OT: Michigan related alcohol
January 10th, 2017 at 8:20 PM ^
I have some Charles Woodson wine but I'm not going to open it. It goes next to my signed jersey.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:32 PM ^
Cool but I think Charles might think it's cooler if you drink a few also. You're not limited to just one bottle.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:51 PM ^
Pssssssh, for those prices? Yes I am.
January 10th, 2017 at 10:48 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:21 PM ^
Never tried the Woodson wine. I have always liked Fess Parker (Davy Crocket and Daniel Boone on TV) and the movie "Sideways" was filmed at his winery. Kurt Russell has a winery, Gogi from the same Santa Rita reigion as well but is impossible to get in Michigan. Both do Pinot Noir really well.
There are probably dozens of celebrity owned wineries and taste in wine is always subjective.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:51 PM ^
I'm only 22 but been drinking wine with the family for 6-7 years now. There is no point in wasting money on good wine until you have built up your pallet. I'm young, but I love Rose as a starting wine and J Lohr is a good wine to buy until youve built a pallet. Try the sauvignon blanc with some cheese and crackers. Just keep in mind you will want to pass out after a couple hours. Just some stupid tips from a young'n
January 10th, 2017 at 11:14 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 11:58 PM ^
Your wine pallet has the somewhat inappropriate affirmational sign that your wife's grandmother gave you for Christmas.
January 11th, 2017 at 11:06 AM ^
It's a do-it-yourself project
January 10th, 2017 at 8:24 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^
It is his wife, she probably already has.
January 10th, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^
January 11th, 2017 at 12:05 PM ^
You traded your balls for a car.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:39 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:54 PM ^
But, you should try to get some Napa valley wine from 2011-2013. They had a couple of amazing years with their wines those years. I buy bottles around $8-12 per bottle and are worth it for sure
January 10th, 2017 at 11:32 PM ^
Drink Michigan Beer
January 10th, 2017 at 8:47 PM ^
Another Michigan connection. I knew Ponzi relatives growing up in greater Detroit. Decent wine too.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:57 PM ^
but what is the scheme involved???
January 10th, 2017 at 8:24 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 9:23 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:25 PM ^
Bo Schembechler wines are a novelty, nice souvenir but not a great drinking wine. The Charles Wodson wines are actually pretty good but pricey. The CW Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc are both good. I haven't tried the Cab Franc....at $600 a bottle. If you get a chance take her to a Charles Woodson wine tasting. Good Luck and Cheers
January 10th, 2017 at 8:38 PM ^
To be fair, the Cabernet Franc is a 3 liter bottle so that works out to $150 per bottle. Still expenisve but it would be nice to not have to buy a $600 bottle of wine and then find out you don't like it!
January 10th, 2017 at 8:26 PM ^
That would be the appropriate response.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:42 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:47 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 9:12 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
January 11th, 2017 at 10:47 AM ^
They aren't doing it in bottles this year either.
January 11th, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^
Sounds a little like a bitch (you are talking wine, however) but I decant the Hopslam into a glass and you would never feel differently.
January 10th, 2017 at 8:31 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^
Napa valley has the best wine in the US, and if you can get a red from Germany or white from Italy, you will usually enjoy the wine
January 10th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
January 11th, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
I'm hooked on Montepulciano d'Aburzzo when I drink red.
January 10th, 2017 at 9:01 PM ^
Napa is a great but expensive way to learn about wine. Local tastings are the best way to go if you can find them.
Before my wife and I were married there was a wine shop near here apartment in Columbus which had tastings every Friday and Saturday nights. For $7-$9 you could taste five or six wines and often people would buy something and share it with whomever was there. We learned far more about what we liked from those sessions than we ever would have had we bought a bottle and drank it at home.
Another option is to host a wine tasting group weekly or monthly. If you can put together a fun group of people who want to learn about wine and have everyone bring a different bottle each meeting you will learn what you like quickly. The key is tasting different wines next to each other.
I'm partial to big, earthy, dry wines from Mendecino, Sonoma, and Napa. My wife has been pregnant or breast feeding for the past three years so I've been primarily on beer. I've lost most of the knowledge I had but that's a good excuse to go back to Napa.
January 10th, 2017 at 11:01 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 9:15 PM ^
January 11th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Pond Hill Farms in Harbor Springs started making their own wine and beer a few years back. They have daily wine and beer tasting in their bar and do a pretty good job with presentation and explanation.
January 10th, 2017 at 9:21 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 11:04 PM ^
January 10th, 2017 at 8:32 PM ^
What is your wife's motivation to force you to switch from beer to wine? The only rationale I can think of is to create a shared interest. Is that it?
January 10th, 2017 at 8:42 PM ^
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January 10th, 2017 at 9:03 PM ^
Speaking of potential unexplored avenues, if there any quid pro quo involved??? Maybe she will let you get freaky in her cheekies???
/asking for The Mad Hatter!
January 10th, 2017 at 10:40 PM ^
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January 11th, 2017 at 1:25 AM ^