First time drinking wine, which is best brand available in Costco?

My wife is a "physician/MD" at Yale University, and here is what we do:

1) We drink ONLY RED wine (MUCH better for health) 2) Since between us, we drink 1-2 liters/day, we don't pay more than $5-7/bottle. (we can not tell the difference anyway, from the much-coveted-vintage/chateau-wines, since we always drink with spicy fish & veg dishes) 3) We drink ONLY with the meals (better for health) 4) Whites, Champagne, and occasional Cointreau and Cognac, only for special occasions, once a month. 5) Avoid beer, due to hi-carbs & calories. 6) Avoid any OTHER alcohol, due to hi-calories. 7) Do not worry about liver damage, she is in "oncology" :))) Cheers, Andre

Andre

This seems to be a one size fits all approach, regardless of of your wife's credentials. One to two liters per day? My girlfriend drinks little, and I would have trouble handling half that amount of alcohol on a daily basis. One or two glasses every other day is what my body can handle. And a blanket condemnation of white wine and beer? This seems to be a little far-fetched. I try to get lots of water if I drink, avoid spicy food in general, and take in extra magnesium.

And lo carb diets are the biggest travesty ever fosted on the American public.

Tom Schellberg

Hunt,

Thanks for nice posting, I always used to see alholic drinks in Costco, you suggested me to for local wine shop, if you know could you please give me the some of the local shops in US. By the way, I swa these two brands in Costco, these two I saw before your posting, one is "Raven Wood Vitners Blend" and second one is "Beajolas Villages (Louis Jadot)", each one is around $8 and Alcohol is around 12.5%, I don't know whether they are good onee?. thanks.

Hi Santa

I don't know do your area have Beverage & more shop, who hold wine tasting every Saturday at 3 to 6pm and they serve about 10 kind of wines ( white & red both), and they charge very cheap, the wines are ok, but it's a good way to start and learn and find the wine you lik.

Cheers Cassandra

snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (Santa) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

the jadot is a nice simple wine that would be a good entrance to the wine world. Drink it a little cool, not cold like a beer but in the Fridge just long enough to drop the temp a couple of degrees (or if it is cool where you live may be in the basement or near the garage for a while.

As to retailers, what area of the US are you in? It appears that you posted through Google &/or Yahoo, so I can't get a handle on your ISP. Also, rather than just going to a liquor retailer (though you might get good wine advice), I'd look into wine specific shops.

As for the Ravenswood VB, it's a nice, inexpensive Zin. As it IS a blend, the "house style" doesn't change much from year to year. I keep a case of it, plus the Peachy Canyon Paso Robles (just a bit more expensive), as "house" Zins, especially for cooking, when a medium>full-bodied red is required. It is also a nice quaff, while cooking. A bit one dimensional, it does have nice fruit on the palette, though the alcohol levels are up a bit, as with most Zins.

The Jadot is a very nice entry-level Beaujolais (Gamay grape), from a region in lower Burgundy. It is a step above the Nouveau Beaujolais, which is about to make its appearance at the end of November. The Beaujolais Villages offers quite a bit more in the way of character, than the Nouveau, for just a few $ more - well worth it. If you like the Villages, there are several levels of Beaujolais up from it, and most that you'll find in US are not very expensive. Each of those has more unique character, though often less "fruit." As expressed in this thread, put a slight chill on it, before serving.

Hunt