tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post367047859812100912..comments2024-03-17T05:47:35.079-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: A Couple of Marietta RedsBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-40372487927241394512009-02-19T06:47:00.000-08:002009-02-19T06:47:00.000-08:00Thanks for the encouragement TWC. Fredric- I'm thi...Thanks for the encouragement TWC. Fredric- I'm thinking about banning ME from red wine at MY house. Samantha- That gesture of pouring out your glass too, was a true classic!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-31957834424382830542009-02-18T08:59:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:59:00.000-08:00Fredric,You do have excellent taste in whites so i...Fredric,<BR/><BR/>You do have excellent taste in whites so it's not a total loss on my part. :)<BR/><BR/>Ramblin, TWC, Samantha,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the words of support, and this is far from the most embarrassing situation I've been in. And for the record, it wasn't a Riedel, but Murphy's Law dictates that when your statistical number comes up and it's time for an epic spill, you're not going to have Pinot Grigio in the glass. No, it's going to be Ruby Port or Blackberry Liqueur or something.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-55274073693943639272009-02-18T08:20:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:20:00.000-08:00Preview is your friend TWC!I meant, I skip the exp...Preview is your friend TWC!<BR/><BR/>I meant, I skip the expensive glasses except for very special occasions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-17136190699606416402009-02-18T08:18:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:18:00.000-08:00Oh, man, you broke a Riedel? Guess you're banished...Oh, man, you broke a Riedel? Guess you're banished for the duration.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, that is a drag but don't let it get to you. You may have read him right, he may have been upset, but chances are he got past it. If he didn't, you're better off drinking wine with someone else. <BR/><BR/>The way I solve that problem is not to skip expensive glasses. Yes, I know, Riedel is what makes wine drinking worth it. None-the-less, I have dozens of very nice glasses for drinking red wine. They look elegant and expensive, but they aren't expensive. And they get broken. It is bound to happen, you can't control for it. I'd rather people didn't break them, but if they do, I make them feel at ease, immediately, which isn't hard to do because the glass didn't cost a week's pay. <BR/><BR/>On a similar and slightly diff note, a good friend broke my prized Thomas Jefferson (200th anniversary of Monticello) coffee cup. She felt like two cents waiting for change until I went to the closet and showed her that I had bought two identical cups. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-77393911108054308972009-02-18T08:16:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:16:00.000-08:00Another fan of decanting here, even with white and...Another fan of decanting here, even with white and sometimes Champagne. The latter will lose some bubble for sure but when you have a really great base wine that you want to taste...gotta decant.<BR/><BR/>The spilling/breaking dealie blows, can make you feel pretty lame but lucky they had a steam cleaner! The last time this happened at my house, and my guest was feeling horrible, I took my glass and dumped my wine on top of their spill. Clean up was a pain but we laughed through the whole thing! No use crying over....well, you know.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-65942062923954697952009-02-18T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:12:00.000-08:00White wine only for you at my house.White wine only for you at my house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-12972451944301462542009-02-18T07:32:00.000-08:002009-02-18T07:32:00.000-08:00Benito,I smiled when I read your post. The other d...Benito,<BR/>I smiled when I read your post. The other day I was at an aquiantance's house drinking a glass of red wine from a Riedal glass. We moved over to his desk and sat down and I picked up the bottle and reached to pour him another glass but knocked over my glass instead,breaking it and spilling red wine everywhere. And then, came that horible awkwardnes and tension - I felt like a humilated little boy. I apologized,and insisted on buying him a new glass, he said don't worry, but I could tell he was upset. I didn't stick around long enough to see what he used to clean up with, but it made me determined, that when someone does something similar in my home, I will joke, and will do everything I can to make sure the the offender is immediately put at ease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-77479641992730563992009-02-18T00:00:00.000-08:002009-02-18T00:00:00.000-08:00TWC,I tend to decant wines made from strong grapes...TWC,<BR/><BR/>I tend to decant wines made from strong grapes, older wines, and those with high alcohol contents. Sometimes I just do it for the fun of it, but I always taste the wine when first opened and after however many hours of decanting. <BR/><BR/>If you ever get one of those cheap Cab Savs that are kind of like getting smacked in the face with a 2x4, then decanting can make it surprisingly drinkable.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-20468344133316709562009-02-17T23:15:00.000-08:002009-02-17T23:15:00.000-08:00mmmmmm. Chipotle. NoStar is a firm believer in dec...mmmmmm. Chipotle. <BR/><BR/>NoStar is a firm believer in decanting. I believe he decants every single bottle he ever drinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com