Dinner date this evening, NEED HELP ON A GOOD WINE TO BRING!

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Dinner date this evening, NEED HELP ON A GOOD WINE TO BRING!

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:01:34 AM EDT

Okay here it is, I have 3 bottles of wine at home that I could bring, were having sea food and or some kind of meet dish such as veal. The 3 kinds of wines are as follows,
1 being Woodbridge Zinfandel, 2 Yellow Tail Merlot, and last but not least Louis Jadot 2002 by Beaujolais-Villages. All these wines are red. My date and I do not care for white wine even if were having sea food. So out of those 3 what bottle of wine do you think I should bring?

I'll be leaving my house in aprrox. 45 min.

Should I just go purchase a nice bottle of red?

Thanks,
Joe....

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:02:32 AM EDT

[#1]

I'd go with the Merlot.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:03:36 AM EDT

[#2]

Good info here

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:07:45 AM EDT

[#3]

I'd go for the Merlot. But I'm not much of a wine person, but it seems the logical choice.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:17:48 AM EDT

[#4]

I think I will go with the Merlot, I just want to make a good impression.

I'll let eveyone know this evening when I return.

From,
Joe....

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:25:45 AM EDT

[#5]

The Merlot is bad choice for anyting seafood.

I suggest getting something a bit more mild that will work for both dishes - get a Chianti. Pay somewhere between $13-$15 a bottle and it'll be a great wine.

CMOS

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:25:47 AM EDT

[#6]

Boone's Farm

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:26:06 AM EDT

[#7]

Night Train FTW!!!!

Unless you like a nice blanc, then I would go with Thunderbird.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:33:32 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Boone's Farm

That's in Highschool!

Since you do not like white wine, I will go with Louis Jadot 2002 by Beaujolais-Villages. . But then why wouldn't you try a Puilly-Fuisse white, it may change your mind regarding white wine.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:35:29 AM EDT

[#9]

Generally boxed wines are very well regarded.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:36:01 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Generally boxed wines are very well regarded.

CMOS

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:37:07 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Generally boxed wines are very well regarded.

Regarded as what?

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:41:21 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Generally boxed wines are very well regarded.

CMOS

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:43:37 AM EDT

[#13]

Thunderdog.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:44:09 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Good info here

That's a great link!

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:48:24 AM EDT

[#15]

I am not familiar with the Louis Jadot, but I would dump the Woodbridge and Yellow Tail....Dont show with those.

Take a look at J. Lohr, Sterling Vintage and the Coppola merlot and cab.

Posted: 8/13/2007 9:50:20 AM EDT

[#16]

Fred Sanford never went wring with the Ripple.
"Shopowner! 5 litres of your finest boxed wine!"

Posted: 8/13/2007 4:03:14 PM EDT

[#17]

I decided to go with the Merlot, it was a big hit. She really had a great time.

Thanks for the help.

From,
Joe....

Posted: 8/13/2007 4:04:27 PM EDT

[#18]

Posted: 8/13/2007 4:07:24 PM EDT

[#19]

where is the Château Le Rohypnol pic

but seriously, the Merlot or a Petit Shiraz

Posted: 8/13/2007 4:07:38 PM EDT

[#20]

of the three, I would go with the Jadot

Posted: 8/13/2007 5:22:40 PM EDT

[#21]

Have you tried a Riesling? They are still a white wine and are sweet, but have a different flavor than the typical white. I cant remember the name, but there was a blue bottled Riesling I used to buy all the time that was tasty.

Posted: 8/13/2007 5:44:18 PM EDT

[#22]

Annie Green Springs

Posted: 8/13/2007 5:45:51 PM EDT

[#23]

I like a nice merlot, mulled with a touch of cinnamon and rohypnol.

Posted: 8/13/2007 5:51:31 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
I am not familiar with the Louis Jadot, but I would dump the Woodbridge and Yellow Tail....Dont show with those.

Take a look at J. Lohr, Sterling Vintage and the Coppola merlot and cab.

Sterling is usually the best bag for your buck across the spectrum out here - and this is in wine country. Once I discovered it, I haven't tried any others

.

For some reason, the yuppies around here love the imported stuff, though - go figure.

Posted: 8/13/2007 5:56:02 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
Have you tried a Riesling? They are still a white wine and are sweet, but have a different flavor than the typical white. I cant remember the name, but there was a blue bottled Riesling I used to buy all the time that was tasty.

I think I know the one you are talking about - it's a German import, right? I used to drink that when I lived in El Paso. Schlinkhaus Auslesen, maybe?

If you like Riesling, see if you can find Fetzer Vineyard Riesling in your area. Their vineyard is out here in Mendocino country - I'm not sure how wide their distribution is - but it's one of the few types of wines I buy out here that isn't from Sterling (costs a little more, though). I always keep a bottle around because non-wine drinkers always love it as well.

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