Acceptable everyday table wine

I gather we have haters

I don't know about Aussie wines, but a good inexpensive chardonnay is Kendall Jackson Reserve.

I couldn't let that pass.

Aussie wines are very good. I especially enjoyed their Malbec.
https://www.vivino.com/toplists/top-25-australian-malbec-wines-right-now-global

It wasn't meant as a comment on Australian wine. It's just a comedy sketch.

I found the sketch quite funny as well as have Australian Shiraz as my favorite type of wine.

I've never tried them.
Stay tuned.

I've liked shiraz. I remember a client giving us a batch of shiraz bottles as thanks - um, what I don't remember is how they were packed. I suppose a carton is the word.

Shipment is probably the better word.

I remember having Lodi Shiraz, and it was very good. I think it was at a Lodi winery a few years ago.
Just heard good news from my nephrologist. I can have an occasional small glass of wine.
We're flying to Hawaii next month, and they serve pretty good wine.

I'm not much of a drinker any more, but i used to buy Vella cabernet in a box. Equivalent of 5 bottles for $15-20. It's the best red I've ever tasted. Liked it so much I wated it down so as not to get drunk and it still was good.

I remember reading a Gore Vidal novel, "Creation" I think it was. Part of it took place in ancient Persia. When the royals had a party, the man who provided the wine would decide if it was going to be a drunk fest or conversation party. If the latter he would water the wine down.

I'm pleased to know that.

How much water in one glass of wine? Never thought of that idea, but it's a good one. I can baby my one glass limit on a long flight.

I need to read that...

I've read Vidal, but mostly essays.

I never did finish the book, but what I read was good.

I think I used 50%, but I was a lightweight. Still, I enjoyed it.

Read an interesting article on adding water to wine. It reduces the bite of the alcohol, and the fruit flavor is enhanced. The recommended ratio is 4 to 1. 4 ounces of wine and 1 ounce of water. That's going to become my ratio from now on.

I read about how the Romans used to water down their wine so I tried it. I used Chablis I think and mixed it with ice water, nearly half and half. It makes a refreshing summer drink and you don't get hammered!

You can use ice with Chablis, but a bad idea with red wine. I also don't care for chilled red wine; I like it at room temp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spritzer

You change your drinking habits more often than you change nephrologists.

My preferred ratio is 7:1 , there's a heck of a lodda wadder in wine.

Yep, room temp red with dinner usually. I like Malbec, Sangiovese, Cabernet mostly. The cold watered down white is just once in a while on hot days instead of iced tea.