Let's talk about Wine, because Beer is for the proles.

Dublo7

So recently I've taken an interest in wine.

I spend a bit of time reading about wine as it's the only alcoholic drink I actually enjoy drinking. Beer and spirits make me sick to the stomach. Red wine is my preference - I haven't drunk a white wine for a very long time. Maybe I should drink it more often?

I'm currently sipping on an Argentinian Malbec. It's quite nice, but it's not playing very well with my pasta.
Anyone care to recommend a wine that goes well with pasta?

Here's a fantastic website that gives a great overview about wine, glasses, types of wine, etc etc.

Do you like wine? Let's talk about it.

#pipe

man dubs.

90 minutes with no response?

that's gotta be some se++ record.

In regards to the topic, I appreciate wine, but don't really like to drink it.

also wine should be paired with the pasta sauce. Is it tomato based? Meaty? creamy? Fish? Pork?

Dublo7

I know, what's up with the lack of response?

#pipe

I'm sure Stale would post.

I remember the look in his eye when the Sommelier was talking to us at the fancy dinner at PAX last year.

Man Sommelier is a fun word to say.

SOM-ee-ay

Oden

I can never afford top shelf shiraz which is the only kind of shiraz worth drinking and this makes me very sad.

ascot

Wine is complicated. And unless you know a lot, there'll always be some other prick hanging around justw aiting to tell you how you're wrong and don't know anything.

Scarlet and I went to the Benziger vineyard for a testing thing back in March, that was really great.

Shifty Fister

Beer ain't for proles, you scumbag.

#pipe

Shifty Fister wrote: »

Beer ain't for proles, you scumbag.

depends on the beer

and man

it kind of is.

Or at least that's the way every beer in history has marketed itself

Oden

fancy beer is like an expensive gourmet sandwich

no matter which way you look at it, a sandwich is still a sandwich and youre kind of a wanker if you keep telling yourself its not

Shifty Fister

A compromise: some beer is for proles.

Not the beer I drink though.

On topic: I enjoy wine but I'm pretty much a filthy pleb when it comes to wine knowledge, like if I'm at a restaurant I just go with whatever someone orders.

#pipe

Oden wrote: »

fancy beer is like an expensive gourmet sandwich

no matter which way you look at it, a sandwich is still a sandwich and youre kind of a wanker if you keep telling yourself its not

that's pretty stupid

Beer can be a very complex drink and goes better with some foods than wine

If fancy beer is like a gourmet sandwich, that would mean that cheap wine is a supermarket frozen microwave filet mignon

If you take the microwave dinner over the gourmet sandwich, then you're a fool

Metzger Meister

PRO-TIP: If you ever see anyone smell a cork, they're trying to look cool. Ridicule them mercilessly.

Oden

#pipe wrote: »

Oden wrote: »

fancy beer is like an expensive gourmet sandwich

no matter which way you look at it, a sandwich is still a sandwich and youre kind of a wanker if you keep telling yourself its not

that's pretty stupid

Beer can be a very complex drink and goes better with some foods than wine

If fancy beer is like a gourmet sandwich, that would mean that cheap wine is a supermarket frozen microwave filet mignon

If you take the microwave dinner over the gourmet sandwich, then you're a fool

you've taken apart my analogy like a gourmet sandwich that is too big to fit in your mouth

i'm so ashamed, my ham is showing

Quetzi

Metzger Meister wrote: »

PRO-TIP: If you ever see anyone smell a cork, they're trying to look cool. Ridicule them mercilessly.

Sometimes corks smell good!

I like wine, but I hardly know a thing about it. I like red, and I generally go for pinot noir, if I have the choice.

Muggins

I don't smell corks to look cool.

Infact I always thought it made me look dumb.

But they smell so good

Dublo7

What's the difference between smelling the cork and smelling the wine in your glass? Why's one lame and one isn't?

I'll smell whatever I want.

#pipe

smelling the cork can taint the aroma

with, you know

cork.

Dublo7

#pipe wrote: »

man dubs.

90 minutes with no response?

that's gotta be some se++ record.

In regards to the topic, I appreciate wine, but don't really like to drink it.

also wine should be paired with the pasta sauce. Is it tomato based? Meaty? creamy? Fish? Pork?

Tomato based, yeah. That tomato pasta sauce I had earlier made that wine taste really acidic in my mouth.

