/ck/ - Food & Cooking

For me, it's Care Nouveau

>>14004342
>catalayud 100% garnacha
you're male, but leaning numale, in your late 20s to early 30s. you're not a gym rat but you do try to take care of yourself. you have started to increase your income but not by a lot, you want to eat well but you can't afford to waste money on stupid bullshit while still putting 10% or more into a tax sheltered retirement instrument. you tend to favor strong flavored foods. you're single but you think you should probably be thinking about finding a wife soon. not urgent though. you're not quite ready to have an emotional vampire take over your soul.

how did I do?

>>14004444
Mostly right, except for the fact that I am not a numale, nor single, nor do I have a wife: I have a bf, though.

>>14004354
Are you such a manchild that you need cartoon even on your Wine labels? I bad enough with the SoyPAs

>>14004458
>I'm not a _____
that's a dead giveaway that you are, hipster

Based Pintmen

>>14004471
It's not about the design. I tried this wine in a blind taste and liked it so much I had to buy it.

>>14004479
I may be hipster, but you have to be straight and white to be a numale, and I really am not single or looking for a wife, since I have a bear bf and am gay. What more you want?

>>14004487
Pic-related

I've always gone for dry reds, but I picked this up on a whim 2 months ago and I can't stop buying it.

>>14004487
goals

>>14004496

Has anyone else seen the slow attempt at Beer-bro-ifying the wine industry? I was watching the documentary Tin City last night, and I very much got the vibe that it was trying to make wine feel like this rustic, industrial, Detroit-bro sort of beer thing.

Not necessarily a bad thing, I guess. The wine industry is kinda infamously up its own ass.

>>14004521
> slow attempt
it's not slow at all, they started with a vengeance in the mid 2000s
>The wine industry is kinda infamously up its own ass.
wine's got nothing on craft beerfaggotry. craft beer took all the external trappings that look "pretentious" because they don't know what they're used for, and haphazardly slapped it on beer drinking to make it look "upscale". literally the dictionary definition of pretentiousness

>>14004503
alsace whites are the best. seems like they went up in price about 50% in the last year or so but they're still a good buy mostly

>>14004533
Shit, seriously? I might need to look into that, I might be a bit late to the game on the wine scene.

>craft beer took all the external trappings that look "pretentious" because they don't know what they're used for, and haphazardly slapped it on beer drinking to make it look "upscale"
This is the most accurate description I've heard of the craft beer industry in a long time, seriously. The more I think on it, the more you're right - all the dumbshit attempts at vintage vibes, the outfits, the decor, etc.

>>14004536
Besides Hugel, what others would you recommend?

>>14004546
>I might need to look into that
don't. just try to enjoy the drink at home and not think about people being jackasses out there in the meatspace
>>14004556
trimbach is everywhere. dunno if they have a bargain bin "field blend" like gentil, but they're one of those beasts that dominates an entire region, like how guigal is at all price points in the rhone. you can find some cheapies from them that are still good, or drop $100 on a bottle if you want to do that

>>14004521
I've seen it, but I don't think it's really stuck much. I'm the only person I know to drink wine on the regular, everyone sticks to their beer and liquor, and still act surprised when I mention wine is what I regularly drink and get fucked up on.

>>14004342
Hey OP, can you buy that wine in a Supermarket like Alcampo or La Plaza de Día? I wanna try it.

>>14004665
No idea. I'm only really able to find that particular wine at my local Spec's. You should be able to find it though, you're a Spaniard.

>>14004665
>>14004678
they changed the label, it used to be comic sans on black. you've probably seen it. production volume is about 1/3 the volume of Ruffino Riserva Ducale, a wine you can find in almost every "nice" supermarket in every country in the world

For me, it's El chileANO

>>14005064
I've had one Chilean wine before, and it was very decent.

I do regularly buy some cheap Argentine Malbec because it's very solid for the price ($7), but I'm guessing they're too different to be compered

>>14005072
I've heard wines from Mendoza have a really strong flavour. Never tried it tho. Chilano is cheap too, I think it's good value for money specially considering I don't know much about it.

pleasantly surprised at this one just picked it up on a whim

OP here. I also drink this wine every now and then

r8

>>14004342
I have never bought a bottle of wine for myself.

