Wine Drinkers Out There?

Do any of you fabulous kitty parents enjoy a fine glass of wine while visiting TCS? I find more and more that I enjoy a nice glass of wine whilst perusing my favorite forums (or just unwinding from a crazy cat meowmy day like today!)

If you do, how about sharing some of the favorite kinds?

My standby, which I recommend: Clos du Val, Cabernet, Napa Valley. Its a reasonably afforable bottle between $20-$26

I also enjoy Ruffino, Chianti, Italy - as seen on The Sopranos. It costs between $12-$17 around here.

oh yes, I drink Spanish Rioja of course - a glass a day is good for the heart they say
Its great value here can get a decent bottle from about 5 euros which is $6.5 up to a very good one for 12 euros which is nearly $16

A glass a day indeed! Cheers!!

I love this spanish wine called, "Clio" ever heard of it?
Its about $40 US dollars here but not sure if it would be cheaper your way.

I usually don't drink at home, only if I go out, but I love Riesling, and had a delightful one on Friday from Chateau Ste Michelle I don't like red wines, at least I haven't found one so far that I've liked

I'm not a wine drinker- give me a beer instead

Originally Posted by Nellers

A glass a day indeed! Cheers!!

I love this spanish wine called, "Clio" ever heard of it?
Its about $40 US dollars here but not sure if it would be cheaper your way.

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well if its Clio Jumilla, then yes and in fact I live about 45 mins from the town of Jumilla - they have fantastic vinyards

Yup that is the wine!! We love it.

I have had the Chateau St. Michelle Riesling before its delightful.

Yep, I'm a wine drinker here.

There are plenty of vineyards in northern Michigan. I have only been to 1 but its nice to have a decent quality wine for about $10 less then one from another country.

Although I am partial to Beajouis. Otherwise Leelanau Cellers Wines make a nice bottle called "Autumn Harvest" (Red) for about $5. A nice white wine is called "Winter White".

Otherwise I'll dive into the Argentinian or Chilean wines. There is also a good South African wine called Inubu? I can't remember, its been a few years since I've had that one. It runs for about $25 -30.

Oh yes, I love wine. My favorites are German whites, usually the sweeter ones like Auslese and Spatelese. I love a good Moscato. There's a very small California winery, The Robert Pecota Winery, which has an absolutely awesome Muscat d' Andrea ($12/split.) The Robert Mondavi Winery of Napa Valley has a wonderful Moscato d' Oro ($22) that I try to stock up on whenever I find it. There's a couple of other Moscato wines that I have in my celler that slip my mind right now. When I go out and have wine in restaurants or bars, I've never found one that carries a Moscato and rarely one that carries an Auselese or Spatelese, so I usually settle for a glass of Piesporter. The German white wines that I prefer are usually from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine region. I also enjoy wines from the Nahe and the Ahr wine regions.


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We have strange liquor laws in PA which prohibit the free ordering of wines for us straight from the vineyards. If the local store doesn't have it, I have a hard time finding it. But I'm writing down everyone's recommendations!!

The other good thing about a glass of wine is some good cheese with it too!

Originally Posted by Nellers

The other good thing about a glass of wine is some good cheese with it too!

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totally agree............

Another wino here I love Rose wine and pino grigio and blossom hill are lovely

Originally Posted by Nellers

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The other good thing about a glass of wine is some good cheese with it too!

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Blue cheese is great with red wine

I am not a huge fan of wine, although I am acquiring a taste for it. I still prefer blush wine..white and red are both too bitter I find.

I have tried many kinds too, I took a wine tasting course in college

My favorite is a White Zinfandel which is actually a blush so I don't understand the name. I'm not really knowledgeable about wine but I like any wine that is neither too dry or too sweet.

I love to unwind at the end of the day with a nice glass of chardonnay. My favourite is Sawmill Creek, which is a Niagara wine, although Peller Estates makes a lovely chardonnay as well.

I have a T-shirt I got from a vineyard in VA that says "Old Wino"!! Its wine dyed too!!
My favs have been NZ Sauvignon Blancs and Vino Verda (from Portugal) but I will drink most anything!!

Dh and I like a glass of wine with our evening meal, but very rarely buy it in the UK. We nip over to france two or three times a year and stock up.

Nope, no wine for me!! Maybe a jack daniels wine cooler!

Or a crown and coke!!

I have a magnet on my refrigerator that says:

Life is too short to drink bad wine!



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