[mike777]

Please post here your comments on your favorites wines.


I find myself on a French Rhone Valley wine kick today.

One famous red section sells and tastes great. I am trying out the section next to it, cheaper, and yet I love the wine. I guess I am at that age who loves a bargain.

[HighLow21]

mike777, on 2013-November-12, 23:46, said:

Please post here your comments on your favorites wines.


I find myself on a French Rhone Valley wine kick today.

One famous red section sells and tastes great. I am trying out the section next to it, cheaper, and yet I love the wine. I guess I am at that age who loves a bargain.

Being a recovering alcoholic (2 years sober earlier this week), I am a huge fan of pomegranate juice and seltzer. ;-)

Before I quit drinking, though, I was a huge fan of any decent pinot -- noir or grigio.

[Scarabin]

Bouches du Rhone, my favourite wine. I now suffer too much reflux to drink but I used to love this and my tum tolerated it.

[diana_eva]

Romania has a big tradition in wines. I think our Pinot Gris is delicious, although red wines are more famous.

Some local brands are Busuioaca de Bohotin with a very specific flavour : http://en.wikipedia....4%83_de_Bohotin and Lacrima lui Ovidiu (Ovidius' Tear) which is a strong sweet white wine, that tastes more like a liqueur because it's so concentrated.

Strongly advise anyone who has a chance to taste the Romanian collection
http://en.wikipedia....i/Romanian_wine

The best are still the local home made productions, but those are usually a one time thing. Flavor depends on each year's crop and they are not consistent enough to be produced and marketed as brands. My favorite is a pink wine that tastes a bit like roses. It;'s very common in the country side, but I have no idea what it's called. I think it's a variation of Tamaioasa (except it's rose, not white): http://en.wikipedia....3%A2neasc%C4%83

[mike777]

diana_eva, on 2013-November-13, 01:14, said:

Romania has a big tradition in wines. I think our Pinot Gris is delicious, although red wines are more famous.

Some local brands are Busuioaca de Bohotin with a very specific flavour : http://en.wikipedia....4%83_de_Bohotin and Lacrima lui Ovidiu (Ovidius' Tear) which is a strong sweet white wine, that tastes more like a liqueur because it's so concentrated.

Strongly advise anyone who has a chance to taste the Romanian collection
http://en.wikipedia....i/Romanian_wine

The best are still the local home made productions, but those are usually a one time thing. Flavor depends on each year's crop and they are not consistent enough to be produced and marketed as brands. My favorite is a pink wine that tastes a bit like roses. It;'s very common in the country side, but I have no idea what it's called. I think it's a variation of Tamaioasa (except it's rose, not white): http://en.wikipedia....3%A2neasc%C4%83

fwiw can you tell us one or two wines to buy and why we should...what is the story?

[the hog]

Mike, in Rhones, I suggest you look at Jaboulet's La Chappelle Hermitage, Ch Beaucastel, Vacqueyras

[diana_eva]

mike777, on 2013-November-13, 01:29, said:

fwiw can you tell us one or two wines to buy and why we should...what is the story?

Depends on your taste I guess... there are many types of Romanian wine, I have no idea what you'd like

This page seems more helpful:
http://www.fineroman...inesonline.com/

Specific wines:
Tamaioasa (white):

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Tamaioasa Romaneasca is one of the best aromatic white wines Romania can offer. Its yellow-greenish color displays the hint of the old gold. Its perfume and aroma, along with a successful blending of basil, rose and fresh hay notes, charm the wine-lover instantly. The pleasant lemon and pear flavor is unrivaled in its delicacy. Tamaioasa Romaneasca delights everyone, wine connoisseur or not, and, just like a masterpiece, makes anyone silent and moved by what The Nature can offer.<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Tamaioasa Romaneasca is a perfect long conversation wine.

Busuioaca (rose):

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Busuioaca de Bohotin, a wine famous for its crispiness and full-body, displays outstanding rose and basil aromas, along with fruitiness and a long lasting finish. Through ageing, the color of Busuioaca de Bohotin changes into that of ripe chestnuts and its bouquet acquires new, beyond words mouth-pleasing qualities.

Feteasca (red):

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Feteasca Neagra, famous traditional Romanian red dry wine, comes from Dobrogea Hills, a nest of quality wines production for hundreds and even thousands of years, ancient part of the world where Persian, Greek and Roman travelers used to come for trade purposes. Feteasca Neagra is a remarkable Romanian wine of outstanding popularity due to its full-body feature, its aromas and unique flavor, a fruity taste of dry plums and red berries, and a long lasting finish.

