Why Wine Snobs Are Faking It

[xer0h0ur]

Will comment later, at work now. $20-$30 is the sweet spot for great domestic reds. When you pay more, you're just paying more b/c of a limited quantity from a well-known producer. It's that simple. Any idiot can make beer, but it takes a lot more to make wine.

I actually take offense to such suggestions. As a beer snob I can say that craft breweries like Goose Island for instance do in fact take a long time to make certain types of beers. For instance Sofie and Matilda are beers that are bottled in champagne grade bottles and have a shelf life of roughly 5 years AFTER bottling as the beer keeps fermenting inside of the bottle.

 

[ruprecht]

I actually take offense to such suggestions. As a beer snob I can say that craft breweries like Goose Island for instance do in fact take a long time to make certain types of beers. For instance Sofie and Matilda are beers that are bottled in champagne grade bottles and have a shelf life of roughly 5 years AFTER bottling as the beer keeps fermenting inside of the bottle.

As a beer, wine, scotch, and sake snob I will say they all have their chances to be fucked up. I actually think wine is easier, you don't have to hit a certain target every time due to variables often out of your control. I mean, Bud Light is piss water, but it is the exact same piss water every fucking time.

You forgot to mention you are a tequila snob......

 

[Tjodalv]

You forgot to mention you are a tequila snob......

That's my area of expertise, Xero just happens to be Mexican...

 

[ruprecht]

That's my area of expertise, Xero just happens to be Mexican...

What is your fave?

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

My favourite Mexican is Frida Khalo, whom I suspect is a distant aunt of our own hbk.

 

[Tjodalv]

What is your fave?

It's technically not tequila, but it's in the same family (sort of like whiskey, scotch, and bourbon being related but not exactly the same): Hacienda de Chihuahua sotol. It's an incredibly smooth relative of tequila. Basically it's made from a different plant but from almost the exact same process. It tastes a lot like tequila but not quite. Shit's expensive and hard to find though (I usually have to order it special [most liquor stores will do that for you]).

My comparison has always been tequila = whiskey, mescal = bourbon, sotol = scotch.

 

[ruprecht]

It's technically not tequila, but it's in the same family (sort of like whiskey, scotch, and bourbon being related but not exactly the same): Hacienda de Chihuahua sotol. It's an incredibly smooth relative of tequila. Basically it's made from a different plant but from almost the exact same process. It tastes a lot like tequila but not quite. Shit's expensive and hard to find though (I usually have to order it special [most liquor stores will do that for you]).

My comparison has always been tequila = whiskey, mescal = bourbon, sotol = scotch.

Thanks. Will check it out.

 

[xer0h0ur]

A tequila you should be able to find readily at places like Binny's which is affordable and pretty solid quality is San Matias tequila. Its a black, long skinny bottle. Price varies from vendor to vendor of course but Binny's price is like $39.99 and I have certainly seen them for under $30 at other liquor stores. The bottle usually says "Gran Reserva" on it and its by category an "Extra Anejo" tequila so its at least aged 3 years: http://www.sanmatias.com/san-matias-gran-reserva

Dollar for dollar good luck finding something better. Doesn't happen very often.