[13:30] <ColonelPanic001> rick_h_: I saw your wine tweet, thought you might have input
[13:30] <ColonelPanic001> if I like merlot, and I like shiraz even more, and I don't really like sweet wines (which shouldn't be a surprise after that first part), what else should I try?
[13:32] <rick_h_> ColonelPanic001: so I'd see if you like comlex or simpler wines and try out an aged cab (7yr or older) and things like a red zinfandel and pinot (start with something from williamette valley OR)
[13:32] <rick_h_> ColonelPanic001: if you're feeling brave find a bordeaux and see how that goes over on you. It'll be more complex and interesting
[13:32] <ColonelPanic001> cool, thanks.
[13:33] <rick_h_> make sure to try a couple and pay attention that the area isn't just 'california' but an actual region at least
[13:33] <ColonelPanic001> I like dry reds, but rarely drink wine because I like dry reds and hate sweet whites, and my wife is the polar opposite
[13:33] <rick_h_> so you can get a feel for where vs 'we've pulled a bunch of graped together'
[13:33] <ColonelPanic001> "an unattended backyard"
[13:33] <rick_h_> ColonelPanic001: heh, can understand that. My wife likes more complex things and I like more single grape types
[13:34] <ColonelPanic001> I have a very unrefined sense for wine, I don't think I'll be hard to please
[13:34] <rick_h_> heh, it takes time
[13:34] <ColonelPanic001> meh, I don't mind. Makes it cheaper.
[13:34] <rick_h_> it started for me with a wine tasting at a vineyard in VA and I started to find words to put to things I did and did not like
[13:34] <ColonelPanic001> yeah, I'm there with beer
[13:34] <ColonelPanic001> very frequently run into the problem of not enough vocabulary
[13:35] <rick_h_> I hear there's a few good vineyards in MI, but I've not found any yet I care for. Not that I've been to a ton.
[13:35] <rick_h_> right, I know what I like enough with US based stuff, then I go to europe and don't know enough since french/italians are all setup by region names/etc.
[13:36] <rick_h_> ColonelPanic001: but that pic is a vineyard in CA I love their pinot so they send a few bottles a few times a year
[13:36] <ColonelPanic001> nice
[13:36] <rick_h_> so if you find something you love, check out where it came from. prices are better and nothing like having it delivered hah!
[13:39] <ColonelPanic001> cool, thanks
[13:39] <rick_h_> np
[13:39] <rick_h_> always happy to chat wine :)
[13:42] <ColonelPanic001> \o
[14:04] <jrwren> ColonelPanic001: trader joes, 2 buck chuck.
[14:04] <rick_h_> bah
[14:04] <rick_h_> that's not what it was anyway
[14:05] <ColonelPanic001> Trader Joe's is a small journey from me
[14:09] <cmaloney> ColonelPanic001: I find the Merlots are where I find peace
[14:09] <cmaloney> JoDee doesn't like Shiraz much
[14:09] <cmaloney> Malbec might be something to try as well
[14:10] <cmaloney> Though I don't find it as good as Merlot
[14:10] <cmaloney> ColonelPanic001: Thoughts on Port?
[14:13] <ColonelPanic001> I've only had port once or twice. It's a little sweet, but I like it
[14:14] <cmaloney> Dow's Ruby Red Port is a consistent favorite
[14:14] <cmaloney> not too sweet, not too leathery
[14:20] <jrwren> is it port?
[14:20] <jrwren> mmm... Port!!!
[14:21] <jrwren> I have only had one port that I didn't like, and it was 15yrs ago. Maybe my tastes changed.
[14:30] <rick_h_> cmaloney: you doing CHC? thinking of heading down but won't get there until 9
[14:55] <brousch> rick_h_: have you made it to SW MI wineries yet?
[14:55] <rick_h_> brousch: no, there was a wine tasting event that had a lot of places bringing their stuff in, mostly from traverse city
[15:45] <cmaloney> rick_h_: I think so, but today is a little screwball
[15:45] <cmaloney> dad-Baker got out of the nursing home and we're at his neurology appt right now
[15:46] <cmaloney> Traverse City tends to make more fruit-wines than grape wines
[15:46] <cmaloney> which taste like crap
[15:48] <rick_h_> cmaloney: +1 on the fruit wine
[15:48] <rick_h_> cmaloney: cool, let me know how the day goys. Good luck at the apt
[15:49] <cmaloney> Thanks
[21:54] <brousch> I love cherry wines
[22:15] <cmaloney> Might as well drink Jaegermeister
[22:15] <cmaloney> better tasting than cherry wines
[22:16] <dzho> my finely honed detectors sense a difference of opinion.
[22:18] <dzho> I think you should each send a bottle of your top 3 favorite alcohol beverages for me to adjudicate the issue
[22:47] <rick_h_> hah
[22:47] <rick_h_> one way to go abouy it
[22:47] <rick_h_> about
[22:52] <greg-g> someone's already into their new delivery of wine :)