Author Topic: The Official Wines of Getbig (Read 6626 times)

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 29, 2014, 04:50:26 PM »

Went with my wife to her girlfriend's house. This was the wine I saw at her house.

Hurricane Beef ! · « **Reply #26 on:** October 29, 2014, 05:28:00 PM »

Here you go

True · « **Reply #27 on:** October 29, 2014, 05:44:02 PM »

Some of these so called companies fail miserably at marketing...

Tapeworm · « **Reply #28 on:** October 29, 2014, 06:12:14 PM »

Quote from: 2Thick on October 26, 2014, 02:08:02 PM

Is it an expensive wine?

Not by plantation owner standards.

njflex · « **Reply #29 on:** October 30, 2014, 05:34:25 AM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on October 29, 2014, 04:50:26 PM

Went with my wife to her girlfriend's house. This was the wine I saw at her house.

very good tasting wine for the price...10.00 or under

Simple Simon · « **Reply #30 on:** October 30, 2014, 05:41:50 AM »

Wine is horrible.

pedro01 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 30, 2014, 05:46:50 AM »

Quote from: Simple Simon on October 30, 2014, 05:41:50 AM

Wine is horrible.

It really is most of the time.

They charge you 'cause it's new wine, then they charge you 'cause it's old wine. How the fuck does that work?

The whole thing is just a big scam for people who want to look like big-shots drinking expensive stuff.

And that whole wine-investing thing - make 12-15% a year investing in wine - yeah, right....

Still - I do like a glass of this one.... not overly expensive but nice with a meal...

But really - wine is the same sort of scam as Gucci handbags, cuban cigars, malt whiskeys etc. etc. etc. - 5000% mark-up stuff that people use to show wealth, when the reality is it's just wealth transfer from new money to old.

MORTALCOIL · « **Reply #32 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:06:07 AM »

Quote from: pedro01 on October 30, 2014, 05:46:50 AM

And that whole wine-investing thing - make 12-15% a year investing in wine - yeah, right....

Actually, if you know the wine market and you're smart at it, 12/15% is NOTHING. Of course, to make a good return on investment you have to be close to the source, have good connections and know exactly what you're buying. And of course, be ready to sell your wines when necessary. Most people who invest in wines don't have a clue what they are buying. Like all those idiots who have been buying Bordeaux wines dot he past ten years.

pedro01 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:09:11 AM »

Quote from: MORTALCOIL on October 30, 2014, 06:06:07 AM

Actually, if you know the wine market and you're smart at it, 12/15% is NOTHING. Of course, to make a good return on investment you have to be close to the source, have good connections and know exactly what you're buying. And of course, be ready to sell your wines when necessary. Most people who invest in wines don't have a clue what they are buying. Like all those idiots who have been buying Bordeaux wines dot he past ten years.

I am sure this is true.

I'm talking about these "financial advisers" that call up and claim wine is the next big thing and that you can just drop money into it like a mutual find and return 15%.

MORTALCOIL · « **Reply #34 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:21:18 AM »

Quote from: pedro01 on October 30, 2014, 06:09:11 AM

I am sure this is true.

I'm talking about these "financial advisers" that call up and claim wine is the next big thing and that you can just drop money into it like a mutual find and return 15%.

Well, depends what they are really selling but the vast majority of those guys are scam artists, true. A good friend of mine works for a hedge fund specialized in wines. He's been begging me to buy some of my "nicest" bottles. The prices he's ready to buy it for makes no sense as I don't really see what mark up is left for this fund. At the same time, if you look at that is going on in Burgundy(for the good "vignerons" of course), it does seem there's no stopping the inflation.

njflex · « **Reply #35 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:25:06 AM »

I LOVE WINE,,,but I do not buy it to sit on a shelf/or in wine refrigerator,,i buy to drink ...so 10/50 range is what I do...if i'm crazy at times I will go 75/125 for end 'silver oak'tiagnello'brunnello's,,

MORTALCOIL · « **Reply #36 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:29:19 AM »

