I recently stumbled upon Pitchfork Wine - doubtfully having anything to do with the otherPitchfork, but still a place to find reviews of consumables that SuckorNot. Pitchfork's wine descriptions seem quite on, I have no idea who these cats are in real life, but they know their stuff.
I like wine, a lot, but seldom buy based on anything other than good label design. You CAN judge a book by it's cover and a wine by it's label. Usually. Read Murketing's Aesthetics of Wine Packaging. The one wine that fails this logic is a red called "Bitch" in a snarky pink and vector hearted label. It makes you feel like a dumb bitch for buying it. Total swill.
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Egad, that blog put Faustino de Crianza in _seventh_ place? That's my favorite Rioja. Can be had for under $10 at Linens & Things while their stock still lasts, along with a host of other tasty imbibements. However, they got the Ridge Zin spot-on. Absolutely annihilates the more expensive and prettier-labeled Fife for less money.
For label-shunning wine happiness, check out RH Phillips wines. In my experience the plain old $6 RH Phillips is much better than their EXP or Toasted Head lines (and you can get them in giant fucking jugs for handy entertaining!) Can't go wrong with Coppola either, especially their Claret. I made an absolutely _killer_ turkey scallopini by putting half a cup of it in with the sauce last night.
That's good to know - I'm going to be picking up a few bottles to have on hand for gifts this weekend. :)
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