Wine, Beer, or Liquor

[Zonda]

That's alot of bottles!!

So what's your favourite wine? Assume you've tasted a few of them

 

[Gullwing]

We prefer mostly dark reds. Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah.
But we also enjoy sweet whites, Rieslings, and Muscat Canelli.
We aslo drink a lot of Ports, and 25-30 year old Black Muscat which we took from Granpa.
We drink pretty much everything and have over 23 different varietals, plus different blends.
95% of what we have is from the US, the other 5% is from the rest of the world, mainly Australia and South America.
95% of what is from the US. is from California, Paso Robles mainly but a fair amount from Napa.
We do not like French wines.

 

[klier]

We prefer mostly dark reds. Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah.
But we also enjoy sweet whites, Rieslings, and Muscat Canelli.
We aslo drink a lot of Ports, and 25-30 year old Black Muscat which we took from Granpa.
We drink pretty much everything and have over 23 different varietals, plus different blends.
95% of what we have is from the US, the other 5% is from the rest of the world, mainly Australia and South America.
95% of what is from the US. is from California, Paso Robles mainly but a fair amount from Napa.
We do not like French wines.

Then you don't know what a good wine is

French wine is the best wine in the world peroid. A Chateauneuf du Pape, or something like that is the finest and best wine in the world. That would be a Rolls Royce, and every American wine would be an.....Opel in comparison.

French wine first, after that Spanish (I am thinking about a good bottle of Rioja ), and after that, I don't really care. Californian, South African and Australian are all decent table wines.

Nice collection of bottles you have there though.

 

[Gullwing]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_competition

Beginning in the 1960s, a number of winemakers in California aspired to create wines that could rival the great wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, which they so greatly admired. These wines were their standards of excellence, which they bought, drank, studied, and emulated. By the early 1970s a number had produced wines that they believed were outstanding, but had great difficulty marketing them, even the United States. The results of some early blind competitions were discounted and discredited by the wine world. Although the competitions were blind, the argument was that the judges somehow knew which wines they were tasting and were biased. Another was that the quality of the French wines was reduced in transit across the ocean.

However, the results of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 couldn’t be ignored. The blind evaluations were conducted by crème de la crème of the French wine establishment and it was the California wines that had endured the transit. The judges ranked a California wine number one among the ten white wines, and they also ranked three California wines among the top four white wines. More important, they also ranked a California red wine number one among ten reds, including Château Mouton-Rothschild, Château Haut-Brion, Château Montrose, and Château Leoville Las Cases .

The results shocked the world of wine and led to the recognition that world class wines could and were being produced outside France . This, in turn, led other New World wine makers in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, and a number of other countries to believe that they, too, might be able to compete with the very best. The results also led to raised aspirations among Old World producers such as Spain,Italy and Portugal. Some critics believe that the consequence has been even higher quality in French wines and that the results of the Paris Wine Tasting have benefited consumers around the world.

You were saying?

 

[PanterroR]

Lol! After seeing that collection of yours, the last thing i'd do is to come in a Wine debate with you...

 

[GTA45E]

I don`t know how I missed this thread.. I love beer and this is one of my favorites!! it`s so smooth and clean, it reminds my of diesel fuel a lot for some reason.

 

[Gullwing]

You should try a Sam Adams (a real beer). I turned 21 when I was in Connecticut and that is what I drank for two years, and even now when I go out. I can bearly choke down a bud, and then I feel sick the next day.

I have a friend that built his own brewery in the town I grew up in. He makes very good beer. It is so good that even going 24-7 he can only fill orders for a few Costco and Trader Joes stores, in Southern Cal

 

[Choleric]

You should try a Sam Adams (a real beer). I turned 21 when I was in Connecticut and that is what I drank for two years, and even now when I go out. I can bearly choke down a bud, and then I feel sick the next day.

I have a friend that built his own brewery in the town I grew up in. He makes very good beer. It is so good that even going 24-7 he can only fill orders for a few Costco and Trader Joes stores, in Southern Cal

I agree that Bud might not be the best tasting thing around but it is great when you're in college, along with Miller light, Coors light, Keystone Light/Ice, Busch light, Miller high life, Bud ice, Old style and of course PBR.

