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You guys (across the pond) can probably get your hands on alot of stuff I couldent find here. My loss...............:stalks:
Badger do a great Nettle Beer, in cahoots with the guy behind the River Cottage franchise. Very refreshing and well worth a try.
I have tried i think everything from Badger( my favorite brewery), but the Nettle is not on my list of favorites:(,
Hugh Fearnley eat everything does some good stuff with food but i think he should leave the beer alone
Don't know if to post here or the cheese recommendation thread. Sell this wine in my shop made from fermented whey tastes like sweet wine with a cheesy finish real weird shit. Sells well though info here LINK (http://www.scottishfoodguide.com/Details/Features.aspx?id=613). The guy who makes it also makes some of the best cheese you can get in the UK.
http://www.paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk/images/product_images/popup_images/355_0.jpg
Rare Bird
23-01-2010, 21:49
On the way back from the boozer Vinto Tinto 12% ABV. 3 for atenner at the Spar :lol:
It may not be wine wine, but try Vodka and Vimto;)
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/186/3192371085186/Label_126x150.jpg
Tesco currently have this very nice Bordeaux half-price in-store (£6 from £12) or slightly cheaper through their online Wine Club
Chateau Grand-Jour Bordeaux Rouge (http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/details/default.aspx?N=8132+4294966754&id=265548522)
Will be having one with the Sunday lunch later! :cheers:
Nice one, Alex - I'll look out for that one! :cheers:
Marco.
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/186/3192371085186/Label_126x150.jpg
Tesco currently have this very nice Bordeaux half-price in-store (£6 from £12) or slightly cheaper through their online Wine Club
Chateau Grand-Jour Bordeaux Rouge (http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/details/default.aspx?N=8132+4294966754&id=265548522)
Will be having one with the Sunday lunch later! :cheers:
Picked up a couple of bottles of this today. Good call Alex.
Have just enjoyed a couple of glasses with a beef casserole we 'bolted together'.
At £6 a bargain, check it out.
Regards
Glad you enjoyed it Barry. :cheers:
This week's Tesco recommendation:
Berberana Rioja Reserva Etiqueta Negra (http://www.tesco.com/superstore/xpi/0/xpi60649040.htm) Currently on 3 for 2 - so normally £6.99 a bottle it works out at £4.66 - I guarantee you will not find a better Rioja at that price!
Glad you enjoyed it Barry. :cheers:
This week's Tesco recommendation:
Berberana Rioja Reserva Etiqueta Negra (http://www.tesco.com/superstore/xpi/0/xpi60649040.htm) Currently on 3 for 2 - so normally £6.99 a bottle it works out at £4.66 - I guarantee you will not find a better Rioja at that price!
I do like Rioja, so I'll look out for that Berberana. At £4.66 that could well be the bargain of the year!
Once again - Good call Alex!
Regards
Trust me, even at £6.99 this is a very good Rioja, especially if you like oak and vanilla flavours - yep, a bargain - enjoy!
The Grand Wazoo
07-02-2010, 01:08
Wine and Real Ale Recommendations ???
Well I recommend you don't try to by wine or real ale at Asda!!!!
Yahoo news, just now
English teacher Amanda Ackroyd was trying to buy a couple of bottles of wine and cider when checkout staff asked her young partner and 17-year-old son for ID.
As neither was able to prove their age, Ms Ackroyd was told she couldn't purchase the alcohol because she "couldn't guarantee she wasn't going to pass the alcohol on to someone under age".
"It was very embarassing," she said. "Even if my son had ID on him, he's only 17, so they wouldn't have served me anyway.
"Am I not supposed to take my son shopping with me any more?"
Ms Ackroyd added that she thought the chain's approach did not make sense.
"If I'd been buying crates and crates of beer, I could understand, but the amount and type of alcohol I was buying was clearly not for giving to someone who was under age," she said.
An Asda spokeswoman has since defended the supermarket chain's 'Challenge 25' policy, which requires staff to ask to see the ID of anyone who looks under 25.
"Although it seems mad, we don't blame our colleagues for being over-cautious," the spokeswoman told Sky News Online.
"We support them in making the right decision using a common sense approach."
After the incident at the Newton Abbot store in Devon, Ms Ackroyd abandoned her shopping and did it at a store that did not hesitate to sell her wine.
"I won't be returning to Asda again," she said.
I have just slurped a couple of glasses of Alex's latest recommendation from Tesco:
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Images/ExternalImages/ProductsDetailed/16/113916.jpg?ts=633657151280
The 2005 Reserva Berberana 'Etiqueta Negra'.
The 'three for two' offer makes it the bargain of the year (£4.66 a bottle). It really is good. Don't hesitate - go out and get three bottles tomorrow!
Good call Alex. Thanks
Regards
Glad you approve Barry! Off to get one breathing, I think - well, Thursday's nearly the weekend!? ;)
I was so impressed by this Rioja (and the staggering value for money), that today I bought three more bottles.
Regards
Must try some of this, chaps! I'm doing some shopping later so will pop into Tescos :)
Marco.
Must try some of this, chaps! I'm doing some shopping later so will pop into Tescos :)
Marco.
You won't regret it Marco. At the price it's an excellent mid week slurp!
Have you and Del tried the Chateau Castelbruck Margaux (or the 'La Petite Echoppe') yet. What did you think?
Regards
Just drunk half a bottle of this:
http://www.caves-direct.com/var/docs/cavesdirect/dourthe/etiquettes/Etquette_Chateau%20Bellegrave_270.jpg
A 2004 Château Belgrave Haut-Médoc. Château bottled. Not cheap at ~£19 a bottle, but an absolute delight. Bought from my local Co-op (of all places!)
Regards
My local Tesco have discontinued the ‘3 for 2’ offer on the Rioja Berberana, Reserva 2005. Damn! - I only managed to get 12 bottles at that price.
Instead I thought I might give this a try:
http://www.majestic-wine.co.uk/Assets/Majestic/Client/products/1/4/3/14395_p.jpg
Rioja Torre Aldea, Reserva 2005. (The image is of the 2001; the best image that I could find. The 2005 vintage has a parchment-cream coloured label.)
“…Nutty aroma with vanilla and leather. Potent at first but pleasant and persistent on the finish ……”
At the moment it’s half price at £4.99 a bottle. I have just tried a couple of glasses and can thoroughly recommend it. Alex, this is my way of thanking you for your excellent recommendations by returning the favour.
Regards
Sounds right up my street!
I'm sending the butler out straight away, thanks Barry! (I've only got 1 Berberana left, so will need "something for the weekend!" ;))
PS - Co-ops are suprisingly good for some undiscovered gems, not just "Le Piat D'or" and "Blue Nun" :)
Bastards! I'm on 'Lent' at the moment, so have given up drinking all forms of alcohol for SIX WEEKS :unfair: :violin:
:door:
Marco.
Bastards! I'm on 'Lent' at the moment, so have given up drinking all forms of alcohol for SIX WEEKS :unfair: :violin:
:door:
Marco.
Not a good time to tell you about a good Bordeuaux offer at Sainsbury's then? :(
Roc de Lussac - 2007 Lussac St Emilion - half price at £6.99 from £13.99 - very worth it at that money!
http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/117944.jpg
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Roc de Lussac - 2007 Lussac St Emilion - half price at £6.99 from £13.99 - very worth it at that money!
True, the initial price is decent, so the discounted is a steal ! :cool:
Nice choice, Alex. ;)
Bastards! I'm on 'Lent' at the moment, so have given up drinking all forms of alcohol for SIX WEEKS :unfair: :violin:
:door:
Marco.
Presumably the Lentern proscription only applies to the consumption, not to the procuration, of alcohol.
More to the point, and from a personal point of view, what will you be offering me to drink when I see you next month? :eyebrows:
Regards
True, the initial price is decent, so the discounted is a steal ! :cool:
Nice choice, Alex. ;)
Certainly is, and I have 'stolen'. :cool: (Administrators, we need a wine drinking 'smiley')
Thanks Alex
Certainly is, and I have 'stolen'. :cool: (Administrators, we need a wine drinking 'smiley')
Thanks Alex
Enjoy Barry! (There is a :cheers: red wine Smiley Barry, BTW!)
Rare Bird
25-02-2010, 20:01
Well i'm off down the boozer, taste the local falling down watter aafter a hard week at work.
Have fun, look forward to your drunken ramblings later on! ;)
Presumably the Lentern proscription only applies to the consumption, not to the procuration, of alcohol.
You can give up what you want, or simply do good deeds instead, such as going to church every morning, or freeing one of the 'victims' inside my dungeon.... :eyebrows:
More to the point, and from a personal point of view, what will you be offering me to drink when I see you next month? :eyebrows:
Nice fresh, Welsh WATER - and you'll like it, my boy! ;)
Marco.
Rare Bird
25-02-2010, 23:45
Have fun, look forward to your drunken ramblings later on! ;)
O god major malfunction down the olde pop shop, the beer was flat as a fart, i took more back than i supped...All came up trumps in the end tho...Told him to sling the Glasses, this was the problems but it's like educating pork.
Nice fresh, Welsh WATER - and you'll like it, my boy! ;)
Water rusts. :mental:
Rare Bird
26-02-2010, 12:12
Bastards! I'm on 'Lent' at the moment, so have given up drinking all forms of alcohol for SIX WEEKS :unfair: :violin:
:door:
Marco.
Lent!! You an Orthodox Christian or summat?
It's not quite that radical Andre - normal Catholics and C of E observe Lent. Not me, I'm lapsed, I'm afraid.
Indeed - I am one of the former, so wish me luck! :mental: :lol:
Marco.
Rare Bird
26-02-2010, 19:58
Indeed - I am one of the former, so wish me luck! :mental: :lol:
Marco.
Good luck..
O well best i visit the boozer tonight see if the glass situations sorted out.
Rare Bird
26-02-2010, 23:54
Sorted, supped the last barrel & smashed the glasses. be ok now.
Sorted, supped the last barrel & smashed the glasses. be ok now.
:lolsign: good call buddy! :lol:
Tesco have this on offer at the moment; half price at £4.99 a bottle:
http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/101485.jpg
Castello San Lorenzo Rioja Reserva 2004.
Tempranillo, mazuelo and graciana grapes.
"Richly flavoured and spicy, combining ripe plum and dried fruit characters with cinnamon and vanilla".
If you feel the 2004 is too young, buy a few bottles and lay them down (if only for a fortnight Marco ;)). Or buy the 2001 at £14.99, also available in Tesco.
