# The Friday Night Wine Thread - 4/21 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [April 22, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708 "2006-04-22T00:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708/21 "2006-04-22T19:18:01Z")
friend silenus > [@](#): > > I found an Old Vine Primitivo from the Central Coast region of California a few years ago that was the best I’ve ever tasted in a Zin. I wish I could remember the winery. Ah, well. I’ll just have to drink them all until I find it again. cline has an ancient vines zinfandel that i really like. could that be it? the italian wines i have tried have not pleased me very much. i haven’t tried much french stuff, but i really like spanish crianza. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708/22 "2006-04-22T22:08:12Z")
> [@Ass For A Hat](#): > > I’ve yet to find an Italian wine that wasn’t mind-numbingly bland and who’s sole purpose in this world wasn’t to be chugged by the liter in an attempt to wash down starchy meals. In fairness I suppose Italian wine does have a secondary purpose…to be used on dinner guests that can’t tell the difference between good wine and an ill-fitting pair of shoes. Spoken like a true barbecue connaisseur. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708/23 "2006-04-23T00:35:52Z")
Tonight it’s Chilean–“Cono Sur” Viognier 2005 from the Colchauga valley. Quality! Dodgy rationales: 10 bucks, cold, pretty dry, white (I intend to drink the whole bottle tonight and I figured a red would up the chances of a hangover). Discovered viognier last summer. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708/24 "2006-04-23T03:43:11Z")
**longhair** , I don’t think it was the Cline. For some reason the name Martini Brothers sticks in my mind, but I can’t find any reference to a winery by that name anywhere. I wish I could find that wine again. It brings back memories of Seattle, a certain blonde, and…well, pleasant memories. ---
**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 23, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708/25 "2006-04-23T16:01:39Z")
> [@Ass For A Hat](#): > > Of France’s prestigious wine regions, I think Bordeax is the place to look for values. You certainly don’t find any deals in Burgundy, Oh yes you do! Of course, you have to actually go there. 🙂 ---
**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 23, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708/26 "2006-04-23T16:11:51Z")
> [@Ass For A Hat](#): > > I realize your remark may not have been 100% serious, but all I am saying, is give France a chance. A small point on this, but it seems to me that the New World vintners vint to a particular _taste_, whereas the French vintners vint to a particular _standard_. That is, if I take a Brown Brothers 2001 vintage and a Brown Brothers 2003 vintage, they’ll taste exactly the same. But if I take a Delarche Pernand Vergellesses 2001 Premier Cru and a Delarche PV 2003 Premier Cru, there may well be a marked difference in taste. Sometimes this is even visible. I’m thinking of the Alsace Pinot Noirs which vary from a light red colour to a darkish rosé. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-friday-night-wine-thread-4-21/353708.md?page=1)