# Could you please assist me in finding a wine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829 "2010-03-26T02:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/21 "2010-03-27T01:28:59Z")
I want to say thanks for the responses so far. Good and cheap seem to be the best things to look for, but I am not against spending a little more to get something decent. I think we are going to have to try some of these suggested over the next few weeks and if we find a new favorite it will be wonderful. Sorry for the quick response but I am posting from my cell phone. I will post some more later tonight from the pc. Brendon ---
**Author:** ![yawuntz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a5b964/32.png) [@yawuntz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawuntz)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/22 "2010-03-27T04:03:46Z")
So many wines, so little (liver) time. Some wine columns can be a big help, as was suggested earlier. I like this guy’s approach: (Jurgen Gothe, in Vancouver’s Georgia Straight) [http://www.straight.com/archives/section/62](http://www.straight.com/archives/section/62) A wine lover without being a wine snob, he does a quarterly “wines under $10” review as well as reviewing the higher end stuff. There’re a lot of good guides out there. I like The Wine Expectorator (spectator actually, but can’t resist). Also Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate. Advocate, not critic. [http://www.erobertparker.com/](http://www.erobertparker.com/) > [@](#): > > What she complained about before was the “rotten egg/vinegar” smell or taste of some wines, but what could she try? I must confess this is a new one on me, this rotten egg business. Don’t know what that could be from, age maybe, bad cork, maybe heavy on the sulphites? Anyway, as a doper and a wino, I wish you happy researching! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/23 "2010-03-30T19:45:36Z")
> [@Ayatollah Yawuntz](#): > > I must confess this is a new one on me, this rotten egg business. Don’t know what that could be from, age maybe, bad cork, maybe heavy on the sulphites? Rotten eggs is definitely a sulfur smell, so the excessive sulfite usage is probably the thing. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/24 "2010-03-30T19:48:39Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > There are some red blends out there that are excellent starter wines - they’re fruity and smooth, very slightly sweet, and mostly free from the sourness or vinegary taste that you sometimes get from specific varietals. Look for Folie a Deux’s Menage a Trois \ Exactly the one I’d recommend. I know several ladies that have gone absolutely gaga over this, it’s that good. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/25 "2010-03-30T19:53:32Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Folie a Deux’s Menage a Trois What I was going to suggest. Ordered this during a night out with friends based solely on the name, and we all ended up loving it. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/26 "2010-03-30T19:58:05Z")
Heh, that’s exactly how we found it too. What a pleasant surprise even though there were four of us! ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/27 "2010-04-01T14:00:34Z")
It _is_ excellent, isn’t it? And such a great value - during sales, you can sometimes find it for $5 bucks or so. It’s definitely a regular in our cabinet. If you like it, you might try [McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Shiraz](http://www.mcwilliamswine.com/OurWines/hanwood_wines.asp?v=SHZ). It’s another cheapie at around $9/bottle, but is sometimes hard to find - there’s only a few liquor stores that reliably stock it around here. It’s not as peppery and spicy as some shiraz, but big and fruity and buttery (so there’s some oak in there - avoid it if you don’t want oak). So tasty. I might need to open some tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/28 "2010-04-02T07:20:47Z")
How about a Lambrusco? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/29 "2010-04-02T10:46:52Z")
> [@brendon\_small](#): > > What she complained about before was the “rotten egg/vinegar” smell or taste of some wines, That usually means that the wine is corked or otherwise off. I’d suggest she try French wines - Pouille Fume for white and Nuit St Georges for the red. Or Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc from Alsace. ---
**Author:** ![becbec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@becbec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/becbec)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829/30 "2010-04-02T14:43:08Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > A New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region. In particular, [Oyster Bay Sauv. Blanc](http://www.oysterbaywines.com/wines_sau.html) Agreed - the Oyster Bay is a very nice white. I actually find it difficult to find whites I can drink - they all tend to leave me feeling sick, which wasn’t the case when I was younger and only drank white… weird! Anyway, my preferred drop atm is a merlot from the Yarra Valley region (Victoria, Australia.) Actually, most wines from the Yarra Valley are very nice and reliably-good. Margaret River (Western Australia) also produces some very nice wines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-please-assist-me-in-finding-a-wine/533829.md?page=1)