A votre santé :cheers:
Rare Bird
21-03-2010, 01:50
Don't they have any at £2.99 Barry? Those three for a tenner at the Co-Op are alwright
Don't they have any at £2.99 Barry? Those three for a tenner at the Co-Op are alright
Ah! If you had wanted a 'three for a tenner', then Tesco were making such an offer over the Mother's Day period on their 'Mason de Michael' - a good mid week slurp.
Regards
(Appreciate your response to my comment concerning your avatar, but I prefer the original silver-faced android cops you used to use. Either that, or "the hookah-smoking caterpillar"!)
Tesco have this on offer at the moment; half price at £4.99 a bottle:
http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/101485.jpg
Castello San Lorenzo Rioja Reserva 2004.
Tempranillo, mazuelo and graciana grapes.
"Richly flavoured and spicy, combining ripe plum and dried fruit characters with cinnamon and vanilla".
If you feel the 2004 is too young, buy a few bottles and lay them down (if only for a fortnight Marco ;)). Or buy the 2001 at £14.99, also available in Tesco.
A votre santé :cheers:
Thanks Barry - already picked up on this one, not a bad Rioja, certainly at the half-price offer very good value.
chris@panteg
21-03-2010, 23:34
Today i had a couple of pints of Batemans hooker ' lovely beer ' recommend
My local supermarket, formerly Somerfield now a Co-op (and the worse for it) have on offer a 10yr single malt Aberlour at £16.66 for the usual 70cl bottle. The usual sale price is ~£25.
http://www.bakersandlarners.co.uk/images/aberlour-lge.jpg
This is my usual whisky, when I'm not drinking Laphroaig or Lagavulin; my favourites.
Regards
Just ordered a case of this:
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/62055b.jpg
2007 Château Capbern Gasqueton, Sainte- Estèphe.
"Delicate violet aromas belie a wealth of blackcurrent richness typical of Cabernet lead clarets of Saint- Estèphe - with added elegance and sophistication found in all the wines associated with Château Calon-Ségur." (Château Calon-Ségur run Château Capbern Gasquiton.)
Said to be "The Lafite of Sainte-Estèphe", Laithwaites are offering this at £13 a bottle for a minimum of 6 bottles. Normally it would cost £18 a bottle.
A bottle of Château Calon-Ségur, Sainte- Estèphe, would set you back ~£35!
Regards
Very good buy, Barry. A great Medoc, indeed. Used to be part of the Calon-Ségur vines.
You shouldn't open it before a couple of years, at least, in my opinion.
Very good buy, Barry. A great Medoc, indeed. Used to be part of the Calon-Ségur vines.
You shouldn't open it before a couple of years, at least, in my opinion.
Thanks for that Dimitri. I'm starting to lay down wines these days, but am still learning.
I'll toast the end of the Mayan calendar; and hence the end of the world with a bottle!
Regards
My daily guzzle: First Cape Limited Release Merlot 2009 Western Cape, South Africa £6.99 at a supermarket near you. No messing with sodding corks :ner:
It's not too young, a 2009 Merlot ? :scratch:
I tasted a few (a dozen) "European" assemblages (Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot) last year when I was in South Africa but I found nothing special. Others did like them (or were they too polite ?)
To my taste, I prefer Pinotage, for instance. Clearly a matter of taste.
I'm sure Alex is already aware of this, but with the Tesco price reduced from £10 to £6, I ought to bring it to your attention.
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/946/3192371070946/Label_126x150.jpg
2007 Médoc Seigneur D'Albret
60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot.
"... This Médoc has a good colour with blackcurrent aromas and lasting fruit flavours."
It is not château bottled, but at this price it doesn't matter.
Shall be enjoying this tonight with lamb's liver, streaky bacon, roasted shallots and new potatoes, carrots, fine beans, sugarsnap peas and brocolli.
Decadent? Don't care - I'm in celebratory mood.
Regards
PS Marco, when are we going to hear of your views of the 2005 Château Castelbruck Margeaux, or the 2007 Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-Pape? You must have sampled one or both by now.
PPS Co-op are still offering Aberlour at £16.99 a bottle.
The Grand Wazoo
13-04-2010, 17:56
Decadent? Don't care - I'm in celebratory mood.
What's the occasion Barry?
What's the occasion Barry?
Hi Chris
It would be unseemly for me to go into details, suffice it to say that I was more than pleased with the meeting I had today with my financial advisor.
The choice for the evening meal had however already been decided.
Regards
The Grand Wazoo
13-04-2010, 20:46
Hi Chris
................. I was more than pleased with the meeting I had today with my financial advisor.
Aha! The one thing that's always worth celebrating!
Good for you.............so the milky bars are on you then?
Hi Barry,
PS Marco, when are we going to hear of your views of the 2005 Château Castelbruck Margeaux, or the 2007 Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-Pape? You must have sampled one or both by now.
Indeed I have, and both were excellent! :)
The reason for the delay is that I've had a lot on my plate recently with one thing and another (give me a ring tonight and I'll fill you in) and so I've not had much time to post.
Rest assured though that when I get a minute, I'll do a write-up. Good news on the financial advisor front, the reason for which I believe we discussed when you visited, so well done old chap! :cheers:
Marco.
Me again! :o.
This time to let you know that Tesco now have a white vin de table to accompany their red in the 'Maison de ...' range. The white is called 'Maison de Charlotte', and very acceptable it is. Oh, and yes Andre (if you're still watching), you can buy any combination of three bottles for £10.
Have just enjoyed a couple of glasses with baked tuna steak, braised celery and red pepper, boiled new potatoes, asparagus, brocolli, and petits pois.
A votre santé
van de table
That's a new one on me, Barry! I suspect it may have a rather metallic edge :eyebrows:
Marco.
That's a new one on me, Barry! I suspect it may have a rather metallic edge :eyebrows:
Marco.
Heck - you and your red pencil! :doh: Vin de table of course! Still a good mid-week slurp.
Corrigendium applied.
Regards
Good News!
Tesco have reintroduced their offer on:
Berberana, Etiqueta Negra Rioja Reserva, 2005.
This time the offer is even better - half price, so now only £4.99 a bottle. Before it was a 'three for two' offer.
You will easily find it, just walk into your local Tesco and you will be confronted by a wall of wine cases (stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap?).
Buy some now - I don't know long the offer will last. Mind you, if the forum is as slow as it has been of late, the offer might have passed by the time you read this!
:cheers:
I meant to post on this too, Barry - I bought a dozen last week... (not many left!) This really is a bargain Rioja, especially if you are a fan of the oakiness - (I know that's not a real word, but it should be!) - you'd have to spend a lot more to better this by much of a margin - enjoy!
I meant to post on this too, Barry - I bought a dozen last week... (not many left!) This really is a bargain Rioja, especially if you are a fan of the oakiness - (I know that's not a real word, but it should be!) - you'd have to spend a lot more to better this by much of a margin - enjoy!
Snap! I might buy some more; there seemed to be plenty at my Tesco's. It really is a very acceptable rioja. Not quite as good as the Rioja Torre Aldea, Reserva 2005 but unfortunately the superb offer at ~£5 a bottle didn't last long.
It sort of makes up for the withdrawal of the 'Any 3 for £10' offer on the 'Maison de ...' vin de table wines; just as I was starting to really enjoy the 'Maison de Charlotte' vin blanc. And now that summer is a comin' ...!
A votre santé
Rare Bird
23-04-2010, 15:31
Well as from last Sunday i have stopped drinking completely.No word of a lie.
Well as from last Sunday I have stopped drinking completely. No word of a lie.
May we ask why Andre, or is that none of my business?
Regards
Rare Bird
23-04-2010, 16:44
May we ask why Andre, or is that none of my business?
Regards
Apart from pounding the weight on with Larger, i came to the realisation that i actually don't enjoy drinking anymore, you get pissed & waste your time off & all the money i spend on booze i can buy more Classic Junk.I don't do moderation so i'd rather not do it at all..:)
sounds like a good plan Andre
Rare Bird
23-04-2010, 18:16
sounds like a good plan Andre
Right i'm off down the club in a min...:lol: Only kiddin
Those of you lamenting the loss of the 'any three for £10' offer on the Tesco vin de table 'Le Masion de Michel' (red) and 'Le Maison de Charlotte' (white), might be tempted by the same offer on the Viña Albali 'Smooth Red' Tempranillo, be advised!
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/168/5060030085168/IDShot_126x150.jpg
This is the 2009 Cabernet Tempranillo Valdepañas. Described as medium bodied with plum and damson flavours and despite it winning the International Wine Challenge Bronze Medal for 2009 it is to be approached with caution.
My initial reaction was of an 'uncouth' wine with harsh unsubtle tannins, followed by an over-fruity finish of the aformentioned plum and damson. Definitely not a wine to drink on its own, but also a doubtful accompaniment with a meal.
In my opinion best to avoid and much better to go for the excellent 2005 Berberana Etiqueta Reserva Rioja, still on offer at £5 a bottle.
Regards
In my opinion best to avoid and much better to go for the excellent 2005 Berberana Etiqueta Reserva Rioja, still on offer at £5 a bottle
Thanks Barry - bought another dozen this week - we're entertaining all weekend, so will soon be guzzled :( Whilst this offer lasts (11th May I think?) it is all I will be buying - it really is a bargain, and even at full price a fine Rioja.
Attention fellow oenophiles,
As Alex has mentioned, the half price offer being made by Tesco on the 2005 Berberana Reserva Rioja, ends on 11 May. My local Tesco has completely run out; not only of this but of the Torre Aldea as well.
You can still buy the Berberana on Tesco on-line, but alas not the Torre Aldea.
Regards
Rare Bird
07-05-2010, 10:11
May we ask why Andre, or is that none of my business?
Regards
Been a couple week now still not touched a drop..:(
Some Cloudy Bay SB for the weekend
Been a couple week now still not touched a drop..:(
Good for you Andre. If you feel your resolve flagging, just think of all those vintage audio goodies you can buy with the money that you are saving.
Regards
Just bought a few bottles of these:
2005 Château L’Argenteyre, Médoc AOC Cru Bougeois
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/images/products/39711.jpg?type=1&imageType=smallImage
“… the wine has rich aromas of cassis, and ripe fruit flavours with notes of green pepper and spicy oak.”
Laithwaites ~£12 a bottle
2006 Château Camail, Première Côtes de Bordeaux AOC
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/61501.jpg
An early ripening Merlot with great suppleness, though not quite as good as the 2005.
Laithwaites ~£8.50 a bottle
2008 Château Maucru, Bordeaux AOC
http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy88/barrydhunt/IMG_0001-3-5.jpg
60% merlot, 30% cabernet sauvignon, 10% cabernet franc
Similar to the 2007, turning out better than expected, “ it has all the qualities that make an excellent vintage”. “Deeply coloured red exudes aromas of cherry and raspberry with powerful flavours of smooth juicy berry fruit.”
