Recommended European Reds
My favorite is Banfi's Centine, a Tuscan Sangiovese-Cab-Merlot blend, around $10.
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Well Mike, I didn't know that!!! Good heavens, the things you learn on this board Thank you!
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Had a wonderful '03 Primativo from Verona, IT with late comida on Sunday at Ristorante da Andrea here in SMdA.They also have a '03 Shiraz from Sicily which we'll try next time.M
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I'm currently working on a bottle of Salice Salentino from Apulia. This is the Cantele, but I've also had the Taurino and they're both a fantastic value at around $10.
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Our "go-to" wine these days is "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" [Thank you Noel Coward!] which is a Spanish blend well under $10. US
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Oh, I'm in heaven...Chapel Hill Wine had a sale a couple weeks ago for a mixed case of French reds -- Tonight we opened (easy screw top) Col des Vents 2004 Corbieres. I've always like Corbieres and...
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We waded our way through a whole pile more Madirans last week when we were in France. Recommended Laouges, Menhir, Torus, Chateau de Sabazan (actually a Cotes du Saint Mont). But we can't get them...
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I went to my local wine store today to get some wine for a tapas party. I told the guy there I wanted some Rioja, and he instead suggested this:Gran Cermeno Crianza from the Toro regionHe said it's an...
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I've really enjoyed a Montecillo Crianza. I'm stuck in a dorm room in Cambridge at the moment so I can't look at the price or year I bought, but I think it's under $10.
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I hope to be able to report back on many wonderful French and Spanish wines in just a few short weeks
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Last night I pulled out a bottle to have with supper, a Barbaresco Bricco Asisli 1978 that had been forgotten. It had ulage into the shoulder and the cork crumbled as I tried to remove it. Had to push...
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I'm trying Bull's Blood for the first time today and I really like it! It reminds me of a Barbera or Dolcetto from northern Italy.
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I'm glad you liked it Joce. One of my favs, although I've never found the same one I had in Eger I liked so much.
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We are opening the great '82 Ch La Mission Haut Brion and Ch Leoville Las Cases on Christmas to serve with Chateaubriand.Those are standing upright in the cava today.M
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No specific brand to recommend, but when we were in Angers. we stopped by the local wine tasting emporium [run by the local tourism board] and we all fell in lover with the Saumur Champgny reds from...
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Quote:You will find more interesting, and I think better, Hungarian reds down near Pecs -- many of the wine cellars where you can taste are in Villany. But will my local wine shop carry those?
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We once happened to be in Budapest during a fantastic wine festival. We tasted many wines on the square at individual winery booths and many were FANTASTIC. But I've looked a number of times and have...
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I just went to the Website for Sherry-Lehmann in New York City which I think of as New York City's best wine store.When I did a search there on Hungary, all the few suggestions were for dessert wines...
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I get a Hungarian sparkling white that is absolutely lovely. I've been known to call it champagne while covering the label with my thumb.
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