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So peeon got me thinking (I know, how fucked up is that, right?) about investing in luxury items.

I've got an affiliate program for wine here in Oz, and it does decently (I mainly got it for the discounts I can get on the products myself, because I'm sick of Southcorp/Fosters wines and they're pretty much all that's available unless you go online or go to the cellar door.) but I'm thinking of branching out a bit.

So I'm wondering, do any of the Americans here drink wine?
And I mean properly drink it... not chugging it out of a beer bong.

I'd really like your insights on the American wine market, and your advice on any good aff programs.
Not just wines either, but maybe viticultural holiday packages or some such...
 


What a kick ass thread! Forgive me if I'm incoherent but my bro brought back some guadalaharan taquila and I am effed up drinking and listening to Bone Thugs n' Harmony...

To be quite honest, I'm not really into American wines (even though I am a yank myself, albeit lived/live in Europe for many years).

I love German Reislings. That said, I hear that Washington State Rieslings rock. There may be some market value in Red wines (because of their health benefits), but other than that I don't know.

Do you collect wines? I've been looking for a way to monetize my hobbies. Perhaps you can set up a wine blog?
 
I know American spirits but really need to beef up my wines knowledge. I know varietals & regions but don't have a good grasp of all of the vineyards or vintages outside of passing familiarity with the big corporate producers (e.g. Mondavi, Brown-Forman, etc).

It's a lot of fuckin work to know what's up. Same with craft beer for that matter. Both markets are so saturated.
 
Big wine fan. I have a buddy that used to work at a local store so we try to go for good stuff that is under $15/bottle. A couple suggestions:

Hangtime Pinot Noir
Concannon Petit Syrah

And if you like whites, you can't beat La Crema's Chardonnay, though its about $20/bottle.
 
If you're talking about "America" as in, the Americas, then I would recommend looking at chilean wines, absolutely delicious. Take a look at Montes Cabernet or Pinot. Soooooo good.

If you are talking about the United States in particular, there are a ton of good wineries in California. It's hit or miss, but some really great Cabernet and Merlot wines coming out of CA these days.

These rap songs have me drinking patron most of the time now anyway so I miss a nice glass of wine ;)
 
peeon said:
With the hundreds of wineries a general statement like that is 100% WRONG. I've had some horrible Napa Valley Cabs and some amazing one. Overall, they're mostly good though.
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I've actually yet to have a disappointing experience with any Cabernet from Napa. Napa Valley Reserve makes a great one for around $15.

Then again I'm not a huge wine afficionado, so I'm sure there are quite a few made down there that aren't too great.
 
elime said:
I've actually yet to have a disappointing experience with any Cabernet from Napa. Napa Valley Reserve makes a great one for around $15.

Then again I'm not a huge wine afficionado, so I'm sure there are quite a few made down there that aren't too great.
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Thats kinda funny because I think I'm disappointed more than pleased with napa cabs. I'll have to give the Napa Valley reserve a shot though.

Estrella makes a damn nice cab that can be found pretty cheap, around $10 here.
 
Can't give any affiliate info (what good am I?) but for sitting back and sipping, I recommend Ste Genevieve Sweet Moscato. Yes. It is sweet. It's cellared in Ft. Stockton, TX, which surprised the hell out of me.
 
Riddarhusetgal: Well that's the thing. I can't do a blog of American wines because most of them aren't available here... There are the occasional few, but the big imports in Australia are NZ, German and French wines, Italian spumante and Portugese fortifides.

The reason why I'm asking if people have any a) recommendations and b) affiliate programs.
I've got a few programs running for the local market, although it's all offline stuff as, by and large, our wine market, particularly the premium market, is a much older demographic that doesn't use the internet for purchases all that much.
 
America is filled with a lot of affluent wine drinkers and amazing wineries. There are great wineries in many California areas; Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Napa Valley. Chilean wine is great as well as Argentinian. If you want to know about some really great wines, wineries, and obscure wines a like then I would recommend listening to Taste of Leykis
Its on the radio in LA but you can listen to it on podcast. Pretty informative show and there are a lot of guests from up and coming wineries.
 
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