Can be drunk now or kept for another few years. Best drunk by 2014.
Laithwaites ~£7 a bottle
Regards
Me again,
My local Tesco have the following on special offer, half price at £5 a bottle:
2002 Marqués de Caranó, Gran Reserva
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/710/8412075603710/IDShot_126x150.jpg
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/710/8412075603710/Label_126x150.jpg
Cariena, Garnacha and Tempranillo grape. ABV 12.5%. "Richly flavoured, full-bodied with cherry and raspberry fruit flavours combining with gentle spicy notes."
2008 Promenade Plan de Dieu, Côtes du Rhône Villages
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/003/3274034482003/IDShot_126x150.jpg
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/003/3274034482003/Label_126x150.jpg
Grenache, Mouvedre and Syrah grapes. ABV 13.5%. From vineyards established in the Middle Ages: “This full bodied wine is deep ruby in colour with powerful aromas of dark cherries balanced with silky, gentle spicy notes.”
Regards
Rare Bird
16-05-2010, 20:01
:(
‘Summer is a coming’
Now that summer is a coming and the weather is getting warmer, an oenophile’s thoughts turn to vin blanc, so I’m pleased to tell you that Tesco have on offer, at half price (£4.49), the 2009 Dino Pinot Grigio Valdadige (delle Venezie).
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Images/ExternalImages/ProductsDetailed/67/098567.jpg?
“… characteristically crisp and refreshing. This premium version is both and hails from selected alluvial and hillside vineyards in Northern Italy. This provenance lends this wine more intensity and flavour with delicious white peach and Williams pear character and a clean dry finish.”
Have just enjoyed half a bottle with baked salmon steak, accompanied by new potatoes, fresh garden peas (now that they are in season – why is it that ‘shelling’ peas is such a therapeutic activity?), sweetcorn, asparagus and broccoli.
Recipe for the baked salmon:
Place the salmon on a sheet of baking foil, brushed with olive oil. Finely chop fresh parsley, oregano, basil and chives. Sprinkle the chopped herbs onto the salmon, add a few capers and wrap the salmon steak. Bake in an oven at Mark 5 for 20 – 25 minutes.
Simple enough, even I can do it.
Enjoy
Pinot Grigio is lovely, Barry, and one of my favourite whites, along with Viognier....
Just steer clear of 'oaky' Chardonnay! :spew:
We've also quaffed a few none too shabby rosés recently, whilst dining al fresco, so I must dig out the bottles and pop the details on here :cheers:
Marco.
Pinot Grigio is lovely, Barry, and one of my favourite whites, along with Viognier....
Just steer clear of 'oaky' Chardonnay! :spew:
We've also quaffed a few none too shabby rosés recently, whilst dining al fresco, so I must dig out the bottles and pop the details on here :cheers:
Marco.
Please do Marco. My knowledge of rosé is lamentable. Apart from the (in)famous Mateus Rosé, the only rosé I have consumed of late (well, towards the end of 2009) was a 2008 Pinot Grigiot 'Prospetti'. Pleasant enough, but I'm sure there are better rosés.
Back to vin blanc; I have trouble with these and am still on the lookout for reasonably priced examples. Actually my trouble is that I find a lot of the whites taste slightly sharp or sour. Those that I like are limited to the white Burgundys and Chablis (both expensive), Gewrütraminers or Pouilly Fumés (both expensive and so distinctive in taste that their accompaniment to food has to be carefully considered).
I'm not particuarly knowledgeable about German whites, nor, I'm ashamed to say, Italian whites. Until now I would have cited a Verridiccio 'Castel di Jesu' as acceptable, reasonably priced, but not really my favourite.
I must say that I'm rather taken with this Pinot Grigio, but will investigate the Viognier you mention.
Regards
Rare Bird
21-05-2010, 14:12
Coming upto 29 days without a drink, you guys are killing me here..
:(
Coming upto 29 days without a drink, you guys are killing me here..
:(
Andre, if you find this thread upsetting - don't read the posts. It's as simple as that.
Congratulations by the way. Stick with it!
Regards
Rare Bird
21-05-2010, 16:04
Doesnt upset me just make my tonugue dribble all over mi keyboard
:lol:
Hi Alex,
I'm sure you are aware of the Tesco offer (half price, at £5.00 a bottle) on the 2002 Marqués de Caranó Gran Reserva (see above posted 14.05.10), but I think I ought to draw it to your and other's attention.
When I posted, I had not actually tried either reds, but thought them good enough (at the price) to recommend. I have now tried both and my recommendation stands.
Tonight had a couple of glasses of the Marqués de Caranó with a boeuf bourguignon with boiled new potatoes, carrots, sugar-snap peas, fine green beans, asparagus and broccoli.
Now that Tesco no longer have the 2005 Berberana on offer, the above is a very acceptable alternative. Fortunately I bought another dozen bottles before the offer ended.
Regards
Hi Barry,
aparagus and brocolli...
Are they related to asparagus and broccoli, old chap, or some weird cosmo-organic alternative of such? :eyebrows: ;)
I'm loving the boeuf Bourguignon, though! I'll round up the rosés we've been slurping later for your delectation :)
Marco.
Hi Barry,
Are they related to asparagus and broccoli, old chap, or some weird cosmo-organic alternative of such? :eyebrows: ;)
I'm loving the boeuf Bourguignon, though! I'll round up the rosés we've been slurping later for your delectation :)
Marco.
Done it again haven't I ? Well at least I spelt boeuf bourguignon correctly! Or are you going to question the spelling 'boeuf' rather than 'bœuf'?
Corrections made - we should of course aim for the highest of standards here on AoS! I'll stay behind and write them out 500 times.
Regards
No, Miss Whiplash has an alternative form of punishment awaiting you, which I know you'll enjoy.......
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:eyebrows:
Marco.
No, Miss Whiplash has an alternative form of punishment awaiting you, which I know you'll enjoy.......
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:eyebrows:
Marco.
Haha ! Unfortunately, S&M is something that has never interested me.
(Where do you find these smileys?)
Regards
No, I suspect you're more an 'M&S' sort of chap! :lol:
The smileys are from my 'private collection', held within a secret vault in my dungeon ;)
Marco.
Piccini Chianti Riserva is half price at £5.49 in Sainsbury's. I picked up a couple of bottles at the weekend, and will be back for more!
No, I suspect you're more an 'M&S' sort of chap! :lol:
The smileys are from my 'private collection' ;)
Marco.
:lolsign: Well I suppose you could say they're my outfitters - I do buy my underpants from them (but not in packs of 12)!
Regards
Piccini Chianti Riserva is half price at £5.49 in Sainsbury's. I picked up a couple of bottles at the weekend, and will be back for more!
Thanks Joe - I'll give that a try.
Regards
:lolsign: Well I suppose you could say they're my outfitters - I do buy my underpants from them (but not in packs of 12)!
Y-fronts or boxers? Don't spoil the illusion! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Y-fronts or boxers? Don't spoil the illusion! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Posing pouch or a thong - of course! :eyebrows:
Ok, those delicious summer Rosés....
Sainsbury's currently have a very nice 'Taste the Difference' Côtes de Provence Rosé at £7.99. It comes in the traditional 'skittle'-style bottle, which has a shape that is between an amphora vessel and a bowling pin. Sorry, couldn't find a pic of this particular wine...
It is typically pale in colour and bone-dry on the palate, exhibiting good structure with delicate fruity and floral notes, which marry nicely in combination with white meats, fish, and in particular a lovely Salade Niçoise - enjoy :cheers:
The other one worth mentioning is Campo de Borja Campaneo Rosado Selección 2009, available from Asda for £6:
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This wine is deep salmon-pink in colour and much richer and more full-bodied than the above Côtes de Provence Rosé. It is vibrant and fresh and positively bursts with intense fruit flavours, such as raspberry, cherry and peach.
Try it with some pork chops, infused with fresh rosemary and lemon, grilled on the barbecue, or as we had it on Sunday with Côtes de Porc Vigneronnes - a French classic which is basically pork chops with a mustard-cornichon sauce - yum yum! http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/235/party0036.gif (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/party0036.gif/)
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
28-05-2010, 23:54
Not strictly speaking on the topic, but not unadjacent to it either:
A good few years back, I bought my wife a nice bottle of port for her birthday. She decided that it should be stowed away for a special occasion when we have company.
We went back to our house in Lincolnshire today to attend to some domesticals and chucked a few things in the back of the car. One of them was that bottle (though not actually chucked, I promise).
Out of idle curiousity, tonight back here, I Gurgled it only to find that it's now worth significantly more than what I paid for it back then. Not that any of us would think of selling such a thing.
It's a bottle of Delaforce Vintage 1975
A description:
.............decanted off very little, sludgy sediment. Pale auburn in colour, with a rose rim. Floral honey on the nose, pleasant but not strong. Dusty sweet redcurrant jelly on the tongue, with the tannins showing through as a gentle dusty persistence. Floral and rose-water flavours in the mouth, not a heavyweight, but perfectly pleasant drinking. Nice redcurrant aftertaste, with an enjoyable slight bitterness to the finish. More evolved than you would hope from a 35 year old port, but very pleasant drinking and a decent example of the 1975 vintage. 85/100. Drunk 12 May 2010 after 30 minutes decanting.
However, the stopper in our bottle remains firmly in place for now!
http://www.vintagewineandport.co.uk/images/products/DSCF9028.JPG_Thumbnail1.jpg
The half price offers on the 2009 Dino, both the Pinot Grigio Valdadige (delle Venezie) as well as the Sangiovese, also the 2002 Marqués de Caranó, Gran Reserva and the 2008 Promenade Plan de Dieu, Côtes du Rhône Villages, ends on the 1st June.
Hurry down to Tesco tomorrow, you might be lucky and find some bottles left.
I bought a few more bottles of the Pinot Grigio - it's an excellent summer white.
Regards
Not so much a recipe as a stand alone delicious thing! :)
Wild Boar & Pear sausages - to die for! :eek:
No Idea where you're gonna get 'em though. :lol: Mine came from a fantastic butcher in Bedale (http://www.bedale.com/index.htm)! :ner:
Rare Bird
30-05-2010, 17:07
Not so much a recipe as a stand alone delicious thing! :)
Wild Boar & Pear sausages - to die for! :eek:
No Idea where you're gonna get 'em though. :lol: Mine came from a fantastic butcher in Bedale (http://www.bedale.com/index.htm)! :ner:
Only get propar snap in Yorkshire :lolsign:
Only get propar snap in Yorkshire :lolsign:
Word! :hairmetal:
Damn tootin' - I bloody lurve Yorkshire! Del and I are going back to the Star Inn again in Harome, in July, after attending Flatpopely's bake-off :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
30-05-2010, 19:45
Aye stars a real nice place
Yup - it's not just the Star though, dude - there are loads of lovely pubs all over the place in quaint little villages, and the countryside is truly beautiful!
