Wines for the CC party...?

jym626
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:14:51 +0000

lamom-
Is your '78 Jordan a regular cab or an Alexander Valley Cab? 78 was a very good year, second only to '75 in that decade, for Calif reds. Properly stored, that bottle should be great. If its had significant temperature variation, if its been in the frequent light, or if its been stored standing up, uh oh . That bottle, if properly stored, would be worth around $75-80, yes, Drdrewsmom??? Since it sounds like its been more of a “family friend”, I’d say open it up and give it a try. It may have thrown sediment (see if theres dark stuff at the bottom). That’s ok-- not a bad thing. You just may want to decant or strain it.

The cork would dry out if its been stored in a too dry area (it needs some moisture)or if its been standing up. The cork could get moldy too, but again, that isn’t necessarily bad. The easiest way to strain it (for cork pieces and/or sediment) is to pour it through cheesecloth. Let us know how it is!

As for 2 buck chuck, I talked about it on p. 1 of this thread. Maize&Blue- I hadn’t heard the divorce story. What I understood is that Charles Shaw buys up grapes from all over the place and bottles it in his winery, so he can say its from Napa. And the range in quality is probably due to the variation in where the grapes come from. But I like the divorce story better :)

Last thing-- I went to an Oscar party tonight and wanted to bring a bottle of nice but reasonably priced wine. I grabbed a bottle of Ch. Souverain Chardonnay (2001, I think) from the cellar. Ch. Souverain is often listed by Newsweek and Consumers Report as a best buy. reasonably priced, and pretty reliable. I don’t know how this bottle was-- we drank margaritas!

PS Kinshasa- Boones farm??? Whew-- scary thought :eek: We’ve already mentioned MD 20-20 and Ripple-- how could we forget Thunderbird?? All of these can probably be found on the store shelves with the Turpentine