Hello all! I had had my first child a couple of months ago, and I had an idea to purchase a bottle of wine made this year to tuck away in the closet until their 21st birthday. That said, I know nothing about how to age wine properly or what wine ages well, so I'm looking for guidance or what to buy, how to store, and if I'm going to have half rotten grape juice in 20 years?

I am a relative novice at wine (I enjoy a wide variety of lower end ($15-$20) bottles). I'm willing to spend a bit more on this, but probably not over $50, if possible.

Hi everyone, I would like to buy my husband a nice bottle of wine for his first Father’s Day as a dad to our son. I would like to spend $250 or less. He likes not sweet reds like Cabernet Sauvignon. Thank you!

Found in the back of my dads old garage surely if it’s from 1952 it’ll be gone right? There’s a whole case of it

Hey all,

I have always loved wine and an opportunity came up that I am thinking of moving forward with. This is a wine shop in a large NE city. Foot traffic etc. Its a decent shop. One of those that has a wide selection but kind of in an organized chaos type of way.
Im not looking to get rich, just to do something I enjoy and make a decent living.
Any glaring reasons I should not move forward? Obviously I mean, numbers aside...is the brick & mortar part of the industry doing ok? Or has it been completely slaughtered by the online business? And separately, is there any way for a wine store to have any e-commerce business these days? Considering the large sites that have a monopoly on the e-commerce side.

Thanks for your time

As a moving-in gift to myself after getting my first house, I thought I’d upgrade from the standard wine racks to something a bit better.

Collection is small yet as I’m only 25. Next step: fill it with more wine.

I work at a wine import and distribution company and am involved with the buying process for new wines. A new customer service employee started recently who regularly wears strongly scented perfume. So far I’ve dealt with it by trying to ignore and I do eventually get used to it during the day but when the time comes to smell wine I feel my senses have been affected. What would Reddit winos do?

Hi guys,

going to Germany to study and enjoy riesling from 4th May 2024 for 2 weeks with my wife, who doesn't mind wine trip but is not crazy about it. For her, it's once a year holiday we do. We are doing 1~2 wineries per day, and are going around with a car, though I plan to just leave the car in major cities that we are staying (Deidesheim, Trier, and Bernkastel-Kues) and take public transportation / taxies as much as we can while doing tastings.

I have figured almost all the wineries of my interest out, but I have not had the time to go through nearby tourist attractions for my wife. To be honest, there seems to be ALOT. I guess work kind of got into my way and I have not made up my mind about it

Can you kindly give me advise on some nice sceneries / tourist attractions (fun museum, castles, etc to see) along the way, as well as restaurants and wine shops? Not looking for fine dining places though, since we already have Sonnora booked.

We are staying in Deidesheim, Trier, Bernkastel-Kues and Mainz, and plan to visit Laumersheim, Neustadt, Nahe, Ayl, along the way.

Below are my full itinerary

Day 1: Arrive into Frankfurt, sleep there

Day 2 (Sunday): Rent car, drive to Deidesheim, park & take public transportation to Burklin Wolf winery, enjoy the food & wine Sunday there.

Day 3 (Monday): Laumersheim Drive to Philiipp Kuhn for wine tasting. Unfortunately, Knisper is closed on this day! What's good nearby?

Day 4 (Tuesday): Neustadt Public transport to Weingut Oliver Zetter / Weingut Fank john , lunch at Mandelhof, return to Deidersheim for Weingut Von Winning in afternoon.

Day 5 (Wed) Nahe: morning tasting at Weingut schaefer froehlich, have lunch (any recommendation?) and have afternoon tasting at Donhoff. Drive to Trier

Day 6 (Thur) Trier: Public holiday, take it easy, and go for tour of Trier

Day 7 (Fri) Saar/Ayl: public transportation to Weingut Peter Lauer, have lunch at Peter Lauer restaurant, walk around Saarburg, drop by Bonsai & Wein - Die Vinothek der Saar.