People go for holidays in the lakes - a nice but vastly overrated area of the country, IMO. Yorkshire is far more diverse and interesting, and it's not stupidly commercialised and overcrowded with tourists and walkers getting in your bloody way! :rolleyes:
Marco.
Rare Bird
30-05-2010, 20:26
Like this one dude.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/58093
Hi Barry (and everyone) - just ordered some of your recommendations for the return from our holiday, although not the Dino red, as having tried it before I wasn't overwhelmed -Marco will probably have a horse's head put in my bed, but in general I am not a huge fan of Italian wines - Barollo excepted of course, and some Chianti - though in truth I haven't experimented much. Always willing to experiment, so any suggestions will be diligently researched, whilst I still have a liver that partly functions!
Like this one dude.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/58093
Yup - just my kind of place! :) :barrel:
Bollocks to yer trendy bars and overcrowded city centre pubs (where you can't get a table or hear each other speak :rolleyes:) that serve watered down ale at ridiculous prices!
Marco.
Hi Alex,
Marco will probably have a horse's head put in my bed, but in general I am not a huge fan of Italian wines - Barollo excepted of course, and some Chianti - though in truth I haven't experimented much.
Lol - I don't blame you! Most of the Italian wine exported to the UK (out with of specialist retailers) is pish! Although Joe's Piccini Chianti recommendation from Sainsbury's is very good indeed!
There's a reason why even though statistically Italy produce more wine than any other country in the world, the selection available for purchase outside of Italy is generally much less than that from other wine-growing countries.... Because, quite simply, Italians like to keep all the best stuff for themselves!! :eyebrows:
Next time you're in a supermarket (or even a specialist wine merchant) observe how much more 'New World' and also French wine there is for sale compared to Italian wine, or when you're in a restaurant, the paucity of Italian wine featured on the wine list compared with, say, French varieties.
However, *if* you know what to buy and where to get it, there is some stonking good (if expensive) Italian wines - particularly reds. You must try a good Brunello di Montalcino, Duca Enrico, Barbera d'Asti, Solaia, Gattinara or Amarone, as trust me, they will blow your mind, although don't expect that 'oaky' vanilla hit you get with Rioja - the flavour is rather different but equally as intense and powerful! :cheers:
Marco.
Rare Bird
30-05-2010, 23:46
Yup - just my kind of place! :) :barrel:
Bollocks to yer trendy bars and overcrowded city centre pubs (where you can't get a table or hear each other speak :rolleyes:) that serve watered down ale at ridiculous prices!
Too right you wont catch me in one of those piss holes dude..besides i've completely stop drinking, have done for some time now.. i intend to keep it up.
Wow - best of luck! :)
I just about manage giving it up for six weeks at Lent, but I couldn't give up drinking beer and wine indefinitely, though not that I ever drink to excess. I rarely have any form of alcohol out with of meal times, apart from the occasional cold beer in the summer months. For me, it's about enjoying it in moderation (quality always over quantity) as an accompaniment to good food!
Here's another place we discovered last time we were in Yorkshire... The food is arguably as good and much cheaper than that at The Star Inn - and the real ales (sorry! :o) are superb:
http://www.crowninnroecliffe.com/
Marco.
Rare Bird
31-05-2010, 22:48
I used to go here alot when on my Magic Mushroom escapades years ago, not been tho since they made it into a Wine Bar.
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thefoxhouselongshaw/
There's a reason why even though statistically Italy produce more wine than any other country in the world, the selection available for purchase outside of Italy is generally much less than that from other wine-growing countries.... Because, quite simply, Italians like to keep all the best stuff for themselves!! :eyebrows:
I think that's very true - in my few visits to Italy I've never been disappointed with the wine, and I suspect like Greece, there are many small but very good wineries that don't have the capacity to export in great quantities, if at all.
However, *if* you know what to buy and where to get it, there is some stonking good (if expensive) Italian wines - particularly reds. You must try a good Brunello di Montalcino, Duca Enrico, Barbera d'Asti, Solaia, Gattinara or Amarone, as trust me, they will blow your mind, although don't expect that 'oaky' vanilla hit you get with Rioja - the flavour is rather different but equally as intense and powerful!
Well in the interest of this thread, and purely selflessly I'll have to seek some of those out then! ;)
Thanks for the suggestions! :cheers:
No worries, Alex. I'd go first for the Amarone, but be prepared to pay around £25 a bottle for a good one!
Please report back when you've tried it, as I'm curious to know what you think :)
Marco.
Despite it being chilled white wine or rosé weather, I just couldn't resist this:
http://media2.vinogusto.net/pics/wines/3/3/e/bw_260566_33ed0bbe0515300326a2572add356e95.jpg
A 2002 Château Fourcas-Dumont Listrac-Médoc. Château bottled.
Situated in the Médoc region between Margaux and Paullac. 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot.
Tesco, £14.99 bottle.
:cheers:
That's not a bad buy, Barry, considering the vintage. We've got some roe deer venison in for Sunday lunch, so that'll be nice to accompany it :)
Marco.
Just bought a bottle of this:
http://www.spearcommunications.co.uk/image_uploads/Le_Boscq.jpg
A 2004 Château Le Boscq, Saint-Estèphe, a Cru Bougeois Supèrieur. Château bottled.
Not cheap; but I would rather not say how much, as it was paid for in part with a gratuity from an appreciative member of AoS.
Regards
Rare Bird
03-07-2010, 11:36
18th April i think it was last time i had a drink. That aside i just can't drink wine at all.I forget it's wine & drink it like pop, before i know it 4 bottles, dead on the floor & feeling shit for a day or so :lolsign:
I've been very quiet on this page - I'm on the wagon, too. (Although I'm probably going to have a bottle between me & the missus tonight I think.) Been to the Doc for a checkup, loads of tests, upshot is I'm a fat bastard with a drink problem, and very high cholesterol (7.85) who never gets off his lardy ass... Didn't need a quack to tell me that, though the liver function tests were a bit more of a worry... So, I'm trying to be good and cut down. A lot...
18th April i think it was last time i had a drink. That aside i just can't drink wine at all.I forget it's wine & drink it like pop, before i know it 4 bottles, dead on the floor & feeling shit for a day or so :lolsign:
And waking up looking like your HR Giger avatar?
I've been very quiet on this page - I'm on the wagon, too. (Although I'm probably going to have a bottle between me & the missus tonight I think.) Been to the Doc for a checkup, loads of tests, upshot is I'm a fat bastard with a drink problem, and very high cholesterol (7.85) who never gets off his lardy ass... Didn't need a quack to tell me that, though the liver function tests were a bit more of a worry... So, I'm trying to be good and cut down. A lot...
Sounds like I'll have to drink for the two of us. Still got a dozen bottles of the Berberana left!
Cheers
Sounds like I'll have to drink for the two of us. Still got a dozen bottles of the Berberana left!
Cheers
Good man, knew I could rely on you Barry!
Stopping has proven that I'm not a fully fledged alcoholic, though. Just need to change my bad habit of drinking too much every night. Everything in moderation, I guess.
Techno Commander
03-07-2010, 13:57
During a business trip to South Africa a couple of years ago, I visited the Anura (http://www.anura.co.za/framework/index.asp?PageName=Home) estate. I spent a very enjoyable couple of hours not only sampling delicious red & white wines, but also their own produced cheese.
These are available in the UK and are well worth trying. Especially the Malbec and the Pinotage.
Rare Bird
03-07-2010, 14:37
I'm a fat bastard with a drink problem
:D
Based on your recommendation Marco, I thought I would get myself a bottle of Amarone:
http://static.winedirect.co.uk/images/images_big/2-ITMS0601.jpg
2006 Masi Costasera Amarone Classico, Amarone della Valpolicella-Classico.
Prodotto e imbottigliato da Masti Agricola Spa. S. Ambrogio di Valipollicella Italia.
The blurb states:
COSTASERA: le coste rivolte al tramonto, in Valpolicella Classica le migliori per un Amarone di razza. Qui, dove è più lunga la giornata, le vigne che guardano il Lago di Garda si avvantaggiano del riflesso della sua luce e del suo clima più mite. L’Amarone, vino unico per origne, varetà antiche e metodo di produzione (vinificazione di uve appassite per 3 – 4 mesi sui grattici), esprime in Costasera particulore maestosità e complessità.
What do you think Marco? £22.95 a bottle. 15% ABV
The Massi is a very good one, Barry, as is Bolla. That should knock your socks off!
It's very big, bold and powerful with a massively intense flavour. Enjoy it with a rib of beef, or even better, some venison.
Let me know what you think :cheers:
Marco.
Good News Everybody!
I recently raved about Tesco's 2009 Dino Pinot Grigio
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/574/8007890002574/Label_126x150.jpg
that was being sold a half price at £4.49.
It quickly returned to full-price and has been so for a few weeks now. Well I'm delighted to tell you that the half-price offer on both the blanc and the rosé has returned.
You can buy a 6-bottle case via Tesco on-line for £25.56, that's £4.26 a bottle.
A new charity shop in the village opened its doors this morning. No CDs or LPs as yet, but I did pick up a 15-bottle wine rack for £1.75. Mine were overflowing, and that's before I spotted this Tesco offer!
Li'l Ol' Wine Drinker Me!
Regards
Good News Everybody!
I recently raved about Tesco's 2009 Dino Pinot Grigio
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/574/8007890002574/Label_126x150.jpg
that was being sold a half price at £4.49.
It quickly returned to full-price and has been so for a few weeks now. Well I'm delighted to tell you that the half-price offer on both the blanc and the rosé has returned.
You can buy a 6-bottle case via Tesco on-line for £25.56, that's £4.26 a bottle.
A new charity shop in the village opened its doors this morning. No CDs or LPs as yet, but I did pick up a 15-bottle wine rack for £1.75. Mine were overflowing, and that's before I spotted this Tesco offer!
Li'l Ol' Wine Drinker Me!
Regards
Never mind that pish - have you tried the Amarone yet? ;)
Marco.
It's not 'pish', whatever that is.
No I haven't yet tried the Amarone yet. It's been too hot for roasts, and the only venison I've eaten of late have been the venison sausages from my local butcher - and I'm not going to 'waste' a bottle of Amarone on that! Nor would I with his rather nice wild boar sausages.
Be patient! ;)
Regards
How do you know it's not pish, if you don't know what pish is? :lol:
Marco.
How do you know it's not pish, if you don't know what pish is? :lol:
Marco.
From your previous use of the word in reply to other posts, I sense it is a term of opprobrium or dismissive contempt.