I want to give this particular wine a try. I might buy one on Friday.
http://www.vintagecellars.com.au/scripts/wc.dll?product&area=B&variety=Red%20Wine&pband=30,40&part=50989

Rhesus Positive

Ah, wine - there's a restaurant in Cambridge that has a bottle that's under a fiver.

It has white sediment in the bottom. Could be nitrates, we're not sure. Either way, you have to strain the last glass.

This alone should tell you that I'm not an expert when it comes to wine.

lostwords

i like franzia boxed wine, sunset blush in particular 8-)

The Black Hunter

I like imperial beer

Tiger beer is nice too

Nuzak

heh, australians and wine, you know

am i right lads

who's with me

#pipe

Nuzak wrote: »

heh, australians and wine, you know

am i right lads

who's with me

we actually make some fantastic reds

and there is a pretty huge wine culture here.

Why just today I was in a liquor store buying a bottle of single malt for may dad's birthday and there was a staggering section that I'll call "expensive wines"

20 year old french vintages in wooden boxes, like $500 a bottle.

ascot

More like Jacob's Creek, right

LordSolarMacharius

A nice glass of Port with some Roquefort is heavenly. The taste combination there is just wonderful.

Otherwise, I rather dislike wine and will stick with my Ameretto and Coke, thank you very much.

scarlet st.

ascot wrote: »

Wine is complicated. And unless you know a lot, there'll always be some other prick hanging around justw aiting to tell you how you're wrong and don't know anything.

Scarlet and I went to the Benziger vineyard for a testing thing back in March, that was really great.

He wants to make fun of your palate soooooo much

The Black Hunter

We also have goon

could be likened to a night terror

A game called goon of fortune, where you strap it to a clothsline and spin it, whoever the goon is closest to has to drink it. SIt is a game where everyone loses

ascot

scarlet st. wrote: »

ascot wrote: »

Wine is complicated. And unless you know a lot, there'll always be some other prick hanging around justw aiting to tell you how you're wrong and don't know anything.

Scarlet and I went to the Benziger vineyard for a testing thing back in March, that was really great.

He wants to make fun of your palate soooooo much

We should have got some titanium wine glasses
I mean, what

Donovan Puppyfucker

I saw wine in bags at the bottle-o the other day. When wine is too cheap to be packaged in cardboard, surely that just screams 'brutal hangover' to people, doesn't it?

scarlet st.

I got my first shipment of wine from Benziger the other day, so I think I'm gonna go enjoy some red wine with the steak I bought for grillin'. It is a good day to graduate!

Darmak

I always wanted to like wine but so far the only things I've found that don't taste like butthole is Boone's Farm (lol) and honey wine.

Hunter

chrishallett83 wrote: »

I saw wine in bags at the bottle-o the other day. When wine is too cheap to be packaged in cardboard, surely that just screams 'brutal hangover' to people, doesn't it?

No, wine in bags is a sign of the future. Same with wine and champagne with screw tops. Only the best.

Futore

oh neat!

I like wine a lot. it's super good with the right meal. I suppose I've developed the taste for it early but whateva

freshmen year of college, people would always give me a goofy look because i'd be walking around my roommates' keggers drinking straight from a bottle of moderately priced cabernet sauvignon.

oh and girls want to talk to you about it.

Shifty Fister

The future of wine containment will be cloth based. Wring out the rag over a cup. It's perfect, a rag is easy to store in almost any container.

Javen

Beer pairing can be just as intricate and important as wine pairing, you ignorant fuckstick.

Fallout

Dublo7 wrote: »

Beer and spirits make me sick to the stomach.

you go to hell!

Futore

and yes, you should try nice beer pairing. it can be very rewarding just like good wine pairing.

as a matter of fact, I have this sitting right next to me. bought it at the local grocer's today.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/321/1836

It was only 8 dollars too! I'm excited.

Fallout

biere blonde... blond bier... there's... there's some kind of connection, here......

wait a second, 6666 achouffe? it all makes sense!

MagicPrime

Never been one for wine.

I see myself as more of the beer class.

Fandyien

I like strong, heady, red wines. I'm not big on white wine and I pretty much refuse most beer, though a good, super-hoppy lager or a particularly good beer once in awhile is okay.

I like to try my parents fancy wine every once in awhile just to keep myself aware, per se, of the many varieties of decent wine. Plus, I think it's a lot nicer to drink wine with a fancy meal then beer, but that's just me.

bsjezz

the best way to tell how good a wine is is checking how deep the hollow at the base of the bottle is

*nods sagely*