[net.wines] Full bodied reds

joseph@hp-pcd.UUCP (joseph) (08/15/84)

  Be careful of the year of a Sebastiani Tailfeathers.
  Some are superb (e.g. 1978 or 1979) and cost around $8/bottle.
  Later ones are fair to acceptable and cost under $4/bottle.

                             ...hplabs!hp-pcd!joseph

marcus@pyuxt.UUCP (M. G. Hand) (08/21/84)

Try the Portugese Dao (there should be a cedilla under the a).  The
reserva rating can be very good.  One that seems to be reasonably
available is by Caves Velhas.  I have had both the '68 and the '74,
but the last 68 I had a couple of years ago was getting distinctly
long in the tooth.  The '74 was fine though not as good as the '68
in its prime.  Its a bit like a strong earthy burgundy (french, not
that sweet californian filth they serve in bars).  It's quite 
inexpensive, too, and improves immeasurably from being permitted to
breath for a couple of hours before the guzzling starts.

		Marcus Hand (pyuxt!marcus)

PS. I didn't mean that all californian burgundies are plonk, just the
ones that get into bars and are served as "house red".

berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) (08/22/84)

Fans of Sebastiani in particular and full-bodied Reds in general should check
out this one.  To complement their 'Blanc de Noirs' called 'Eye of the Swan',
they have come out with a nice red called 'Tailfeathers'.  yuk yuk.

Well, try it. It tastes better than it sounds.
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