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First, where are you writing from? If in the US and you live in a state that allows direct mailing, you can order a Shloss Koblenz Blaufrankisch Ausbruch (sweet Hungarian red) For $8 US from Binny's Beverage Depot (Binnys.com). Also, Charles Spinnetta in Amador county CA. makes a short fermentation Zinfandel called "Zinetta". Hope this helps. Cheers!

This wine - drinkable or not (it is not up to me to give an opinion, not having tasted it) - is very strange. "Koblenz" being a well-known city on the affluent of Rhine and Moselle, "Schloss" meaning castle, this would insinuate something like "Chateau Napa Chilean Plonk".

Sorry, but I wouldn't even care to taste such an obvious tentative of fraud.

M.

I'm writing from Michigan. Thanks for the information. I thought the shipment of wine/alcohol from state-to-state was illegal? Which states allow this?

You had what?!

M.

anyone can suggest a good red that is sweet and under 10 bucks a bottle?

Try a bottle of Yellowtail Shiraz. I'm not joking. It should be readily available wherever you live and you're not going to be out very much if you don't like it.

To those of you who haven't tried it, please don't flame me. I've never tasted a red table wine quite like it.

Vino

Salut/Hi Michael Pronay,

le/on 28 Sep 2003 22:00:17 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

Chuckle! I was waiting from a squawk from you!! Hope your cold's getting better.

This was a wine that I tasted _years_ ago probably 30. It was in the category of "taste - good lord! - forget", so I can't guarantee its exact location. As my memory recalls, it was from beside the Neusiedlersee, right by the Austro-Hungarian border, some 12 km from Sopron and 10 or so from Rust. Of the two towns, which would YOU have felt was better known?

Of course, Recioto Amarone della Valpolicella (although I know this is outside the price the original poster specified) is a wonderful sweet red.

st.helier

Caution: There are two distinct DOCs (and they have been existing for a few years now):

- Recioto della Valpolicella - the sweet version; and

- Amarone della Valpollicalla - the dry version.

"Recioto Amarone" is only to be found on older bottles.

M.

Thank you Michael - I didn't know this

StH

Salut/Hi St.Helier,

le/on Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:14:40 +1200, tu disais/you said:-

Ah yes, Recioto della Valpolicella is excellent. I remember my utter astonishment the first time I tasted it - used to the rather boring "Valpolicella" sold throughout the UK at minimum prices, I was bowled over.

Gled to see you posting again! Hope all's OK.

"Ian Hoare" ha scritto

utter

boring

bowled over.

And another "lord" between the sweet reds is Aleatico. Check out the Aleatico Antinori, it's fantastic.

Vilco

Also Malvasia di Casorzo d' Asti or Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco as well as Brachetto (d'Aqui) from Piedmont are sweet reds, Gilli's MCDB is very good in particular. Exported by DeGrazia. Banfi does the Brachetto well.

Joe, I agree the Banfi Brachetto d'Aqui (Rosa Regale) is a tasty fun drink. My only objection is the price ($20). Not all wine needs to be "serious", but for my money anything over $10-12 better be! Dale

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