Of Sheep-Dip, Rot-Gut, and Furniture Polish. The worst of the worst.

[jamespowers]

The label is cute...the contents maybe poison....lol! I would perhaps buy a bottle, pour out the "contents" (into something safe to contain the contents) and use the bottle for some other purpose, just due to the cute label....lol!

Well maybe the bottle has some use then.

 

[LuvMyMan]

My experience with Australian wine is quite limited- I've had a few things which have been quite good. We have some horrid wines here in NY, but some really good ones too.

I don't understand why Yellow Tail was one of the wine selected for a big shin-dig that included some of our largest corporate and private donors. Aren't academics supposed to be wine snobs? Isn't that part of the stereotype? Why are we serving all these people who we are asking for money horrid wine? So they feel sorry for us and dig deeper in their pockets to buy us something decent to drink? That's going to backfire if they're sick on the wine.

Whenever I see a Yellow Tail box or bottle I have a involuntary shudder. I've been offered more free Yellow Tail wine since that date. Notice I didn't say I drank it. Urgh.

What does it actually taste like? Too bitter, slime,spoiled,old and nasty? Or is it just plain old cheap tasting?

 

[earl]

On behalf of Australia, I'd like to apologise for Yellow Tail wine

We do produce some very nice wines, but Yellow Tail isn't one of them.

I find their Merlot preferrable to others I've tried in a similar price range and like their Shiraz-Grenache blend. Now, I don't venture into deep waters price-wise. So, have no experience with the pricier ones. But, for the $, these are pretty tasty. Earl

 

[earl]

Guess I'm not the only one fond of them.
http://www.wine-tribune.com/blog/?p=215
Earl

 

[jamespowers]

I find their Merlot preferrable to others I've tried in a similar price range and like their Shiraz-Grenache blend. Now, I don't venture into deep waters price-wise. So, have no experience with the pricier ones. But, for the $, these are pretty tasty. Earl

Well the red wine is preferable to the white that is for sure.

 

[sheeplady]

What does it actually taste like? Too bitter, slime,spoiled,old and nasty? Or is it just plain old cheap tasting?

It's sweet, mainly, but the one I had was sweet yet astringent at the same time. It was an odd taste, kind of like spoiled fruit. I believe I had a white. Sweet whites (unless they are meant to be sweet, like a dessert wine) shock me.

It has it's reputations as a "palatable" wine. To be honest, I am not a wine snob. Basically there is little that I don't like. There's some things I really like.

I find their Merlot preferrable to others I've tried in a similar price range and like their Shiraz-Grenache blend. Now, I don't venture into deep waters price-wise. So, have no experience with the pricier ones. But, for the $, these are pretty tasty. Earl

It's a matter of personal preference. I'm not a wine expert- I'd put myself in the category of a novice. Yellow Tail has a reputation of being a novice's wine, and I found what I tried to not fit this novice's palate.

I really like Buttonwood Grove's Redbud wine (about $8), Knapp's Pasta Red (about $10), and Salmon Run's wines ($8 to $14) are always a good bet. Montezuma Winery's reds are also good and in a similar price range. I drink mainly NYS wine (buy local, support your local winemaker, etc., etc.) There are plenty of wines that are available for a similar price point if you are willing to experiment. I'm not sure if you have good wineries out in your area of the country, but I'd encourage you to try some local wines. There's probably some gems there you haven't discovered yet.

Again, to each his/ her own, but experiment!

 

[jamespowers]

It's sweet, mainly, but the one I had was sweet yet astringent at the same time. It was an odd taste, kind of like spoiled fruit. I believe I had a white. Sweet whites (unless they are meant to be sweet, like a dessert wine) shock me.

It has it's reputations as a "palatable" wine. To be honest, I am not a wine snob. Basically there is little that I don't like. There's some things I really like.



It's a matter of personal preference. I'm not a wine expert- I'd put myself in the category of a novice. Yellow Tail has a reputation of being a novice's wine, and I found what I tried to not fit this novice's palate.