Anyway, I love this Pinot Grigio, so there! :ner: I'm enjoying a glass of it right now.
Regards
Whilst I've been living off salads of late - and that means white wine, and the Dino, Pinot Grigio in particular, I did spot this in my local Tesco:
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/054/3454781504054/IDShot_126x150.jpg
2008 Cabardès, Bastide de Garille, Appellation Cabardès Contrôlée.
Cabardès is a domaine new to me. Situated roughly in the centre of a triangle defined by Toulouse, Perpignon and Montpellier; the last two being on the Mediterranean coast.
Uses a blend of Mediterranean grapes: the 'warmth and generosity' of Syrah and Grenache with the 'elegance' of those of the Bordeaux: Cabernet and Merlot.
"A medium-bodied, fruity, well structured wine that drinks well on its own ...."
Half price at £5 a bottle, 13.5% ABV, this offer lasts until 10.08.10.
Described as a Cuvée Gourmande; I assume this is at least a step up from vin de table! Worth a punt.
Go on Alex (UK), buy one to celebrate the on-going success of your diet. ;)
And no Marco - I've still yet to sample the Amarone. Still waiting for the special occasion. :eyebrows:
Regards
Whilst I've been living off salads of late - and that means white wine, and the Dino, Pinot Grigio in particular, I did spot this in my local Tesco:
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/054/3454781504054/IDShot_126x150.jpg
2008 Cabardès, Bastide de Garille, Appellation Cabardès Contrôlée.
Cabardès is a domaine new to me. Situated roughly in the centre of a triangle defined by Toulouse, Perpignon and Montpellier; the last two being on the Mediterranean coast.
Uses a blend of Mediterranean grapes: the 'warmth and generosity' of Syrah and Grenache with the 'elegance' of those of the Bordeaux: Cabernet and Merlot.
"A medium-bodied, fruity, well structured wine that drinks well on its own ...."
Half price at £5 a bottle, 13.5% ABV, this offer lasts until 10.08.10.
Described as a Cuvée Gourmande; I assume this is at least a step up from vin de table! Worth a punt.
Go on Alex (UK), buy one to celebrate the on-going success of your diet. ;)
And no Marco - I've still yet to sample the Amarone. Still waiting for the special occasion. :eyebrows:
Regards
Hi Barry - yep, we did find this one, and as wine drinking is not banned at the weekend, had one on Saturday, and very nice it was. The other nice one which we also tried is a Bordeaux, a 2008 Prestige de Calvet also half price at a fiver
http://imagesa.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/normal/138/product-7808138.jpg
Enjoy!
I did my weekly weigh-in this morning, and the regime is certainly working - total lost so far is 19lbs, with a stone coming off in July so far. Away with work later this week which could be a challenge :cool:
Hi Barry - yep, we did find this one, and as wine drinking is not banned at the weekend, had one on Saturday, and very nice it was. The other nice one which we also tried is a Bordeaux, a 2008 Prestige de Calvet also half price at a fiver
http://imagesa.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/normal/138/product-7808138.jpg
Enjoy!
I did my weekly weigh-in this morning, and the regime is certainly working - total lost so far is 19lbs, with a stone coming off in July so far. Away with work later this week which could be a challenge :cool:
Hi Alex,
Yes, I know of the Prestige de Calvet, and it is good. Damm, Tesco have some good offers on at the moment, and I'm slowly working my way through my last dozen bottles of the Berberana Rioja!
Delighted to report that the half price Dino Pinot-Grigot has returned. Now that really was a find for me.
Cheers
Especially for Barry - a heads up on the Tesco Berberana Offer (http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=261885883) - 2004 Berberana Rioja Reserva Etiqueta Negra is back on Half-Price offer (£4.99 from £9.99) - runs until 7th September - so dive in and get some! :cocktail:
Chaps,
Del and I have just been out for lunch to celebrate my birthday at one of our favourite gastro-pubs, the Cock O Barton in Cheshire, see below:
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2580/itp2497.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/itp2497.jpg/)
The food is absolutely stunning, and Michelin rated, but the wine we ordered with our meal eclipsed even that high standard, and was arguably one of the finest red wines I've ever tasted; trust me, that’s saying something, as I've sampled some truly top-notch wines over the years!!
The wine in question is Rustenberg John X Merriman 2007 Stellenbosch from South Africa (2005 vintage shown below):
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/1862/1040571x.jpg (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/1040571x.jpg/)
Info here: http://www.rustenberg.co.za/
UK availability here: http://www.waitrosewine.com/230404972/Product.aspx
At £8.54 a bottle it's not exactly cheap, but it's of utterly outstanding quality if you like big powerful reds that blow your socks off! This is 14.5% VOL, so massively full-bodied, and intensely jammy like a very jammy thing, but oh so velvety smooth and fruity with it.
Here's a more detailed description which I've plucked from the Net:
This wine is renegade winemaker Adi Badenhorst’s favorite in his portfolio, and for good reason. In line with the best Bordeaux blends, it leads with an earthy, mineral-driven nose, and on the palate, it’s both juicy and restrained. Expressive flavors of pepper, mocha and spice and elegant tannins give the wine a stately and sophisticated style. It will keep getting better in the bottle." (7/1/2007) According to the Wine Spectator: "Polished, with a solid mix of black cherry, plum, vanilla and grilled herb notes that show good length on the finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Shiraz. Drink now through 2009. 1,700 cases imported." (04/08) 92 points from Stephen Tanzer's IWC: "a Bordeaux blend based on 54% merlot and 32% cabernet sauvignon) Deep ruby-red. Enticing aromas of black raspberry, tobacco, licorice and fresh herbs. Lush, broad and sweet but firmly built, with a slightly exotic candied fruit quality giving this seriously concentrated wine plenty of early sex appeal. Finishes sweet and plummy, with a fine dusting of tannins and excellent length. Aged for 20 months in 50% new French oak.
Yum, yum... Think St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé in style, but at a mere fraction of the price!! This is a stonkingly good red to enjoy on a special occasion - and one which will keep for years and improve with age.
Enjoy! :cheers:
Marco.
Techno Commander
14-08-2010, 15:21
The wine in question is Rustenberg John X Merriman 2007 Stellenbosch from South Africa (2005 vintage shown below):
At £8.54 a bottle it's not exactly cheap,
Marco.
Stellenbosch wines are rather good. we sampled a few when we were out there a couple of years ago. Anura (http://www.anura.co.za/framework/index.asp?PageName=Home) wines are also quite splendid.:)
I think £8.50 is pretty reasonable for a good bottle of wine.
Hi Andy,
I agree, and TBH given the quality on offer, it's a veritable bargain. Pity it wasn't £8.50 in the restaurant! :eek: ;)
Marco.
Techno Commander
14-08-2010, 15:37
No. I dont suppose it was. :)
Try £30 - lol!
Nice mark-up on wines at restaurants.... However, considering the fantastic meal we had, the beautiful surroundings, and the overall standard of service, I wouldn't grudge them a penny! :)
Marco.
Techno Commander
14-08-2010, 15:54
I do like a good restaurant. This is my current favourite, The Chesil Rectory (http://www.chesilrectory.co.uk/site/chesil/content-folder/home) in Winchester. I have been eating there on and off for over 20 years. The building also has some interesting history behind it.
That looks really nice, Andy... If I'm ever in the Winchester area, I'll check it out :)
I particularly liked this bit in the description:
The Chesil Rectory is a relaxed and informal restaurant serving honest, exceptional, robust, British classics. Located in a unique, historic Grade II listed building dating back to 1450, the restaurant still has many original features including solid oak beams, ancient doorways and beautiful open fireplaces.
That sounds just right up our street. We like quaint and 'cosy' olde-worlde design and also "British classics" when eating at good pub-style restaurants. If we see bloody lasagne and curries on the menu, we run for the hills!! :mental:
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with curry or lasagne, done well, but if I want that I'll go to either an Indian or Italian restaurant which specialises in it! When I'm in a tradtional British pub, I want traditional British food! [Rant over]
Yes, Del and I enjoy dining out. Trouble is, she's such a good cook that finding food outside of the same standard (or better) is rather difficult!
Still, I guess it's not a bad problem to have ;)
Marco.
Techno Commander
14-08-2010, 16:37
The front door is also an original 15th Century fixture and is only about 5 foot high. :)
Wine slurped over the last couple of weeks
In no particular order, the following Bordeaux’s have been quaffed recently:
2007 Château Chante Alouette Cormeil, Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Merlot 91%, Cabernet Franc 9%
http://images.izideal.com/img/product/4090101/b/fr/domaine-chante-alouette-cormeil-grand-cru-2006.jpeg
2005 Château Labardie, Cru Bourgeois Médoc
http://www.corksout.com/images/product/labadie1261482396_732.jpg
2002 Château Fourcas-Dumont, Listrac-Médoc
Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Petit Verdot 10%
http://www.vinsdusiecle.com/photos/chateaufourcasdumont.jpg
2006 Heritage du Mayne Lalande, Listrac-Médoc
Château bottled.
http://www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk/DWBase/images/products/60644.jpg?type=1&imageType=smallImage
2004 Château Le Boscq, Sainte-Estephe, Cru Bourgois Supérieur.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D3zE-Mcj4Qo/S4FmYbi2OFI/AAAAAAAAAt0/CAhEuatdhDc/s320/photo%2812%29.jpg
2006 Château Bellevue Chollet, Grand Vin de Bordeaux
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/61249b.jpg
2005 Château Labourdette
http://ei.isnooth.com/wine/chateau-labourdette-2005.3162378.0.detail.jpeg
2008 Vacqueyras, Grand Vin des Côtes du Rhône
Grenache black (at least 50%), Syrah, Mourvèdre (at least 20%) ; other Côtes du Rhône grape varieties , excluding Carignan, maximum 10%.
http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/96835.jpg
A few bottles of the redoubtable Berberana Rioja, Now drunk up, requiring me to buy another case.
Plus various Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot-Grigot whites, Tesco’s: Prestige et Calvert and Dino.
And finally, a very fine bottle of Masi Costasera Amarone – but that requires a separate post to do it justice.
Excellent Barry. I think the Berberana offer has finished at Tesco now - but fear not - Castillo San Lorenza Rioja - 2005 Reserva has taken its place as the half-price Spanish bargain (£4.99 from £9.99) and very good it is too!
(PS - your PM inbox is full, but thanks for the message, glad all is A Ok.) :)
Mark Grant
16-09-2010, 11:09
The wine in question is Rustenberg John X Merriman 2007 Stellenbosch from South Africa (2005 vintage shown below):
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/1862/1040571x.jpg (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/1040571x.jpg/)
Info here: http://www.rustenberg.co.za/
UK availability here: http://www.waitrosewine.com/230404972/Product.aspx
Enjoy! :cheers:
Marco.
