Hello all , I have something to admit, I have a new crush, his name is... Charles Shaw. A.K.A Charles Shaw Yep!! He is smooth, classy and inexpensive. LMAO. He allows me try the new and the old all while allowing me to STILL PAY MY BILLS. I have a MAJOR crush on Chuck. Please go RUN out and get Chuck.. at a Trader Joe's near you. I have tried this month.. Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Zinfandel and Chardonnay. They are all pleasant on the tongue and the smell is exquisite. He is kind to your food parings and your dinner guest, he is NEVER hard to find and NEVER leaves you feeling ill the next morning. Funny thing about Chuck's Merlot and Pinot are varietals I USE to not care for, but Chuck's is AWESOME!
So for 2.99 ( hence the nickname) go out and grab Chuck..either for a dinner party or just to enjoy alone after a hard days work..trust me Chuck will have you begging for more..
Love you Chuck
Cheers, drink and be merry!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Just a WINE THING...
Hola my fellow wine lovers!!! Hope all is well in winevill..LOL So today I thought I would just bring some knowledge here to the atmosphere regarding our dear friend and lover...Mr.Wine or for the men who read my blog; Miss. Wine..:-) The below information ties into a a wine or two that I will discuss tomorrow here...the fact that i thought "table wine" was just a really nice, seductive wine. LMAO.. NOT AT ALL at least the one I purchased wasnt.. This bady boy was a BEAST!!!
Well please fill free to educate yourself below, till manana... Ciao, Drink and Be Merry!!!!
Wine Alcohol Content List
Given here is a tabular description of the many wines that are available in the market, according to the amount of alcoholic content in them.
Very Low Wine Content: Under 12.5%
Rose wine: Portuguese roses, California white zinfandel
Sparkling wine: Italian prosecco, Italian asti
White wine: German riesling, Portuguese vinho verde, French vouvray and muscadet, Spanish txacolina
Moderately Low Wine Content: 12.5% - 13.5%
Rose wine: French roses, Spanish roses
Sparkling wine: French champagne, California sparkling wine, Spanish cava
White wine: Spanish albarino, French white burgundy, New York riesling, South African sauvignon blanc, New Zealand sauvignon blanc, Austrian gruner veltliner, Australian riesling, Italian pinot grigio, Oregon pinot gris, French alsace white, French loire and Bordeaux white
Red wine: Italian chianti, French Bordeaux, French beaujolais and burgundy, Spanish Rioja
High Wine Content: 13.5% - 14.5%
White wine: South African chenin blanc, Chilean chardonnay, California viognier, French sauternes, California chardonnay, Australian chardonnay, California pinot gris, California sauvignon blanc
Red wine: Australian shiraz, Argentine malbec, California cabernet sauvignon, French rhone red, California syrah, California pinot noir, Italian barolo, Chilean merlot
Very High Wine Content: Above 14.5%
White wine: Spanish sherry (fortified), French muscat de beaumes-de-venise (fortified), Portuguese madeira (fortified)
Red wine: Portuguese port (fortified), California zinfandel, California petite sirah, Italian amarone
Well please fill free to educate yourself below, till manana... Ciao, Drink and Be Merry!!!!
Wine Alcohol Content List
Given here is a tabular description of the many wines that are available in the market, according to the amount of alcoholic content in them.
Very Low Wine Content: Under 12.5%
Rose wine: Portuguese roses, California white zinfandel
Sparkling wine: Italian prosecco, Italian asti
White wine: German riesling, Portuguese vinho verde, French vouvray and muscadet, Spanish txacolina
Moderately Low Wine Content: 12.5% - 13.5%
Rose wine: French roses, Spanish roses
Sparkling wine: French champagne, California sparkling wine, Spanish cava
White wine: Spanish albarino, French white burgundy, New York riesling, South African sauvignon blanc, New Zealand sauvignon blanc, Austrian gruner veltliner, Australian riesling, Italian pinot grigio, Oregon pinot gris, French alsace white, French loire and Bordeaux white
Red wine: Italian chianti, French Bordeaux, French beaujolais and burgundy, Spanish Rioja
High Wine Content: 13.5% - 14.5%
White wine: South African chenin blanc, Chilean chardonnay, California viognier, French sauternes, California chardonnay, Australian chardonnay, California pinot gris, California sauvignon blanc
Red wine: Australian shiraz, Argentine malbec, California cabernet sauvignon, French rhone red, California syrah, California pinot noir, Italian barolo, Chilean merlot
Very High Wine Content: Above 14.5%
White wine: Spanish sherry (fortified), French muscat de beaumes-de-venise (fortified), Portuguese madeira (fortified)
Red wine: Portuguese port (fortified), California zinfandel, California petite sirah, Italian amarone
Saturday, September 17, 2011
MY FIRST KISS...
AHHH.. SO HERE WE ARE. I LOVE WINE ( SOMETIMES TOO MUCH) LOL ITS SO SULTRY, SEXY, COMFORTABLE AND INTELLIGENT. YES WINE CAN AND DOES HAVE HUMAN-LIKE CHARACTERISTICS. THIS IS WHY I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH..WINE.
