Thread: Rex Goliath 47lb Rooster - revisited

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:27:13 -0500, Dickr <[email protected]> wrote:

>Some years ago there was a discussion about this wine,
>especially the Pinot Noir. It was cheap at that time ($3-4)
>and I purchased vast quantities as did our friend Ed and
>several other folks. I think Ed brought some of it along
>with him when he moved to Texas.
>Now for the interesting part: Back then the PN was a product
>of California, then it became a product of France, and now
>it's a product of Italy!
>I just purchased a bunch of the PN and, what the hey, it was
>$3.99/bottle.
>Any comments Ed or anyone?
>
>Dick in MN

Rex Goliath had long been consummed when I moved to TX. When first
encountered by me, it was selling, as you note, for about $4/bottle
and was remarkable for the price. I must have gone through several
cases using it as the generic "house wine".

Then the price edged up to $8 and then $10. The quality deteriorated,
the label went into the international swill marketplace and plonk
predominated at a price that couldn't get low enough to match the
quality.

I still see it on grocery store shelves, but without a ten foot pole
in my bucket, will not touch it.

I've gone almost exclusively to online Internet wine purchasing and am
a regular (and very pleased) customer of Wootwine.com which offers one
wine at a time but always good quality and close-out prices. I also
buy a lot from Wall Street Journal wines and have found some excellent
wines in their mixed cases that set me up to return for full case
lots.

I'm also a sucker for trying a wine at a restaurant and when I find
one I like going to the online search sites to find sellers who ship
to TX and offer the wine at great prices.

My average price per bottle standard these days is a about $12-15 and
my quality wines tend to hover around $25-35.

Winery clubs that I still get shipments from include Justin, Schug and
a great one I found through Woot, Calcareous Vineyards.

Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
www.thundertales.blogspot.com

On May 1, 10:25*am, Ed Rasimus <rasimusSPAML...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:27:13 -0500, Dickr <dic...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >Some years ago there was a discussion about this wine,
> >especially the Pinot Noir. It was cheap at that time ($3-4)
> >and I purchased vast quantities as did our friend Ed and
> >several other folks. I think Ed brought some of it along
> >with him when he moved to Texas.
> >Now for the interesting part: Back then the PN was a product
> >of California, then it became a product of France, and now
> >it's a product of Italy!
> >I just purchased a bunch of the PN and, what the hey, it was
> >$3.99/bottle.
> >Any comments Ed or anyone?
>
> >Dick in MN
>
> Rex Goliath had long been consummed when I moved to TX. When first
> encountered by me, it was selling, as you note, for about $4/bottle
> and was remarkable for the price. I must have gone through several
> cases using it as the generic "house wine".
>
> Then the price edged up to $8 and then $10. The quality deteriorated,
> the label went into the international swill marketplace and plonk
> predominated at a price that couldn't get low enough to match the
> quality.
>
> I still see it on grocery store shelves, but without a ten foot pole
> in my bucket, will not touch it.
>
> I've gone almost exclusively to online Internet wine purchasing and am
> a regular (and very pleased) customer of Wootwine.com which offers one
> wine at a time but always good quality and close-out prices. I also
> buy a lot from Wall Street Journal wines and have found some excellent
> wines in their mixed cases that set me up to return for full case
> lots.
>
> I'm also a sucker for trying a wine at a restaurant and when I find
> one I like going to the online search sites to find sellers who ship
> to TX and offer the wine at great prices.
>
> My average price per bottle standard these days is a about $12-15 and
> my quality wines tend to hover around $25-35.
>
> Winery clubs that I still get shipments from include Justin, Schug and
> a great one I found through Woot, Calcareous Vineyards.
>
> Ed Rasimus
> Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)www.thundertales.blogspot.com

Interesting, I just heard a report that said the days of big wine
discounts may be ending as many of the wineries have shed inventory at
rock bottom prices. I too used to buy Rex Goliath and now I can't
stand the stuff. Neighbor brought over a bottle of the Zindfandel
don't even remember the vintage though I doubt there was one. Nose was
like cooked raspberries and the taste was just nasty. D on Dale scale
(gets a little for being wine) but I took her to the local wine store
and showed her and her boyfriend how much you could buy for that price
only better tasting.

All seriousness aside, on a cold evening a nice hot bowl
of swill washed down with a couple of glasses of plonk can
be quite satisfying.
:-)
Dick in cold MN

On May 2, 11:12*am, Dickr <dic...@frontier.com> wrote:
> All seriousness aside, on a cold evening a nice hot bowl
> of swill washed down with a couple of glasses of plonk can
> be quite satisfying.
> :-)
> Dick in cold MN

Followed by a crapola chaser.

On 5/2/2011 11:57 AM, Bi!! wrote:
> On May 2, 11:12 am, Dickr<dic...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> All seriousness aside, on a cold evening a nice hot bowl
>> of swill washed down with a couple of glasses of plonk can
>> be quite satisfying.
>> :-)
>> Dick in cold MN
>
> Followed by a crapola chaser.
Would that be a Bud lite?
:-)
Dick

On May 2, 2:05*pm, Dickr <dic...@frontier.com> wrote:
> On 5/2/2011 11:57 AM, Bi!! wrote:> On May 2, 11:12 am, Dickr<dic...@frontier.com> *wrote:
> >> All seriousness aside, on a cold evening a nice hot bowl
> >> of swill washed down with a couple of glasses of plonk can
> >> be quite satisfying.
> >> :-)
> >> Dick in cold MN
>
> > Followed by a crapola chaser.
>
> Would that be a Bud lite?
> :-)
> Dick

No an Iron City Lite.