Day 8 (Sat) Drive to hofgut Falkenstein for tasting, REST OF THE DAY , TBD

Day 9 (Sun): Drive to Waldhotel Sonnora, have dinner. Whole day

Day 10 (Mon): Weingut Hermann Ludes & Daniel Twardowski. Check into Bernkastel-Kues hotel

Day 11 (Tue): Bernkastel-Kues: undecided on winery, probably JJ Prum for sweeter style. confirmed dinner at Restaurant Zeltinger Hof

Day 12 (Wed) Bernkastel-Kues: undecided on winery, probably Markus Molitor

Day 13 (Thur) : Mainz: Drop by WeinArt Handelsgesellschaft for wine shopping, Tasting at JB Becker. See city of Mainz

Day 14 (Friday) Go back to Frankfurt to fly out.

Not an everyday line-up

I've seen Ziereisen in this sub every now and then - and only recently discovered that they co-organize a yearly event showcasing various producers from Baden. The event focuses on "Landwein" (comparable to Vin de France) - in my view, a nice mix between old-school independent producers who've been known to write their own rules (such as Ziereisen) and relatively new producers that have received more fame with the whole natural wine movement (Wasenhaus, Forgeurac). More than 250 wines were available for tasting and showing a nice cross-section of Baden: Pinot (Noir/Blanc/Gris) and Gutedel at the forefront, Chardonnay, Riesling and Syrah with minor roles.

In the picture you can see the entire Ziereisen Pinot Noir line-up from entry-level Tschuppen/Talrain all the way to the Jaspis-line. All of the wines are spontaneously fermented, spend quite some time on the lees and are bottled without filtration. My highlights were the "Schulen" Pinot: super fresh, intense cherries and uncooked raspberry jam. Nice grippy tannins and already very enjoyable; even though this can probably sit around for a few more years (22€ at the winery). And "Jaspis Zipsin" had a very similar profile, but much more concentration and elegance. I'd compare this one to some of the 1er cru Burgs that I've tasted so far. (58€)

Some other highlights from the event (no pictures):

Forgeurac Sekt 2018: super elegant, nice citrus and brioche notes. No info on grape varieties - I'd guess Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and maybe some Pinot Blanc/Gris.

Brenneisen Pinot Rosé Sekt 20221: ridiculous bubbles for 10€. Traditional bottle fermentation, ripe raspberries

Wasenhaus Spätburgunder Kalk 2022: entry-level Pinot, 18 months in barrique, for their entry-level quite intense and aromatic. great balance.

Ziereisen Syrah Jaspis Däublin 2021: no way I'd assume this stuff coming from Baden. Great balance between fruit, meat and wood. Côte-Rotie vibes

Brenneisen Chardonnay Molassefels 2021: very serious Chardonnay, strong citrus, some malo. strongly recommend for 17€

Greiner Chardonnay Venus 2022: more exotic primary fruit (mango, lemongrass), good integration of wood

Nose as expected - lots of lemon and brioche, but quite big.

Palette - little softer and rounder than some English sparkling but still very high acid, lots of fruit - raspberry and lemon curd. Overall concentrated and very precise. Finishes long with lots of brioche. Excellent stuff.

This retails for £65 in the UK and I think you can find great fizz for less here, but considering the quality and the champagnes it’s competing with I think it’s quite reasonably priced.

93 points. I’ve had prestige cuvee champagne that I’ve found less enjoyable.

Anyway, I want to review a number of English sparkling wines here and thought I’d start with something recognisable. Anyone else fond of Gusbourne? Is it available in the states?

I know it's a long shot, but if anyone is in Japan, ideally Kansai but Tokyo would do as well. We could organize a meetup or something! I am also looking forward recommendations for the japanese marketz it seems Chile is a good value even though I mostly drink french.

I got a wine bottle (cap closure. Not corked) last month for me and my girlfriend. We just tasted it 1 glass each and re-capped it for later. Unfortunately for us, one or the other was sick for a month and we couldn't drink it.

Now we are both fine and wanted to drink that wine. So is it safe to drink a month old opened wine? It was stored in our refrigerator. Does it go stale or lose its flavour?

