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eazy, can you recommend a specific syrah that i should try? that sounds amazing. money is no object as long as it's under $20
Missed this earlier...Main thing would be to look for cooler regions if you're in a shop: Sonoma Coast (US), Northern Rhone (St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas). Prices can be higher, but they aren't always big sellers and get put on sale/clearance.
For a special treat (closer to $30-40), Pax and Failla's Sonoma Coast syrahs would be good ones. Cline makes one around $15 retail. In France, Jean-Louis Chave "Offerus" St.-Joseph is around $30, though I tried it after finding it on sale for half that. This article talks about Chile's cool-climate Syrahs -- haven't tried any, but those could be worth trying.
If there's a bigger wine store in your area, sometimes on their website you can type a descriptor into the search box (olive, bacon, pepper) and matching wines will come up.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 20 May 2020 14:44 (three years ago) link
six months pass...
I love pinot noir for its tart, crisp taste but I don’t think my wine palate is that refined.― treeship., Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:36 PM (eight months ago) bookmarkflaglink
i've been drinking a lot of wine since the pandemic began and i think i'm still a pinot noir guy. not even the fancy ones -- give me a $20 bottle of california pinot and some cheese and crackers.
― treeship., Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
there is an oregon one called erath that i buy a lot and it's great. nothing fancy, but a nice flavor, not at all sweet, really light color for a red.
― treeship., Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
A lot of those Prince Edward County wineries are less than 20 years old and most used to supplement their harvests with grapes grown elsewhere, but that might have changed now.
― Kim, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:44 (three years ago) link
Sorry, just realized I was replying to a post from seven months ago.
― Kim, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:45 (three years ago) link