Wine Drinkers?

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I like a good box wine. Sitting there on my refrigerator shelf... a full glass is just a squeeze of the nozzle away.

I was just in France, I grabbed a 3L box of wine for 7Euro. It was actually IMO a good wine. Now to be honest I don't have a lot of experience in Wine drinking, but I liked the taste of it, and it didn't taste like Glycol so it is a win-win.

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Mission Hill Oculus
Osoyoos Larose
Tinhorn Creek's Gewurztraminer
Anything from Sandhill (especially One, Two, Three and the Barbera)
Mt. Boucherie's Summit Reserve Chardonnay and Semillion
Anything from Blue Mountain, especially the Stripe Label Pinot Gris
CedarCreek's Platinum Reserve series or the newly released Estate Select Syrah
Black Hills' Nota Bene
Noble Ridge's Chardonnay
Jackson-Trigg's Sunrock Vineyard Chardonnay and the Proprietor's Reserve Shiraz
Nk'mip Cellars' Qwam Qwmpt Pinot Noir (only 600 cases of the 2005 were made) and the Qwam Qwmpt Syrah (only 400 cases of the 2005 were made)
Township 7's Merlot
The Pinnacles from Sumac Ridge (all three: the red, the white and the sparkling)
Anything from Kettle Valley, especially the Old Main Red and the Pinot Gris, a pretty pale-pinkish rose.
Anything from Summerhill Pyramid Winery, especially the Cipes Brut and the Platinum Gewurztraminer
Orofino's Pinot Noir and the Red Bridge Red (less than 200 cases made)
Anything from La Frenz
Quail's Gate's Old Vines Foch Reserve and the Family Reserve Merlot
Golden Mile's Black Arts Chardonnay
Burrowing Owl's Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris
Elephant Island's Framboise, Pear Wine and Stellaport (made from cherries)
Hawthorne Mountain Vineyard's See Ya Later Brut and Ehrenfelser Icewine, as well as the Hawthorne Merlot and Meritage


my personal fav is Italian a 2003 Nipozzano Reserva, Chianti Rufina
sooooo good.

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Take a trip to J. Webb in glenmore landing, they'll school you a little and direct you down the path to the Old World taste.

What we like to do is go to J.Webb at either Glenmore or the Farmer's market and tell them you would like a case of wine, and then give them your price range, likes dislikes and have them put together a case for you. We have found some of our favorite wines doing this. I think they will also give you a discount.

We drink mostly reds, but enjoy the occasional white. Try Evolution from Oregon if you want to try a white. It comes in editions, not years and is very good.

Last time a bought Larose it was at Willow Park, but I am not sure if they still have it.

We have been digging on the Malbecs lately, but also like the occasional Pinotage.

I am also a bit of a beer geek, and a gin geek as well. I think I may have a problem.

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[Russell]

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a few wines that I have enjoyed:

Clos Saint Jean, Châteauneuf Du Pape 2005
Bodegas Alto Moncayo.
Craggy Range,Te Muna Road, Pinot Noir
Duckhorn Decoy Napa Valley

I have not had Black Hills' Nota Bene I know it gets bought up like crazy but have been told there is much better ways of spending your money at that price range. I have had Mission Hill Oculus it was alright nothing out of this world.

I personally really enjoy Sumac Ridge wine but do to the very small demand for it we don't carry any of there stuff.