What's your favorite (kind of) wine?

[SamKey]

Some california wines!
IMHO most of the herzog single vineyard special reserves are on par and even better the list above. Then there is Gen XIII and Chalk hill etc. etc.
BTW is the Yatir 06' a Yatir forest?

Oy you are missing so much, one meal R"H I had someone not religious so I bought those (Alexander and Napa Valley) They don't stand a chance to the Israeli wines

[steeeveknowsbest]

Yes of course.

Call me an idiot but I don't drink any Herzog.

In Israel so I don't think covenant is a good buy

Yatir Forest is still my favorite wine all things considered!

covenant is a good wine but not a good buy anywhere (IMHO it should be cheaper for the quality)
There are some great Herzogs, whats your beef with them?

[steeeveknowsbest]

Oy you are missing so much, one meal R"H I had someone not religious so I bought those (Alexander and Napa Valley) They don't stand a chance to the Israeli wines

I'm not missing anything! I enjoy both Israeli AND Californian wines (plus a few others, but i havn't met a french wine i liked)
I was responding to PlatinumGuys question of

What am I missing?

But your comparison is flawed it's like comparing Japanese cars to German cars and using a Camery Vs. an Audi A8.

If you want to do a comparison maybe compare the napa and alexander to segal special reserve or dalton alma or barkan special reserve, those are fair comparisons

[clear thinker]

My favorites for this yo"t are Castel GV '10 (better than 03 07 09), Yatir '06, The cave, and Mediterranean 2007. What am I missing?

The '10 is better then '09 (castel)??
Didn't know that!
What about segal unfiltered & Alexander the great?

[PlatinumGuy]

The '10 is better then '09 (castel)??
Didn't know that!
What about segal unfiltered & Alexander the great?

I prefer the '10. Don't think I ever had the segal. Alexander's are too confusing for me, last I heard the 2004 Jlem of Gold is best but hard to find.

[PlatinumGuy]

covenant is a good wine but not a good buy anywhere (IMHO it should be cheaper for the quality)

Bought a bunch online at $80, I think that's pretty good, no?

[zalman123]

80 is a good price, I hope you put it away for a few years! Segal unfiltered is a great bottle

[itsyehuda]

Lewis Pasco was an excellent blend at ~$25.

French Style Israeli.

[zalman123]

Thanks for the idea always looking for bottels that price range

[steeeveknowsbest]

80 is a good price, I hope you put it away for a few years! Segal unfiltered is a great bottle

+1 on the Segals unfiltered

[DrDanny]

Carmel limited edition 2007
Is a great bottle.
 My current go to bottle is the Ventura Rubens 2009 even the 2010 is OK.
Not very pricey about $20 if you get it in Israel  and about $50  in New York (that might be the cheapest and most expensive places respectively that's just the last two stores that I went to)
It's been getting harder to find though it seems like it's not a huge winery.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen

[clear thinker]

I prefer the '10. Don't think I ever had the segal. Alexander's are too confusing for me, last I heard the 2004 Jlem of Gold is best but hard to find.

If you like a "Strong" wine (unfiltered) then I would suggest you try the segals.

[zalman123]

Unfiltered does not referr to "strong" is just a filtering process

[clear thinker]

Unfiltered does not referr to "strong" is just a filtering process

I know but it's common by ppl to think so......

[ChAiM'l]

Has anyone had Tura Mountain Peak 2010? Any good?

[clear thinker]

ye 2011, we are talking insane pricing, better than the castel and cheaper

Cheaper than the castle??
Just requested it from the wine store he said it's over $200!
Am I doing anything wrong??

[ilherman]

Herzog, Mt Veeder, very very soft.

Or Haganuz French Blend.

[clear thinker]

Herzog, Mt Veeder, very very soft.

Or Haganuz French Blend.

Can't for the life of me get around the french blend!
Too much of a "earthy" taste......

[zalman123]

Well it says french ;-)