All About Wines

[Atonchia]

This is from Wine Enthusiast

On 100 Best Buys

 

https://www.winemag.com/toplists/bestbuys2018/

[Atonchia]

Wine Advocates must pay memberships.

That's for serious people in wine trade.

 

For people who are Enthusiast, we can go thru varietal week by week.

 

https://www.winemag.com/2015/10/27/red-wine-basics/

[Angcheek]

nice list ! Thanks . USD too  high now 

[Contrarian]

TOP 100 WINES of 2018 from

Winespectator.

 

No 1 is a Sassicaia

 

 

https://top100.winespectator.com/lists/

Not all wines are unaffordable for the masses.

 

A few are like $17 USD and below

Thanks for the update! That Louis Jadot Bourgogne looks promising if we can get it at a decent price here!

Looks like the 2015 Tignanello is coming here a lot more expensive than 2014.

[Atonchia]

Thanks for the update! That Louis Jadot Bourgogne looks promising if we can get it at a decent price here!

Looks like the 2015 Tignanello is coming here a lot more expensive than 2014.

Think Louis Jadot is quite easy to find in supermarket.

[Contrarian]

Now is the time for some year end sales at the wine stores! I see bargains offered by many including Bacco, Straits, Cellarmasters, Wine Exchange Asia... 

[Angcheek]

Easy to drink wine ... get it during promo will be best . Abit sweet with some ork smell for the Cab .

 

Edited December 3, 2018 by Angcheek

[Contrarian]

What wine glasses do you like to use? 

 

I have a basic set of Zweisel. After trying so many types at restaurants and events including Bormioli Rocco, Villeroy & Boch, Riedel, Spiegelau, Zalto… today I bought a set of Gabriel Glass StandArt at $20 each, which I found best value for the money. 

Edited December 4, 2018 by Contrarian

[Atonchia]

What wine glasses do you like to use?

 

I have a basic set of Zweisel. After trying so many types at restaurants and events including Bormioli Rocco, Villeroy & Boch, Riedel, Spiegelau, Zalto⦠today I bought a set of Gabriel Glass StandArt at $20 each, which I found best value for the money.

I like to keep to one glass a day.

 

Where to find such glass?

[Atonchia]

We are in the month of December

Pushing closer to Xmas and New year

 

What is more appropriate during this period than a glass of bubbles?

 

So what's with the bubbles??

 

They are all called

1) Sparkling wines

2) Cremant in French

3) Champagne only if they come from this region.

 

 

Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. Commonly called champagne, EU countries legally reserve that term for products exclusively produced in the Champagne region of France. Usually sparkling wine is white or rosé, but there are examples of red sparkling wines such as the Italian Brachetto, Bonarda and Lambrusco, Australian sparkling Shiraz, and Azerbaijani "Pearl of Azerbaijan" made from Madrasa grapes. The sweetness of sparkling wine can range from very dry brut styles to sweeter doux varieties (French for 'raw' and 'sweet', respectively).[1]

 

The sparkling quality of these wines comes from its carbon dioxide content and may be the result of natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the traditional method, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved (as in the Charmat process), or as a result of simple carbon dioxide injection in some cheaper sparkling wines.

 

In EU countries, the word "champagne" is reserved by law only for sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France. The French terms Mousseux and Crémant refer to sparkling wine not made in the Champagne region, such as Blanquette de Limoux produced in Southern France. Sparkling wines are produced around the world, and are often referred to by their local name or region, such as Espumante from Portugal, Cava from Spain, Prosecco, Franciacorta, Trento DOC, Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico and Asti from Italy (the generic Italian term for sparkling wine being spumante), and Cap Classique from South Africa. Sparkling wines have been produced in Central and Eastern Europe since the early 19th-century. "Champagne" was further popularised in the region, late in the century, when József Törley started production in Hungary using French methods, learned as an apprentice in Reims. Törley has since become one of the largest European producers of sparkling wine. The United States is a significant producer of sparkling wine today, with producers in numerous states. Recently, production of sparkling wine has re-started in the United Kingdom after a long hiatus.

 

 

Crémants are made using the ‘traditional method’ – the same method used for Champagne where the second fermentation takes place in the bottle.

 

Grape varieties vary, depending on locality. Chenin Blanc dominates Crémant de Loire, while Pinot Noir and Chardonnay form the backbone of Burgundy Crémant.

