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Any wine drinkers?

TruvisT

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Just curious if anyone here is a wine drinker or collector? I've recently started to collect and have used them as gifts to clients. So far they have been well received.

Anyone more a fan of red, white or rose?
 

MannDude

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I prefer mine in a box!
Good thing about box wine is after you drink it all and pass out, you can blow the bag back up for an inflatable pillow.

Something tells me @MartinD probably fancies wine.

I enjoy wine, but don't know enough about it to be able to hold a conversation or have a real preference. Last summer I was living with two room mates, one didn't drink and the other one did. For maybe two weeks straight we'd drink wine each night. I think we probably bought one of each bottle from Wal-Mart... so obviously it wasn't anything fancy.

Now I kind of want to get some half decent wine.
 

Enterprisevpssolutions

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Cheaper to brew your own and much more fun. 5 gal of 15.5% honey mead cost only 45$ to make about 2 month to make and 6 months for good clean flavor. 5 Gal of cider depending on the recipe cost between 35$ and 45$ to make and only takes about 1.5 months to make. 5 Gal of beer to make 35-45$ to make again 1.5 months to make. Better deal to make and you enjoy it better and learn something.  B)
 
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MartinD

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I do enjoy the odd glass.. okay, bottle... okay, case of wine!

I'm a red fan but do enjoy the occasional foray in to the world of blanc. Usually always have white with seafood.. and you all know how much I love that!
 

ndelaespada

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Up until last year I had a glass of red wine every day (sometimes every other day).. I read somewhere that it's good for your heart.. 
 

TruvisT

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Good thing about box wine is after you drink it all and pass out, you can blow the bag back up for an inflatable pillow.

Something tells me @MartinD probably fancies wine.

I enjoy wine, but don't know enough about it to be able to hold a conversation or have a real preference. Last summer I was living with two room mates, one didn't drink and the other one did. For maybe two weeks straight we'd drink wine each night. I think we probably bought one of each bottle from Wal-Mart... so obviously it wasn't anything fancy.

Now I kind of want to get some half decent wine.
We are in the same boat. I don't know that much about wine types and all but when I get free time I have done some research up on the kinds and how some are designed to age, others drink now and some need to be aired. It's an interesting little hobby as I call it. There is just something fun about having many types of bottles that have different flavors and after awhile you can no longer by that year's vintage.
How I got started was I ended up with $450 worth of wine for free in discounts so I ended up with 18 something bottles and I've been trying all different kinds as I grabbed one from each. Granted, these were from a website that sold wine grown by independent growers.

Up until last year I had a glass of red wine every day (sometimes every other day).. I read somewhere that it's good for your heart..
Yep, it is. It actually is good for a lot of things when not over dosed.
Cheaper to brew your own and much more fun. 5 gal of 15.5% honey mead cost only 45$ to make about 2 month to make and 6 months for good clean flavor. 5 Gal of cider depending on the recipe cost between 35$ and 45$ to make and only takes about 1.5 months to make. 5 Gal of beer to make 35-45$ to make again 1.5 months to make. Better deal to make and you enjoy it better and learn something.  B)
I am told that making it is a fun hobby/art and you can really have a lot of fun and get into it.
 

MartinD

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That would depend entirely on what you're drinking it with.

Wine is like clothes - you wear what's suitable for the occasion. Same with wine - you drink what's suitable. You wouldn't drink a good 96 Rioja with some Dover Sole.

</pretentious twat>
 

TruvisT

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Try Portuguese wines, we have some of the best wines in the world.

- Henrique
This is true. I recently opened a red wine from you guys, and I've really come to enjoy it over a lot of the others. I'll be buying some more just to send out to some clients of ours. I told one of them about it and she likes her red wines so they can't wait.
 
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drmike

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Wine is ahh alright.... Minus sulfides though....

I don't get fancy like others home crafting the stuff... I small gallon brew random juice now and then....  hooch I'd guess one might consider it... Snob tastebuds might go blah, but works for me and my cost for real?  Juice + yeast + time.... Way way less than what others are spending.

Then again, I figure I can ferment to decent alcohol just about anything.   I call it nutrition and good for gut bacteria.... :)
 

Enterprisevpssolutions

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Wine is ahh alright.... Minus sulfides though....

I don't get fancy like others home crafting the stuff... I small gallon brew random juice now and then....  hooch I'd guess one might consider it... Snob tastebuds might go blah, but works for me and my cost for real?  Juice + yeast + time.... Way way less than what others are spending.

Then again, I figure I can ferment to decent alcohol just about anything.   I call it nutrition and good for gut bacteria.... :)
Too funny, honey mead is made very simple as well very few ingredients and the best part is I never get a hangover because no artificial sugar or additives are in it. You have the same steps just different products used. Try making the mead it takes a little time to finish but you wont be sorry to have tasted it.
 
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