...and you could buy one red wine from a wine store (not from a mailing list), what would it be? A co-worker of mine asked my opinion about a nice bottle of red wine to say thank you to a partner who is leaving. I thought I would throw it out to you all to see if anyone had any ideas. If specific wines are too difficult to select, I'd even settle for a year and varietal. Any thoughts? Please post them in the comments.
Thanks!
Good question...but a tough question as well. I'd go different ways depending on the person being gifted.
ReplyDeleteIf they know something about wine, I go towards small producer, high quality, while picking a region they might have stated they liked.
If they don't know wine, I go towards big name producer in a good to great vintage.
For example, taking California Cabernet, I'd give a bottle of Drinkward Peschon to a wine knowledgeable person for any year between 2004-2007, but would probably stick to a Caymus 2005 or 2007 for a non-wine person.
Do you have any more info to help relate?
I wish I did. I don't think he's incredibly knowledgeable. There are a few guys around the office with whom I discuss wine, and he's not one of them. I also never see him get wine delivered to work. I'd say they are looking to give him the red wine equivalent of a nice, accessible bottle of champagne to say thank you. I realize that a bottle of Dom might be a cliche, but it is an appropriate parallel here.
ReplyDeleteFair enough. I would look for something like the following names below. These are strong names, and a lot are high quality as well.
ReplyDeleteCabs: Caymus or Caymus Special Selection, Silver Oak Napa, Beringer Private Reserve, Mondavi Georges de Latour, Shafer 1.5, Opus One, Stag's Leap, Ridge & Spottswoode.
Burgs/Pinots: Bouchard, Jadot, Paul Hobbs, Martinelli, Kosta Browne, Williams Selyem.
Zins: Turley & Ridge
Italian: Uccelliera, Paolo Scavino, Allegrini, Antinori, Clerico
Thanks! These are great. It's also helpful to see that many are available at Bassins!
ReplyDeleteJeff wanted me to post this...from Bassins.
ReplyDeleteBV Score Size List Sale
32055 2001 George Latour Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml 95.99 59.99