Marlingardener
Sous Chef
With the threatened tariff imposed on European wines, are you stocking up while you can? We are particularly fond of Italian whites, French reds, and a few German wines and would hate to do without them.
Availability of European Wines
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Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
Please don't buy into the paranoia. Italian and German whites, in particular, aren't the types of wine that have a long shelf life. Well, a few of the German wines might.
Plus, do you really want to be one of those people?
My advice is to just find some good domestic alternatives. Yes, they do exist.
Calmer (and smarter) heads will eventually prevail. They always do.
Plus, do you really want to be one of those people?
My advice is to just find some good domestic alternatives. Yes, they do exist.
Calmer (and smarter) heads will eventually prevail. They always do.
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caseydog
Master Chef
I actually prefer California wines, although I also like some of the sweeter "dessert" type wines from Germany with a fruit and cheese board.
CD
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Sir_Loin_of_Beef
Chef Extraordinaire
I think I'm pretty muich set for the duration:
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Marlingardener
Sous Chef
Steve, what do you mean by "those people"? If you are referring to "I only drink French, or Italian, or German wines" people, we have two in my husband's family--one ONLY drinks French, and the other ONLY drinks Californian. Makes for interesting dinner parties . . . .
I went out to dinner one night when I was staying in Frascati Italy. I was working in Rome, but they put me up in a hotel in Frascati. It was a nice little family place, really wonderful dining experience. I ended up with a bottle of wine with dinner, and dining alone and not having a way to take it away I drank the whole thing. It was a wonderful dining experience.
Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
By those people I mean the kind of people who still have a half pallet of toilet paper sitting in their pantry from the pandemic, because they stocked up and somehow thought toilet paper would never be available again.
Seriously, I would advise those family members that ONLY drink this or that to stop limiting themselves. Good wine is made in a lot of places.
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Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I'll bet it was a wonderful dining experience.
Absolutely wonderful.
Wish I'd been there.
caseydog
Master Chef
I kinda' figured that's what you meant, but it wasn't totally clear. Thanks for the clarification.
I made it all the way through covid without hoarding toilet paper. I'd see someone with two shopping carts full of TP, and my first thought was always, "Thanks for being an A$$#0!@."
And, like I said before, California makes some really good wines. Actually, there are a few Texas wines that are quite good. Texas wines tend to be German inspired, like Rieslings. More on the sweet side.
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Steve, yes or no. The bottle of wine one has in Europe does not taste like the same make/year/vintage/etc, bought in North America.
But that's exactly why they needed all that tpaper! Because they have and are such big A$$'s
Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
That sounds like kind of a trick question.
Wine is a living beverage that changes in the bottle. The truth is that the same bottle of wine can taste different under different conditions. But it has less to do with where it was bought, and more to do with how it has been stored and handled. I also believe there are psychological factors at play. By that I mean you may have had a bottle of wine that tasted like heaven when you and your significant other were cavorting romantically at midnight on a far flung beach somewhere, but will never have that same flavor again.
caseydog
Master Chef
Oh yes. There are scammers who put ordinary wines in fake vintage bottles, and people buy them, and drink them, and think it is the best wine they've ever had. they have no idea they just drank Gallo from a $500 bottle of wine.
CD
There are some lovely, inexpensive Spanish wines that don't travel well. Well, I guess it's more a case of them being fussy travelers. If you handle them with care and bring them home in your hand luggage, they seem to travel well enough. That was my experience when I lived in Denmark and vacationed in Spain a few times.
Kathleen
Cupcake
Wine is something that I like or don't. Honestly, I have no palate for it. Two Buck Chuck was just fine with dinner once upon a time....
No, it was not meant to be. It's just that I believe that more sulphites are encouraged in wines to be exported to help with the shelf life. Canadian Liquor Boards (in this case specifically Quebec) will not bring in or buy wines that do not have a guaranteed shelf life of minimum 6 months.That sounds like kind of a trick question.
I've also heard from one or two friends that I know are pretty knowledgeable on their wines say wines in France or Italy taste much better to their counterparts here.
Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
Sounds like another wine myth to me. I know for a fact that potassium metabisulfite is added to the barrel based on the pH of the wine and desired free SO2 levels. It's not based on the intended market.
OK, I've never done a taste test with the metabisulfite. I just don't add very much as I'm sensitive to it and my wine doesn't hang around long enough to spoil anyhow. 
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But also I've had friends bring back wine from Europe and bought the same wine here. They say there is a difference. But I don't know as I can't drink commercial wines LOL.
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But also I've had friends bring back wine from Europe and bought the same wine here. They say there is a difference. But I don't know as I can't drink commercial wines LOL.
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