Quote from: njflex on October 30, 2014, 06:25:06 AM

I LOVE WINE,,,but I do not buy it to sit on a shelf/or in wine refrigerator,,i buy to drink ...so 10/50 range is what I do...if i'm crazy at times I will go 75/125 for end 'silver oak'tiagnello'brunnello's,,

Not being a Antinori fan, I'll pass on the Tignanello. But if you enjoy Brunello Di Montalcino's, get a bottle of Poggio Di Sotto once. The regular Brunello (not the riserva which ha to age quite a lot). Better prices then Soldera or Biondi Santi but equal quality. You can keep the Napa wines also. God, I'm really not a Cabernet Sauvignon guy.

njflex · « **Reply #37 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:34:05 AM »

Quote from: MORTALCOIL on October 30, 2014, 06:29:19 AM

Not being a Antinori fan, I'll pass on the Tignanello. But if you enjoy Brunello Di Montalcino's, get a bottle of Poggio Di Sotto once. The regular Brunello (not the riserva which ha to age quite a lot). Better prices then Soldera or Biondi Santi but equal quality. You can keep the Napa wines also. God, I'm really not a Cabernet Sauvignon guy.

another one bang for buck Italian palazzo della torre depens where u go in u.s. 16/22.00 great wine ...I like antinori...those brunello's are great but $$$,,yeah i'm a huge napa guy,,alexander valley produced good wine too..on the cheap I drink some decent sangiovese's/I like wines from Abruzzi as well montepulciano or super tuscans..

MORTALCOIL · « **Reply #38 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:40:26 AM »

Quote from: njflex on October 30, 2014, 06:34:05 AM

another one bang for buck Italian palazzo della torre depens where u go in u.s. 16/22.00 great wine ...I like antinori...those brunello's are great but $$$,,yeah i'm a huge napa guy,,alexander valley produced good wine too..on the cheap I drink some decent sangiovese's/I like wines from Abruzzi as well montepulciano or super tuscans..

Montepulciano di Abruzzo are getting ultra pricey these days in my neck of the woods. Up to 40€, you get Emidio Pepe's wines or Marina Cvetic (Masciarelli's widow) but Valentini's wines are out of control for example. That's the problem with the fucking Internet- bloggers, food critics, etc.....only takes one tasting and that shit is all over the place. Next thing, you've got 20 000 Chinese millionaires ready to buy those wines at 3 times the price.

njflex · « **Reply #39 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:45:41 AM »

Quote from: MORTALCOIL on October 30, 2014, 06:40:26 AM

Montepulciano di Abruzzo are getting ultra pricey these days in my neck of the woods. Up to 40€, you get Emidio Pepe's wines or Marina Cvetic (Masciarelli's widow) but Valentini's wines are out of control for example. That's the problem with the fucking Internet- bloggers, food critics, etc.....only takes one tasting and that shit is all over the place. Next thing, you've got 20 000 Chinese millionaires ready to buy those wines at 3 times the price.

ZACCAGNINNI A MONTEPULCIANO 11.00 U.S IS FANTASTIC TRY IT IT HAS A LITTLE STICK ON THE BOTTLE WRAPPING...IT FLYS OFF THE SHELVES HERE..

MORTALCOIL · « **Reply #40 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:51:33 AM »

Quote from: njflex on October 30, 2014, 06:45:41 AM

ZACCAGNINNI A MONTEPULCIANO 11.00 U.S IS FANTASTIC TRY IT IT HAS A LITTLE STICK ON THE BOTTLE WRAPPING...IT FLYS OFF THE SHELVES HERE..

I'll keep that in mind.

gracie bjj · « **Reply #41 on:** October 30, 2014, 07:07:52 AM »

boones farm does the job for me

njflex · « **Reply #42 on:** October 30, 2014, 07:29:20 AM »

Quote from: MORTALCOIL on October 30, 2014, 06:51:33 AM

I'll keep that in mind.

gracie bjj · « **Reply #43 on:** October 30, 2014, 07:34:09 AM »

Quote from: njflex on October 30, 2014, 07:29:20 AM

its pretty good believe it or not,i got some in fridge right now (strawberry flavor)and im tempted to hit it. i trained already and dont have to work today so why not