My daily wineconsumption is way to much for the wrong reason

Otto_Dobre · February 11, 2009, 4:30am

I seem to be finding way too many wines either unacceptable or with some faults and as such I may dump 1-2 bottle before I find a decent wine. Of course I can go to the ones the I know, but I want to try some different wines.

Since most of the everyday wines will fall in the $20-30 range, it sure adds up to finding a decent one.

That’s not too good in my book.

Otto

Cris_Whetstone · February 11, 2009, 4:33am

Never really understood that. A bottle would have to be corked or rancid for me to pour it down the sink.

ToddFrench · February 11, 2009, 4:33am

If you are dumping 1-2 bottles a night, I need to travel down there once a week and pick them up. Next time, cork them up!

Otto_Dobre · February 11, 2009, 4:52am

Dumped 2 bottles today, and this is not unusual. Today the expensive one was the Musella Amarone. Sorry to say the 04 Louis M Martini, the 90 point wine was just good for 1/3 of a bottle,could not take it, the Amarone was either corked or I am not too familiar with Amarone The last one which is quite good is the 06 Lipareta Sovignon Blanc. The SB is by far the winner. Tally $50, and this is an inexpensive night.

Otto

Cris_Whetstone · February 11, 2009, 4:56am

Sorry Otto but that sounds like nothing but a very shameful waste. Don’t you have any friends who might appreciate some wine you don’t want!?

CFu · February 11, 2009, 5:10am

I rarely finish a bottle of wine if I open it for myself, but I usually won’t open another one the same night =P

Otto_Dobre · February 11, 2009, 5:15am

Charlie and Chris, for me it’s like a 1…2…3. Open one up…then the other …and then one more. This only to get something that will get me satified. Once a bottle is not up to par, down the drain. Life is short.

Otto

Shawnda_H · February 11, 2009, 5:56am

I never thought I had low standards until I read this thread. I think I’ve only poured out five bottles in my life!

CFu · February 11, 2009, 6:14am

i poured one out once, it was a Screaming Eagle tho.

andy_velebil · February 11, 2009, 6:23am

I poured out a DRC once, seriously! It was that overripe and undrinkable.

But sounds like you need to stop buying so much and focus on only what you really like. I don’t buy as much anymore, but am far more specific as to what i like and what I buy. Life is to short to buy stuff I won’t really like, so why buy it. But I say we all head to his place and raid the trash can.
Otto, can you just recork them and set them outside the front door. The odor de trashcan interfers with the suble nuances of the Syrah and Cabernet at times [big_boss.gif]

Cris_Whetstone · February 11, 2009, 6:26am

Offline on Otto’s porch. Should I post it in the Offline Planner?

ToddFrench · February 11, 2009, 6:27am

I just say lower your expectations.

Aim low.

CFu · February 11, 2009, 6:30am

where is his porch, i’m in SD and i’ve never seen it =P

Jorge_Henriquez · February 11, 2009, 1:42pm

The Berserker mantra. [ok.gif]

mike_pobega · February 11, 2009, 1:49pm

Andy speaks truth.

That whole ‘broadening horizons’ thread is totally wrong.

Robert_Boudreau · February 11, 2009, 2:05pm

Overripe DRC? Was it an '03? I still haven’t found any European '03’s I like.

Michael_Bowden · February 11, 2009, 2:13pm

I’m not a huge fan of 2003’s…but if you have the $, 2003 Liger Belair La Romanee…really, really nice.

Robert_Boudreau · February 11, 2009, 2:20pm

The problem is that ever the better wines from 2003 are more expensive that the 2002 and 2004 vintages, and I’d rather drink them. Most of the wines from 2003 that appear balanced have had some acid adjustment done and too many have hard, green tannins. Granted, better vineyards (like La Romanee) fared better.

Linda_Baehr · February 11, 2009, 2:27pm

Me too.
I guess I’m just too cheap to dump wine.

Eric_Anderson · February 11, 2009, 2:45pm

Short of corked, that’s where I live too.