Lacrima lui Ovidiu (white):


http://www.vinopedia...wineid=29568980

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Lacrima lui Ovidiu is a special, liquored, oxidized wine, with a particular personality, obtained out of the most valuable breeds grown in the vineyards of Murfatlar. It stands out by a complex, remarkable ageing bouquet, but also by its silkiness and buttery touch. The profundity of its colour and its rich aroma are due to the storage in small oak barrels for several years. Its bouquet is enriched by the fresh flavor of fruits and the balanced sweetness and acidity of the new wines it blends with. Lacrima lui Ovidiu is a deep-golden wine that brings together the eldest wines of Murfatlar, matured in small oak barrels of 300, 400 and 500 liters.

Babeasca (red):

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Coming from the historical Hills of Vrancea, our Babeasca Neagra is a semidry red wine with shiny black currant hues and an aroma of well-ripe grapes which stands out immediately after the harvest day. This wonderful wine follows through with a pleasant crispy, vibrant and a subtle unique flavor, rounded up by a long finish.

Any Murfatlar wine (Pinots are excellent, but everything they offer is really special IMO):


http://www.fineroman...fatlar-romance/

[WellSpyder]

Thanks, Diana. I can't wait to try a couple of these - but I'm not sure my local supermarket will stock them.....

[Cyberyeti]

I can't drink red wine, but enjoy gewurztraminer, one of the few whites that goes well with spicy food.

[diana_eva]

WellSpyder, on 2013-November-13, 03:40, said:

Thanks, Diana. I can't wait to try a couple of these - but I'm not sure my local supermarket will stock them.....

Yeah I suspect that's a problem. Prob worth ordering online. They aren't even very expensive, I think shipping might cost more than the actual wine

[blackshoe]

When I was a kid, a group called The Limelighters did a Yiddish song called "Rumania, Rumania". Here's a link:

And here's the original, complete with lyrics in Yiddish and English: http://yiddishlyrics...ומייניע/

"A little glass Rumanian wine will make you dance and sing!"

[Winstonm]

I still like the Napa Valley wines best.

[the hog]

Cyberyeti, on 2013-November-13, 03:48, said:

I can't drink red wine, but enjoy gewurztraminer, one of the few whites that goes well with spicy food.

Not correct, like most of your bridge posts.
A good pinot grigio, (Grauburgunder in Germany), an Eden Valley riesling or even a slightly sweet German riesling all pair well with spicy food.

[Cyberyeti]

the hog, on 2013-November-13, 18:15, said:

Not correct, like most of your bridge posts.
A good pinot grigio, (Grauburgunder in Germany), an Eden Valley riesling or even a slightly sweet German riesling all pair well with spicy food.

And yet again you prove you don't read my posts, I said one of the few, not the only Most get buried by a lot of chilli.

[the hog]

Cyberyeti, on 2013-November-13, 18:17, said:

And yet again you prove you don't read my posts, I said one of the few, not the only Most get buried by a lot of chilli.

That is the point, I did read read your post. There are actually quite a few whites that go well with spicy food. Try a slightly sweet Aligote or a well made frontignac as well. (The latter are hard to get hold of though, well made ones that is.)

[helene_t]

My favorite is Marlborough Villa Maria(New Zealand) white. But otherwise I am more into Chilean red whines.

[Cyberyeti]

the hog, on 2013-November-13, 22:08, said:

That is the point, I did read read your post. There are actually quite a few whites that go well with spicy food. Try a slightly sweet Aligote or a well made frontignac as well. (The latter are hard to get hold of though, well made ones that is.)

Don't know those two, don't agree on the pinot grigio (maybe your price bracket is higher than mine).

[the hog]

Wine used to be my hobby. At the risk of bragging, the oldest wine I ever drank was an 1886. I have had quite a few 28's 29's and 45s. Top years in Boreaux. The oldest Burgundy I ever drank was a 49 La Tache from the Domaine Romanee Conti.
I also used to help restaurants with their wine lists.

[mike777]

Thanks all for your suggestions. I have been trying the Vacqueyras. I find they are excellent wines at a great value.

I don't know many of the others posted but look forward to checking them out. thanks.

[the hog]

mike777, on 2013-November-14, 21:25, said:

Thanks all for your suggestions. I have been trying the Vacqueyras. I find they are excellent wines at a great value.

I don't know many of the others posted but look forward to checking them out. thanks.

Yes Mike, they are good value as they have not been discovered by the Parkerphiles yet. (Robert Parker).