Merlot got a bad rap from "Sideways".. I love Merlot! - GoFuckYourself.com

ReggieDurango · 12-30-2016, 04:00 PM

After the movie came out, there was a legitimate loss in Merlot sales because it was ridiculed and made to seem uncool.
Well it's delicious! Wtf, SIDEWAYS?!?
I normally love Paul Giamatti, but he (his character) got it way wrong in that film :/

CaptainHowdy · 12-30-2016, 04:07 PM

I'm a sucker for syrah ...

ReggieDurango · 12-30-2016, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHowdy

I'm a sucker for syrah ...

Syrah is awesome too! I'm also drinking a nice glass of Malbec right now and it is fantastic.

EddyTheDog · 12-30-2016, 04:19 PM

Cab Sav is the best - Don't get me started...

CaptainHowdy · 12-30-2016, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ReggieDurango

Syrah is awesome too! I'm also drinking a nice glass of Malbec right now and it is fantastic.

ReggieDurango · 12-30-2016, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

Cab Sav is the best - Don't get me started...

Cab Sav is also delish..
Can't think of any red wine that I don't like actually!

Busty2 · 12-31-2016, 07:58 PM

Im drinking a bottle of 1981 Chateau Bel Air Lagrave, tastes amazing, well worth the 35 year wait.

EddyTheDog · 12-31-2016, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Busty2

Im drinking a bottle of 1981 Chateau Bel Air Lagrave, tastes amazing, well worth the 35 year wait.

That's a 1K bottle - Enjoy...

lagwagon · 01-01-2017, 03:40 PM

Any non white with a screw cap is fine in my book

$5 submissions · 01-01-2017, 04:44 PM

Here's an infographic of what "Sideways" did to people who have bad taste in wine...

mineistaken · 01-01-2017, 04:45 PM

not an expert on wine, but I read an article which said merlot is best as an introductionary red wine

klinton · 01-01-2017, 04:48 PM

well, it wasnt about merlot, syrah or cabernet.
it was rather more about shitty wine mass produced "without love".

but you of course had to misunderstood it....

dillfly2000 · 01-01-2017, 09:29 PM

That's why i don't watch movies, always ruining drinks for me.

Quine · 01-01-2017, 10:16 PM

Amazing movie.

CaptainHowdy · 01-02-2017, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Quine

Amazing movie.

mineistaken · 01-03-2017, 06:24 PM

Ok, watching the movie, seems ok, but wtf, they are saying "pinot" wine as if you are supposed to know which one that is. I mean it can be white pino grigio, red pinot noir and few more. I mean it is not even all red or all white and similar, it can be either red, or white and yet they use it as it is normal. WTF?

EddyTheDog · 01-03-2017, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Ok, watching the movie, seems ok, but wtf, they are saying "pinot" wine as if you are supposed to know which one that is. I mean it can be white pino grigio, red pinot noir and few more. I mean it is not even all red or all white and similar, it can be either red, or white and yet they use it as it is normal. WTF?

Pinot is red - It's a red grape variety - Pinot Grigio is one of my favorite whites - However, Pinot as a generic term is red...

mineistaken · 01-03-2017, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

Pinot is red - It's a red grape variety - Pinot Grigio is one of my favorite whites - However, Pinot as a generic term is red...

Pinot is not red as you said yourself with and example of pinot grigio.
Pinot can be red (pinot noir), can be white (pinot grigio).

Generic term is used 100% incorrectly and ignorantly.

$5 submissions · 01-03-2017, 06:49 PM

For me... if wine doesn't come in a box, it ain't worth drinking.

EddyTheDog · 01-03-2017, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Pinot is not red as you said yourself with and example of pinot grigio.
Pinot can be red (pinot noir), can be white (pinot grigio).

Generic term is used 100% incorrectly and ignorantly.

Pinot has a red berry - You don't need to add the 'noir' - You need to add Grigio or Blanco when it's a white variation on the original berry - Pinot is red...

mineistaken · 01-03-2017, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

Pinot has a red berry - You don't need to add the 'noir' - You need to add Grigio or Blanco when it's a white variation on the original berry - Pinot is red...

So are you saying there are 2 different grapes?
Pinot and pinot noir?

If not - my statement stands. Why would you call pinot noir and not pinot gris a "pinot"?

It is like having 2 people, John Johnson and John Peterson and saying that "John" means only John Johnson and if you mean john Peterson you need to say the full name.

PornDiscounts-V · 01-03-2017, 07:09 PM

More like if John Johnson is black and Peterson is white and you want to refer to black people...

