Miguel de Maria -> RE: Member Profile Photos (Nov. 25 2005 17:54:34)
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I am always on the quest for the best wines under $15. It seems France makes an unidentifiable lot of these, but I can rarely remember the names. Going up in price a bit, I have always loved the Kim Crawfords...he's a winemaker from New Zealand, Marlborough, an area I visited a few years back. I like the fact that the NZ wines come with screwcaps and thus are never bad. They make nice Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noir. Staying with whites, Oregon (in a similiar microclimate to some of the NZ wineries) has some nice ones. A great buy is the King Estate Pinot Gris (same as Pinot Grigio). As far as the Spanish, I like the Marques de Caceres Rose, Campillo Rioja for tinto. I'm not sure what the big deal about the Marques de Murrieta, but it's drinkable, that's for sure. Last night I had some Segura Viujas (wrong spelling, I'm sure), a Brut Cava or Dry Sparkling wine to celebrate thanksgiving. Not bad and definitely the coolest bottle ever! I had a pretty decent table wine the other day, called Proyecto 6 or something like that. California makes some incredible wines, but they are very American--big and bold and lacking in subtlety. That can be okay, especially without food (imo). The Duckhorn Merlot can be had for $50 and is awesome. I don't think you can go wrong with Plumpjack Cab, which comes with my favorite screwcaps. These may well be going for $80 or so in the store nowadays. I had some a couple of days ago, but it was a half bottle and was subpar. I used to be a big fan of Italian Supertuscans, but they are so expensive and I don't see them quite as much anymore. There was one called Selvemaggio that was just a great deal. These are really good wines. Ah..and the oddly shaped Gattinara, Travaglini is not bad, not bad at all. For a special occasion I would reach for an Amarone from Veneto. These wines are made from grapes and are superbrilliant and flavorful. They take forever to open. For a similiar idea, but less expensive, there is a sort of wine which is made from the leftovers, but the name of it is slipping off my tongue. It would be from Veneto, too, of course.
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