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- disney bad boy - 04-11-2004
Hi All,
I am so new to wine that this question will make you laugh.
I was reading some of your posts and found some of them interesting and others I got that glazed look over my face because I had no idea of what was being talked about. [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/confused.gif[/img]
One in particular refered to going to "wine specialty stores". I live in SW Florida and would like to know if any of your members know of any stores in that area? That to me sounds like a good place to get first hand advice when buying wine. We, as far as I've seen, have liquor stores, and frankly buy any wine we drink from the grocery stores.
Like I said we are real new to wine. We are so new we don't even know what we like yet. However last night we tried a Riesling for the first time and found it to our liking.
The wine that started the whole thing for us was an Italian sparkling wine Rosa Regale. I bought some for my wife while we were at Disney's Food and Wine Fest she loved it and it's been a quest trying to find something comparable but less expensive.
- Drew - 04-11-2004
Hello DBB and welcome. It almost seems that Banfi has cornered the market on Brachetto d'Acqui and it is such an unusual wine that I'm not sure you'll find something comparable and cheaper. Maybe Roberto will chime in with some recommendations. (He's the Italian expert and wine shop owner on the west coast). BTW, what area in southwest
Florida do you reside?
Drew
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- disney bad boy - 04-11-2004
Thank you for the Welcome.
Your 100% correct, I may not find anything comparable but it is fun trying. [img]http://wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]
I live mid way between Tampa and Miami in Port Charlotte.
Gary
- PinotEnvy - 04-11-2004
Disney,
In my post when I reffered to a "wine specialty store" I was making a distinction between a small liquor store whith unknowledgeable employees vs. a shop that tries hard to let you know it means wine. They may have other forms of alcohol, but they cator to wines and employ knowledgeable people. There is nothing I dislike more as a novice than knowing more than the person who works there. There really is a big differance.
PE
- Lucky13csa - 04-26-2004
A German Riesling Spatlese (Spatlese means late harvest) would probably be more to your liking. It's not a sparkling wine or champagne but, it's a sweet wine without being too heavy.