We bought some of this from out local Waitrose in Willerby yesterday after reading this :)
http://www.waitrose.com/branches/branchdetails.aspx?uid=697
Took some finding as was in the area where they have 'special' wines on a posh display stand in a corner with wooden crates etc, not on the shelves with the usual budget wines :lol:
saving it for the weekend :cool::cool::cool:
Mark.
Hi Mark,
Took some finding as was in the area where they have 'special' wines on a posh display stand in a corner with wooden crates etc, not on the shelves with the usual budget wines...
Of course, old boy. Did you expect me to recommend a wine likely to be kept where the oiks and chavs go for their Lambrusco? :lol: ;)
It'll be interesting to know what you think of it :)
Marco.
Recently quaffed this Bordeaux, bought from the Co-op for £6.50:
http://www.weinwelt-probst.de/images/product_images/info_images/1400_0.jpg
2008 Chateau Pierrousselle, chateau bottled 13% ABV
74.5% Merlot, 14.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc
"Situated in the Entre-Deux Mers region, the vinyard is planted with Cabernet Suvignon and Merlot grapes wich gives a rounded, supple wine with flavours of damson and blackcurrent."
"Château Pierrousselle AC 2007 is an intense dark purple red in colour. It has a complex nose giving you both spice and delicious mouthwatering black fruit aromas. The blackberry fruit notes are well rounded and the wine has a good finish.. Bottled at the Château Pierrousselle. Owner is Michel Lafon. Vineyard has 43 hectares and the vines are 25 years old (on average)."
Probably best keeping for a year or two, but can be drunk now.
Tesco have on offer at half price:
2009 Ogio Della Venizie.
100% Pinot Grigio, 12% ABV. £4.49 Offer ends 5.10.10
http://napi.net-flow.com/ogiowines.com/wine_display_bottle.php?ID=2
and
2008 Saint Joseph.
100% Syrah, 12% ABV. £6.50 Be quick - offer ends 21.09.10.
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/pi/671/5051790852671/Label_126x150.jpg
Can be drunk now or kept for up to 5 years.
I have recently enjoyed a bottle of 2006 Masi Costasera Amarone, a beautiful Italian red Valpolcella Classica.
http://static.winedirect.co.uk/images/images_big/2-ITMS0601.jpg
I am not particularly knowledgeable about Italian reds; my tastes in red wine have been limited to those from French vineyards. In fact apart from a few bottles of Barolo and some dubious Chianti, my experience of Italian reds is lamentable. It was a forum post by Marco that drew my attention to Amarone and some of the better but lesser known reds from Italy.
This bottle was on ‘offer’ in Tesco at £23. Usually it sells for more, so I grabbed the opportunity to try it out. Running the name past Marco, assured me I hadn’t bought a ‘pig in a poke’; apparently Masi are producers of some of the finest Amarone.
I’ll quote the blurb on the bottle:
“COSTSERA: the coasts which face the sunset are the best ones in Valpolicella Classica for producing a high-quality Amarone. Here, where the day is longer, the vines, which overlook lake Garda, benefit from the reflection of its light and its milder climate. Amarone is a unique wine due to its origin, ancient grape varieties and production method (vinification of grapes that have semi-dried for 3 – 4 months on bamboo racks). The Costasera Amarone expresses a particular majesty and complexity. …”
So what’s it like? Well in short: it’s big, bold and beautiful! Oh yes, this is a big wine: full-bodied and powerful (15% ABV). It’s also beautifully balanced and structured - I’ve never tasted a wine that is so free of tannins: no need to describe this wine as "having supple tannins", it’s so obvious it doesn’t need stating. The Amarone is an intense wine with complexity and a smooth, long finish.
A wine that can be enjoyed seul but goes wonderfully well with red meats and cheese. In fact this bottle was consumed with the following:
Scottish venison steak, served with Pommes Dauphinoise, lightly sautéed mushrooms and corgettes, red cabbage, purple-sprouting broccoli, carrots, fresh garden peas (there’s something therapeutic about shelling peas) and fine beans. There might have been some asparagus there but I don’t remember.
If you have ever drunk Barolo, the Amarone is Borolo-plus, if not ‘Borolo-zilla’. Don’t expect much in the way of postprandial activity. You’ll have just about enough energy to load the dishwasher, pour yourself a cognac and pull out a few CDs to play.
It’s that good – nice one Marco!
Great review Barry - I've yet to find an excuse for a bottle but maybe I should try harder after reading your description! :cheers:
Rare Bird
20-09-2010, 14:14
Finca Flichman - Malbec Mendoza..
campbell mac
20-09-2010, 14:54
Around my neck of the woods, Wirral, there is an excellent bitter called Trappers Hat made by the Brimstage Brewery. It's not too strong but is very tasty with a good hop aftertaste. You can drink a few without getting brain damage (I drink Belgian for that).
Finca Flichman - Malbec Mendoza..
Wossat like then, Andre, and where do you get it from? :)
Hi Campbell,
Around my neck of the woods, Wirral, there is an excellent bitter called Trappers Hat made by the Brimstage Brewery. It's not too strong but is very tasty with a good hop aftertaste. You can drink a few without getting brain damage (I drink Belgian for that).
I'll remember that, as I have quite a few friends in the Wirral. Where's the best place to drink it? I'm in the area quite often :cool:
Marco.
Wossat like then, Andre, and where do you get it from? :)
http://www.waitrosewine.com/230227704/Product.aspx
Cheers, Barry. Looks good. I'm a fan of Argentinian wines, so will get some when we next go to Waitrose :cheers:
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
20-09-2010, 18:19
There are plenty of very good Mendoza wines out there. They came to my attention because years ago my old man brought some back from a business trip to Argentina where he met some of the vineyard owners & was given some bottles of rather fantastic red. I can't remember what they were as I gave up looking for them here long ago, but whenever I've seen a Mendoza, I've often bought it.
Rare Bird
20-09-2010, 19:20
Wossat like then, Andre, and where do you get it from? :)
Reserected post eh ;) It's brought over from Germany & cost a couple Euro a bottle ;) very nice it's 14% Alc
Yup - I thought it deserved to be seen, as it was a good recco :)
Sounds right up my street, so I'll defo be trying some!
Marco.
campbell mac
21-09-2010, 17:08
Trappers Hat is available regularly at The Travellers Rest in Bebington, The Wheatsheaf in Raby (nice thatched country pub) and the Red Lion in Parkgate. I think I have also had it at The Harp on the Neston marshes. It won beer of the year at the Birkenhead Beer festival and will no doubt be making another appearance this year alongside other great beers. 22 - 24 October tickets sell out fast.
2005 Chateau Moulin de Farguet Montagne Saint-Émilion
http://www.vins-fins.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/140x245/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/c/h/chateau-farguet-2007.jpg
Saint-Émilion's satellite region of Montagne, lying due east of Lalande de Pomerol. Merlot is the dominant grape with some of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc grown.
This wine uses 75% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. (13% ABV). About £9.50 a bottle from Laithwaites
Best opened and decanted an hour before drinking, so as to let the spicy oak and vanilla flavours open out.
Just enjoyed a bottle with a breast of chicken with seared red peppers and a chorizio, tomato and butter bean sauce. Accompanied with boiled potatoes, Chatenay carrots, broccoli florets, leek and asparagus.
Hi Campbell,
Thanks for the info. I like the sound of the Wheatsheaf in Raby, but where in the Wirral is Raby?
I have friends in Neston and Heswell. Is it anywhere near there? :)
Marco.
Hi Barry,
I like the sound of the Chateau Moulin de Farguet Montagne St-Émilion... How much is it? :)
Incidentally, and I know you'll thank me for this, there is no 'e' in Saint-Émilion ;)
Marco.
Hi Barry,
I like the sound of the Chateau Moulin de Farguet Montagne St-Émilion... How much is it? :)
Incidentally, and I know you'll thank me for this, there is no 'e' in Saint-Émilion ;)
Marco.
Haha! Thanks Marco. I drink enough of it, you would have thought by now I would know that Saint Emile was male. Spelling correction made.
This bottle was pulled from the depths of my 'cellar' - I've probably had a bottle or two for a couple of years now. Think I paid £9.50 a bottle, but you may well be able to get it for less. Drink by 2015.
Regards
Whilst shopping today in Tesco for the 'essentials':
2005 Castello San Lorenzo, Rioja Reserva, £4.99, half price offer ending 5.10.10. Tempranillo, mazuelo and graciano grape. At this price worth buying a few bottles to lay down. Thanks to Alex for spotting this - good one.
Plus a few bottles of Ogio Pinot Grigot, £4.49, half price offer also ending 5.10.10, when I spotted this:
Tesco's 'Finest*' vintage 2000 Barolo Reserva. £19.99. Seems to be a 'limited edition' of 12,000 bottles. 14% ABV. It was not clear if it was on special offer or not.
I have no idea if this is a particularly good find, so Marco, I'll run it past you and quote the blurb:
"A robust and rich red with notes of dark chocolate, damson, liquorice and fresh herbs.
...The best parcels of Nebbiolo grapes grown around the town of Barolo were selected to make the Finest* Reserva-style wine. 'Nebbia' is the Italian word for fog, and the Nebbiolo is so-named because it reaches perfect ripeness late into the Autumn, when morning mists creep across Barolo's manicured, picturesque vineyards."
(The advertising copy is almost up to that of your description of the Ortofon SPU :lol:)
So, any good - I bought two bottles?
Regards
Hi Barry,
I've no idea if it's good or not, as I haven't tried it. It should be good, though, although personally I'm not a fan of buying wines that supermarkets market as "Finest", or whatever. No offence, but I find it a somewhat lazy way of buying wine.
One often wonders if they are simply a 'job lot' supermarkets have bought in at a special price and then mark them up as "Finest" to entice customers into thinking they've got something really good, when at best it's merely 'ok'....
Would you buy a hi-fi system marked as 'The Bestest of the Best'? ;)
I understand that it's useful for people who don't really know much about the wine concerned, and enables them to identify a decent wine at a price often much less than a 'named' variety, but I prefer to use my knowledge of areas, vintages and producers to select the wine I'm buying, be it French Italian or whatever.
Anyway, having suitably trashed your purchase, I hope it's a real stonker! :lol:
:cheers:
Marco.
aquapiranha
24-09-2010, 18:28
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=411725&in_page_id=2
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article3177658.ece
http://wineeconomist.com/2010/06/21/anatomy-of-wine-fraud/
Hi Barry,
I've no idea if it's good or not, as I haven't tried it. It should be good, though, although personally I'm not a fan of buying wines that supermarkets market as "Finest", or whatever. No offence, but I find it a somewhat lazy way of buying wine.
