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[*] posted on 10-17-2010 at 04:51 PM
Kudos to Pomp re: Red Truck


Just got back from a trip to BOLA where I was in charge of the white wine and my buddy the red. I bought 3 bottles of Red Truck on Pomp's recommendation, leaving two at home with SWMBO and took one with us. She, a white wine drinker, on my return insisted I go get more red truck. Huh????? Apparently, she opened a bottle for cooking, thinking it was a cheap wine, decided to try a sip and ended up drinking the rest of the bottle and the next over the week I was gone.
At least, that's her story and she's sticking to it.:cool:

[Edited on 10-18-2010 by Santiago]

[Edited on 10-18-2010 by Santiago]
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[*] posted on 10-17-2010 at 06:31 PM


What, you thought Pompano was just another commonsewer ??
Looks can be deceiving !! :lol:
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[*] posted on 10-17-2010 at 06:38 PM


Diver is most astute...and something else, but we won't go into that here...




One Red Truck...bottle gone.



Second Red Truck...Pompano gone.

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Here's another red you might try...Little Black Dress.

I guess this is the year for good color-named wines. :yes:




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[*] posted on 10-17-2010 at 06:43 PM


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Diver is most astute...and something else, but we won't go into that here...


:lol::lol::lol: Y'know I love ya, big guy !!
And you're correct about the "something else"; but we won't go into that here ... :lol:
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[*] posted on 10-17-2010 at 06:44 PM


p.s. A couple days ago I was coming back from LAX to San Diego and stopped at a store where I saw some Red Truck merlot on sale for...be still my heart....$4.99 bottle. There were only 3 bottles left in that slot.

I nonchalantly asked the store owner if he had any more of that cheap Red Truck. He said he did. I bought the 2 cases.

Note: I need to go b acvk soo n.




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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 05:09 AM


i just got some Red Truck at Bevmo before i saw this. it is mighty good at the price point!



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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 09:55 AM


POMP.....the stuff heros are made of!!!!

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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 06:17 PM
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p.s. A couple days ago I was coming back from LAX to San Diego and stopped at a store where I saw some Red Truck merlot on sale for...be still my heart....$4.99 bottle. There were only 3 bottles left in that slot.

I nonchalantly asked the store owner if he had any more of that cheap Red Truck. He said he did. I bought the 2 cases.

Note: I need to go b acvk soo n.





Trader Joes in Carson City, NV......$9.99 a bottle




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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 06:42 PM


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Personally, I like the way it was conveyed by Nicholoson in "A Few Good Men":

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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 07:06 PM


Well said Skip........there are sheep, wolves and sheepdogs........

http://mwkworks.com/onsheepwolvesandsheepdogs.html




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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 08:12 PM


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[*] posted on 10-18-2010 at 09:48 PM


I've had it. It's fruit-forward, no-tannins, unbalanced wine. And it deserves the price point it is at. Women love it............so do men who want their wombmen "frisky".

But that's a personal opinion, based on a personal price point, personal taste and a married man. Your mileage may vary. I'm a professional driver on a closed course these days. No complaints. But, I'm willing to spend a little more for a lot better wine.

Try the reds from McManis, especially the petite syrah, if you are looking for value reds. Generally, McManis reds are aged in a combination of new and old oak so they are not oak bombs, yet they are chewy, meaning rather dense fruit for this price point. Yes, it's mostly central valley fruit from the Ripon area. In the hands of knowledgeable people, it works. Havent tried the McManis whites, but this winery knows what they are doing in the value category. Have seen them at Albertson's and Safeway in CA and AZ.

Of course, VALUE is a subjective term.................you want value? PARADIS 2007 TERRE DES ANGES COTEAUX D'AIX EN PROVENCE. Barely under 20 bucks at Winex in Orange. Or they have a few magnums, too, for a little more cache at a dinner party.

More value? VITANZA 2005 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO TRADIZIONE. Brunello from 05 for less than vente huesos, AGAIN! KILLER BRUNELLO FOR A RIDICULOUS BRUNELLO PRICE!!!!!

Or, maybe a French Cab.Bordeaux for under 12,00? GRANDS MARECHAUX 2008 COTES DE BLAYE

You DO remember what the dollar is worth these days, don't you? Twenty bucks for wines like these is like paying for middle of the road Latin American wines right now, which is not a bad thing, really.

Value comes in all shapes an sizes, amigos. Hey, Japan sells a lot of VALUE trucks, even.

GO RANGERS..........GO GIANTS!!!!


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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 02:41 AM


hook have you tasted 99 Vines? i find it pretty good especially their zin and sarah.



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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 05:44 AM


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I've had it. It's fruit-forward, no-tannins, unbalanced wine. And it deserves the price point it is at. Women love it............so do men who want their wombmen "frisky".

I can't tell if you made a typo or are suggesting us guys who dain to drink this swill are gay, NTTAWWT.

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Now that's funny, right there. With your permission, I'm using that line every chance I get.

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In Feb of this year I posted that maybe, just maybe, good pitching would beat good hitting and the Giants would win the division over the Dodgers. EVERYONE, including the owner of this board who moved my thread to OT where it belonged anyway, completely dissed my ruminations. Did you make it to all the parks this summer?
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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 05:57 AM


I only made it to two, Oakland and Safeco. It was a West Coast swing. Illness of my wife cost me hitting ATT Park.

You deserve your accolades if you picked the Giants. But I think their run ends against the Phillies, unfortunately. Just not enough hitting. Still, a Rangers-Phils series would be a very competitive series.

Is Cliff Lee amazing, or what????? I've never seen a better finesse pitcher in all my years of watching. He actually has better control that Greg Maddux did, IMO, and he does it with 4 pitches.




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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 06:01 AM


captmike, I havent had it and am not likely to until spring training of next year. Doubt I will find it down here.

You're a Phoenix-Tucson guy, aren't you? Go to any of the Total Wine stores and ask them their value recommendations. Those guys are knowledgeable and you wont beat their prices.




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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 06:23 AM


ok, and i like bevmo too for the 5 cent sale. i just stocked a bunch of favs at essentially 1/2 off.



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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 06:54 AM


Hah! Hmm...let's see. Good red wine for a good price...Plus Frisky Women? Yup, sounds okay to me.

Thanks Hook...just the chuckle I need to start the day!

On Red Truck wine. This summer Co-Pilot and I took a few wine tours around the USA, both west and east..and early on were guests of an old Baja amigo who owns a popular Napa winery. His top reds are pretty pricey for casual drinking. One night at dinner he asked me what everyday red we drank. I told him. He advised us to try another smaller winery's 'Red Truck'...he said I would be surprised, like a lot of others he had advised to try this good tasting wine. No, not his brand.

We tried it, Loved it....

...and yes, the women get frisky!! Or is this just my feminine side talking....?




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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 07:20 AM


Pompano = i am insanely jealous if you were guests of Randy D!!
BTW - do you recall Kevin Laird who had a place at Posada and is a close friend of Randy's? i am buying thatch from his company Safari for the resort here.




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[*] posted on 10-19-2010 at 07:42 AM


Wrong guess, Mike. Not Randy's, but his wine is top shelf, too. This owner does not fly a suck and blow. ;)



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