Wine recommendations sought - barolo and barolo-like

[Martinus]

I grew fond of barolo lately. The problem is that it is rather expensive in Poland - the cheapest bottle being around 40 euro. Which is fine for an evening with friends, but possibly not for your daily drink with a dinner.

Since we have some wine connoisseurs here, what would be a good cheaper substitute that has a bouquet similar to barolo.

[Zanza]

Can't you order it via internet and get it cheaper?

[Capetan Mihali]

Wait a second.... is Martinus asking for advice on the consumption of expensive luxury goods? 

[Scipio]

WTF is barolo so goddamn expensive?  Italy is suffering serious economic hardship.  That shit should be flowing like the blood of the kulaks through the streets of Koluszki.

[The Minsky Moment]

Barbaresco
Or Nebbiolo d'alba

Both same region, same grape

[citizen k]

Barbaresco
Or Nebbiolo d'alba

Both same region, same grape

This Italian dude grows the Barbera grape in Spokane:

http://www.trezzifarm.com/winery.html

[Ideologue]

Wait a second.... is Martinus asking for advice on the consumption of expensive luxury goods? 

Personally, I'm just amazed he admitted it might be too expensive to develop alcoholism with.

[Zoupa]

Barbaresco
Or Nebbiolo d'alba

Both same region, same grape

This Italian dude grows the Barbera grape in Spokane:

http://www.trezzifarm.com/winery.html

[Brazen]

Forty Euros? At least the UK's avoided a double-dip wine recession - it starts at about a tenner here in supermarkets, and overpriced at that.

For a comparable swigging wine go the Bordeaux or Burgundy route. Or man up and get into vintage Rioja.

[Martinus]

Forty Euros? At least the UK's avoided a double-dip wine recession - it starts at about a tenner here in supermarkets, and overpriced at that.

For a comparable swigging wine go the Bordeaux or Burgundy route. Or man up and get into vintage Rioja.

Too acidic for my taste.

[Martinus]

WTF is barolo so goddamn expensive?  Italy is suffering serious economic hardship.  That shit should be flowing like the blood of the kulaks through the streets of Koluszki.

Prices for luxury goods in Poland still suffer from the "provincial premium" and on top of that zloty has weakened substantially (even to euro) during the sovereign debt crisis, so imported goods are expensive. A bottle of barolo used to cost about 70-80 zloty a few years ago, now it costs 110-120 at the cheapest.

[Duque de Bragança]

For a comparable swigging wine go the Bordeaux or Burgundy route. Or man up and get into vintage Rioja.

[Tamas]

Real men drink whiskey.
It is:
-sophisticated
-tasty
-strong
-it's variance offers a lot of ground for snobbery and showing off useless knowledge

[Brazen]

Forty Euros? At least the UK's avoided a double-dip wine recession - it starts at about a tenner here in supermarkets, and overpriced at that.

For a comparable swigging wine go the Bordeaux or Burgundy route. Or man up and get into vintage Rioja.

Too acidic for my taste.

If you've had an acidic one, it was a bad choice. Italian wines are typically far more prone to acidity, one of the reasons I'd rather go French most of the time.

Personally my week-day bargain wine is a Languedoc Carbernet of which you can get a decent example for a fiver.

But if you really want to avoid acidity, look into new-world wines, especially a quality Australian.

[Martinus]

Forty Euros? At least the UK's avoided a double-dip wine recession - it starts at about a tenner here in supermarkets, and overpriced at that.

For a comparable swigging wine go the Bordeaux or Burgundy route. Or man up and get into vintage Rioja.

Too acidic for my taste.

If you've had an acidic one, it was a bad choice. Italian wines are typically far more prone to acidity, one of the reasons I'd rather go French most of the time.

Personally my week-day bargain wine is a Languedoc Carbernet of which you can get a decent example for a fiver.

But if you really want to avoid acidity, look into new-world wines, especially a quality Australian.

I'll give it a try. Although I'm rather skeptical about the French wines. Maybe it's just a Polish thing and we get the biggest shit at high prices, though.