ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
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Elizabeth Brown
Grape Fermenter
Posts:540
| | 03/25/2004 8:41 PM |
| Hi - I am a californian wino who has spent a great deal of time trying to convert some of my small town midwestern relatives from white zin
Some of the best success has been with red california zinfandel and australian shiraz. I think Kendall Jackson, BV, Beringer, Gallo of Sonoma should all be CA's you can find and for the Aussie's Penfolds, Jacob's Creek, Wolf Blass should be pretty easy to find. Good drinking and the only way to learn more is to taste more. When you find you like some thing try different producers and countries of the same varietal if you can. And there are always half bottles and getting wine by the glass at restaurants if you want to try a bunch of different things without buying a whole bottle.
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ChangeMe
Grape Picker
Posts:1
| | 04/13/2004 8:37 AM |
| | I started with white zin as well, but one day I couldn't find it at a restaurant and was pointed to a riesling. Right now I'm in love with Mondavi and Chateau St. Michelle's Johannisberg Rieslings when I crave a white. I never grew fond of chardonnay (reminds me of cat vomit....not that I've actually tried that) but an occasional s. blanc finds its way to my table. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11833
| | 04/13/2004 9:08 AM |
| Imp... welcome to VC.
Everybody's gotta start somewhere!
I traveled down the same pink to riesling path that you did.
My neighbor, however, goaded me into trying chardonnay again a year or two later,
and my eyes were opened.
At that time, I also said I'd never touch a red.
Today, my cellar has around 650 bottles of red, and 80 white.
It's a fun journey, wherever it may take you!!!  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 04/13/2004 11:51 AM |
| welcome imp. one thing i can say is be very wary of advice given by senial old men from philly  | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12003
| | 04/13/2004 12:54 PM |
| | Welcome to VC Mr. Frog. | |
Joe
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11833
| | 04/13/2004 1:02 PM |
| That's s-e-n-i-l-e, young man. ... and I resemble that remark! | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 04/13/2004 1:08 PM |
| Quote:
I started with white zin as well, but one day I couldn't find it at a restaurant and was pointed to a riesling. Right now I'm in love with Mondavi and Chateau St. Michelle's Johannisberg Rieslings when I crave a white. I never grew fond of chardonnay (reminds me of cat vomit....not that I've actually tried that) but an occasional s. blanc finds its way to my table.
Welcome ImpFrog! Please hang out and contribute as you see fit. We hope you do!
Now, I too, drank <shudder> white zin, but I did not follow the Riesling path. I moved on to Sauvignon Blanc myself and then on to cheaper reds. It's an interesting journey, the path your tastebuds lead you to, but it sure is fun. | |
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stemor
Collierville, TN
Wine Thief
Posts:2810
| | 04/13/2004 2:13 PM |
| Remember, when a newbie says they went to Riesling it usually means the cheap, bad sugar water stuff in blue bottles -- or $5 bottles from California and Washington.
Eventually, when you finally complete the journey and wind up BACK at Riesling ... like higher pradikat offerings from Donnhoff and JJ Prum ... only THEN can you say that you really have given the noble Riesling grape a fair evaluation.
Of course, I might be biased.  | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 04/13/2004 2:29 PM |
| stemor is a wise man.
sorry bud i was typing on the fly, i love ya | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11833
| | 04/13/2004 3:24 PM |
| AI... you know you should never type while driving!!!  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1273
| | 04/13/2004 11:10 PM |
| Allen,
Don't be embarrassed. I started out drinking Arbor Mist peach chardonnay. We all have to start somewhere!
I suggest trying some Rieslings to begin with, they tend to be on the sweet side. Then I would move up to Sauvingon Blanc before going to Chardonnay. I don't care for Rieslings myself so can't offer any suggestions, perhaps someone else might? For Sauv Blanc you might try Frog's Leap. Also the Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc was one I enjoyed when I was first getting in to wine.
If you want to graduate into the reds, I'd start with Pinot Noir.
IMO you might want to just jump in with both feet. I went from drinking sweet white wines - no reds - to preferring Cab Sauv in a weekend, just by going to Napa and tasting.
(And I visited your web site. You do beautiful work. Too bad you're not in CA.Our photographer was amazing but pricey.) | | | |
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Fred
Wine Thief
Posts:2673
| | 04/15/2004 4:19 PM |
| Since it seems we've had some new folks join during the course of this thread WELCOME To You All!
Post lot's and drink more. I can honestly say I've NEVER had a white zin. But that does not exhonerate me because I've made my way through the depths of hell which is Thunderbird before. Hey I was young(er) and dumb(er). I befriended a great wine merchant and he sent me on my way into the wonderfull world of wine and poverty. So find a good wine shop with good honest people and have some fun. Buy different stuff and try it out. Have fun | |
"It's better to have your enemies inside the tent pissing out, then outside the tent pissing in." -- Lyndon Johnson | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 04/18/2004 10:21 PM |
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I befriended a great wine merchant and he sent me on my way into the wonderfull world of wine and poverty.
BAHAHAHAHA! | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3365
| | 04/21/2004 5:49 PM |
| A certain someone's aunt was coming to visit, and one day beforehand I found a bottle of Arbor Mist in the mini-cellar. It was actually touching a bottle of Bordeaux! Ick!!!
I asked politely that it be moved to the refrigerator so as to not contaminate the classified growths.
She just shrugged and told me that it gets worse: the aunt likes to add a little ice to it.
Of course, it's her mouth, so she can put into it what she wants. | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | 04/21/2004 9:04 PM |
| hee, that reminds of something that happened on my trip. Table next to us orders some white zin, which I actually don't have a problem with. I feel that white zin actually saved a lot of zinfandel acreage in the state, and actually introduces a lot of people to wine. But I did chortle a bit when she added the ice to the glass.
Bad wine snobbery ormbee, Bad. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 04/21/2004 9:25 PM |
| Quote:
A certain someone's aunt was coming to visit, and one day beforehand I found a bottle of Arbor Mist in the mini-cellar. It was actually touching a bottle of Bordeaux! Ick!!!
I asked politely that it be moved to the refrigerator so as to not contaminate the classified growths.
She just shrugged and told me that it gets worse: the aunt likes to add a little ice to it.
Of course, it's her mouth, so she can put into it what she wants.
A very good friend of mine invited us to a decadent New Year's dinner thing where his Mother-in-law asked for ice cubes for her Kistler Chard. | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | 04/21/2004 10:17 PM |
| TJ,
All I can say is "Zoiks" | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 04/21/2004 11:07 PM |
| sounds like most of my family  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2042
| | 04/22/2004 4:50 PM |
| Grounds for justifiable matricide
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