What are You Drinking RIGHT NOW? II

[Huskee]

A trusted friend and wine connoisseur turned me onto De Negoce, a wine retailer. They buy up wines and vet them and rate them and sell them at a steep discount. He gifted me one of their cabernets and it was wowing. And $20-something. Grocery store pricing, but $40-50 quality IMO. Anyway, he gave me a $25 off link and I ordered a case of their wines. A mix of red zins and pettie sirahs (my personal favorite), average of $15-20/bottle with free shipping.

This is one of their petite sirahs. Wonderful. If you're not aware, a petite sirah is a very bold red, typically more bold than a cabernet sauvignon which is often hailed as the boldest red. Petite sirah gets its name from the smaller grape size, which makes it have a larger skin-to-meat ratio, and the skins are the bold, pleasantly bitter tannic element. Therefore, most petitie sirahs outweigh an equal cabernet sauvignon on a boldness and tannin scale.

If anyone wants to give this retailer a try, please PM me, I can give you a code for $25 off your first order. They sell in increments of 6, with 12+ being free shipping.

Ok, geek speak over; TLDR = this is great stuff!

[RichieB]

CaptainMike check out Wineinsiders.com. 6 bottles plus free shipping in the contental U.S. I'm a wine lover as well as a lover of good value. You won't hear or see their selections in mainstream B&M and online retailers. And for me fast delivery. If I order by 100 PM on a business day, I'll get it next day via FEDEX. I ordered a case last Saturday. Shipped Monday recieved by noon on Tuesday. Check out thier web site.

[CaptainMike]

Thanks RichieB I'll check them out!

[SheilaAnn]

Huskee crushing on the stemware!

[Attjack]

It's been hot so I've been making Spritzes. Here we have a Campari Spritz.

[hoovarmin]

That reminds me of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

[Allon]

hoovarmin, Who? What kind of life, aquatic?

SEAFOOD!

[hoovarmin]

Allon

[Huskee]

Another petite sirah, this one I'd held onto since pre-pandemic. I forgot I even had it! Enjoyed this pre & post Nacho Crunch Burgers.

[Richard Chrz]

Cheers

[WayneT]

Hendricks for the win.

[SheilaAnn]

The camera angle looks like you garnished with a whole lime! +1 on Hendricks for the win!

[StrikeBBQ]

Maker Mark as usual

[WayneT]

‘Smoke on the Water’ Old Fashioned. Made with ice cubes from smoked water, Woodford Double Oaked bourbon and a canned Old Fashioned mix I picked up in WI. Threw in a couple of cherries and an orange slice so this is the sweet version.

(Ummm, mods, could you adjust the time stamp on this post please? I don’t anyone to think I’m drinking this stuff at 4:00 am.) 🤣

[Panhead John]

Too late Wayne, we all know the truth.

[Richard Chrz]

Pretending to tend to a rib cook.

[hoovarmin]

Oh yeah!

[Richard Chrz]

The gin did not pair very well with the cigar. I love the cigar. Switched to rum, far better. The cigar is fantastic.

[Bkhuna]

Eagle Rare 10 yo. Neat.

[MsTwiggy]

Vesper, Radler, Bourbon old fashioned . . . feelin' good! Happy Labor Day Friyay y'all ✌🏻✌🏻🔥🔥🔥❤️🐿

[SheilaAnn]

Loving the glassware!

[HotSun]

Both drinks look great. Life is good.

[HotSun]

Feeling a little under the weather, so I just woke up from a two hour nap after dinner. I am a sucker for a well designed label, and this one is beautiful: Matilda Nieves, Mencia, 2020, from the Ribeira Sacra DO in Spain.



I am also a sucker for a good story behind my libations. The grapes and vines for wines from this region are picked and maintained by hand, as the workers have to climb the cliffs of the valleys and canyons, and cannot use any machinery. I like to think of this as a labor of love and makes the wine even more special.

I am too tired to come up with any tasting notes, but I mostly agree with the pro critic, so here goes:

Critic tasting note: "This deep red-violet colored wine has aromas of black cherry and bramble berries. It is soft in the mouth, with flavors of raspberry, strawberry, butterscotch and aniseed. Light tannins fade into a Valencia orange finish. Mike DeSimone" - 88/100, Wine Enthusiast

This wine is just plain delicious, lots of body, and well balanced. This goes well with red meats, cured meats, hard cheeses, pizza, and pasta with red sauce. Was not feeling up to decanting, so I just aerated. I brought out our good red wine glasses for this one.

I bought a case from B-21 earlier this year on pre-order and it was so good I picked up another case a couple months ago. This came in at about $16/bottle, but you can probably find cheaper on wine-searcher.com.

[Richard Chrz]

Enjoying a Bloody Mary and watching college football. Now to figure out what to cook.

[RickyBobby]

Captain and Big K Zero (Kroger brand Coke Zero)…….. I’m a simple man. Lol!!!!!

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[MsTwiggy]

Haha, from this angle it looks like a bucket 🏴‍☠️

[HotSun]

Works for me.

[Richard Chrz]

Last nights, and the Trippel right now.

[Whiskeyman53]

Frome one of my favorite distilleries, Whistlepig . They have collaborated with Traeger to bottle a smoked rye whiskey.
Not a surprise that Whistlepig has produced another fantastic limited edition whiskey .