One often wonders if they are simply a 'job lot' supermarkets have got in at a special price and mark them up as "Finest" to entice customers into thinking they've got something really good, when at best it's merely 'ok'....
Would you buy a hi-fi system marked as 'The Bestest of the Best'? ;)
I understand that it's useful for people who don't really know much about the wine concerned, and enables them to identify a decent wine at a price often much less than a 'named' variety, but I prefer to use my knowledge of areas, vintages and producers to select the wine I'm buying, be it French Italian or whatever.
Anyway, having suitably trashed your purchase, I hope it's a real stonker! :lol:
:cheers:
Marco.
More or less what I thought: any supermarket label puts me on my guard. However having said that, I have found that with the exception of profiteroles, the Tesco 'Finest' range are worthy of the title and justify their higher price.
I would expect to pay at least £20 for a bottle of Barolo, so maybe my purchase will be up to scratch.
The links to 'half price' bargains, reminds me of the perennial carpet sales: carpets are sold at a supposed 'sale' price which is actually their true market price. When it comes to cheap wine, the 'half price offers' that I have bought have usually been highly palatable. For the odd duff purchase that I may have bought and mentioned on AoS, I have quickly posted comments to the contrary.
Fear not, I'm unlikely to be taken in and to recommend a Petrus at a mere £6.99, or £16.99 for that matter!
Regards
campbell mac
27-09-2010, 20:02
Hi Campbell,
Thanks for the info. I like the sound of the Wheatsheaf in Raby, but where in the Wirral is Raby?
I have friends in Neston and Heswell. Is it anywhere near there? :)
Marco.
Raby is a small village about 2 miles from Neston heading roughly in the direction of Willaston. Just ask for directions from the locals. Had a couple of pints of Scarecrow from the Brimstage Brewery up at the Travellers Rest last night. It's a little bit stronger than Trappers Hat but very tasty, balanced, fruity with a good hop finish.
Cheers, mate - I'll definitely be checking it out! :cool:
Marco.
aquapiranha
27-09-2010, 20:14
Cheers, mate - I'll definitely be checking it out! :cool:
Marco.
Nice little pub Marco, 5 minutes from me. Ian will know it too.
Seems like it, dude... Looking forward to Wednesday - arrive hungry! :)
Marco.
aquapiranha
27-09-2010, 20:22
Seems like it, dude... Looking forward to Wednesday - arrive hungry! :)
Marco.
I will indeed, thanks!
Castello San Lorenzo Rioja Reserva 2005.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Images/ExternalImages/ProductsDetailed/96/010896.jpg?ts=632938497780
Tesco, on offfer at £4.99 a bottle. Excellent, I bought a dozen bottles - nice one Alex!
Just enjoyed with some bangers 'n' mash - pork and caramelised red onion sausages, red cabbage, seared red pepper, carrots and broccoli. Home made mash; I like lumps and potato skin in my mash. Couth? Oui, je sais!
The Grand Wazoo
28-09-2010, 17:57
Sounds nice Barry. I'm mostly banned from mid-week zarzleberry juice manoeuvres but we'll be having some rather good looking mash ourselves later, which is currently riding on board a pair of Shepherds Pies (one meaty/one veggie). The gravy has just the tiniest smidge of Merlot in it!
Sounds nice Barry. I'm mostly banned from mid-week zarzleberry juice manoeuvres but we'll be having some rather good looking mash ourselves later, which is currently riding on board a pair of Shepherds Pies (one meaty/one veggie). The gravy has just the tiniest smidge of Merlot in it!
Sounds good to me Chris. Being Type II diabetic, I have to watch very carefully the amount of saturated fat (and salt) I consume. Shepherd's pie is something I love, but have to reserve as an occasional treat.
"I'm mostly banned from mid-week zarzleberry juice manoeuvres..." Pourquoi? Care to tell?
Regards
The Grand Wazoo
28-09-2010, 18:20
"I'm mostly banned from mid-week zarzleberry juice manoeuvres..."
Boozing only at the weekend nowadays except for special occasions & occasional slip-ups!
This is because for some years now (most of my adult ones, if truth be known) I have only been gaining increment on my x-axis. This was OK while I was also still developing my y-axis, but apparently one without the other is not acceptable!
Boozing only at the weekend nowadays except for special occasions & occasional slip-ups!
This is because for some years now (most of my adult ones, if truth be known) I have only been gaining increment on my x-axis. This was OK while I was also still developing my y-axis, but apparently one without the other is not acceptable!
Ah! the dreaded 'body mass index'! Or, if you can't see your feet (or other important body parts), it's Nature's way of telling you to do something. :(
Regards
Beechwoods
28-09-2010, 19:11
My take on this is that beer doesn't make you put on weight. Sitting down and drinking beer makes you put on weight. The solution is to drink standing up. Pubs these days are far too namby pamby; get rid of those tables and make folks stand at t'bar :)
campbell mac
29-09-2010, 20:52
I find pubs plus walks burns calories and saves on taxi fares. Pubs and cycling is quite amusing and also burns calories. It's when you stay in one place all night it gets a bit stagnating.
http://www.conwybrewery.co.uk/resources/honey.gif
Honey Fayre / Cwrw Mel. ABV 4.5%
“A deliciously refreshing golden ale made with Welsh Honey. It is dry in flavour with the sweetness of the honey emerging in the aroma leading to a pleasing bitter finish.”
Around £10 for six, 500ml, bottles.
Just consumed a bottle with tonight’s repast:
Mackerel filets in a simple tomato sauce on a bed of cooked fresh penne, with red pepper, broccoli, green beans and sweet-corn ‘nibletts’ on the side.
Guys,
As a wine connoisseur of some time, I think I'm qualified to comment on this....
The subject of the benefits of allowing wine to 'breathe' is often hotly debated. The fact of the matter is that popping a cork from a bottle of wine (or more likely these days unscrewing the top) to allow it to 'breathe', is largely a fallacy. I say "largely" because it's not a complete fallacy.
However, doing the above only allows the wine to 'breathe' to a very small extent, as one is only permitting air to enter the bottle at the point of the neck, and so it would take rather a long time (many hours) for the liquid in the bottle to become fully aerated, which is the whole point of the exercise! So by opening up a bottle of wine to 'breathe' half an hour before drinking it, one is doing next to bugger all.
Aerating wine does indeed maximise its bouquet and flavour, and also softens the effect of tannins, giving the wine a more 'rounded' quality on the palate with less of an acidic edge.
To do this properly, however, involves decanting the wine, carefully, into a separate bottle or wine decanter, where the process of transposing the liquid from one container into another oxygenates it, thus aerating the wine in the process, to produce the desired beneficial effect when consuming it.
With certain types of vintage wine, particularly Bordeaux varieties and port, there is normally a crusty deposit (known as 'sediment') at the bottom of the bottle which must be removed before the wine is consumed. Otherwise, the wine will be tainted when poured and taste rather unpleasant, particularly when one gets nearer to the bottom of the bottle.
The decanting process both aerates the wine and removes this sediment or crust, when carried out in good light (often with the help of a candle), in conjunction with a small funnel. The funnel then fits into the neck of the bottle, with the top covered in some muslin cloth.
Therefore one removes the sediment from the wine by pouring it from within its existing bottle into another container, or decanter, through the muslin cloth (which collects the sediment) and into the funnel, and the resulting clear wine left is of course what is consumed.
However, ALL wines, regardless of age or quality, benefit from decanting, simply because of the oxygenation/aerating process, which is far more effective from decanting than it is by simply popping the cork on a bottle.
As for wine temperatures, this makes a huge difference to the flavour of wine and how it behaves on the palate.
Fully bodied red wines (such as Bordeaux types, etc) should be served in between 16-18 Celsius, with 'light & fruity' types (such as Beaujolais), served slightly cooler at 12-14 Celsius, and medium-bodied wines somewhere in between. Ideally, one would use a wine thermometer to measure the correct temperature.
It's worth noting that full-bodied red wine, such Burgundy or 'Claret', will NOT taste as intended unless served at the correct temperature. It is the most sensitive of all wines types to its flavour changing with variations in temperature.
As for white wine, full-bodied 'Burgundy style' whites (such as Chablis) should be served only lightly chilled at around 12-15 Celsius, which is comparable to light and fruity reds, which may explain why Chris prefers his red wine cold, if he's partial to more of the lighter style of reds than the heavier varieties.
Of course, 'rules' aside, one can drink wine at any temperature one wishes to, if it is enjoyed that way. I have even seen people in bars put ice in some red wines, so at the end of the day what pleases your palate is what matters most!
On that note... À votre santé! :cheers:
Marco.
P.S I will move this into the wine thread later for reference.
Tesco have an offer on 330ml bottles of the Belgian beer: 'Leffe - Blonde'. £4 for four bottles - can't be bad.
Just drunk a bottle with tonight's meal of steak au poivre.
Regards
Reid Malenfant
11-10-2010, 19:31
I think i could heartily recommend any "Oakham Ales" produce :) Strangely they are based at a pub that is also a micro brewery in Peterborough that is threatened with demolition to build another darn shopping centre :eek:
If you ever get the chance to sample any of there real ales you'll be in for a real (oops, pun intended) treat. White Dwarf is one of theirs & a sensational brew that will stick in your mind for many years :cool:
First sampled at the Peterborough Beerfest & not found again for a few years which was kind of unfortunate, i just wasn't looking hard enough :eyebrows:
chris@panteg
15-10-2010, 00:28
Thornbridge brewery
Jaipur and Kipling ' bloody lovely beer's .
Rare Bird
15-10-2010, 11:01
Theres a beer festival going on, i'm out today to indulge :eyebrows:
There's a beer festival going on, I'm out today to indulge :eyebrows:
Good on yer mate! I'm just off now to my regular Friday drink with former work collegues. :cool:
Regards
Hope you had a good time at the beer festival, Andre! Let us know what you had nice to drink :cool:
We ordered some of our favourite wine today for Christmas:
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Available to buy from 'Hard to Find Wines': http://www.htfwines.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=784
More info here: http://www.chateaumusar.com.lb/english/monde.htm
Is anyone else familiar with Chateau Musar, Barry perhaps? I believe you like Lebanese wine :)
It's an absolutely amazing wine with a unique flavour.
Marco.
Rare Bird
16-10-2010, 16:32
Hope you had a good time at the beer festival, Andre! Let us know what you had nice to drink :cool:
I would if i could remember :lol:
Back out now for sesh phase 2 :lolsign:
Laters :cool:
Rare Bird
17-10-2010, 11:25
I got in a tacking ageean last neet :lolsign:
..I'm gonna recommend Elgood's Greyhound 5.2% ABV..dark bitter that tastes beautiful, probably the best bitter i've ever had.
