What's in your glass tonight?

[ibglowin]

Last nights pairing with the steak. Amazing Pinot from California no less!

 

[Boatboy24]

Outdoor dining for lunch and an excellent white wine from the Piedmont.

 

[jgmann67]

Ina Garten Lasagna... sung to the tune of Iron Butterfly's "Ina gotta davita".

 

[ibglowin]

Been warm afternoons the last couple days. Monsoons have shutdown as of late. Took the Golden's for their afternoon walk while we had a bit of cloud cover. Came back and said its 5:00 somewhere and Beer-thirty here! This just came out a few weeks ago. I am kinda tired of drinking pine cone flavored beer (IPA) So want something nice and light and easy to drink. Lots of citrus notes and a little coriander. Easy Summer beer. 5.2%ABV

 

[Elmer]

Being a homer

 

[Smok1]

Strawberry rhubarb wine straight out of the garden and a couple taste tests from the carboys, LE16 grenache cab and a LE16 Cabernet franc

 

[Smok1]

Giving this a try.....

I did the other white of the series, ive only tasted one bottle so far but was very pleased with it

 

[Smok1]

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[Boatboy24]

Dark Horse Rose tonight. Surprisingly good, though lacking on the finish. Excellent nose, but could use some acid and/or minerality. Pretty nice for a cheap wine though.

 

[sour_grapes]

I programmed a small feature into my "winecellartracker" spreadsheet. This spreadsheet normally just tells me which bottle is next in my drinking schedule. However, I have two Malbec kits I have been meaning to compare. So, whenever one of them comes to the top of the drinking list, I have the other one light up, too, with a comment of "Try a side-by-side Malbec tasting." Tonight, I finally did.

The contenders are a WE Selection International Argentine Malbec (now 44 mos.) vs. a CC Showcase Argentinian Malbec (now 34 mos.). My wife and I arranged a blind tasting. The results were definitive. The CC Showcase kicked ass. It wasn't even close. It wasn't a contest -- it was the 2010 DeSean Jackson punt return against the Giants, strolling backwards into the endzone while taunting the opposition. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vSFJsn3O0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vSFJsn3O0[/ame]



To be fair, the WE Malbec wasn't bad, but this is the wine I have always described as "meh." The CC, on the other hand, is lovely.

 

[BlueStimulator]

Sadly Nothing tonight

 

[geek]

I haven't tried my CC Malbec in a long time....glad it is tasting good Paul..

 

[geek]

With some pasta and eggplant.

 

[ceeaton]

Opened a bottle of my first kit wine, a WE SE Original California Viognier. Just passed 29 months in age. Very smooth (to the point where my wife who doesn't care for commercial Viognier really enjoyed a glass and commented on how much she liked it). The nose and the flavor are still there, I figured it would have started backing off by now. Still have 10 bottles left, which surprises me. I can sometimes show restraint. I'm learning!

 

[Elmer]

My favorite local stout

 

[Boatboy24]

One of my 2015 blends. Excellent and just what I need after a rough evening. Plumbing issues...

 

[sour_grapes]

I am hoping to make Syrah from Washington State grapes later this fall, so I decided the time was ripe to start sampling commercial examples of same. Going simple tonight: Charles Smith's Booon-Boom Syrah. Especially after being open for a bit, this is a very smooth and approachable (if somewhat simple) wine. Very pleasant indeed!

 

[ibglowin]

Find a bottle of the Pundit!

I am hoping to make Syrah from Washington State grapes later this fall, so I decided the time was ripe to start sampling commercial examples of same. Going simple tonight: Charles Smith's Booon-Boom Syrah. Especially after being open for a bit, this is a very smooth and approachable (if somewhat simple) wine. Very pleasant indeed!

 

[Boatboy24]

Find a bottle of the Pundit!

Took the words right outta my mouth.

 

[ibglowin]

In stock right down the road from you @sour_grapes