Chef Jim Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I Just read an article how these down times will be a boon for cheap wine. I read that too and I hate the word cheap. Sounds like you have to drink it out of a paper bag in the doorway of an abandoned building. I prefer the word inexpensive and recently I've discovered some great inexpensive wines. Mostly from Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I read that too and I hate the word cheap. Sounds like you have to drink it out of a paper bag in the doorway of an abandoned building. I prefer the word inexpensive and recently I've discovered some great inexpensive wines. Mostly from Spain. Good point(s)! Betcha, you can't beat my inexpensive whine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I Just read an article how these down times will be a boon for cheap wine. I know a gentleman that samples wines at the Harris Teeter (high end) supermarkets here. He said that until the downturn he would sell people $20.00 bottles of wine by the armful. People would throw them into the cart without hesitating. Now, the price points have dropped to the $5-$6 dollar range. He knows his stuff and as Chef said, he has recently discovered some good inexpensive wines, I believe he was referring to Brazilian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I know a gentleman that samples wines at the Harris Teeter (high end) supermarkets here. He said that until the downturn he would sell people $20.00 bottles of wine by the armful. People would throw them into the cart without hesitating. Now, the price points have dropped to the $5-$6 dollar range. He knows his stuff and as Chef said, he has recently discovered some good inexpensive wines, I believe he was referring to Brazilian. Sometime ago Cincy got me onto: "Three Buck Chuck." @ Trader Joe's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Sometime ago Cincy got me onto: "Three Buck Chuck." @ Trader Joe's. The wine that he is currently sampling is competing with "three buck chuck" from Trader Joe's. How times have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I know a gentleman that samples wines at the Harris Teeter (high end) supermarkets here. He said that until the downturn he would sell people $20.00 bottles of wine by the armful. People would throw them into the cart without hesitating. Now, the price points have dropped to the $5-$6 dollar range. He knows his stuff and as Chef said, he has recently discovered some good inexpensive wines, I believe he was referring to Brazilian. Funny though I bought a $45 bottle of French wine a couple of weeks back. Now when I buy the inexpensive stuff I usually buy wine with good reviews and 90 points but when we tried that $45 bottle (which I think was a 90 pointer too) my wife looks at me and says "wow, you can really tell the difference on a more expensive bottle." That whole point thing can be a scam but it helps sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 all of us.... the winner is all of us BillsFanNC. I have absolutely nothing against wine, so I agree. My point, and the point of this contest was to showcase how fine craft beer can compete with and exceed wine as a choice with a gourmet meal. Beer in fact has more complexity to offer to compliment a meal in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Sometime ago Cincy got me onto: "Three Buck Chuck." @ Trader Joe's. I guess that's inflation. A few years ago, I was introduced to Two Buck Chuck at Trader Joe's. Pretty good wine. But $3!?! Is it 33% better now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I guess that's inflation. A few years ago, I was introduced to Two Buck Chuck at Trader Joe's. Pretty good wine. But $3!?! Is it 33% better now? I think some call it even "Four Buck Chuck" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I prefer wine myself. Those could be barrels of bourbon .... could not tell as something kept distracting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Not too many beer countries out there. I agree with your basic point but there are some good beer "countries" out there and the list is not that much shorter than wine countries - where there is great difference is in the sub-regions associated with wine. If you take the list to that level no doubt that the quantity of top flight wine producing regions will blow away beer. Here are what i believe to be top tier beer countries Belgium Germany England Ireland Are arguably "top tier" beer countries lines up with top wine countries: France United States Australia Chile Next tier beer countries United States Canada Japan (lack craft beers - but their everyday stuff is very good) Lines up with next tier wine countries: Germany Spain Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Wine is fine but beer sometimes hits the spot. Burger and beer is very good. Baked fish with beer not so good. Fine dinning and wine go together. Pub food best with beer. I just like wine any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Wine is fine but beer sometimes hits the spot. Burger and beer is very good. Baked fish with beer not so good. Fine dinning and wine go together. Pub food best with beer. I just like wine any time. If you are talking macro lagers which most people think of as all 'beer' then the above is true, but if you account for all styles of beer then nothing can be further from the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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