tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post4745312399840057540..comments2024-03-28T02:58:07.596-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Thanksgiving Buying Guide for the Wine NoviceBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-58619296073762019672008-11-25T22:37:00.000-08:002008-11-25T22:37:00.000-08:00She is my wife now anyhow ...SmOL (smirking out lo...<I>She is my wife now anyhow ...</I><BR/><BR/>SmOL (smirking out loud)<BR/><BR/>Something to be said for that, Stephan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-70744841733654859502008-11-24T18:55:00.000-08:002008-11-24T18:55:00.000-08:00@The Wine Commonsewer: It could have been worse. Y...@The Wine Commonsewer: It could have been worse. Years ago, when my then girlfriend and me started to date, I invited her to my appartment for a dinner, which I prepared. I opened one of my best (and most expensive) bottles of a Spain Gran Reserva. She did not like wine and mixed it with sparkling water. I cooked a dish with an expensive wilde Irish salmon. She did not like fish and I had to eat her share, while she was eating my sides. It turned out to be a complete culinary disaster. She is my wife now anyhow ...<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>StephanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-15110490048980369922008-11-21T20:08:00.000-08:002008-11-21T20:08:00.000-08:00This is great advice for a Pennsylvanian, since ma...This is great advice for a Pennsylvanian, since many of the wines recommended by reviewers can't be found in PA's state-run liquor stores, or are so much more expensive than the prices cited by the reviewers that buying them is depressing!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148665138169475016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-7835635630239868172008-11-21T16:19:00.000-08:002008-11-21T16:19:00.000-08:00I agree--this is excellent advice. While I tend to...I agree--this is excellent advice. While I tend to promote the "Riesling/Pinot Noir" approach, the PIGS school of thought works very well also. <BR/><BR/>I hope you'll do a similar post for the Christmas-time holiday meals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-5519933388564935882008-11-21T10:55:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:55:00.000-08:00Thanks for the support, y'all. From the retail pe...Thanks for the support, y'all. From the retail perspective I know this can be a rough time of year as already stressed shoppers try to purchase the one perfect wine they read about somewhere. <BR/><BR/>I should also probably point out that "PIGS" is an <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIGS_(economics)" REL="nofollow">insult in European economics</A> but here I mean no disrespect and hope to celebrate the culinary traditions of those countries. To anyone I may have offended, desculpe-me, mi scusi, με συγχωρείτε, and lo siento.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-8586314240860738882008-11-21T10:41:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:41:00.000-08:00Well said! Hear! Hear!As you hold that bottle of w...Well said! Hear! Hear!<BR/><BR/><I>As you hold that bottle of wine in your hand, imagine having it swiped to punch up the gravy, mixed with Sprite and consumed by a tipsy great aunt, or knocked over by a rambunctious child.</I><BR/><BR/>OMIGOD! Yes. Had some neighbors over a couple of years ago and opened a nice (and pricey) bottle of Cab. The wife takes a few sips and says <I>this is good, but it needs some seven-up</I> and she walked right out into the kitchen and filled the glass with seven up. <BR/><BR/>Like Rosanadannadanna I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE!<BR/><BR/>Hard lessons learned.....I assumed that since they had solid cherry courthouse ceilings in the double fire place library of their 8,000 square foot mansion that they were a little more sophisticated than they actually are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-38223688405766827732008-11-21T07:20:00.000-08:002008-11-21T07:20:00.000-08:00Benito, As a person that works in a retail wine s...Benito,<BR/> As a person that works in a retail wine shop I just have to say....Amen. People freak out trying to pair wines with the "traditional" Thanksgiving meal and finding a wine that is going to be perfect with Turkey, gravy, cranberries, sweet potatoes and "dressing", (which can have anything from fruit to oysters) just aint gonna happen.<BR/><BR/> We always tell people to first drink what you like and second keep it simple, someone has been working really hard on the meal...you don't want a wine that is going to crush all that effort so maybe save those Silver Oak and 2005 Bordeaux for another time. For MY palate it is always, Sparkling wine, (makes all the relatives infinitely more tolerable) Beaujolais, (Cru) and Vouvray, (shrugging) works for our meal.<BR/><BR/> Also speaking as a retailer, The Spectator Top 100....grumble.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-14519001959432184702008-11-21T06:35:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:35:00.000-08:00Ben I love the PIGS!! Also the corkscrew advise. ...Ben I love the PIGS!! Also the corkscrew advise. Man what a great post. I agree with Fredric nothing more is needed. Have a happy Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see that post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-23909353597608916532008-11-21T05:55:00.000-08:002008-11-21T05:55:00.000-08:00excellent advice in every way! you have made all t...excellent advice in every way! you have made all the other thanksgiving wine buying guides unnecessary.Fredric Koeppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049882822952303724noreply@blogger.com