The Official Wine Thread

[NJE66]

Details on the blown glass in the background?

Sense for the aesthetic Edin. Nothing spectacular, Riedel Performance Champagne. Highly recommended. I got plenty Champagne glasses with lots of craftmanship behind, all very beautiful, but these show elegance and are practical

 

[Huntsman]

You guys are chillin' like villains. I love kicking it and sharing quality time together with the dog. He's like my drinking buddy that never tells me not to go for that second bottle

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I love this stuff. Palacios does an amazing job, even though I've never had his flagship wine. Honestly, any of the makers that the Rare Wine Company imports is always phenomenal wine, like the Pecina riojas.

~ H

 

[jbarwick]

South African bubbles

 

[cocostella]

 

[Omega Male]

South African bubbles

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Good story there.

Obituary: From coal to Cap Classique

His sparkling wines were considered good enough to mark the inaugurations of Mandela and Obama, writes Chris Barron Graham Beck, who has died in London at the age of 80, decided to take on the French at their own game and, if not exactly beat them, at least offer some fairly stiff...

www.timeslive.co.za

 

[jbarwick]

Good story there.

Obituary: From coal to Cap Classique

His sparkling wines were considered good enough to mark the inaugurations of Mandela and Obama, writes Chris Barron Graham Beck, who has died in London at the age of 80, decided to take on the French at their own game and, if not exactly beat them, at least offer some fairly stiff...

www.timeslive.co.za

Interesting story and a whopper of a last paragraph.

 

[NJE66]

Technically a Napa county?

 

[Piobaire]

Adam is a good guy and I hope some folks joined the club this year.

 

[finewine]

I can't tell which wine is my favourite - every type has its specific notes and flavours that I love... at the moment, as the sun comes out and it feels like summer the first time this year, I'm totally in a Rosé-mood Just had my first glass of Rosé in my backyard in the sunset ?

 

[venividivicibj]

Starting the weekend off right

 

[NJE66]

Once a every sixth month kind of bottle,

 

[jbarwick]

Finally...

 

[venividivicibj]

 

[Omega Male]

Normally almost all of this goes to restaurants but due to COVID there is some available at retail this year. Minimal intervention as the name implies.

 

[jbarwick]

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Frog’s Leap holds a place in my wife’s and my heart. Whenever I want to surprise her I just snag a Sauvignon Blanc.