What's your favourite wine?

[Giles]

Yep.....

[LG2TK]

1000 Stories bourbon barrel aged Zinfandel

[Giles]

And this is outstanding for the price......

[Alex]

Think that’s a common misconception with Riesling. Imagine that GV is sweeter?

also that Riesling is apparently best enjoyed in 2042, so leave one in the cellar please

[goosehd]

[jimcord]

Btw….you coming to LA at the end of the month? Northern California grows to world class products…..one of them is great wine from Napa. You and Giles like good wine?

[Alex]

@jimcord we both enjoy good wine, yeah. One of my fave CA winemakers is Ridge, not sure if you are familiar?

[Alex]

@Alex said in What's your favourite wine?:

Got this to go with a venison ragu I'll be making tonight. Thought of you @ROman and your favourite grape

@Alex said in What's your favourite wine?:

And to get back on topic, i think Ridge is my favourite 'treat' wine that I have had from the USA. This was my third, and I have loved them all. More than I would normally spend on a bottle to drink at home, but worth it when you feel like splashing out

@jimcord

[jimcord]

Lol, they make great wine! So the Ridge you like is a Zin, you mainly a Zin guy or into Cabs, Barbera? Ever heard of Louis Martini Lot #1? Can you get Ridge easily in the UK? What the cost there for it?

[Alex]

@jimcord I like every ridge I have tried, but I think my fave is the cab - just thought this Zinfandel would work with what I was cooking that night, and also it made me think of @ROman

It's very much on the top end of what I would spend for wine not in a restaurant here, certainly not an every week bottle.

Never heard of Louis Martini Lot #1, but it looks like a great American Cab Sav, looking at it on my wine app

[jimcord]

@Alex
Planning on coming to LA for SE event. i will see what I can muster up….
Jim

[ROman]

@Alex Nice, I liked the Ridge Zin. And that is my favorite grape.

[goosehd]

27 years today (together for 32):

Cheers

[seawolf]

Lovely!

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd congrats to the two of you. Enjoy the bubbly

[SKT]

@goosehd congratulations to you guys, that’s definitely worth celebrating

[ROman]

@goosehd Congratulations to the two of you. Well done.

[Giles]

Many congrats Dennis.

[mecken88]

I’m not a heavy wine drinker, but I can really recommend, Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a very good wine and doesn’t break the bank

[TeflonDon]

I find it hard to pick a favorite wine. But this is high on the list, so I was happy that I got my hands on a few bottles.

Falkenstein wines are famed for their high levels of acidity - they harvest the grapes based on acidity (rather than sweetness or sugar content), and they let the winification go on until it stops naturally.

These two particular wines have stopped early, leaving a bit residual sugar, and yielding low levels of alcohol (7 and 7,5 %). But the acidity balances it, leaving crisp and fresh wines that are at the same time very light and very intense.

Very highly recommended.