Mirage "Not Bad Fizzy Cab" (12)

[sphervey]

@fredrinaldi

Yep got about 10 at home and bought another just now, if it still for sale I just might grab another.

That’s good enough for me - I’m in. Thanks, Fred!

[fredrinaldi]

@rpr63501

I got this last time around and would not recommend it. It’s ‘not bad Mirage’ but not all that good, either. There is some strange mouth feel to this wine that I can’t quite grasp. At first, it feels slightly bubbly, but even after letting it breathe, there is something not quite right. It’s cheap and won’t make you sick, but is that enough to make you buy this? I’d never buy it again and still have a lot of bottles left over.

If you live in the L.A. area, I’ll take those off your hands,

[chipgreen]

@fredrinaldi

for those not wanting to wait, I decant, then shake the decanter hard for about 30 sec’s, about 4 times over 15 minutes, and your ready to go, auto buy for me.

Or you can just put it in a blender.

[lballesty]

Bought this at the last offering, and have no complaints. Tried it right out of the bottle and… yup, got fizz. Let it sit, and it mellows right out and turns into a nice inexpensive drinking wine. I’m also thinking that this might be a nice base for making sangria for the summer.

[jslaggard]

@jgosau

I guess I’m the contrarian - in for 3. I got a case from the woot-off, and was disappointed it wasn’t in this week’s off.
Yes, it has some minor fizz, but it’s not like we’re talking champagne level here. It comes out easily on decanting, and makes a nice $7 bottle of cab that way.
I actually served one bottle slightly chilled without decanting with Italian food, everyone thought it was the best “lambrusco” they ever had

“Lambrusco”? Is that supposed to be a good thing? I was ready to buy until reading this comment. To me this says that it’s way too sweet, and tends to scare me off. Anybody else have a comment?

[funbunny]

I have a friend that loves JLohr Cab. I usually end up with one as hostess gift when we get together and I don’t think it’s bad for a low price cab. Can anyone tell me how this would compare to JLohr?

[jgosau]

The texture, not the flavor :). You can’t be thinking that they would be anywhere close otherwise.

@jslaggard

“Lambrusco”? Is that supposed to be a good thing? I was ready to buy until reading this comment. To me this says that it’s way too sweet, and tends to scare me off. Anybody else have a comment?

[rjquillin]

@fredrinaldi

Yep got about 10 at home and bought another just now, if it still for sale I just might grab another.

Fred, PM for ya.

[North316]

@chipgreen

I’m in agreement with those who say that this wine has a great QPR once the fizz blows off. I really enjoyed my tasting opportunity (minus the part where I mishandled the wine and had a little, umm, incident in my refrigerator) when this first came around. The last thing I need is another case of wine but I would gladly snatch up 3-4 bottles if anyone going to the Scott Harvey wine dinner in Wooster wanted to split.

I’m with you on this. I don’t want a whole case. Any even a half-case would be pushing it. If we can find a 3rd from the dinner, I can buy it and do a 3-way split.

[ugyvel]

I don’t know whether this was addressed in the prior thread, but would running it through a Vinturi aerator suffice, or is additional time in the decanter required??

[chipgreen]

@North316

I’m with you on this. I don’t want a whole case. Any even a half-case would be pushing it. If we can find a 3rd from the dinner, I can buy it and do a 3-way split.

I’m down with that, any takers?

[chipgreen]

@ugyvel

I don’t know whether this was addressed in the prior thread, but would running it through a Vinturi aerator suffice, or is additional time in the decanter required??

That would help lessen the decant time but not eliminate it. You could aerate into the decanter and use Fred’s method of repeated, vigorous swirling to get it ready to drink quickly.

[lakerkobe]

Would using a venturi aerator speed up the process of “de-bubbling?”

Edit - Sorry. See that this was answered.

[jslaggard]

@jgosau

The texture, not the flavor :). You can’t be thinking that they would be anywhere close otherwise.

Kinda figgered (and hoped) that was probably the case. Thanks a lot. Just placed my order.

[iByron]

@jslaggard

“Lambrusco”? Is that supposed to be a good thing? I was ready to buy until reading this comment. To me this says that it’s way too sweet, and tends to scare me off. Anybody else have a comment?

Lambrusco is not (all) sweet. In fact, most of it (by a shade) isn’t. If all you’ve had is Riunite, you should try some of the real stuff.

And now, back to the original thread…

[iByron]

I don’t want a case of this, but if anyone in DC or NY is going in, I’d love to take two or three off your hands.

iByron

[renatoxic]

How come it does not support ship/sell to Massachusetts? What’s going on?!?!

[k1avg]

I know it’s been a while since I’ve been around, but Woot is now selling spoiled wine for $90/case? We used to get perfectly good wine at that price (adjusted for inflation, no less - I remember a case of Truchard that came out to $6.50/bottle). Goodness me.

[North316]

@k1avg

I know it’s been a while since I’ve been around, but Woot is now selling spoiled wine for $90/case? We used to get perfectly good wine at that price (adjusted for inflation, no less - I remember a case of Truchard that came out to $6.50/bottle). Goodness me.

Please explain how, with all of your obvious knowledge and wisdom, this wine is spoiled, as you say.

[andreaserben]

@renatoxic

How come it does not support ship/sell to Massachusetts? What’s going on?!?!

Here is the list of states that Sextant Wines is supposedly shipping to right now. MA is not on the list.

Shipping Policy - Sextant Wines

There are discrepancies between the list on woot and of the winery, but MA is not one of those.

@Woot: The winery itself is not charging sales tax unless shipping to California, I actually had seen several “woot” wineries that do not seem to charge sales tax when shipping “out of state”… if it is a compliance thing of the winery as indicated in previous posts, then how do they do it differently when shipping directly after ordering from them compared to Woot?