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CdP

What country makes the best rose? I only drink cheap wine but I wouldn't mind trying a bottle of rose. I've only had it at restaurants.

>>8908859 here, fuck you OP your thread sucks and you suck too

>>8908894
Woah, calm your tits. I didn't reply because I honestly don't know and I also drink cheap wine myself.

>>8908898

> I'm a rose guy
> doesn't know who makes good rose

???

>>8908899
It's my favoruite kind of wine, but I couldn't tell you who produces it the best because I haven't tried every country's wine.

>>8908907

then who makes good rose

>>8908910
France probably

>>8908919

I reported you

>>8908859
>>8908898
You two are horrible persons but here are your (You)s anyways. So, if you don't mind spending a little on Rosé, definitely try Whispering Angel of Chateau d'Esclans. Otherwise I only ever drank Hungarian Rosés (obviously I live there), and most of them are horrible, sour, tasteless crap, definitely made for spritzers or as a method of strengthening the winemaker's red wines. The only good local Rosés I ever tried were Ráspi's Rosé Cuvée 2015 and Hegyi-Kaló's Medina Rosé 2014. I'd recommend the latter two if you are geniune poorfags and somehow have access to these wines.

Pic related, best Rosé I've ever tasted: Hegyi-Kaló Medina Rosé 2014

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>>8910709
And of course I fuck up and forget to post the picture. Here it is anyways.

>>8910709

I don't think you realize just how cheap I buy wine. I don't look for labels. I check for the grape and the region and the price. That's it. That's why I asked about what region makes the best rose.

>>8908923
T'es faché, frère?

>>8908849
Enjoy drinking overpriced labels then.

That is like plebbest Côte-du-Rhone appelation

Tuscan reds are my favourite actually.

Very simple wines.

>>8910728

Been distinctly sub-par of late also.

>>8910726

ton français est une merde

>>8910739
Je ne comprends pas ce que tu as essayé de traduire, fdp !

>>8910723
If you are that down low, just go for the bag-in-box california rosé. At least that's not overpriced. And beyond 10-15 USD/bottle all rosés taste like lemon juice.

>>8908859
Bandol is makes so very nice rosé btw

>>8910774

I don't buy boxed one. I should've mentioned that. It's one place I won't go.

I'm in Canada though so a cheap bottle is ~$10. Pretty decent imo. I'll just pick up whatever bottle from whatever region next time I buy wine.

Big cabernets are my favorite.

>>8910783
If you're on the eastern part and maybe - MAYBE - ge t down to new york, and maybe stumble upon Dúzsi's Kékfrankos Rosé, it's an okay one, and you should consider trying it. Definitely not worth the trip itself tho. Sucks to be Canadian, I guess, that way even home delivery is not an option. Look, under a certain price, all rosés almost taste the same. There's no shame in buying some decent bag in box. But if you really want to spend that money on good Rosé, which you should, then what you need to do is:
-check vintages: Rosés get old quickly, and prone to light and heat damage. Do not buy old bottles. You should prefer darkened, green bottles, because they protect the wine a little bit.
- look for Provance: The genuinely best rosé region is Provance. Obviously, it's pricy as fuck, so you should:
-look for store brand wines: stores often buy wines in batch, put their own labels on it, and sell it at a lower price. I don't know what kind of shops are near you, but here, Lidl wines, or Tesco's Premium Selection has almost always been a good buy.

There, that's all the help I can provide. You should consider trying some lighter reds, they're somewhat similar to rosés, but the variety is a lot greater, and prices are better too. Alright, have fun exploring & stocking up!

>>8910834
Provence is the reliable choice but I would not call it the best. More like the only place making decent stuff in any quantity. It might be the only drinkable rose in the LCBO or some flyover store, but the best roses are one-off irregular wines made by "real" wine makers. Germans, Italians, Spaniards, and even Shartistanis make good roses. But they're rare.

merlot

>>8908841
Gay

beaujolais-villages

>>8911587
confirmed for never having had a good rose
>>8910733
lovely, i like you
>>8911647
i've only ever seen one beaujolais in my city, and it was glorious

i guess i'm still on a malbec kick these days, but i'll try anything.

>>8911647
Ugh, that stuff used to be the best deal around and then it got memed to hell

I am not paying $30 for a bottle of bojo, sorry

For me it is Chardonnay, the best wine.

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>>8911667
t.cougar

>>8911681
i was about to correct you, but i realized that the cougars you want drink chardonnay, and that the cougars you don't want drink pinot grigio

>>8911659
you should try villa ponciago. their 2012 and 2014 bottlings were excellent but the 2016 was also very good. the price tag is also great

>>8911685
The cougars you really want drink Cote de Beaune, but they're a little too classy for you. But the ones that drink Rombauer are fine. Just don't let 'em poke any holes in the condom, "menopause" is a gradual process.
>>8911692
I'll keep an eye out.

I haven't set my preference, but I do like Cabernet

cheap moscato
It's like 90% of what I drink, period.

>Rose
>guy

I got news for you.

>anything but amarone della valpolicella
>good

are you people memeing or is the entire thread french people circlejerking about how good their passable wine is?

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>>8908841
I used to buy Calon Segur alot until China noticed it and decided to buy up every lot jacking the price into the stratosphere. It used to be a reasonably priced wine and is absolutely awesome.

These days I buy Bila Haute, it's dirt cheap (under CAD$20) and pretty good French wine.

my wife and i like cabernet right now.
my go to for easy drinking is pinot grigio
i do love me some late harvest riesling
and mead is fun

>>8911452
I have to agree. As I mentioned before, my favourite is also made by a small artisan winery (Hegyi-Kaló), I just wanted to help OP get the best bang for his buck.

>>8911659
Fucking memes, right? I hope Spain doesnt get fucking memed.

>>8911667
Fuck you for memeing, but there are decent cuvées based on chardonnay, and it's the best sparkling wine base hands down.

>>8912119
if sweet moscato, then try spätlese rieslings
if dry moscato, try grüner veltliner

>>8912324
As long as it gets him into wine...

>>8912334
The thread is pretty much amerifags who only know mediocre french stuff. It's a good start though, but they should definitely cut out the country bias.

>>8912582
>cabernet
try tempranillo, good stuff
>pinot grigio
try viognier, or if you find a bottle, kéknyelű, both are pretty cool whites
>late harvest riesling
good! try the dry ones though

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>>8912923
How's the weather in oregon? Jokes aside, if done correctly, light reds are great. My preference is Portugieser tho, but Pinots are great, and so is Zweigelt or Chianti.

>>8912789
Spain is too big and too associated with "inauthentic" shit like merlot-tempranillo blends to be memed as a country

Some individual regions and producers though get memed from time to time. Couple years ago bierzo and ribeira sacra were going to be the next big thing, then people got bored of them

For me it's a nice Argentinean Malbec

>>8912789
>meme
>memeing
wew, lad.
>>>/Facebook/

Sauvignon Blanc

>>8913602
Well, what would you call it then? Meemays? Patterns of wine culture?

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Actual on-topic question: how do you take care of your wine glasses? I wash my glasses after every use, then swing them around until dry. I also keep them in the box they came in.

What about you?

Resilings

>>8913656
only if it's loire