# which wine to get? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 18, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822 "2006-12-18T10:17:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![intense98rt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@intense98rt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/intense98rt)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/1 "2006-12-18T10:17:02Z")
For X~mas I’d like to get my dad a bottle of wine. I know he likes red wine thats nothing sweet. I know nothing about wine. I did do some searching but there are just so many terms and I just don’t feel like learning them because I dont like wine. so does anyone here like that type of wine that could point me in the right direction? I’m looking to spend less than $20 ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/2 "2006-12-18T10:18:17Z")
Cabernet…some really good ones to find in the \<$20 range…david bruce is a really good one that comes to mind, its about $15 ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/3 "2006-12-18T10:18:18Z")
Buy a couple bottles of yellow tail Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s cheapish - but tastes great, very popular right now. ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/4 "2006-12-18T10:20:43Z")
Red Cat. I love that stuff and every party we bring it to, not a drop left in the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/5 "2006-12-18T10:22:38Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > Buy a couple bottles of yellow tail Cabernet Sauvignon. > > It’s cheapish - but tastes great, very popular right now. +1 I always try to keep at least 2 bottles of that in the rack at my house. ---
**Author:** ![taurusho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/taurusho/32/7184_2.png) [@taurusho](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taurusho)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/6 "2006-12-18T10:24:30Z")
Yellow Tail is hella cheap and tastes good… but since it is popular, to me, its like giving someone a Gift Card for Christmas… you didn’t put much thought into it. I agree with the David Bruce, it is a good wine for around $15. I just had an amazing Cab a few weeks back… I can’t remember the name exactly, but it was Robert \_\_\_\_\_ and it was $14 for a bottle. I prefer Cabernet Sauvignon/Sangiovese mixes. I looked at a few places around here, but couldn’t find any, but in NYC I became hooked on this as I ate in Little Italy frequently. Da Nico + Ferrara’s = a good night! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/7 "2006-12-18T10:42:27Z")
> [@taurusho](#): > > I just had an amazing Cab a few weeks back… I can’t remember the name exactly, but it was Robert \_\_\_\_\_ and it was $14 for a bottle. Robert Mondavi Another one I try to keep on hand. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/8 "2006-12-18T10:52:55Z")
loses a little respect for jay… go to georgetown wine spirits in willyville… I used ot work there, and they have several cab/sangiovese blends there; just head for the italy aisle ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/9 "2006-12-18T10:53:42Z")
buy him a bottle of my home made wine, i guarentee it will taste better than the store bought piss 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnnylude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@Johnnylude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johnnylude)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/10 "2006-12-18T10:54:59Z")
my favorite wine is the one that comes in a box… Franzia…i think its called. Ill have to check my fridge. But i love the box cuz u can do box funnels with the plastic spout. Box wines makes me get jiggy!!! Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/11 "2006-12-18T10:57:55Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > loses a little respect for jay… > > go to georgetown wine spirits in willyville… > > I used ot work there, and they have several cab/sangiovese blends there; just head for the italy aisle Ha… like you had any to start with. What’s wrong with Mondavi/Yellow Tail? ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/12 "2006-12-18T11:07:59Z")
Ive got respect for ya! you got a head on your shoulders… yellow tail adds fruit to their wine…I mean come on mondavi is just kinda so so, nothing really wrong with it ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/13 "2006-12-18T11:09:46Z")
Heron Hill - Eclipse - It is a cab franc, merlot, cab sauv blend. One of my favorites from the finger lakes region. ---
**Author:** ![taurusho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/taurusho/32/7184_2.png) [@taurusho](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taurusho)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/14 "2006-12-18T11:17:47Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > go to georgetown wine spirits in willyville… > > I used ot work there, and they have several cab/sangiovese blends there; just head for the italy aisle I’ll keep that in mind for the next time the womanfriend is in town. Thank you, sir! ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/15 "2006-12-18T11:23:27Z")
gerveritsameiner (sp) or you can defaul back to yellow tail… both under 20 and both very good bottles. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/16 "2006-12-18T11:27:43Z")
^ Gewürztraminer = Nothing sweet? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/17 "2006-12-18T12:45:59Z")
Go to Premier and start looking around. Unique and/or goofy bottles make great gifts. ![http://static.flickr.com/73/214465768_097e174c24_m.jpg](http://static.flickr.com/73/214465768_097e174c24_m.jpg) ![http://i.b5z.net/i/u/895699/i/HOBO_CABERNET.jpg](http://i.b5z.net/i/u/895699/i/HOBO_CABERNET.jpg) ![http://www.winelabels.org/image/frogpiss.gif](http://www.winelabels.org/image/frogpiss.gif) ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/18 "2006-12-18T12:51:52Z")
Buy a bunch of grapes and an empty bottle and say…Get started ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/19 "2006-12-18T12:57:32Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > ‘Cheap Red Wine’ is actually pretty good… but I think you can only find it at Trader Joe’s (or something). Funny story behind that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![3sny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/3sny/32/5005_2.png) [@3sny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/3sny)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822/20 "2006-12-18T13:00:54Z")
if interested my family owns a vineyard and winery on the niagara wine trail and could get u a deal on some stuff if u like. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-wine-to-get/21822.md?page=2)