What wine are you enjoying tonight?

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Trying to expand my horizons beyond California Cabs and Australian Shiraz. But finding it hard to get away from those big reds...

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Try drinking older vintages

Both wines above way too young unless u have experience with those appellations...and just want to check in on them....

And whats with that rubber stopper? They don't work. Open and enjoy the bottle, it won't keep
 
Yes, I know. I was trying the bottle to see if I wanted to buy more for keeping. Same with the Brunello in the back which I opened by mistake as I wanted to try the Chateauneuf du Pape first. The Brunello is next on my list.
 
socfan12 said:
Yes, I know. I was trying the bottle to see if I wanted to buy more for keeping. Same with the Brunello in the back which I opened by mistake as I wanted to try the Chateauneuf du Pape first. The Brunello is next on my list.
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AL, check out the Coravin system that backfills after a pour with argon gas w/o uncorking your vin...kinda like having your cake and eating it too.
 
Coravin is the latest and greatest stopper....don't waste your $$...U can taste it if it has been used to "preserve" a bottle.
 
I find the manual vacuum corks work fine, and putting the bottle in the fridge. I have lots of bottles that do well stored that way, sometimes for days. Others don't and have to be consumed. Some young wines are much better the next night if vacuumed and refrigerated, then allowed to warm in the glass. YMMV
 
Bobvin said:
Did you like the Caymus? I have a half dozen bottles of the 40th anniversary in the cellar and the first one I had was only OK. The second one I had, maybe six months later may have been bad. It wasn't like it had turned to vinegar, but it was definitely "off". We poured it out.
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Not vinegar but certainly very, very, very far from Special Select ime.
 
puroagave said:
the king has spoken, I guess he has the final word. argon is an inert gas that's odorless and tasteless but now we're talking about an oenophile with an audiophile bent - the ultimate marriage of anal retentives:)
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When looking at the bottles posted in this thread, I'm more than willing to give Kingsrule the benefit of the doubt.

The only bottles with which I am concerned are those that are laid down - just want to check on them as they age. If they are affected by the Coravin, I'm out.

Everyday drinkers can be vacuum sealed and put back in the cellar. They may or may not last an extra day but don't really care about the Coravin for those.
 
socfan12 said:
Bob, likey?
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Yes, enjoyed it much but suggest finishing the bottle once opened. It did not hold up well vacuumed and refrigerated. So for me, it isn't a mid-week drinker, as between my wife & I we seldom put away a bottle on a week night unless entertaining.
 
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