Homemade Hunchpunch Experiment

[Raphaella]

San Sebastian winery makes good wine! http://www.sansebastianwinery.com/

[AFK]

Dude you have to tell us how this turns out.
i'm interested in hearing about it, but wouldnt try it myself.

i did however buy some of those muscadine grapes that only grow around here (south east) and i now see where that weird flavor/wang in florida wine comes from.

They put wangs in their wine there?

Yes, but unfortunately the older wines have a weak finish. 

[Cainad (dec.)]

Dude you have to tell us how this turns out.
i'm interested in hearing about it, but wouldnt try it myself.

i did however buy some of those muscadine grapes that only grow around here (south east) and i now see where that weird flavor/wang in florida wine comes from.

They put wangs in their wine there?

Yes, but unfortunately the older wines have a weak finish. 

Fine by me, man. As long as it's fractal and not that linear shit.

[Jenne]

Amen.

*not rising to Cainad's bait itt*

Also, I just read that the Midwestern US is breaking into the wine-making market.  Whoo-boy...

[BADGE OF HONOR]

Amen.

*not rising to Cainad's bait itt*

Also, I just read that the Midwestern US is breaking into the wine-making market.  Whoo-boy...

Ah yes, I detect a faint overtone of Walmart in this young, corn-fed wine.

[Jenne]

Amen.

*not rising to Cainad's bait itt*

Also, I just read that the Midwestern US is breaking into the wine-making market.  Whoo-boy...

Ah yes, I detect a faint overtone of Walmart in this young, corn-fed wine.

  Exactly.  They are importing their grapes.

Though, I should have realized it was all over when New York State started making wine.

[East Coast Hustle]

actually, there are some very good ports from eastern Long Island.

and we carry a white varietal at the restaurant I work at that comes from the finger lakes region (we don't carry wines that aren't good).

Grape growing regions are shifting due to climate change. Ontario is emerging as a grape-growing region and most of the major french wineries are buying property in southern England and transplanting vines there as we speak.

[Jenne]

Ah yes, the "global warming" reason...*shrug*  It's as good as any, I suppose.  I just see more and more glut to the market of so-so wine, especially now that the "better" wines are being priced out of the market by those who collect and have the yachts and trust funds to do so.  Fuckers are making it near-impossible to buy let alone TASTE those 100 pt on the scale vintages.  (And yes, there's a difference, to ME, of an 85 vs. a 98 pt wine.)

Candian wines are pretty damned good, don't get me wrong.  But wine-making is just as much about culture as it is about farming and science.  There's a reason why some of the more international markets that have been around for DECADES are JUST NOW breaking in to the mainstream.

[East Coast Hustle]

umm...

I have no problem finding wines that rate between 88 and 92 for around $20 a bottle.

and usually no problem finding 95-98 for under $50.

[Jenne]

Well, goodie for YOU.  I have no problem FINDING them...can ya AFFORD a shitload of them though?  No.  A case of $50 wine (and I bet the 100s will never be found in that price category) is NOT in my price range all that often, if at all...

[East Coast Hustle]

you need to get yourself a wholesale connection. Wine generally carries a much higher markup at the retail level than either beer or liquor.

[Bruno]

I guess I'm just blessed with a taste for vinegary wines.


Bring us some fresh wine! The freshest you've got - this year! No more of this old stuff.
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[East Coast Hustle]

you're one of those people who looks forward to Nouveau Beaujolais, aren't you?

[Jenne]

I would love to, ECH...but unless I get back into the "bidness," I'm sort of at a loss...luckily, I live in California.  So, it's not like I am without resources...boutique wineries are my garden, so I'm actually NOT at sea here at all.

But stuff from France, Spain and Italy that's worth drinking is pretty much shit for prices at this point.  So fuck 'em...I'll stick to South African, New Zealand, Australian and Argentinians for now.

[Jenne]

you're one of those people who looks forward to Nouveau Beaujolais, aren't you?

That wine so sucks.  Talk about flabby.