good wine with cigars?

[hex1848]

I'm a big wine fan. I've been stocking up a couple of bottles a week to keep around the house for a couple of months now. My favorite wine is Merlot, but I also enjoy a good Riesling (at the lady's always love it)

[labmonkey]

I'm a big wine fan. I've been stocking up a couple of bottles a week to keep around the house for a couple of months now. My favorite wine is Merlot, but I also enjoy a good Riesling (at the lady's always love it)

Rieslings are good as long as you get one that is not too sweet. I usually like Pinot Gregio also....much more refreshing and not as dry as most Chardonay.

Merlot is definitely my favorite red...and there are a lot of good Zinfandels out there too...a little spicier in flavor that Merlot....could compliment certain cigars well I would imagine.

[Drake]

merlot's my second favorite wine. shiraz is my first

[CoventryCat86]

You guys crack me up.

Many people prefer port with cigars. At this point, I've tried a very limited number of ports and the one's that I liked I can't remember what they were. There's a guy on CW who has a recommendation for a great inexpensive port to go with cigars. I just sent him a PM and I'll post it when he sends me a reply.

Others like cognac with cigars. I would NOT recommend cheap cognacs because they taste like crap. I won't waste space here giving you guys a cognac "primer" but just trust my word here that you should try a nice XO rather than a VS or a VSOP. They are more expensive but they are worth it. If you don't want to shell out the $$ for an XO, buy Remy-Martin VSOP.

As far as wines, for white I like Pinot Grigio. I don't like Chardonnays and I hate Riesling, YUK

For reds, I'm not a shiraz or a merlot fan. I like Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

[CoventryCat86]

Well, it didn't take long for DocRKS to get back to me about the port. Here's what he said:

Graham's LBV (Late Bottle Vintage) 1997 --- still available but getting harder to find - tons of the 1998 available --pretty good as well.
Aprox $ = $15 -$17 per bottle.

I remember that it was the best port I've had (again, my experience with port is very limited) with a cigar. I trust DocRKS judgement in this department.

[Yeagermeister]

I personally prefer a nice cup of coffee or just water.

maybe this is just because i havent been drinking the right kind with my smokes, though.

[Drake]

I personally prefer a nice cup of coffee or just water.

maybe this is just because i havent been drinking the right kind with my smokes, though.

i've been sticking to mineral water for the most part. i'm always smoking before bed so coffee'd be a bad idea. i drink wine before i smoke, though. i find that during, it takes away from the flavor. as does anything that has a flavor IMO. i think water makes you taste the cigar so much more.

[hex1848]

Rieslings are good as long as you get one that is not too sweet. I usually like Pinot Gregio also....much more refreshing and not as dry as most Chardonay.

Merlot is definitely my favorite red...and there are a lot of good Zinfandels out there too...a little spicier in flavor that Merlot....could compliment certain cigars well I would imagine.

I'm a big fan of the Chateau St. Michelle Johannesburg Riesling from the Columbia Valley (Washington State). Its relatively cheap and great ice cold.