Red Wine
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From: FCUK
Just been in Canada and we were drinking a very nice Cabernet Sauvignon from Rodney Strong - Sonoma County.
Don't know what the price would be in the US, but I would have thought that this would easily come within the US$50 range.
It was a very fruity and quite full bodied wine......
We got through quite a lot of it between us, and what I always consider a good test is the fact that it didn't give us bad hangovers the next day
Don't know what the price would be in the US, but I would have thought that this would easily come within the US$50 range.
It was a very fruity and quite full bodied wine......
We got through quite a lot of it between us, and what I always consider a good test is the fact that it didn't give us bad hangovers the next day
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From: Denver
In that price range, I have had some good luck with Penfolds.
During my period of bliss-filled unemployment I made it a priority to build a wine closet in the basement. Three hundred bottle capacity and cooled by mother nature to a lovely 52 degrees. Now I just need to fill it.
During my period of bliss-filled unemployment I made it a priority to build a wine closet in the basement. Three hundred bottle capacity and cooled by mother nature to a lovely 52 degrees. Now I just need to fill it.
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From: Brisbane
Well,with a storage capacity of 300 bottles, you'll have fun filling it!
I'm not sure what Penfolds wines are available in the USA but their wines are usually of a solid quality.
Whatever you do, make sure that you do not buy red wines that all have a similar drinking horizon. Also, depending on how keen you are, mix it up in terms of quality and price.
I have a friend who became very interested about ten years ago but what he did was buy a lot of wines by the dozen for aging. As time has gone on and with an increase in his earnings, he has developed a more expensive taste for wines.
The problem is he now has some 1,000 plus bottles of pretty average wine and which, quite frankly, shouldn't have been matured a decade. It's hard to sell and it really isn't worth much.
I'm not sure what Penfolds wines are available in the USA but their wines are usually of a solid quality.
Whatever you do, make sure that you do not buy red wines that all have a similar drinking horizon. Also, depending on how keen you are, mix it up in terms of quality and price.
I have a friend who became very interested about ten years ago but what he did was buy a lot of wines by the dozen for aging. As time has gone on and with an increase in his earnings, he has developed a more expensive taste for wines.
The problem is he now has some 1,000 plus bottles of pretty average wine and which, quite frankly, shouldn't have been matured a decade. It's hard to sell and it really isn't worth much.
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From: Denver
Thanks for the advice, Bernie. That isn't something I had considered.
I have been a bit partial to the Penfolds lately, as a friend works for the Colorado distributer and I get my cases at wholesale. Where was she when I was in college.
I have been a bit partial to the Penfolds lately, as a friend works for the Colorado distributer and I get my cases at wholesale. Where was she when I was in college.