Wine tasting...

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My wife and I just came back from a weekend at Hermann Missouri. It's a small German community just outside of St. Louis.

Try http://www.stonehillwinery.com Their cream sherry is awesome. We also liked the Adam Putcha winery. I couldn't find them online.

Thanks, I'll check them out. Missouri wine... cool.

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@mateo soletic said:

The first from the list produces one of the best red wines in Croatia.
Not because he is My Cousin.Anyway I know all these people well so if
You need some recommendations or wine tasting just call.

And You know this one:
He is the most famous Croatian wine producer outside of Croatia.
http://www.grgich.com/

Hey Mateo,
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville Selection from Grgich Hills sells for $135.00 USD/759HRK. What does the most expensive wine at a comparable Croatian vinyard sell for?
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Chris Fullmer

Have you thought about joining one of those Wines of the month clubs? Just pay a subscription fee and they send you a new bottle every month. I've known people who have liked that method.

Chris

mateo soletic

@unknownuser said:

Hey Mateo,
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville Selection from Grgich Hills sells for $135.00 USD/759HRK. What does the most expensive wine at a comparable Croatian vinyard sell for?

The question here is about selections. There will always be somebody that has a limited selection from
a good year that will place a price tag on it. But generally a good year, good winery barrique sells around 150-200 HRK - 25-35 US and at the wineyard you could probably get it even 20%-30% cheaper. If you were closer I could send You some to try. These local red wines are really good. Lot of sun on steep hillside.

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@chris fullmer said:

Have you thought about joining one of those Wines of the month clubs? Just pay a subscription fee and they send you a new bottle every month. I've known people who have liked that method.

Chris

Hey Chris,
I'm more interested in connecting with some members of the forum who are from countries I normally wouldn't consider for wine choices. Mateo, is a good example, he has educated me about Croatian wine. Hopefully, others will respond, or are all Architects Scotch drinkers - not that that's a bad thing. Maybe Scotch could be the next topic?

DE.

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@mateo soletic said:

@unknownuser said:

Hey Mateo,
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville Selection from Grgich Hills sells for $135.00 USD/759HRK. What does the most expensive wine at a comparable Croatian vinyard sell for?

The question here is about selections. There will always be somebody that has a limited selection from
a good year that will place a price tag on it. But generally a good year, good winery barrique sells around 150-200 HRK - 25-35 US and at the wineyard you could probably get it even 20%-30% cheaper. If you were closer I could send You some to try. These local red wines are really good. Lot of sun on steep hillside.

Mateo,
I did a little Googling and you live in a beautiful place. Maybe I should visit, buy a little vinyard overlooking the sea. I'm trying to find a local store that sells Croatian wine, no luck yet. My wife spent three months working on a movie in China last year and tried a Chinese wine called Dynasty - they all called it Die-Nasty is was so bad.
BTW I really like your designs for MARINOVIC.
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Gaieus

Speaking of Cabernet Sauvignon, the region where it is the most delicious in Hungary is Villány - about 30 kms south of my place and 20 kms from the Croatian border.

Here is an "online book" or something with nice images (just keep pressing the right button on evbry page to advance).

Actually, one of the most well known and prestigeous owner and producer there rents my garage downtown Pécs where I live and he even offered a kind of "bartel" business that he'd pay me in wine instead of money. I was really thinking about it but then we agreed on the money business instead.

Another wine region of fame in Hungary is Tokaj (often spelled "Tokay" in foreign languages) which is even part of the UNESCO World Heritage for its wines and viticultural traditions. We even had kings crowned in this particular cellar (which later became the "official" estate and cellar of the Hungarian Crown - the Habsburg dynasty; also emperors in Germany and later Austria).

They exclusively grow white grapes here but certain kinds can only been produced here. Particularly famous kind is the "aszú" (there is not even a foreign term for it) which is called the "vinum regum, rex vinorum - wine of the kings and king of the wines" which was even exported as far as the French and Spanish royal courts although we know there is some wine tradition in these countries as well.

mateo soletic

@unknownuser said:

Mateo,
I did a little Googling and you live in a beautiful place. Maybe I should visit, buy a little vinyard overlooking the sea. I'm trying to find a local store that sells Croatian wine, no luck yet. My wife spent three months working on a movie in China last year and tried a Chinese wine called Dynasty - they all called it Die-Nasty is was so bad.
BTW I really like your designs for MARINOVIC.
DE

Thanks, If you decide to visit I can organize some winery visits for you. I am very fortunate that I do a lot of work for some of these wine producers. They are a great bunch of people in love with the work they do and they really know how to take the best out of life. To have a little vinyard has always been my dream. I have some olive trees, oh yes and I love good wine, well thats a start anyway.
You probably cant find Croatian wine in stores is because we have a problem with quantities. The wine
production at this higher level has begun only recently 10-15 years ago with the fall of the communist
goverment and the small vineryes havent had a chance to develop quantities like the french and the italians have. The quantities at the moment are sufficient for the local market.

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@gaieus said:

Speaking of Cabernet Sauvignon, the region where it is the most delicious in Hungary is Villány - about 30 kms south of my place and 20 kms from the Croatian border.

Here is an "online book" or something with nice images (just keep pressing the right button on evbry page to advance).

Actually, one of the most well known and prestigeous owner and producer there rents my garage downtown Pécs where I live and he even offered a kind of "bartel" business that he'd pay me in wine instead of money. I was really thinking about it but then we agreed on the money business instead.

Another wine region of fame in Hungary is Tokaj (often spelled "Tokay" in foreign languages) which is even part of the UNESCO World Heritage for its wines and viticultural traditions. We even had kings crowned in this particular cellar (which later became the "official" estate and cellar of the Hungarian Crown - the Habsburg dynasty; also emperors in Germany and later Austria).

They exclusively grow white grapes here but certain kinds can only been produced here. Particularly famous kind is the "aszú" (there is not even a foreign term for it) which is called the "vinum regum, rex vinorum - wine of the kings and king of the wines" which was even exported as far as the French and Spanish royal courts although we know there is some wine tradition in these countries as well.

Thanks Csaba,
My grandparents on my mother's side are from Hungary, but I have never been there. I can see a visit to Hungary and Croatia in my future, when I visit Spain and Portugal later this year.

Gaieus

There are a couple of "ex-Hungarians" here actually