Love wine but on a bit of a budget coming from Australia with a terrible exchange rate. Hoping to check out a couple of wineries known for sparking wine that offer tastings that won’t break the bank 🙏🏻

I'm sourcing all the wine for my own summer wedding. Someone shared the Zev Ravine portfolio. I've had a few of their wines, but not super familiar with a lot of the producers on the list. I am targeting case recommendations for zippy, light and refreshing whites, ideally in the $12-15 bottle cost range.

Link to PDF attached. Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o-JHWTcDiui1vo8I-D7y7vtftNtOjdBy/view?usp=drive_link

hi ! i was looking for help with finding a nice bottle of wine for my girlfriends mom. my mom died 8 years ago and i haven’t bought a mother’s day gift since. i’ve been with my gf for about a year and a half, her and her family have been very kind and welcoming and i wanted to send her mom a bottle of wine for mother’s day. i’m not a big wine drinker, so i really don’t know anything and was looking for help on finding a nice bottle that’s also not too expensive. i know she likes sauvignon blanc but that’s about it. any help would be so appreciated, tia !!

65% Syrah, 31% Grenache, 4% Rousanne blend from IGP Vaucluse in the Rhône Valley.

Some asshole special-ordered a 12 bottle case of this through my store 16 months ago and then ghosted us. It’s been sitting on the shelf at $89.99 since then; we’d never sold a bottle until I bit the bullet this morning.

To the asshole’s credit, they have good taste. This stuff rocks. The wine spent 18 months in oak (unsure how much new), and that oak makes its presence known both on the nose and the palate, but is balanced by bright acidity and a touch of spice (maybe cardamom?). Blueberry, black cherry, and leather lead on the palate, with velvety tannins. It’s good wine! Thanks, asshole!

Funny sighting at Meijer. Oops!

So I got a box of Pinot grigio for a casual gathering and pulled the bag out of the box to chill it quickly in the freezer - and noticed it clearly has a big air bubble at the top of the bag. It's not leaking, so it must have been manufactured that way. Isnt that bad though? Isn't the point of the bag to exclude oxygen? Is this normal or am I about to open an even worse than normal bag of white wine? UPDATE: it tastes like normal adult grape juice out of a bag, no harm no foul 👌

Just had this one last night an was really impressed!

Insane value on this Underraga carignan. Wrought from the heat of the Cauquenes and Loncomilla vinyards in the Maule Valley, and irrigated solely by the life-giving rains of the region, these 1958 vines are witnessed here thriving in their given conditions, bearing fruits of astute brilliance under the attentive care of these "terroir hunters".

A muscular and truly delectable nose reveals a strong floral presence of rose petal and voilets. Enveloping them are prominent suggestions of blackberry, black currant, red fruit preserves, slate and oak. Some wet underbrush, sourdough and plum add proper depth to the profile here as well.

A vivid and fittingly intense palate hosts all of the above, with a poignant emphasis on fresh berries and ripe cherries. There's a wild and profound energy here, yet the affair is equally playful and approachable with just enough green pepper pyrazines and herbaceousness to keep it grounded. A full body and chewy, fine-grained tannins are buttressed by a salacious acidity and patient yet punctual finish, fashioning a sip that leaves you eager for another right away. Moreover, those aforementioned earthy notes really develop after a couple hours of air time, and the resultant evolution of this wine over the course of the evening becomes rather impressive as the profile shifts from sharp and floral towards a more contemplative and savoury drink.

Lush, blossoming and addictive, Underraga wasn't messing around when they doubled down on this terroir-highlighting carignan selection. Drink now or stash it for a few years and see how it evolves.

Personal score: 94 points

Has all of the drinking windows for CellarTracker disappeared or is it just me?

I am switching to enjoy more of the daily or weekly bottle of wine vs beer/ craft beer. I prefer fermented beverages to liquor or cocktails on most occasions.

That being said, I am looking for advice on the best affordable reds suggestions. The stores in my area have limted suggestions, most likely large wines from California/ west coast, and a few South American/ Aussie/ and Euro wines.

I do like some whites, sweeter varieties, but I am more into bold and fruit bomb reds. Dry is ok as well.

Thank you for your help.

Anyone else notice that the new Fiddletown from the most recent shipment doesn’t taste like Fiddletown at all? Less full bodied, tastes more earthy. It’s not the wine that Fiddletown lovers have grown to love.