The Official Wine Thread - Page 1027

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 

Grappa was always a staple in my family. My great grandfather used to make it. Grappa is awesome. So is Amaro.

Originally Posted by gomestar 

I've been to two food events now where a dozen or so wineries from the Finger Lakes come and pour their stuff. I don't think we've (Manton and I) tasted a bad riesling while there, and many were excellent. The reds tended to be a little more spotty, but the whites consistently great, and some of the ice-wine style rieslings were superb.

Manton and I have been seeking out some of the older Wiemer rieslings. 2006-2008's of the basic dry and semi-dry are really superb right now.


this past year, there was another winery from Long Island (or maybe the Hudson?) there, and their stuff was gross. I just had to mention it, I agree that it's in no way a representation of the area.

Originally Posted by gomestar 

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Originally Posted by gomestar 

I like grappa after dinner. I was at dinner with a few SF-ers a few weeks ago and the sheer mention of grappa soured the mood at the table, and out of stubborness (I knew I was correct) I ordered some for myself. The others gave it a whirl and the overall recpetion was fairly good.



Except for mafoofan. I think it melted his tongue.

Let me also say that this tasting and vintage ought to lay to rest the cliché that Burgundy, at least red Burgundy, is a minefield. Nonsense. Red Burgundy is no more of a crapshoot than any other wine region. In fact, through hard work, it has achieved a far higher level of consistency among good producers than many other vaunted regions that are never assailed by such criticism. Perhaps the stakes are higher in Burgundy because of price and scarcity, but as with anywhere else, learning who the good producers are helps to assure reliability.

Originally Posted by gomestar 

Galloni left the Wine Advocate. Back when I thought scores were important, I thought Galloni was one of the better "raters" there.