CoonDawg: " I cook with wine all the time..."
(Old joke alert)
...sometimes I even add it to the food.
Badda-boom.
(Dang! Nickolas beat me to the corny joke punch!)
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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Mary: "I like the wines from Chile and Argentina too......"
Fantastic values and quality in the big reds from S. America. Cabs and Malbecs. Big and chewy.
Yum.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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Just to add a JW element to this thread:
Rev 6:6 "...and do not harm the olive oil and the wine."
We can't be living in the last days. Wine is cheaper than ever right now. There's a global glut and it's a buyers market.
"Harm" all the vino you want. Just don't "harm" yourself too much in the process.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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mamalove: " I like most wines, and can drink anything that cost more than $6, that is my threshold lol!"
Well, if you happen to live in California, you might even be able to limbo down to $5. Our current "threshold" wine is Rabbit Ridge, Allure de Robles from Trader Joe's at $4.99/bottle.
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It’s a Cotes du Rhone-style blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre, each grown in a vineyard whose soil and elevation is best suited to the particular varietal. The wine’s strawberry & cherry overtones come courtesy of Grenache, its medium body a Syrah-specifc characteristc and its subtle, earthy undertones from the Mourvedre.
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Finding great wines for great value is our never-ending quest.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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VampireDCLXV: "Auxerrois Blanc"
Never heard of it. (Any so many others.) So many wines. So little time. A wonderful "problem".
Nickolas: "Value for the dollar and wines that will improve with cellaring is the name of the game."
Here, here.
Thanks for all the great recommendations.
BTW, when exactly is "Sun's over the yardarm" in your world? Here, on the weekend's, it's Noon.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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sooner7nc: "Just give me a bottle of nice sweet dark Lambrusco (not the Riunite version however"
One thing I really love about wine, is there's always something new to try. I had written off Lambrusco since all I knew about it was "Riunite". Now I'll look for a really good one to have on a hot summer day. Thanks!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambrusco
Nomad Soul: Just read up on Goldshlager. I don't think I could handle drinking it at the same time I was having a beer. You've got a stronger gut than I.
karter: We love New Zealand's Sauv Blanc. Light, crisp and refreshing. Our favorites have a strong grapefruit flavor as well. Will have to move on to the other Kiwi wines you mentiond.
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Two elders are coming to visit at my invitation.
by Wasanelder Once inthe elders have been spreading lies about me to jw friends and they are panicked.
they don't know what to make of it.
i've never given them reason to doubt my faithfulness or to make them think i talk against the organization.
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Making batch of popcorn in anticipation.
Wishing you success, whatever your version of that may be.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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If you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now. Wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!
(Simon? Any chance of getting a wine glass into these emoticons?)
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My intro to the world of wine was my JW parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of Paul Masson or Gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that. When I became a teen, they'd let us have a teeny-tiny glass of it. One sip of this red wine vinegar made me think I didn't like wine.
Fast forward a few years. Moved to Calipornea, and I actually enjoyed Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers and white zinfandel now and then. Although beer was my preferred drink.
Fast forward a few more years to getting married. My wife and I originally liked big oakey, buttery Chardonnay and smooth, mellow Merlot mainly from California. Kind of like a coffee drinker getting started out on big sweet Cafe Mochas. Our snobbery evolved as we worked our way around to most other varietals and now we can't stand big oak or butter in a Chardonnay.
We were probably pretty insufferable wine snobs for a couple years there but last week I knew my wife had come back down to earth. We had a big dinner party with all non-JWs in attendance. My wife made a special purchase of 7-Up so one of her best friends could make her own "wine cooler" out of a really good Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.(For the non-wine drinkers out there, that's like a serious beer afficianado going back to Bud Light.)
Cheers!!
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State your "epiphany moment " for leaving the WT
by caliber ini have found some powerful reinforcements when people have stated their " epiphany moment "... please share some.. my turning pointing began when i was badly hurt by a person i had always viewed as a literal brother.
i realized that if his.
love was conditional.... if it was the case with him , then how about those i had less affection for and trust in ?.
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Roughly 4 or 5 years ago giving a Service Meeting talk all about reinforcing how great the Shunning Arrangement is. I included my own experience of how hard it's been shunning my DFed brother all these years, but how it's really for the best.
Got lots of kudos, hugs and handshakes afterwards.
Then I woke up.
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We Give/Gave Up So Much Over This Thing
by OnTheWayOut ini think of a reporter that breaks a huge story about some corruption in the government who won't reveal his source of information.
the government uses anti-terrorist laws against that reporter to try to force him to speak.
the laws are designed to protect the people and are used in a warped way to protect the government and allow it to hide it's corruption.
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"I will grant that I wouldn't want to be alone with some of you ...OTWO"
I hear Midwesterners become positively insane at elevations higher than 5,000 feet.
Great thread Jerry. Hope to give you a big ol' ex-JW hug someday.
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