Gift for a wine drinker

[eviltwin]

Don't forget Richards, Manischewitz and Cisco!!!   

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I was going to suggest the Manizchewitz (as a joke), but I've never tasted it, just stacked a shit load of cases and I imagine its pure crap.   

[somegirl]

I was going to suggest the Manizchewitz (as a joke), but I've never tasted it, just stacked a shit load of cases and I imagine its pure crap.   

tastes like liquified grape jelly IMO.

[eviltwin]

tastes like liquified grape jelly IMO.

Sounds good... maybe with a spoon of JIF as a chaser

[kenrok1]

I'm gonna go a different direction on this one... unless you know the particular wine he likes, I'd stear away

It's like buying a gift for a golfer - they usually have all the stuff they already want/need and the rest is just duplicate or junk they are never gonna use.

How about gift certificates for a nice resturant

[VisceralReaction]

Buy him a bottle of "The Prisoner" vintage 2003.
It's produced by Orin Swift Cellars. It's a very good wine and an excellent gift without being too expensive.

[ducatiz]

When I passed the bar (oh, so long ago) a friend couple (married) bought me a bottle of Dom Perignon, same year vintage.

I am not a champagne person, but believe me, I liked the gesture.  Dropping 3 bills on a bottle for someone will always be appreciated.

[Pakhan]

full wine bottle glass, it's about $30 at Hammacher Schlemmer

[corey]

You could maybe look into a wine bouquet kit. It comes with small vials of different flavors/scents of many different varieties. It helps you learn to identify the different flavors able to be experienced among all types of wine. They aren't cheap, but can really turn an enthusiast into a professional. William Sonoma has a nice one.

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/wine-bouquet-kit-original
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/g218/index.cfm?pkey=xsrd0m3|16|||0|||||||wine&cm_src=SCH

[SacDuc]

tastes like liquified grape jelly IMO.

Good taste buds there. This is because it is made with Concord grapes (as opposed to Chardonay grapes or Merlot grapes, etc.). The same kind of grape that is used to make Smucker's grape jelly.

sac




/with a name like sac it has to be good

[ducatiz]

Good taste buds there. This is because it is made with Concord grapes (as opposed to Chardonay grapes or Merlot grapes, etc.). The same kind of grape that is used to make Smucker's grape jelly.

sac

and because of that, if you get hammered with it, it tastes just as good coming up.

[Randimus Maximus]

Buy him a bottle of "The Prisoner" vintage 2003.
It's produced by Orin Swift Cellars. It's a very good wine and an excellent gift without being too expensive.

that is a good bottle of wine.

my girlfriend recently quit her job at Crapco Inc.  I bought her a bottle and modified the label to read "No Longer The Prisoner" 

[Ivan]

There's about 10 of us and our teacher has done a hell of a lot for us these last couple years getting the program running and helping us all through it. It's pretty rough and very strenuous for him so we're willing push the (poor college student) wallet on this one. Any suggestions on favorite labels?

2005 is the best recent vintage for Bordeaux and Burgundy.  Burgs especially, it is considered the type of vintage that only comes along once in a generation (rated 98 points on a 100 point scale).  My personal preference is for red Burgundy, something that says 1er Cru, Premier Cru, or Grand Cru on the label.   I can give specific recs if you have a price range. 

Here are some places that I shop for wine:

http://www.hitimewine.net/
http://www.winex.com/default.aspx