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Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 3:02pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Wine Tasting Workout: Train Yourself to be a Better Wine Drinker

i suppose that would work with boxed wine!

Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 3:00pm

Wine Tasting Workout: Train Yourself to be a Better Wine Drinker

Posted: Sep 16, 2012 - 8:42pm

Had some Pinot Gris at a peaceful, serene, sun-drenched local vineyard

GV Grape Vine

Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 7:40pm

Blackstone Chardonnay (2009) - enjoying a California wine in Oregon

Posted: May 6, 2012 - 5:56pm

...is always better outside.

Posted: Mar 17, 2012 - 12:23am

I am interested in finding Lebanese wines - most specifically Chateau Musar (cab sav) and Chateau Cana (Syrah) - I've checked locally & can't seem to get a source - anyone?

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 9:27pm

Alexandra wrote:

PasoRoblesFashionables

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:53pm

OlderThanDirt wrote:

Wasn't that fun? I was looking at the pictures from that meetup just a few days ago. You and Janis in the pink cowboy hats has to be one of my favorites. RPeeps are even more fun in person than they are on the forum.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:52pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I'm sure the wine selection at your Costco is miles better than the wine at ours...

But ours has local Montana beers, so yeah they do buy locally.

Hey, Alexandra too! I'm off to

going skiing/surfing in the morning (forecast for 50° and possibility of rain).

Heeeey! Have fun tomorrow. I would so love to ski before the season's over. Although, one can ski Mt Hood into the summer, so.......

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:46pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I'm sure the wine selection at your Costco is miles better than the wine at ours...

But ours has local Montana beers, so yeah they do buy locally.

Hey, Alexandra too! I'm off to

going skiing/surfing in the morning (forecast for 50° and possibility of rain).

We ought to work out a way to trade.

Have fun on the slopes tomorrow!

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:44pm

Alexandra wrote:

Seeing you and Scott's name at the top of this thread makes me think of our Tobin James excursion.Wasn't it just a perfect day? Do you know that little logo patch is STILL stuck to my dress? After tons of washes, it never came off.

Wasn't that fun? I was looking at the pictures from that meetup just a few days ago. You and Janis in the pink cowboy hats has to be one of my favorites. RPeeps are even more fun in person than they are on the forum.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:44pm

OlderThanDirt wrote:

Maybe it's just because we're so close or something. I first saw it at our Costco last summer, and then it was gone until just recently. Maybe an off and on or seasonal thing. Great buy if you can find it.

I'm sure the wine selection at your Costco is miles better than the wine at ours...

But ours has local Montana beers, so yeah they do buy locally.

Hey, Alexandra too! I'm off to

going skiing/surfing in the morning (forecast for 50° and possibility of rain).

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:38pm

OlderThanDirt wrote:

Maybe it's just because we're so close or something. I first saw it at our Costco last summer, and then it was gone until just recently. Maybe an off and on or seasonal thing. Great buy if you can find it.

Seeing you and Scott's name at the top of this thread makes me think of our Tobin James excursion.Wasn't it just a perfect day? Do you know that little logo patch is STILL stuck to my dress? After tons of washes, it never came off.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:34pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Wow. I've never seen anything of theirs in stores except one time some chardonnay was here in Powell. (!)

Maybe it's just because we're so close or something. I first saw it at our Costco last summer, and then it was gone until just recently. Maybe an off and on or seasonal thing. Great buy if you can find it.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:33pm

bought a bottle of ice wine this evening. we've had it before, it's quite different and yummeh.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:23pm

OlderThanDirt wrote:

Tobin James "Ballistic" Paso Robles Zinfandel again available at Costco. A robust and "juicy" Zin without the astringencies of some of the lesser brands. 1/3 off the winery price (11.99 vs $18.00). An absolute favorite of mine.

Wow. I've never seen anything of theirs in stores except one time some chardonnay was here in Powell. (!)

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 8:18pm

Tobin James "Ballistic" Paso Robles Zinfandel again available at Costco. A robust and "juicy" Zin without the astringencies of some of the lesser brands. 1/3 off the winery price (11.99 vs $18.00). An absolute favorite of mine.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 5:54pm

edieraye wrote:

Two thumbs up for the 2009 Copa del Rey Cabernet Sauvignon.

And it has a nice label.

Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 4:53pm

Two thumbs up for the 2009 Copa del Rey Cabernet Sauvignon.

Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 2:49pm

edieraye wrote:

I've only really explored whites from Portugal - vinhos verdes, specifically. But always fun to add something else to look for when browsing the aisles.

I'm still pissed off that the second year university Geography field trip to the Douro valley, led by a lecturer in Historical Geography who was also the editor of the journal for MW's was replaced by a week on bloody Dartmoor - 25 miles from where I live and bloody miles from a decent vineyard. Twenty two years ago and still bitter.

Went to a barbecue (British, not a real one) at the same guys house and ate loads of fresh sardine grilled over charcoal and washed down with gallons of cold, fresh young vinho verde. Very yum indeed.