 

Read more at https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews-tastings/sparkling-wine/french-cremant-sparkling-wines-350849/#OvStZFGQVDqOPT8e.99

 

 

Champagne

sparkling wine or, in the EU countries, legally only that sparkling wine which comes from the Champagne region of France. Where EU law applies, this alcoholic drink is produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France following rules that demand, among other things, secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to create carbonation, specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from specific parcels in the Champagne appellation and specific pressing regimes unique to the region.[1] Many people use the term Champagne as a generic term for sparkling wine but in some countries, it is illegal to label any product Champagne unless it both comes from the Champagne region and is produced under the rules of the appellation.[2]

 

 

Primarily, the grapes Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay are used in the production of almost all Champagne, but a tiny amount of pinot blanc, pinot gris, arbane, and petit meslier are vinified as well. Champagne appellation law allows only grapes grown according to appellation rules in specifically designated plots within the appellation to be used in the production of Champagne.

 

Champagne became associated with royalty in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The leading manufacturers made efforts to associate their Champagnes with nobility and royalty through advertising and packaging, which led to popularity among the emerging middle class.[2]

Cheers!

Edited December 4, 2018 by Atonchia

[DACH]

Now I begin to worry for those sweet wines, like Moscato, which I drink sometimes.

Will they be taxed with the silly sugar tax, on top of the alcohol taxes we are paying now? 

[Neutrino]

What wine glasses do you like to use? 

 

I have a basic set of Zweisel. After trying so many types at restaurants and events including Bormioli Rocco, Villeroy & Boch, Riedel, Spiegelau, Zalto… today I bought a set of Gabriel Glass StandArt at $20 each, which I found best value for the money. 

 

My missus always says a nice glass makes the wine taste better.

 

I don't agree and $20 per glass seems ridiculous to me.

 

Families in France tend to use very cheap squat thick glasses for everyday use and so do I.

 

Even our 'best' glasses were prolly bought at $20 for 6, maybe slightly more.

As long as they have a nice ping to them when you flick them with a finger nail then they are fine.

[Atonchia]

Now I begin to worry for those sweet wines, like Moscato, which I drink sometimes.

Will they be taxed with the silly sugar tax, on top of the alcohol taxes we are paying now?

Don't think so

 

The sweetness in the wines is not artificially injected

 

If need to tax...

Then sugarcane, orange and all freshly extracted juices also need to be tax.

 

Fresh fruits also need to tax due to the sweetness.

[Angcheek]

My missus always says a nice glass makes the wine taste better.

 

I don't agree and $20 per glass seems ridiculous to me.

 

Families in France tend to use very cheap squat thick glasses for everyday use and so do I.

 

Even our 'best' glasses were prolly bought at $20 for 6, maybe slightly more.

As long as they have a nice ping to them when you flick them with a finger nail then they are fine.

 

maybe different mentally .... my guest is when the glasses are thin , it makes tasting the wine easier and fuller . But if the glasses are thick ,  i find the taste not as sharp . 

 

if they are equally thick / thin , i dont know the difference .    maybe the aroma is different . 

[Theoldjaffa]

Tried this french Lafite.. but not the 1982 one.

 

Bought as part of a bundle at DFS. It's worth about $50.

 

 

I don't really like French wines cos I find them too "watered down" and this is no different.

 

Quite light, a bit sourish and the sourness lingers at the tip of the tongue.

 

It's a blend of Merlot and Sauvignon.

 

Overall, not to my liking and I won't buy again.

[Contrarian]

I don't really like French wines cos I find them too "watered down" and this is no different.

 

 

What type of wines do you like?

 

I once said this to a restaurant owner about Italian wines about 12 years ago, when I didn't know how to choose them well enough. He then asked me about the wines I liked, and chose one for me and said if I don't like it, I don't pay. With that, he started my journey to learning to drink Italian wines! 

[Theoldjaffa]

What type of wines do you like?

 

I once said this to a restaurant owner about Italian wines about 12 years ago, when I didn't know how to choose them well enough. He then asked me about the wines I liked, and chose one for me and said if I don't like it, I don't pay. With that, he started my journey to learning to drink Italian wines!

I like full bodied wines with a fruity aroma and finish, smooth and soft when being drunk and not too smoky,

 

Australian Shiraz is usually the ones that fit this description and my current favorite is "19 Crimes" from NTUC.

 

I also like Tatty Road but I can't find it anywhere Liao.

[lausai88]

just received a hamper today, cheap wine. $5 nia