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Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 8:57:02 AM   
pjaines

 

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Status: offline 		After my horrendous experiences with Echo Falls Merlot recently I had the misfortune this week to have this.....

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=501374

If anyone has had a worse wine this weekend I pity you.
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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:39:39 AM   
J2K

 

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Status: offline 		I actually remember drinking that wine at a party last year. It was bad. I remember the collective response of everyone taking a sip, then giving the glass a strange look, making a face, and shaking their head.


I drank a lot of good wines while on vacation last week. Unfortunatley, the last night, the last wine to finish off a wonderful week at the beach had to be this;
http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=258975



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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:45:03 AM   
pjaines

 

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Status: offline 		J2K - good note - probably one of the most succinct tasting notes I have ever read.  And just by looking at the design on the label you know it is going to be bad.

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:45:28 AM   
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ORIGINAL: pjaines

After my horrendous experiences with Echo Falls Merlot recently I had the misfortune this week to have this.....

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=501374

If anyone has had a worse wine this weekend I pity you.


Your note just made my day! I just looked through your other recent TN and noted that you've had a bad run of it this summer.  Are you OK?  You didn't lose your job or anything, did you?
Craig

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:51:07 AM   
pjaines

 

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Status: offline 		Unfortunately some of my friends have shockingly bad taste in wine so they come to my house and bring dross. 

I taste out of kindness.

Also, where I work in the UK there are a few bars that sell only horrible branded wine and out of a natural curiosity I like to have a taste - you can't be too snobbish - you might uncover some good wines at a cheap price.  Or not.  Yellowtail chardonnay was possibly  the worst white wine I have had for a long time.
http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=313491



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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:51:20 AM   
Blue Shorts

 

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Status: offline 		While not nearly as bad as the one you had.  This wine was bad enough that my wife handed her glass to me and told me to pour it back in the bottle so that I could pour it down the drain all at once.

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=111051

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:59:17 AM   
cgrimes

 

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ORIGINAL: J2K

I actually remember drinking that wine at a party last year. It was bad. I remember the collective response of everyone taking a sip, then giving the glass a strange look, making a face, and shaking their head.


I drank a lot of good wines while on vacation last week. Unfortunatley, the last night, the last wine to finish off a wonderful week at the beach had to be this;
http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=258975





J2K, I've had a bad Simard experience myself.  They sell alot of their wine in 375ml bottles and can get older vintages so it is tempting--especially in restaurants.  But, one sip, and you understand why so many older bottles are still hanging around

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 10:06:42 AM   
cgrimes

 

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ORIGINAL: pjaines

I taste out of kindness.



Sometimes a little too much kindness can kill you.   

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 1:08:12 PM   
pault

 

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From: Bedford New Hampshire
Status: offline 		I opened a bottle of this (glad I had only 1 bottle) just after I joined a few months ago. I had it for a few years , it was a 95 vintage.

Red brick is how it looked and I couldnt drink it. Dumped it right away and I am not that fussy. 

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 5:12:12 PM   
JohnNezlek

 

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Status: offline 		Folks,

I will come to the defense of the '95 Simard. I had a bottle that was quite respectable. FYI -- They hold their wines longer than most chateau. The TNs for the '98 are another matter.

Not wanting to "break the spell" I offer the following as the worst wine I can recall having. I left it out unopened, hoping it would kill some insects. I have a septic system and I did not want to risk destroying the bacteria that are required for it to work. I eventually poured it on some weeds in my driveway.

2006 Château de la Négly Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape Rosé La Chappelle de la Négly
http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=393242

This wine was recommended by Gary V of Wine Library -- he should be ashamed, not that I think he has any shame.

John

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 6:57:31 PM   
zippz

 

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Status: offline 		i had a shiraz by yellow tail last week... that made me
interesting...
not too long ago i started a very similar thread ...
i thought it would be fun and helpful to point out labels that should be avoided
but it was deleted
nice to see this topic back
maybe since it's posted by someone other then me... it will remain?


< Message edited by zippz -- 8/11/2008 6:58:11 PM >

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/11/2008 9:33:14 PM   
J2K

 

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From: Pittsburgh, PA- U.S.A.
Status: offline 		It wasn't mine but I think this person had "worst wine"experience;




2007 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône Rosé BellerucheFrance, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône)
7/28/2008
iguana
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If you can't find this wine at your local wine store, you can simulate it by purchasing the cheapest bottle of "white zinfandel" you can find. Then pour it into a bowl, and leave it out in the sun for a week. Allow the dead bugs to stay in the wine. When the week has elapsed, chill the wine, and alternate between taking sips and licking the wood shingles on your roof.

Seriously, you must not pay money for this wine. If offered a complimentary glass, politely ask if there is anything else available. (61 views)

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/12/2008 10:10:49 AM   
RoundersRob

 

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/12/2008 12:43:12 PM   
Blue Shorts

 

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ORIGINAL: RoundersRob

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=57188


Your note makes me think that this wine had the "sulphide reduction" issue discussed in the "aluminum Twist-Off" thread. http://www.cellartracker.com/forum/aluminum_twist-offs/m_19718/tm.htm

Did this bottle perhaps have a screwcap? 

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RE: Latest worst wine - 8/12/2008 12:50:07 PM   
RoundersRob

 

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Status: online 		Nope.  Regular cork closure.  I think the newer vintages are twisties but this was the 02.

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