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Audio and Wine?

I was wondering whether any audiophiles out there share my wine obsession? I�ve found recently that my interest in wine and audio is very similar �

both eat up a lot of my disposable income
are very expensive and technical
very difficult to downgrade (or drink lesser wine) as time goes by.

Also, both interests (or obsessions) attract some scoffing or ridicule from non-believers. At least with audio, one has what could be called an investment, but with wine, the pleasures are more ephemeral. Anyway, are there any other wine aficionados out there? If so, what are your three favorite wines? Mine are:

(1) Neiabum Copolla Directors Reserve (both cabernet and merlot - $30).

(2) Groth Vineyards - just about anything � Cabernet ($48), Merlot ($35), Chardonnay ($25) or Sauvinon Blanc ($17).

(3)Whitehall Lane (Merlot - $22).

Best I�ve had � Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet �95 ($125).
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4yanx
1,576 posts
 
I like an number of wines, though White Burgundies are my all-time favorite. Some folks are limit their wine experiences by only including Savs, Clarets, Chards, etc. and don't open up to Zins, Pinot Noirs, Sav Blancs and the like.

Lglegoir, DITTO the Domaine Bonneau du Martray 1996 Corton Charlemagne at ($70). The CC's are among the finest wines in the world at any price, IMHO. My wife and I enjoy the best Corton Charlemagne available on each anniversary at a couple if partcularly well-stocked restaurants. The wine has costed much more than the meals, but it leaves a longer-lasting impression as well! :-)
raguirre
120 posts
 
My roomate is a fine dining waiter and he and his industry peers have conspired to elevate my pallete to the point I have a difficult time enjoying cheap wine (single digit reds used to be my favorite thing to drink). I have exacted revenge on him by spreading the audiophilia bug and am seriously considering making him sit down and perform a speaker cable audition the next time he picks another region to educate me on.

So... of all the audiophile vinophiles... how many of you (us) own Reidel stemware?

'82 Petrus? Wow. I get excited when I buy a decent Barolo.
mvwine
21 posts
 
Count me in as a Reidel owner. The fact that I have a set of the Cabernet and Pinot Noir glasses should give you a clue to where my inclinations lie :).

However, summer for me is white wine season, so raise a glass of Sauvingon Blanc or Viogner (or if you must, Chardonnay) to celebrate the 4th!
angela100
435 posts
 
Raguirre, almost a single digit red wine (10 bucks!) WORTH trying is
Bonny Doon's Big House Red http://www.bonnydoonvineyard.com/wi_cds_bhr.html?s2p3

-aj
katharina
56 posts
 
Ever try to empty one Lafite Rothschild each over two Manley 1200 Wotans simulateously ? You get a hell of a bang fsolute must for the money. ...and an absolute must for the congnoscienti.
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