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Headed to higher ground and cooler temps to crush some vino!  

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DDD Dad

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I need a starting point on Spanish wines. Wife and I love Napa Cabs and Pinots.

CVNE Rioja is a simple starter.

After that try some Ribera del Duero.

When you’re ready to have your mind blown try out Clos Mogador and some others from Priorat.

Some additional thoughts.

Most anything from Alvaro Palacios is really good. Spain has tremendous wines. Some are really great values. Others can get pretty pricey.

Tempranillo is the typical grape for Rioja and Ribera del Duero. In Priorat they grow some other varietals (Grenache and others).
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On 12/21/2021 at 10:04 AM, texasdago said:

Cristal is best when received as a gift.  I just can't spend that kind of money (not can't... won't) for a bottle but I've enjoyed receiving it over the years.

I don’t have that good of friends lol! BUT all my local stores including a chain called “Total Wine” that carried it wanted at least $450 for the same bottle. Mine was $299. My rule of thumb is if it costs as much as or knocks off a decent amount of the price of a guitar or music gear I want I don’t do it and buy the gear 

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On 12/22/2021 at 8:13 PM, b_p said:

A few nice ones from the past few days

 

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JFC I know this is the wine thread but that beluga is about as proper as it gets.  Bravo, sir.  Bravo.  Not 1% enough to buy beluga but will be enjoying some golden osetra atop A5 sashimi next week.  Cheers!

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On 12/22/2021 at 9:31 PM, DDD Dad said:


How were the La La’s?

The La Turque was perfection. Unfortunately the Landonne was a bad bottle…  which was shocking because it was part of a 3-bottle OWC and the other 2 were fantastic. Disappointing. 

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On 12/22/2021 at 10:23 PM, DDD Dad said:


CVNE Rioja is a simple starter.

 

and ender too.

 

Just mix up some Crianzas, Reservas, and Gran Reservas from different vineyards and find your sweet spot. I pretty much only drink Riojas at home these days especially a shit ton of relatively cheap Crianza.

 

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On 12/22/2021 at 9:54 PM, Goofyboy said:

I need a starting point on Spanish wines. Wife and I love Napa Cabs and Pinots.

Start with Lopez de Heredia in Rioja. One of the greatest wine estates in the world, and their wines are embarrassingly cheap considering the quality and aging they do before release.

Comando G in the Sierra de Gredos. 

Guimaro and Envinate in the Riberia Sacra.

Raul Perez in Bierzo.

Alberto Nanclares in Rias Baixas.

And anything that Envinate produces from the Canary Islands.

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NSIAP

There's a site called NakedWines.com.

If you sign up, you get a $100 voucher on your first purchase. Got a six-pack of wine for $40 that way, after tax and shipping.

Of course then you have to pay obscene amounts on "craft" wines beyond that, but for a one-timer, worth it. Use your burner email address. :D

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On 1/16/2022 at 7:18 PM, Rimbo said:

NSIAP

There's a site called NakedWines.com.

If you sign up, you get a $100 voucher on your first purchase. Got a six-pack of wine for $40 that way, after tax and shipping.

Of course then you have to pay obscene amounts on "craft" wines beyond that, but for a one-timer, worth it. Use your burner email address. :D

I did it for a while - it wasn't for me but, yes, there are some great initial sign-up deals and they'll offer you new deals if you leave.

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