>buying wine that has production large enough that there exists enough to drink daily
pleb

All california wines are garbage. Straight up

>>14004479
Cool forearm tattoo

>>14004342
All winr tastes same

>>14005798
>not drinking daily

>>14005807
Not true, California wines are quality.

I personally like my Pinot Noirs from Oregon and Washington state, but California produces reliably good stuff.

>>14005813
>All winr tastes same

Pleb

>>14005823
Enjoy that mega purple, tastelet

>>14005878
What wine do you like then, dumb cunt? I already stated in my OP that Spanish wine is my go-to, so tell me what wine you drink.

>>14005788
Never had it, but I tend to distrust a "big name" like latour with a no-name AOC on a pinot noir. I feel like you wouldn't get good QPR. But obviously the important thing is how YOU like it. Do you like? What do you like about it?
>>14005807
I've had some $80 wines from California that I enjoyed a lot. But I don't have that kind of money to burn so I drink $20-30 wines from Europe. Even with the markup it's still better for the money. Cheap california wine tastes like shit to me.

>>14005891
I like it's earthiness and somewhat astringent quality with a very, very subtle floral quality underneath.

>>14005904
That sounds good. How much you pay for a bottle?

>>14005904
$10!

>>14005807
Most california wines are trash, but there are some excellent wines coming out of the smaller, more mountainous parts of Sonoma

>>14004503
Based. Alsace is my favorite as well and I work in the wine industry so my opinion matters
>>14004536
That's because Trump put a big tariff on European wine imports from France, Germany, and Spain, but only wines below 14%abv (I guess whoever wrote the tariff liked big bourdeaux's and riojas lol)

>>14005878
this is idiotic. Yeah all the cali grocery store wines, from the $8 to $20 range probably have mega purple, oak chips, and fake tannins but there are so many wine producers in california who make good wine with normal levels of additives, just some sulfur and tartic acid.

>>14006885
yeah, and they cost about $100 for anything drinkable because california's wine industry is a bunch of vanity projects from hollywood egomaniacs and wine is perceived as a status symbol not something to drink because it tastes good

I don't know about you but if it's a choice between $80 or $20 for getting a good bottle I'll go for the $20 I don't give a shit where it came from

c*lifornia wine can suck my dick

>>14007082
this might be the most brainlet take I've seen on /ck/

>and that's saying a lot

imagine drinking wine when you can drink brandy

>>14007130
How bout i take my 233lbs of pure muscle n lay a whoopin on your lanky ass?

Juggernaut is a fucking solid Cab for under $20, anything out of the Caymus vineyard is pretty good too. Have yet to find a real good red under $15 but $19/bottle isn't too bad.

>>14007428

My wife loves Juggernaut and Highway 12. She only drinks cabs.

pic related excellent central coast pinot

>>14008165
>south african '''''wine'''''

>>14008451
Absolute retard detected.

>>14008471
if not liking wine that smells like a burning south african with a petrol-filled tire wrapped around his neck makes me a retard, then i guess i'm a retard

>>14008451
If South Africa wanted they could be considered Old World

>>14007428
I had this with dinner the other day. I really enjoyed it. Picked it to because of how cool the bottle looked.

>>14008753
>Picked it to because of how cool the bottle looked

It doesn't look cool at all, it looks gaudy and garish and fit for a Plebbitor.

>>14009036
"short punchy number label that sounds sorta technical" is the new "cute animal label"

Wine drinkers are the master race!

>>14008509
congrats, you tried one bad pinotage
their bordeaux blends are gr8

>>14010127
I've tried several pinotages and their horrid hyphenated-blanc rape victims

The bordeaux blends are tolerable I guess

>>14010149
pinotage is the islay scotch of wine, extremely divisive, but unique flavors you're hard-pressed to find elsewhere. Depends on how much you like cigars.

The nice thing about their chenin blanc/rose/blends is they tend to be generously priced and not manipulated to hell with chemicals

>>14006877
What blended whites are good for cooking?

>>14010171
chenin blanc is not a mindless quaffer, it's got pretty aggressive flavors and I'm not drinking it if it's not good. I don't give a shit if I saved 10 bucks or if it's "organic". if I'm in the mood for CB I'm in the mood for CB not some third world abortion. same goes for the california shit

those cheap roses, fine, they're alright if you're into that kind of thing

This is my go to

>>14011231
t.poor college student

If I drink wine, do I need a wine glass? I unironically only have Batman glasses and coffee mugs in my house. Will it taste the same?

