Wine can be very frustrating.

[redqueen]

I found a great wine that I really, truly enjoyed. I got paid and then went back to get more, and there is no more. I went to four shops before giving up and buying some of the 2002 vintage. It's okay but not as good as the 2001. The clerk said it was a really hot seller. I'm sad. :(

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. c'est la vie

:hi:

[redqueen]

3. Yeah ...

I was so happy to have the money to get more... I'm not used to this limited availability thing. I need to cheapen my tastes back down, I think. ;)

:hi:

[KurtNYC]

2. Now I'm curious

what wine was it?

My new favorite is Michele Chiarlo's Barbera D'Alba. My guy stopped stocking it and I panicked. Now it can be found easily and is on sale downtown at $8 a bottle.

[redqueen]

5. Louis M. Martini - 2001.

Not sure if it was Napa or Sonoma, though... they make both.

Thanks for mentioning your new favorite. I'll put that down on my list to try soon. :)

[KurtNYC]

9. My wine guy has 2000 and 2001

so it must still be around. I swear some wine varies bottle to bottle even within the same year.

http://www.garnetwine.com/ic/results?id=yGuokmv6&mv_pc=1

I love that Barbera because it starts with vanilla and lots of fruit then finishes like chocolate. My other everyday red stand bys:

Beringer Stone Cellars Merlot about $5-6 great wine for the money, a little over-oaked but I like that in red wines.

Bogle Merlot, about $9 juicy, a little complexity
Blackstone Merlot, about $8 juicy, dark fruit
Coppola's Claret, $12 to $15 -- but as good as many $30 wines

[redqueen]

11. Thank you!

:yourock:

I *so* love DU. :loveya:

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. Wine is ESPECIALLY frustrating...

...when you are out. :(

[redqueen]

6. Don't I know it!

I was sooooooo ready for more of this wine. I got two bottles of the 2002, just in case it was that good. Stupid me. :eyes:

[qnr]

7. Wine can be frustrating too.

In the Wine = Wine is not an emulator sense.

[redqueen]

12. I have no idea what you're saying.

Yes, I'm stupid.

[qnr]

27. You're not stupid. No reason for you to know about it. It is an app

that allows you to run Windows programs on Linux/BSD/Unix.

http://www.winehq.com/

[BikeWriter]

8. Ouch! I had that happen to me several years ago...

That stuff was like pure liquid sunshine on the palate. I went back looking for a case or two but haven't seen it since. :(

[redqueen]

14. Disappointing, isn't it?

[BikeWriter]

19. Yes'm, it dd bruise my feelings...

Especially since my ex enjoyed it so much, too. It convinced me to buy the good ones by the case when you can find them, though I haven't been really into wines recently.

[sundog]

10. cab?

:)

[redqueen]

13. Of course!

I've still not found anything I like more. I tried some different kinds, but still prefer cab.

:hi:

[sundog]

15. how did I know?

:P

great taste dear :pals:

[Midlodemocrat]

16. If you drink wine in the box, you never have this problem. (nt)

[Zuni]

18. but it can make you very, very ill

box wine hangovers are the worst

[Midlodemocrat]

21. A hangover? What's that?

[redqueen]

23. haha...

Where does one buy that stuff? That's certainly more in my price range. :)

[Wapsie B]

17. Ahh such is life sometimes.........

we want what is out of our reach........
Sorry for your predicament. I was going to say sorry for your loss, but I've never seen anyone in mourning over a grape.

:hug:

[redqueen]

24. I feel bad now...

imagining people in Soviet Russia not being able to get staple items.

:blush:

[Wapsie B]

28. Don't do that.

We try to do what we can to help the less fortunate. Take it from a guy who's an expert in beating himself up. We need to enjoy ourselves too. Life is too short.

[underpants]

20. Tell me about it

[redqueen]

25. AAAAAAAAA! My EYES!

You are cruel!

[curse10]

22. That happens to me

I had a great bottle of wine on vacation- I kept the label and tried to find it at my local. They had the wrong vintage! The next year was okay- but it just didn't have the umph the first bottle had :-(

[redqueen]

26. 'umph'

Good way to put it. :)