I really like Buttonwood Grove's Redbud wine (about $8), Knapp's Pasta Red (about $10), and Salmon Run's wines ($8 to $14) are always a good bet. Montezuma Winery's reds are also good and in a similar price range. I drink mainly NYS wine (buy local, support your local winemaker, etc., etc.) There are plenty of wines that are available for a similar price point if you are willing to experiment. I'm not sure if you have good wineries out in your area of the country, but I'd encourage you to try some local wines. There's probably some gems there you haven't discovered yet.

Again, to each his/ her own, but experiment!

Fortunately I live in California. We don't produce bad wine---aside from Sutter Home. uke:

 

[sheeplady]

Fortunately I live in California. We don't produce bad wine---aside from Sutter Home. uke:

I think they might add food coloring to their wines from the way they look in the stores...

NYS wines have really nice quality. I love the wine tent at the NYS fair. Had some excellent vermouth there (Atsby) from NYC last year- absolutely sublime vermouth. Couldn't get enough of it- will purchase some more this year if they are at the fair. Speaking of which, have to ask my liquor store to carry it.

 

[jamespowers]

I think they might add food coloring to their wines from the way they look in the stores...

NYS wines have really nice quality. I love the wine tent at the NYS fair. Had some excellent vermouth there (Atsby) from NYC last year- absolutely sublime vermouth. Couldn't get enough of it- will purchase some more this year if they are at the fair. Speaking of which, have to ask my liquor store to carry it.

You like vermouth?! :faint: I would put vermouth well within the confines of this thread.
Sutter Home is owned by a decent winery but they just produce junk with that label on it. I think they found a way to sell their rejects.

 

[sheeplady]

You like vermouth?! :faint: I would put vermouth well within the confines of this thread.
Sutter Home is owned by a decent winery but they just produce junk with that label on it. I think they found a way to sell their rejects.

This vermouth is like a really good brandy. Most vermouth isn't worth anything unless you drown it in gin.

 

[Renault]

I almost drowned in gin once. Wasn't pretty.

What about Retsina? Nice Greek wine. I seem to remember an evening of seafood and this wine while on Liberty one evening in Piraeus. Actually wasn't bad. But made for a pretty bad hangover!

 

[jamespowers]

This vermouth is like a really good brandy. Most vermouth isn't worth anything unless you drown it in gin.

I know what you man. I keep a mister bottle handy for martinis.

 

[jamespowers]

I almost drowned in gin once. Wasn't pretty.

What about Retsina? Nice Greek wine. I seem to remember an evening of seafood and this wine while on Liberty one evening in Piraeus. Actually wasn't bad. But made for a pretty bad hangover!

As long as it was GOOD gin.

 

[1961MJS]

You like vermouth?! :faint: I would put vermouth well within the confines of this thread.
Sutter Home is owned by a decent winery but they just produce junk with that label on it. I think they found a way to sell their rejects.

I really dislike all vermouth that I've tasted. The three martinis I've had so far will be it, and me a James Bond fan too.

Later

 

[jamespowers]

I really dislike all vermouth that I've tasted. The three martinis I've had so far will be it, and me a James Bond fan too.

Later

See? That is why vermouth is best dipensed like this:

 

[rumblefish]

You know what else I find really awful?.. Mixers, where mixers aren't called for. Like a Tom Collins mixer or daiquiri mixers.

 

[jamespowers]

You know what else I find really awful?.. Mixers, where mixers aren't called for. Like a Tom Collins mixer or daiquiri mixers.

Agreed! If you can't make those on your own---don't!

 

[sheeplady]

See? That is why vermouth is best dipensed like this:

Then you have to have a good gin...

 

[Brad Bowers]

James, I'm drinking a New Year's toast just for you!



Brad

 

[jamespowers]

James, I'm drinking a New Year's toast just for you!



Brad

Is that Sheep Dip, Rot-Gut or Furniture Polish?

Happy (insert answer here) Year! :cheers1: