Slog - Comments on Thinking of Wine http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine The place to enjoy a cheap glass of wine on Capitol Hill is at the back of Vermillion, a gallery on 11th Ave. Wine should not be fancy or expensive. Wine is for the people.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:25:10 -0800 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:59:27 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Greg Monica!

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172772 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172772 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:48:43 -0800 Comment by thickturd capitOl hill.

jesus charles.

xom

]]> thickturd http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172776 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172776 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:50:15 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
The only wines I like are Italian chianti's -- the real things with the pink label on the neck.

They are naturally cheap, but import taxes make them unnaturally high (and also, the Italians always keep the best wines for themselves and ship the lesser quality...however, it's still the best stuff for regular drink).

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172782 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172782 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:53:28 -0800 Comment by disintegrator The problem with cheap wine is that so much of what's in the market is crap, and you'd be better off drinking beer. That's why it's worthwhile to go to a wine bar with an extensive list; you might be paying more, but at least you know you can get something good.

]]> disintegrator http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172798 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172798 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:17:53 -0800 Comment by Joe M Bailo,

It's not the taxes, it's the dollar/euro exchange rate that makes Chianti more expensive here. And Italian wine makers ship their best stuff to Dubai these days.

I thought it was only in politics where you couldn't grasp basic facts, but clearly you're more well-rounded in your lack of fact-grasping. Never the less, who am I to disdain Chianti so I raise a glass to you.

For you actual wine drinkers: The decent cheap every day stuff is Malbec from Argentina.

]]> Joe M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172799 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172799 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:18:23 -0800 Comment by Aislinn Monica Bellucci is so fucking hot.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172806 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172806 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:20:23 -0800 Comment by The Incredible Sulk Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill!

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

]]> The Incredible Sulk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172818 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:39:18 -0800 Comment by dankieneker Does it make you want to turn in your lyric titles for a ticket to a new show in Spain?

]]> dankieneker http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172831 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172831 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:57:11 -0800 Comment by get it now? #6 damn...so true, she is...and *that* is a woman's body.

]]> get it now? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172846 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:22:04 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I just can't hack New World wine. Too much oak curdles my tongue, too much alcohol burns, too much extraction is like drinking Welch's. You used to be able to get great cheap wine from Spain but they've gone all New World too. It's still France for me. The most important number on the label is the alcohol percentage; if it's 13.5% or less it might still taste like wine.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172847 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172847 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:22:51 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave You're getting old Fnarf. Give me a cab and some cheese and call it a night.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172855 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172855 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:32:03 -0800 Comment by lusk Don't get me wrong, I'm a wine snob, but I sometimes wonder if we gave any food or drink the attention and care we give wine, whether we might not derive as much pleasure from it.

Also...#3, #10: Meh! Washington has some damn yummy wine. Even if you're as particular as you claim, there's something that you'd probably like, if you'd allow yourself to admit it.

]]> lusk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172866 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172866 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:00:02 -0800 Comment by pragmatic @12 Agreed on the Washington wine front. Please everyone, if you haven't checked out WA wine country, go to Prosser especially, and Walla Walla as well. I'm heading off to the Willamette Valley late this month, I love offseason travel, and I hope that the summer folks haven't taken all of the good stuff with them.

]]> pragmatic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172884 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172884 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:37:24 -0800 Comment by Madashell Three Buck Chuck is my salve and it runs through my vessels. Not ashamed to say it! Their Cab has been tasting musty lately, however.

]]> Madashell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172886 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172886 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:46:53 -0800 Comment by CP America needs more Monicas!

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172887 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172887 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:48:04 -0800 Comment by Diana I searched high and low for a boxed wine that had merit and I agree 100% with Fnarf and 12/13.
I found the Tefft Family Cellars in Outlook has a great one - its our house wine (notice how the "house wine" changes at restaurants, kind of like "the blue plate special"?).
Plus all of their graphics are so genuinely dorky that you can't help but be charmed. "Wine for the people" and by the people. Thanks for the mention!

--D

]]> Diana http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172910 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172910 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:37:30 -0800 Comment by threnody Isenhower is my fave from Walla Walla. I sometimes can find it at Thriftway. Van Gogh-style label. Yum! Other than that I am a fan of the $7-$15 bottle range...Isenhower is a special occasion wine at $28-$35.

]]> threnody http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172915 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172915 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:43:25 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell Fnarf, it's all about the France. We get lucky on the Chilean here though, you pay out the nose for the bad Chilean in Mexico, $20 for what's $3 here, but worse-tasting.

How cheap are we talking, Charles?

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172927 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172927 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:32:55 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber My head is gonna explode! Three or four lucid, fun, useful posts from Mr Mudede!

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172941 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:45:03 -0800 Comment by kinaidos Portugal is where to look for wine bargains these days. It's hardly ever oaked. It's cheap (especially wine fromt he Alentejo) and it's shipped in vast quantities.
Three Buck Chuck can be great, simply becuase they just rebottle whatever they can buy in bulk on the remainder market. If there's a glut of good wine you get good wine. If however it's a lean year, you end up with some prety damned nasty central valley plonk.
There will always be good cheap wine, because when it comes right down to it, nature does most of the work, and well, Mexicans do the rest, may Allah smile upon their labor.

]]> kinaidos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172950 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:01:30 -0800 Comment by kate @5: Dos Lomos! I'm privy to tasting quite a few wines from both ends of the spectrum, and that Malbec is just so satisfying for what you pay.

]]> kate http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1172958 Chow Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:20:12 -0800 Comment by Greg If you can't find decent table wine for less than $10 at Safeway, you're doing it wrong. Here's my super-discriminating checklist for finding good, cheap wine:

1. Is it less than $10?
2. Does it have a cool label?
3. Is it a variety I like?
4. (bonus) Is it a screw cap?

This method never fails.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1173104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/thinking_of_wine#c1173104 Chow Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:59:27 -0800