your favorite wines?

[aetre]

chardonnay - I had a bottle from 1989 (don't have the name with me) and I cracked it last night with my spaghetti/meat sauce (homecooked mmm) and I really disliked this wine. I know you probably couldn't tell me why because the lack of brand right now, but it had a strange aftertaste, no intense flavor to be found, just a generally 'flat' almost champagne like taste to it (don't like champagne)

Cabernet Savignon - that is next, but I feel my plate is full right now =)

shiraz-syrah - didn't know these were the same! good thing I didn't pick it up yet then, I just had black opal 12.5% when I was at outback (wonderful wine, but my gf won't drink it by itself)

Tempernillo - noted! I had the naiivity to think that france is the only place that can make quality wine, I've been humbled recently into correct thinking (most notably with Kendall-Jackson PR white from CA)

Barbera - perfect! I love pasta dishes, and am looking for a 'niche' wine for these tomato dishes

voigner - I couldn't find it. this wine was the one I was going to buy, but the whole store just skips over it for some reason...if anyone has info on it that'd be great.

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okay now with the list! I wanna know the brands you like, and I'll go for those first. Like someone said before just pick a type and buy different brands every time, and take note - I just want somewhere to start =)

And yes, I love the dry wines more, sweet wine just tastes too kool-aid like for me. I guess you could say I fell in love with how dry a drink can be, and that's what turned me on to the whole thing in the first place. But I will keep the zinfandels in mind for cheesecake and other desserts =)

ciao!