FIRST OFF LETS GO BACK A BIT, HOW DID I FIND THIS LOVE AFFAIR. WELL MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A VERY BOISTEROUS, STRONG, EFFICIENT PERSON AND HER WINES WHERE THE SAME. REMEMBER 'COLD DUCK" YEP BY ANDRE? THAT WAS MY GRAPE JUICE AT 3 YEARS OLD..LOL NOT TO MENTION I GREW UP CATHOLIC FOR 15 YEARS SO COMMUNION WAS AWESOME!!!! AT ST.ELIZABETH THERE WAS NO GRAPE JUICE IN THAT BUILDING! SO THAT IS HOW MY FIRST LOVE AFFAIR STARTED WITH WINE. AS I GREW OLDER AND STARTED TO ' LEGALLY" DRINK, THE HARD LIQUOR WAS NEVER NICE TO ME, I WOULD BE THE 'UPPTY" ONE IN THE GROUP, WHILE OTHERS WERE DRINKING EVERCLEAR ( TELL YOU ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE MUCH LATER, YIKES) AND MADDOG 20/20 AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I SWEAR PUT HAIR ON YOUR TONGUE AND CHEST! I WANTED ZINFANDEL, OR CHAMPAGNE SINCE I HAD NO JOB AND IN SCHOOL I WENT FOR CHAMPALE, AND WAS ALWAYS READY FOR THE MASSIVE MIGRAINE THAT CAME WITH IT.. LOL.
SOOO LET' FAST FORWARD OH 25 YEARS OR SO. THE LOVE OF GREAT WINE RUNS TRUE IN MY FAMILY. I NOTICE EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVORITE AND THE WINE MATCHES THEIR PERSONALITY. I WILL ALSO TOUCH ON THAT LATER. :-)
NOW LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS HERE..FIRST OFF LETS START WITH MY WHITES. I WONT OVER BARE YOU, JUST NAME A FEW, FOR NOW!
TASTE: SWEET AND VERY PLAYFUL ON THE TONGUE
PRICE: USUALLY NEVER OVER 10.00 UNLESS YOU ARE AT KENWOOD LIQUORS IN CHICAGO AND DUE TO ITS POPULARITY ( I THINK) ITS 11.99
BRANDS: LISTED ABOVE THAT I HAVE TRIED
PURPOSE: A DESSERT WINE ( ACTUALLY) BUT I HAVE HAD IT WITH SEAFOOD AND PORK, NOT BAD. OH AND GREAT WITH ROMAN NOODLES.. LMAO!
OH BY THE WAY MOSCATO'S ALSO COME IN RED AND BUBBLY. I'LL TOUCH ON THOSE MANANA... TELL THEN CIAO, DRINK AND BE MERRY!
SOOO LET' FAST FORWARD OH 25 YEARS OR SO. THE LOVE OF GREAT WINE RUNS TRUE IN MY FAMILY. I NOTICE EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVORITE AND THE WINE MATCHES THEIR PERSONALITY. I WILL ALSO TOUCH ON THAT LATER. :-)
NOW LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS HERE..FIRST OFF LETS START WITH MY WHITES. I WONT OVER BARE YOU, JUST NAME A FEW, FOR NOW!
Moscato’s 1876 TRADER JOE'S Bubbly and Excellent 10.00
Yellow Tail Excellent 3.00-5.00
Beringer HORRIBLE 3.00
Saracco EXCELLENT 11.99
MOSCATO WAS INTRODUCED TO ME BY A MANICURIST. LAILA ( MY COUSIN) AND I WERE GETTING READY TO GO TO GENEVA, SWIZTERLAND, AND THE LADY THAT WAS DOING OUR MANI AND PEDI'S HIPPED US TO MOSCATO BY SARACCO. THEN I NOTICED YEARS LATER MOSCATO BECOME.. VERY COMMON AND A BIT TOO COMMON SO I SEARCHED FOR ONE OR MANY THAT WERE NOT MAIN STREAM...SO HERE IS MY TAKE ON MOSCATOSTASTE: SWEET AND VERY PLAYFUL ON THE TONGUE
PRICE: USUALLY NEVER OVER 10.00 UNLESS YOU ARE AT KENWOOD LIQUORS IN CHICAGO AND DUE TO ITS POPULARITY ( I THINK) ITS 11.99
BRANDS: LISTED ABOVE THAT I HAVE TRIED
PURPOSE: A DESSERT WINE ( ACTUALLY) BUT I HAVE HAD IT WITH SEAFOOD AND PORK, NOT BAD. OH AND GREAT WITH ROMAN NOODLES.. LMAO!
OH BY THE WAY MOSCATO'S ALSO COME IN RED AND BUBBLY. I'LL TOUCH ON THOSE MANANA... TELL THEN CIAO, DRINK AND BE MERRY!
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