What's Oppo Drinking Tonight?

by "Audistein" (Audistein)
Published 09/30/2017 at 21:36

Tags: Drinklopnik ; Wine
STARS: 0

This is pretty good stuff, but 24 years of aging tends to mellow out just about anything.

Had some people over so I opened up something from the collection I was recently given. Hadn’t gone bad yet, but needed to be drunk.

William Hill is still around a makes a ton of wine these days. I prefer their Napa Valley wines to the North Coast ones for the newer years, especially for the cabs.

Replies (14)

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
09/30/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 2

My usual sparkling water. I haven’t had any wine in some time due to my never being able to finish a bottle before it went bad, but I may have found a solution. When I visited my parents recently I gave them a FoodSaver vacuum sealer. I was mentioning the other things it could do via the aux port, and my dad began to wonder if it could be used to suck the air out of a wine bottle somehow. A few minutes searching the ‘net showed that there was actually an accessory that did just that, and once I order it I shall go back to enjoying a decent wine with dinner.

"E90M3" (e90m3)
09/30/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 1

1993? I was 3 then. I’m sipping on some gate city, sans labradoodle

"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
09/30/2017 at 21:53, STARS: 1

Ah, 1993. The year I graduated high school.

Just water tonight, saving the delicious alcohols for football tomorrow.

"Audistein" (Audistein)
09/30/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 2

I have one of these things but I got it from my parents (and I think it’s 20 years old too). It’ll keep wine fresh for a couple of days but not much longer. My rubber stoppers are a little different design so that new one may be slightly better.

Also as well as vacuuming it you can put wine in the fridge. For red just remember to take it out of the fridge at least a couple hours before serving. Whites can, and should, be served cold.

As for sparkling wine/champagne, its pretty hard to keep that for more than a few hours no matter what you do.

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
09/30/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 1

Large latte withone sugar

"npc58501" (npc58501)
09/30/2017 at 22:20, STARS: 1

I got a tumbler of hot apple cider with some vodka in it. Perfect for a blustery evening.

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
09/30/2017 at 22:42, STARS: 1

I have one of these, too. It’ll save my wine from oxidizing for a day or so, like you say. Worth the few bucks it cost.

"DarkCreamyBeer" (darkcreamybeer)
09/30/2017 at 22:42, STARS: 1

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4 dashes Aromatic Bitters

2 tsp Bénédictine

34 oz Sweet vermouth

34 oz Cognac

34 oz Rye Whiskey

Garnish with a cherry. I had to go to 3 liquor stores to find the bénédictine.

"Aremmes" (aremmes)
09/30/2017 at 23:19, STARS: 1

Round Guys Lansdale Lager, because I already had a Lagunitas imperial stout and the wife wanted something lighter.

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
09/30/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 1

I’ve got a bottle of silver and a bottle of gold Patroen someone left over a year ago. Not much of a tequila guy but I’m thinking about experimenting with some cocktails...

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
09/30/2017 at 23:55, STARS: 1

For a change, absolutely nothing.

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
09/30/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 1

I had a Heineken or two.

"Audistein" (Audistein)
10/01/2017 at 02:00, STARS: 0

Hey, most of the time that’s the best choice.

"Audistein" (Audistein)
10/01/2017 at 02:01, STARS: 0

Yeah, look up some tasty recipes online.