RampantTV · 01-04-2017, 06:23 AM

I saw that movie many years before I started drinking wine and it is the pivotal reason why I have never touched Merlot, it just stuck with me. I like a nice punchy Rioja.

mineistaken · 01-04-2017, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RampantTV

I saw that movie many years before I started drinking wine and it is the pivotal reason why I have never touched Merlot.

I just watched the movie and have no idea why people would not touch Merlot.
Prior to watching I expected him to explain that Merlot is shit, but there was nothing like that. It even sounded like a subjective reason (could be that his ex wife drank it etc and now he hates it after divorce, just random idea to explain what I mean by him not saying that it was crapy wine) for that.
So it is surprising (decline of sales due to that). On the other hand - some people are sheep, some easily influenced by others and, apparently, by the movies, so maybe not so surprising.

CDSmith · 01-04-2017, 10:08 AM

I had a few very enjoyable merlots long before Sideways came out, thus the movie not only did not phase me off merlot it kind of baffled me on that point.

It did however put me onto pinot. :D

Couple kinds of chardonnay and sauvignon blanc are my all time favs though. And people should quit knocking box wines. A lot of wineries these days are putting out some really decent box varieties. And hell, the convenience of 4L of wine in the fridge with a SPIGOT just can't be beat, even if it is bourgeois.

JFK · 01-04-2017, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Quine

Amazing movie.

Loved it, it was something different for its time.

poncabare · 01-04-2017, 01:19 PM

funny movie. never liked merlot really either, but equally never understood why he hyped pinot noir so much.

ReggieDurango · 01-04-2017, 02:40 PM

The movie itself is great!

ReggieDurango · 12-27-2017, 09:02 AM

Had some Merlot the other night and it was still delicious!

Busty2 · 12-27-2017, 08:45 PM

If you can find this wine in you local supermarket or wine outlet grab some

Baron Philip De Rothschild Mouton Cadet Bordeaux 1980-1984

Thank me later!!

CaptainHowdy · 12-28-2017, 06:03 PM

Bump for Merlot ...

BaldBastard · 12-28-2017, 07:17 PM

merlot is a delicate little red for snowflakes

Personally for me it has to be an Australian shiraz, beats any French shit under 1k a bottle

Current fav is

https://www.petersonswines.com.au/pr...-Mudgee-Shiraz

30 a bottle is sweet.

I'm back in New Zealand next week.. tutifruity white whines and Syra

Checkout the 2013 or 2015 Petersons Shiraz from Mudgee

CaptainHowdy · 12-29-2017, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard

merlot is a delicate little red for snowflakes

Personally for me it has to be an Australian shiraz, beats any French shit under 1k a bottle

Current fav is

https://www.petersonswines.com.au/pr...-Mudgee-Shiraz

30 a bottle is sweet.

I'm back in New Zealand next week.. tutifruity white whines and Syra

Checkout the 2013 or 2015 Petersons Shiraz from Mudgee

That's knowledge ...

12-30-2016, 04:00 PM	#1
ReggieDurango Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,763	Merlot got a bad rap from "Sideways".. I love Merlot! After the movie came out, there was a legitimate loss in Merlot sales because it was ridiculed and made to seem uncool. Well it's delicious! Wtf, SIDEWAYS?!? I normally love Paul Giamatti, but he (his character) got it way wrong in that film :/

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klinton So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: online Posts: 8,766	well, it wasnt about merlot, syrah or cabernet. it was rather more about shitty wine mass produced "without love". but you of course had to misunderstood it....

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mineistaken See signature :) Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ICQ 363 097 773 Posts: 29,656	Ok, watching the movie, seems ok, but wtf, they are saying "pinot" wine as if you are supposed to know which one that is. I mean it can be white pino grigio, red pinot noir and few more. I mean it is not even all red or all white and similar, it can be either red, or white and yet they use it as it is normal. WTF?

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poncabare Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: carmel Posts: 2,552	funny movie. never liked merlot really either, but equally never understood why he hyped pinot noir so much.

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ReggieDurango Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,763	The movie itself is great!

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ReggieDurango Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 4,763	Had some Merlot the other night and it was still delicious!

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Busty2 Member since 1999 Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Off the Amalfi coast Posts: 7,202	If you can find this wine in you local supermarket or wine outlet grab some Baron Philip De Rothschild Mouton Cadet Bordeaux 1980-1984 Thank me later!!

12-28-2017, 06:03 PM	#31
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,664	Bump for Merlot ...

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BaldBastard Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 16,240	merlot is a delicate little red for snowflakes Personally for me it has to be an Australian shiraz, beats any French shit under 1k a bottle Current fav is https://www.petersonswines.com.au/pr...-Mudgee-Shiraz 30 a bottle is sweet. I'm back in New Zealand next week.. tutifruity white whines and Syra Checkout the 2013 or 2015 Petersons Shiraz from Mudgee