kombat96
Sunday, November 7, 2010 1:43:47 AM
reason i ask, i have a box i got from a friend a LONG time ago. inside it is 2 bottles of wine & 2 glasses. the one bottle has the wax that seals the cork down has broke. but the cork is still in place. jsut wondering what the bottles say and maybe worth...prolly nothing but curious.
MACS
Sunday, November 7, 2010 1:51:29 AM
mikey1597
Sunday, November 7, 2010 6:10:20 AM
If you want to send me what is written on the bottles and I will have my Mom translate, she be German to the bone.

Mike

rfenst
Sunday, November 7, 2010 11:17:58 AM
Google?

Google translate?

Some other internet translation site?

HockeyDad
Sunday, November 7, 2010 11:23:52 AM
Send the bottle back to be re-labelled. We won that war.
andytv
Sunday, November 7, 2010 12:45:44 PM
Post the text or a picture of the label.

The translation websites might work, but place names, etc would need to be interpreted by someone who understands German.

jpotts
Monday, November 8, 2010 6:12:15 PM
Basically, you want to look for a wine that is rated "QUALITÄTSWEIN" or (better) "QUALITÄTSWEIN MIT PRÄDIKAT". If it is classified as "LANDWEIN" or "TAFELWEIN", it's basically ther German version of Mad Dog.

Likewise, another mark of quality is the "Erzeugerabfüllung" or "Gutsabfüllung" indentifier that indicates that it is estate bottled. I'm not sure how prized this is among German wines, bu I believe in France the estate bottled and controlled wines are more desireable.

The wax cracking on the outside of the bottle is not that worrisome. The primary function of the wax is to prevent the top of the cork from drying out. The cork itself is what seals the bottle. A dryed-out cork disintigrates when removed.

kombat96
Monday, November 8, 2010 10:05:50 PM
http://www.germanfoodguide.com/franken.htm 

i have no clue about this or wine, any help.

andytv
Monday, November 8, 2010 10:22:53 PM
Just to be safe, you should mix it with ginger ale and drink it over ice.
kombat96
Monday, November 8, 2010 10:33:28 PM
^^ AHH no, but i will trade for some cigars....any takers?
mikey1597
Monday, November 8, 2010 10:44:24 PM
Drink both bottles, get drunk, and forget where you put that hat that's on your head!

😂

kombat96
Monday, November 8, 2010 10:53:33 PM
I'm NOT laughing MIKEY! but that was kinda funny you bastid.
fatboy187
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 7:56:02 PM
Ich bein mude.
ARN
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  • Herf-A-Holic
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 8:25:25 PM
http://www.germanfoodguide.com/franken.htm 

i have no clue about this or wine, any help.

The auslese is a sweet white, the spatlese a close cousin is a little more dry. A very common wine and found all over Germany as well as the united states.

Those two as well as the liebefrausmilch are the most common whites.

These are some of my favorite wines as I like the sweeter ones and my wife has a few of these stored just to keep a decent wine for when friends show up.

I was stationed in Germany for 8 years and drank more than my fair share of this stuff....lol

wheelrite
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 8:25:50 PM

^^ AHH no, but i will trade for some cigars....any takers?

kombat96 wrote:

dude...

you have an open old bottle of vinegar...

I'll trade you 1/2 a pack of Marlboros...

you pay the postage..

kombat96
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:03:31 AM

dude...

you have an open old bottle of vinegar...

I'll trade you 1/2 a pack of Marlboros...

you pay the postage..

wheelrite wrote:

2pack of WO grape and its a deal

delarob
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:19:31 AM
Two words - Re-gift.
delarob
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:21:57 AM
Oops, I meant "Wiedergeschenk".
Stinkdyr
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:15:11 AM
ich bin ein jelly donut.