How can you tell if a bottle of wine is any good?

[OMGWTFBBQ]

$$$$ does not always = good taste

Experiment, ask people what they like (real people not the "it's in the dirt people") speaking to the wine seller and see what comes up in your taste testing. Oh and don't be afraid to try different thing from countries you may have not first thought to try.

The reason why some wines are so expensive is becasue the specific vineyard of that wine only made x amount of that vintage.

The guy that this is for strikes me as the kind of guy that really knows his shit.
So I figured to error on the side of something that he would know is at least pricey than to error on the side of something that tastes like ass and also doesn't cost much.

A lot off the pricier ones looked as if they were mixes - some merlot in them, some cabernet sauvignon, some pinot noir, etc.

Any recommendations of specific sites to read up on it?
Is there a wine version of Epinions or amihotornot?

 

[PoyeBoy]

has anyone tried sangria?

isnt that supposed to be more of a fruity wine? it sounds better than shitty bitter dry wine

 

[CipherLock]

The guy that this is for strikes me as the kind of guy that really knows his shit.
So I figured to error on the side of something that he would know is at least pricey than to error on the side of something that tastes like ass and also doesn't cost much.

I really want to help you with all this wine stuff but I hate that shit.
On a side note: next time wear a condom and you won't be in these situations.

 

[jackangel]

you dumbasses, he wants some general advice (maybe even a few rules of thumb) so he can make a quick decision on the spot.

so, i think the obvious criterion is your asshole. see which of the bottles fits farthest up your ass. select the one that goes deepest. i suspect that the last bottle you try will often make it furthest up there, but not always. that's why selecting wine is such a fine art.

 

[velvett]

The guy that this is for strikes me as the kind of guy that really knows his shit.

If that is true - find out where he buys his wine and if he is any sort of regular the Wine shop can tell you what he likes and buys regularly.

 

[supersizeme]

please don't tell me you got the black glass bottle with the white print and the fields, tree and house on it. it's a well known gag gift that was put in circulation back in i believe '98 by a certain pretentious clique of vineyard owners(i won't name names because the majority of them work out and might very well be on this board). 99% of the people who drink it get a violent case of the bloody runs and then other 1% turn gay within 24 hours. roughly $85 of that $106 you paid for the bottle will go to paying for their whores that they get every saturday night.

 

[from zero]

OMGWTFBBQ, check your PMs.

 

[Fragadelic]

You must spread your Karma around before giving it to supersizeme again.

 

[OMGWTFBBQ]

From Zero, I don't recall the names of the vineyards, just the way the label looks. I would look at the label, but I had it gift wrapped.
But the receipt says "Silver Oak Napa Valley 1998". So I would presume that Silver Oak is the vineyard.

Ganryu - no, I hadn't planned on printing out the thread. I was going to use an age old trick I learned back in "school" where I "remember" ideas and concepts.
Either that or I was going to write it on my arm in ballpoint pen and just not wash.

From Zero - fire away - what are some that are cheaper but good?

And Wodin - I haven't done anything at all. This guy tried to do something for me and this is a thank you for that. And he has done something larger than that in the past for my fiancee and myself, so I am thanking him for that.
But on a larger issue, this is a gift that is about timing since someone else that is associated with me is about to do something that is very likely to piss him off.
So I am trying to make sure to stay on his good side just prior to this event going down - fortunately it is also near the holidays and he just got back on the island so it won't seem too much like I'm aware of the upcoming issue.

 

[tiger88]

Okay good, good. So I'm out in town, standing in a liquor store. I have an array of bottles in front of me - what to do?

I'll just ask them if they have a net connection and then cruise to Google and type in "good wine"?

Excellent, I should have thought of that myself.

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get a PDA THEN?