegar or great wine???
>
> to drink or to save??
>
> thanks
>

> vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened

Since it's unopened I would say that it has a 100% chance of being better
than an open bottle. Give it a try with some friends and do have the back
up bottles handy.

Sean

In ,
> typed:

> keeps working it's way from the back of the closet
>
> vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened
>
> always stored in dark cool place
>
> ??? vinegar or great wine???
>
> to drink or to save??


It certainly isn't a wine to save. It was made for current
drinking when released, and has not gotten better over the years.

Contrary to what many people believe, not all wine improves with
age. Even for the few great wines that do improve, few will last
as long as 30 years.

It won't be vinegar (that's another myth; wine doesn't turn to
vinegar as it gets older) and it won't poison you, but it's
unlikely to taste good.

Try it. It won't kill you and you have nothing to lose. If it's
no good (and it probably won't be) pour it down the sink. And
there's always the chance that I'm wrong and it will be fine, so
don't throw it away without tasting it first.

By the way, note that the word "Burgundy" on the label isn't a
good sign. Better California wines don't have names that imitate
European wines like this. If the wine were really trying to
emulate a red Burgundy, it would probably be called Pinot Noir,
the grape grown there.

--
Ken Blake
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If it's from California, it's crap. Good wines come from Italy and
nowhere else.

Hi Uraniumcommittee - Can I call you UC for short?
You seem to have a preference for Italian wines.
There are several Italian wines that I enjoy, but
I must admit I like some of the "crap" from California.

Dick R.

wrote:
> If it's from California, it's crap. Good wines come from Italy and
> nowhere else.
>

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> If it's from California, it's crap. Good wines come from Italy and
> nowhere else.

How would _you_ know? According to you, you only _drink_ Italian wines, and
don't believe in _tastings_.

Hoist on your own petard! :^)

Tom S

well thanks for all the ans

bought in the same year as my son was born

so i guess we will open it on some occassion that
has a significance for him and make jokes

thanks


On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:45:40 -0800, wrote:

>keeps working it's way from the back of the closet
>
>vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened
>
>always stored in dark cool place
>
>??? vinegar or great wine???
>
>to drink or to save??
>
>thanks

pour down toilet.
> wrote in message
...
> keeps working it's way from the back of the closet
>
> vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened
>
> always stored in dark cool place
>
> ??? vinegar or great wine???
>
> to drink or to save??
>
> thanks
>