Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 12:20:26 -0400 Idol <Idol@...> wrote: >- > >>I've never noticed wine that is labeled " unpasteurized " --is there a >>particular vintner that does this? > >Alas, while I know there's unpasteurized wine to be found, I don't know >where to drink it, since I'm not drinking wine now for cost and weight loss >reasons. must know of all kinds of sources, though, since he >sounds like an inveterate wino. <g> You just have to check on a case by case basis. Ask around. You will be more apt to find unpasturized wine from either a domestic boutique winery or France but you will never see a bottle labeled that way. The situation is so fluid is does no good to recommend any one producer. (Maybe someday raw wine will be as >easy to find as raw beer, which now makes up a substantial portion of the >beer shelf at Fairway on most days.) > >>Generally, I like French wine. Pouilly-Fuisse and Sancerre especially. I >>also like Pinot Grigio. Any advice on what to look for in terms of >>quality would be appreciated. I don't really drink wine for my >>health....I think red is better for this. French wines are quite good > >Red is the best for health AFAIK, but for certified organic wines, I think >you're mostly stuck with California, and for raw... well, I don't know. Unless something has changed recently I know of only one wine producer who is certified organic and there wine is not that good, at least it wasn't when I was drinking it. OTOH a number of wines are starting to mention organic in their label, so perhaps some of them are certified organic. > >>Now that I think about it, some red wines don't give me the sniffles (I do >>indulge sometimes, even though I generally stay away from the stuff). > >Sounds like it could be an additive issue. Yep. Usually premium wines don't have the level of additives that the cheaper wines do. the " wino " :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:18:14 -0400 " " <jc137@...> wrote: >Well, I think I'll keep on with my willy-nilly wino ways until I hear how to determine if it's raw or not. I would guess the French would be the strictest when it comes to quality/processing, etc. They seem to have high standards for food in general. As for CA wines....well, I do love the place, but am not crazy about the grapes they grow there. That oakey chardonnay is BLECHY! #####I cut my teeth on the big buttery chardonnays out of California, and the first time I had one that was really oaked I thought people are really slumming. But that is the norm these days. IMO, the California folks overdo it with oak and price, and their is hardly a buttery chardonnay to be found these days. Oh well. As far as I'm concerned whites are just a warmups for reds anyway ;-) the " wino " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 10:29:54 -0700 (PDT) Joanne Pollack <jopollack2001@...> wrote: >I'm very fussy about wine and have only recently >started to like it. I don't like red at all. Many folks start out that way, including myself. But palates change and where once I drank nothing but red wine I got to the point, years later, where I figured you were wasting my time opening a bottle of white. Of course now I realize there are great reds and whites. A great way to to learn reds is simply to buy 4 bottles of a particular variety, like Zinfandel. Wrap them in brown paper bags, line them up and open them all up at once. Then have a comparative taste testing. Even without a trained palate, you will be able to notice the difference in the wines, even among the same variety of grape. I have seen a number of people who " hate red wines " all of sudden make a shift as a result. Drinking a bottle here and there just doesn't work. Of course the other way is to have a great red wine. Some styles, varieties and vintages are SOOO GOOD that even the people who hate wine acknowledge they are good. This is how I got my parents who thought red wine was the pits. I brought over a very good Zinfandel ($65) and I gave them a sip. After that I could no longer leave a good bottle at their place if I expected to have some, LOL! My >favourite whie is Gewurtztraminer (or Gewurtzraminer?) Gewurztraminer >and my favourite rose is Ernest and Julio Gallo white >grenache or zinfandel No comment :-) LOL! We likes what we likes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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