But ever since I have been to Germany no beer other than German beer taste good to me.

 

[Gullwing]

If I want German beer all I have to do is go down to the Hofbrauhaus LV. They get all there beer shipped in from Munchen, the dunkel is very good.

 

[warot]

I agree that Bud might not be the best tasting thing around but it is great when you're in college, along with Miller light, Coors light, Keystone Light/Ice, Busch light, Miller high life, Bud ice, Old style and of course PBR.

But ever since I have been to Germany no beer other than German beer taste good to me.

Man... I don't know how you can say that. Well I lived in Russia when I was in highschool, so we got to experience some pretty fine alcohol. But after coming to the States, the beer here (usually the lights) are just way too watered down. Now that I'm finally 21 and can buy my own stuff, I only buy import. And I will drink Bud select if I have to.

Liquor: Been really into whiskey lately. Used to love vodka (due to Russia) but not really into it anymore
Beer: Most beer is good as long as its cold
Wine: Don't drink it

 

[Choleric]

Man... I don't know how you can say that.

Say what?

Liquor: Been really into whiskey lately. Used to love vodka (due to Russia) but not really into it anymore
Beer: Most beer is good as long as its cold
Wine: Don't drink it

I'm the same with liquor, except not because of russia, but because in highschool it was usually the only liquor accessable and easy to drink. But now like you I am really into whisky.

 

[Giannis]

My whiskey is almost finished so i'm in the market for a new "stash" I think i'm gonna get some J.Walkers Black, since it's my fav. and a couple of Chivas, one the best whiskeys
But i want two Walkers Blue Label. They say it's a blend of the finest whiskeys johnnie ever made. and i still haven't tasted.

other than that, i have a question for you
Is here anyone that makes his own wine?

About me, dad makes his own, since he has a piece of land with grapes at our homevillage, plus one of his brothers is a winemaker, we make our own wine. Off course it is not as good as some expensive ones, but it is still very good!

 

[warot]

Say what?



I'm the same with liquor, except not because of russia, but because in highschool it was usually the only liquor accessable and easy to drink. But now like you I am really into whisky.

That all the common beer is great. I really try to stay away from that stuff if I can. But sometimes in college, money is hard to get

 

[Habitual Speeder]

i don't have a problem. i drink almost everything.

wine: mostly red, and i with dad make our owns. other than that, there are many great greek wine makers!

beer: heiniken, all the way

liquor: i don't know what it is, but if it is something like whiskey, then i am in! Chivas is my favourite, then comes J. Walkers black or green of orange label, and then some others. Right now there are 12 bottles in my bar!

Beat me if you can

I'm not surprised you said Heineken...it was very popular, when I was in Greece, last year.

It took a while for me to get used to the way drinks are poured in Greece, as well. My sister drinks vodka & orange juice...everytime she would order one, the glass would be filled with about 90% vodka with a spash of juice. That's nearly the opposite of what we would get, here in North America...so, my sister would order a drink, I would have to drink half of it, then I would take it back to the bar for more juice only. Couple that with my usual supply of beer & I'm surprised I recall much of my trip, at all.

 

[Habitual Speeder]

I don`t know how I missed this thread.. I love beer and this is one of my favorites!! it`s so smooth and clean, it reminds my of diesel fuel a lot for some reason.

Ummm...if you like beer, how can that be your favourite?

 

[warot]

Ummm...if you like beer, how can that be your favourite?

haha that's what I'm saying

 

[Habitual Speeder]

And, for me...

I have a clear preference for beer. I like to sample beer from around the world, as much as I can. There's just too many to list...

Vodka & Red Bull is a great way to start a night, as well.

 

[Choleric]

whisky and beer + girls = good

 

[Giannis]

when drinking whiskey you should continue with whiskey. Mixing drinks is the worst thing you can do...

PS. why would you choose beer when you can drink whiskey?

 

[Choleric]

Mixing drinks can be done, if you follow the golden rule:

Liquor before beer and your in the clear: beer before liquor, never been sicker.

Plus its hard to play drinking games with liquor, i.e. Beer Pong, circle of death, p&a, quarters, beer die, ride the bus, f*ck the dealer, etc...