Wine Help

I wanted to get my parents some Wine for Christmas. It seemed like an easy and fairly cheap gift for the both of them. The only problem is that I don't know anything about wine.

I was thinking a bottle around $30-40. Is that a reasonable amount for a decent bottle? Any suggestions?

choopie911 wrote:

Get them a box of wine. Way more for your dollar

Is that the stuff that actually comes in a bag, but its boxed and attached to some sort of spout?

Depends on what they like or what kind of food they usually eat with wine. I actually just went to a wine tasting thing for work. Pretty informative. A good safe bet that is normally overlooked is Pinot Noir. It's a light red that goes well with just about anything. For $30-$40 you can get a decent wine.

Cheat Sheet type thing we got:

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$30-40 will get you a fairly decent bottle.

^^^Little upscale don't you think; Thunderbird is the answer.

Link for comparison purposes.

Zata wrote:

tallen702 wrote:

Go to Whole Foods

Go to their wine section

Find a "Chateau Neuf du Pape" in your price range

Buy it.

The closest Whole Food store is an hour away. I'll keep it in mind, hopefully a store closer than that will sell it.

Oh, any wine shop that doesn't have a sign outside that says "Thugz Wine and Likker" will have a C-N-P, but the price range may be a bit higher. usually, you can find a good one in the grocery store or any normal wine shop.

For alternatives, I'd suggest:

Reds:
Vintner | Region/Name | Varietal

Ridge York Creek Zinfandel
Saintsbury Pinot Noir
Red and Green Russian River Zinfandel
Niebaum-Coppola Cabernet Franc
Iron Horse Russian Cuvee Brut Sparkling Wine

OR! You can get them 3 nice reds for ~$40 total
I suggest:
Candor Zinfandel
Berringer Pinot Noir
Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon

For whites, I like the following:
Chalk Hill Chardonnay
Caymus Connundrum
Trimbach Gewurztraminer

bum wine, imo

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you dont need to spend 30-40 dollars to get a decent wine

mbro wrote:

Can you recommend a a mail/main dish for this style?

Did you type that drunk? Or are you just checking out some chick's cleavage in the library again?

Anwyay, yes, yes I can.

I'd highly recommend a nice garlic-rubbed thirty-two day dry-aged NY Strip steak grilled to perfection over oak wood with pommes dauphinoise, sauteed haricots verts and finished with sauce financier.

If I bought my parents a $40 bottle of wine, and we weren't at a restaurant (well, ignoring that fact that it would be illegal), they would shoot me.

My parents normally go through two bottles or so of wine every week, and rarely spend more than $15-$20.

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