>>14011406
If you try to pour wine into a non-wine glass, it jumps back out

Right (1,98€) for cooking and drinking alone and left (2,80€) for weekends and friends/family. For some reason Macedonian wines are super undervalued here compared to other exyu products (probably not enough immigrants hyping it up like with Montenegrins) so I kind of switched into it myself. Yes I'm cheap, but it gets the job done.

>>14005064
>Syrah
Based

>>14011406
You're not going to miss much if you stick with cheap one note wines which you should if you can't afford one (1) wine glass.

>>14009036
graphic designers are the most important part of the wine making process, I can't tell you how many women I've seen buy a bottle because it had a 'cute label', I suppose if you're ignorant and have to make choice you need to make judgements somehow, still it's sad that they gleefully admit that a pretty little picture is all it takes.

>>14009036
that is exactly the label I would expect from someone trying to seem more sophisticated than they really are

>>14009036
>>14007428
These are both shit labels.

>>14007476
This is a good modern/contemporary style label.

>>14011231
The CHAD Goonguzzler

>>14012624
>le w a c k y font

>>14013925
Are you autistic?

>>14014315
No I just want people to actually respond to my post so I'm bumping the thread with inane unrelated replies.

>>14012582
It's a really good wine tho

>having only one wine that you will ever drink always because reasons
>not trying multiple wines of different regions and countries from other years and styles expanding your palette to better under what actually determines good vs shit wine.
Why even fucking live honestly just cur your goddamn tounge out and eat your meals through a tube you fucking peiece of a poor excuse for breathing garbage douche fluid used on anal gonorrhea.

>>14014621
I don't have the money to splurge on random high end bottles and don't have the time and will to go through hundreds of iterations of sub 4€ swill to see which are drinkable. I found a few cheap good wines I know I can count on and that's that.

>>14004471
Terrible label but it looks like something a woman would buy.

>>14004479
Almost no one looks like this who works in wine from my experience. Looks more like some cocktail bar douchebag.

>>14004503
Been told that this is good value.

>>14012539
It's not just women though, so hard to sell a shit labeled wine to anyone really. I will say that it's easier to do so at a higher price point because people care more about what's in the bottle, but it's still really important.

>>14011538
>semi dry red wine
Very scary.

>>14014689
>wine doesn't sell and is for women
red state detected

>>14011406
If you actually care about the flavour, yes. Note that some (mainly old) wine glasses are rubbish though and no better than drinking out of a mug.

You really want something that tapers back in at the top so you can swirl and the wine and aroma doesn't escape the glass.

>>14014700
When did I say either of those things?

>>14014697
It's a blend of Vranec, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

>>14014716
Vranec? Never heard of that grape before, sounds cool!

I don't mean to jump to conclusions but usually semi dry reds are disgusting mass market wines. I'm sure they can be theoretically good.

>>14010189
I don't really know if it really matters if it's a blend if you're cooking with it.

>>14014724
Oh its absolutely not top shelf stuff but it's amazing for the price. Light and crisp.

>>14010984
South Africa has some of the oldest Chenin vines in the world (including bush vines) that make some amazing wines. You're just a retard.

>>14005807
I had a small pour of (likely unorthodox) Napa Cab once and it was pretty damn good, ngl.

>>14005788
I had a Louis Latour Bourgogne rouge once and it was rubbish, way too much acidity. Probably because they struggled to get the grapes ripe.

Luckily I used most of it to make beef burgundy, but that's an expensive beef burgundy since it's £15 a bottle.

Hopefully that's better since they'd have an easier time ripening Pinot in southern France.

>>14005891
Henri Pion makes a great Pinot for the price from the south of France, but he's not as much of a big name as Louis Latour.

>>14014807
t. drinks this, thinks it's ok

>>14015755
>hurr durr New World wines can't be savoury

>>14015776
>sucking cocks can be enjoyable, you just haven't sucked the right one yet
No thanks

>>14015835
You can miss out then. Better to keep the wines cheap.

>>14004342
>Bruh I live in the far north region of Argentina cheap wine is fairly decent I buy a 5 Liter damajuana and lasts almost a month, i drink wine at dinner and some more on weekends

>>14015872