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#11
12-07-2005, 11:43 AM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
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go watch "Sideways" and then ask yourself if you REALLY want to be like that... [/ QUOTE ] this made me laugh...so true... 
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#12
12-07-2005, 01:24 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
The problem with just reading about wine when you're just starting is there's no way to know what they're talking about without having tasted the stuff. And just going to a wine tasting won't work either, as you'll have no idea what to taste for. Plus, there are some wines that taste terrible to a beginner, yet are really appreciated once your palate develops. So, how to proceed...
You're going to need to find a good wine source. Any decent size city should have one. Find it. This will almost always be a wine/liquor store, not a grocery store. Talk to the people inside. Can they recommend a good wine for under $10? $15? Do they screen their wines by tasting and only carrying good values or do they sell any crap that comes along. And do they offer classes? A decent wine source will offer intro classes for a minimal fee. Take one of these. Wine only, not food. That's for later. Pick something like Intro to Wine or Intro to France. You'll get a tasting chart somewhere along the line that'll help you understand what you're looking for. Then buy 6 or 12 bottles from your source. Good values from importers like Kermit Lynch or Robert Kacher. Try to apply your class, then go back and talk to your source, take another class. Then get back to us. Basic Rule #1: Avoid anything starting with the word "White" - i.e. White Zinfandel, White Merlot, etc. There are rare occasions where those wines are appropriate/good, but odds are, you aren't in one of them when it's offered. Basic Rule #2: When in a good restaurant (we're talking a bill of $75+ for two people) ask the waiter what wine is recommended for your entree. Almost no one can read a wine list and know what's really appropriate, and if it's a good restaurant, they should have a wine available by the glass that matches each entree. Modern chefs match food and wine, go with their recommendation.
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#13
12-07-2005, 01:27 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
Become a Pot Snob, it has so much more of an edge to it.
"That's mexican brown weed. Total [censored]. I wouldn't smoke it with YOUR mouth"
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#14
12-07-2005, 01:27 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
I love scotch, scotchy scotchy scotchy, here it goes down, down into my belly, mmmm mmmmm mmmmm
 You are not allowed to drink wine.
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#15
12-07-2005, 01:30 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
Its good to have goals.
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#16
12-07-2005, 01:37 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
A good friend of mine is a Somalea (sp?), i've learnt pretty much everything I know about wine from her, or what she's recommended for me...(a couple books).
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#18
12-07-2005, 01:59 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
 Uncle Jemima's fortified wine. Snobs might not like it, but it do get you [censored] up!
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#20
12-07-2005, 11:59 PM
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Re: I want to become a wine snob.
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Uncle Jemima's fortified wine. Snobs might not like it, but it do get you [censored] up! [/ QUOTE ] Hey, what you swattin at?
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