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[Lilith]

I have some company coming at the end of the summer and want to buy a perfect bottle of wine to have with a nice relaxing dinner. Any suggestions?

[Oldfart]

Are you going to match the dinner to the wine, or the other way round?

Menu please.

[Aqua]

I don't know much about what foods it goes with, but I really enjoy Willamette Valley Vineyards' Edelweiss.

[Oldfart]

With a name like that, it sounds like a reisling or a moselle. Both Yummy in the right place.

[Lilith]

wine first, food will match

[imaginewithme]

Ohhhh Kendall........

he'll know!

[Booger]

Mad Dog 20 20 it works well with everything.

[Winston77]

Mad Dog 20 20 it works well with everything.
I was going to suggest anything from Boone's Farm

[Oldfart]

Lil,

Have you tried pink Champagne, or a local brewed method champagnois?

[osuche]

If you want a dessert wine, try either Zinfandel Port (Moon Mountain makes a good one) or an Ice Wine. Ice wines are divine!

Dry and full bodied....Frog's Leap or Stag's Leap Cabernet Sauvignon. Or my recent fave...a full-bodied red called "Cloud 9" (high alcohol content)

Lighter reds....Try a Barbera (Italian varietal). I personally like Montevina. The 1998 is good if you can still find it. Havens Red Table wine is also good...1996 was amazing, and I hear the 2000 is also good.

Dry Whites....Try Matanzas Creek Chardonnay if you can find it. The 2005 is very good, and much more floral/less oak-y than earlier vintages.

Hope these help!

[Lilith]

Thanks I will see if any of those are available locally and ummm taste them all :D

[Steph]

Wolf Blass & the Bin wines are wonderful, as are their prices.

[osuche]

Thanks I will see if any of those are available locally and ummm taste them all :D

If not...I might be able to send you a bottle if you like. :) As long as FL laws won't land me in jail...

PM me if you'd like me to....

[Wantsome]

Suggestion; Find out if you quest like red or white wine and what type of food they like. If you invited them, it's about them not you.

Or just get them drunk and have your way with them.

[Coaster]

I'll let you know in 4 weeks.... we'll be spending a few days in Napa, CA touring vineyards and wine tasting!! :p ;)

[lizzardbits]

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[wyndhy]

i find that strawberry milk goes well with just about anything. :p:D

actually, we just had a small gathering the other day and tried out some of copolla's (new? dunno, new to me) selections. nice and priced nicely, too

[Lilith]

Thank you. I'm not sure what type they like but I was hoping to figure it out :D

[wyndhy]

i thought something smelled fishy. who worries about a menu/wine selction 4 months in advance...? :D:P

[Lilith]

Lilith

[Oldfart]

Lil

Choosing meals to go with with the wine is easy until you run into people like me who won't eat mushrooms, tomato, seafood,etc.

The best thing that goes with good wine is . . . . more good wine.

[Lilith]

OK Maybe I should change this thread to "Oldfart what should I make for dinner and what kind of wine do you guys like best?"

[Oldfart]

I'm fine with most things. We are roast beef dinner pigs, but most things from pizza to Lilith would do.

We'll choose the wine(s) on the day.

[rabbit]

Mad Dog 20 20 it works well with everything.


Classic!

[Cheyanne]

HA! The stuff in the blue bottle! LOL :)

[Lilith]

HA! The stuff in the blue bottle! LOL :)

But of course :D