Been drinking this lately in my brothers pub, not bad at all
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2007 Chateau Marzin, Premiéres Côtes de Blaye, Bordeaux.
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/61538b.jpg
This estate is situated on the right bank of the Gironde, at about the same the same latitude as Margeaux.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, full bodied with ripe spices and a long finish.
Just consumed a bottle with chicken breast in a cream and leek sauce, Italian ham and mushrooms, with green beans, brocolli, red and yellow peppers and Charlotte potatoes.
Rare Bird
06-11-2010, 09:17
I got in a tacking yesterday afternoon as per usual . The culprit:
Wadworth Pixley Blackcurrant Stout ABV 6.0%, don't let the Blackcurrant put you off..It's a loverly drink.
chris@panteg
06-11-2010, 12:50
Wychwood ' King Goblin ABV 6.0%
Fabulous pint
Rare Bird
06-11-2010, 13:01
Wychwood ' King Goblin ABV 6.0%
Fabulous pint
I've seen that Chris, is it a dark bitter?
chris@panteg
06-11-2010, 13:19
Hi Andre
It is and well worth seeking out ' Hobgoblin is also a cracking pint :cool:
Rare Bird
06-11-2010, 15:39
Hi Andre
It is and well worth seeking out ' Hobgoblin is also a cracking pint :cool:
Great i'm off out to sample some :lolsign:
2006 Le Rouquin de Château Gachon, Montagne Saint-Emilion
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/60129.jpg
A 'right bank' claret and a best 'next door' wine (one from a vineyard situated next door to a top estate).
The 2005 Bordeaux's were always going to be a hard act to follow, but 2006 has produced some excellent early-ripening Merlots.
70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Best before 2012. Laithwaite's, approx. £11 a bottle. This wine must be decanted as there is significant sediment.
Have just slurped a couple of glasses with a cassoulet (not a patch on the cassoulet that Marco's wife Del can make!), however still very enjoyable.
Regards
Good News oenophiles -
Tesco have reintroduced the half price offer on the 2005 Berberana Reserva Rioja. Always a good weekday 'slurp'.
Also they have offers on spirits: 10 year old Laphroaig now £21.
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/ProductImage.aspx?pc=LRGOB.10YOV1&w=270
Stock up for Christmas!
Regards
Stocked up on vino tinto at Tesco today.
Didn't get the Berberana as its 13.5% and I have a rule not to go over 12.5% which unfortunately rules out the Southern hemisphere and a lot of other good stuff.
Lot of French wine is around the 12 mark but so is the price:(
3rd bottle of the Berberana opened between me and the wife, I fear it will end in tears!
3rd bottle of the Berberana opened between me and the wife, I fear it will end in tears!
Depends who has had the most :cheers:
As she's collapsed in bed, I fear it is inevitable I will have had the most - could be messy all round! :cheers:
Mark Grant
19-11-2010, 22:59
3rd bottle of the Berberana opened between me and the wife, I fear it will end in tears!
Three bottles is a good type of contraception :lol: ( Mr Wiggly might be not be up to it)
Mark Grant
20-11-2010, 10:25
The wine in question is Rustenberg John X Merriman 2007 Stellenbosch from South Africa (2005 vintage shown below):
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/1862/1040571x.jpg (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/1040571x.jpg/)
Info here: http://www.rustenberg.co.za/
UK availability here: http://www.waitrosewine.com/230404972/Product.aspx
Marco.
This was a while ago :) We tried two bottles from waitrose . :cool:
I really liked it, Tracey not too keen on it, (too accustomed to Supermarket offer Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon etc :lol: )
I am no wine expert (although I do try) but I would say slightly spicy, fruity, Tannins are soft but evident and a soft finish that is sort of 'fresh' if that makes sense.
I prefer a longer finish ideally.
I would buy it again but there are so many to try....
Mark.
Hahaha.... Speak for yourself! :eyebrows:
Btw, did you get around to trying that Amarone and the other red I got (I forget what it was now - a Chianti-type, I think)? :)
Marco.
Mark Grant
20-11-2010, 12:16
Hahaha.... Speak for yourself! :eyebrows:
:lol::eyebrows::eek:
Btw, did you get around to trying that Amarone and the other red I got (I forget what it was now - a Chianti-type, I think)? :)
Marco.
Picture of the actual bottle tried, the other one is in the wine cellar* :)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5191948814_7ff8afdcec_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo43yo/5191948814/)
Amarone 2006 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yo43yo/5191948814/) by Mark G. in England (http://www.flickr.com/people/yo43yo/), on Flickr
We tried try the Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Bolla 2006, fantastic !
Even the father in law that was visting that night who is a bit sceptical about some of my more expenisve wines was suprised.
Fist few sips not too impressive even after an hour or so of breathing, almost a dissapointment after the expectation, then it hits you on the next mouthfull. :eek: :cool:
Rich, full bodied, various intense fruity flavours, something spicy happening and then such a long and elegant finish :cool:
Without doubt the best wine we have ever tried, even my wife agreed :)
So thanks Marco :):)
Seen some online here:
http://www.thepurveyor.com/amarone-della-valpolicella-classico-bolla-italy-2.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=productsearch&utm_campaign=product
( * = our wine cellar is just a cuboard)
Mark.
Excellent, Mark - glad it hit the spot!
What was the other one again. Maybe you could ask the butler to bring it from the cellar and take a picture of it? ;)
It was a Chianti-type, I'm sure, but I forget which one....
The problem with buying Italian wine in the UK is that the really good stuff is very hard to find, and only really available in specialist shops. Now and again though the better supermarkets get hold of some of it, which is where I obtained the Amarone (Bolla is about the best you can get).
Another rare gem to find in the UK is Morellino di Scansano, which is what is often referred to as a 'Super Tuscan'. It's a medium-bodied red, made mainly of Sangiovese grapes, so Chianti-like in style, but with bags more depth and finesse.
We're just about to enjoy a bottle of this with some home-made spinach crespelle with a fresh tomato and basil sauce, accompanied by garlic and rosemary infused toasted ciabatta, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil - yum yum! :)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5655/morellinodiscansano.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/i/morellinodiscansano.jpg/)
We got it from one of our favourite wine shops, Gales, in Llangollen: http://www.galesofllangollen.co.uk/wineshop.htm
It has a good selection of quality Italian wine:
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5795/wspic1.jpg (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/wspic1.jpg/)
:cheers: :cocktail:
Marco.
We're just about to slurp a bottle of this Médoc with Sunday lunch (roast rib of Welsh beef from our local butcher, hung and matured, served with a rich red wine and redcurrent jus, home-made Yorkshire puddings, red cabbage, asparagus, celeriac mash and purple sprouting broccoli):
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6024/product130.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/i/product130.jpg/)
More info here: http://www.lafragette.com/uk/chateau-loudenne/
Much later, chaps! :cheers:
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
06-12-2010, 23:30
Neither wine nor real ale, but a crackin' drop of stuff all the same, I've just broken the seal on one of these.
http://www.lfw.co.uk/acatalog/aberlour_16.jpg
It's an Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask single malt. Bought as a Christmas snifter - I had to check that it was at least drinkable, hence the glass in front of me now!
If you're lucky enough to live anywhere near a Booth's supermarket, then this is £22 at the moment (normal price £44).
Have just returned from a visit to Tunisia, and am pleased to report I drank some very good red and white wines there.
http://spokengrape.typepad.com/.a/6a00e550b2ebd78833010536170efe970b-320wi
Vieux Magon 2002, produced within the appellation Mornag, Tunisia.
“Raised in barrels this wine is full of fruit with a lovely ripe nose, probably just past it’s best, but still drinkable. It feels more alcoholic than the 13.5% on the bottle, coming through the palette with lovely warmth, bringing to mind warm, hot summers. The tannins are slight with most of the body coming from the ripe core of fruit, splattered with hints of chocolate and plums. Within the glass you can pick up ripe blackcurrants, vanilla and a touch of toffee.” (Locally ~ £13 a 75cl bottle)
For about 1/4 less, at £10 a bottle, there is the 2006 Magon Grand Vin de Mornag. Not quite as good as the 2002, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Ce vin rend hommageau célèbre agronome carthaginos Magon, auter au VIIIeme avant J.C. d’un traité sur agronomie, la vinticulture et la vinification don’t certains préciptes sont encore utilises de nos jours. Il est issu d’un Assemblage de cépages nobles la Syrah et le Merlot qui ont été cuillis manuellement et vinifés selon la method tradittionelle. La robe est rubis peu soutenu, brilliant,avec des notes d’évolution. Les arômes de fuites rouges (framboise, cerise) côtoient ceux de fleures (lias, violette) et des d’eucalyptus, annoyance d’une bouche fraîet fine, aux tannins soyeux.
For white, there was the Ugni Blanc, light and crisp.
About a couple of months ago I was in Turkey where again there are some excellent wines. Buzbag is still being made from the Bogazkere grape, but the highlights for me were:
Kavaklidere Angora Red
http://www.tasteturkey.com/images/AngoraLargeWeb.jpg
Grape: Sauvignon, Merlot, Carignan, Alicante
Colour: Lively, bright ruby
Aroma: Intense red fruits, cherries, plum
Flavour: Round, well balanced, with long lasting red fruit flavours and soft tannins
Angora Red is the blend of Carignan, Alicante, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grown in Aegean region.
And:
Villa Doluca Red
A full-bodied red wine, with strong character made from Cinsault and Karasakiz grapes grown in the Marmara region. A certain amount of Bogazkere grape from eastern Anatolia is added to make it more rich and robust.
Polished off today with our Christmas lunch of Gravadlax and fresh langoustines, accompanied with a light salad of rocket, tossed in lemon juice and fresh mint, to start, followed by roast goose (sourced locally) wrapped in organic streaky bacon in a light port and red wine jus, with free-range pork sausagemeat, sage, apricot, pistachio and chorizo stuffing, chipolatas, roast potatoes, boiled potatoes with butter and fresh parsley, peas, broad beans, French beans and savoy cabbage in a mint butter sauce, red cabbage with raisins and apple, Brussels sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, cauliflower and broccoli with a wholegrain mustard glaze, and honey-coated carrots and parsnips (yes, Del is a veggie and likes a nice selection of veg!!):
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/32/img01831.jpg (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/img01831.jpg/)
Now just about to have Warre 1977 vintage port with some local cheeses and biscuits....
Merry Christmas, everyone!! :cheers: :drunk:
Marco.
Reid Malenfant
25-12-2010, 18:34
It's a good job i have already eaten or i'd get pretty hungry just thinking about that meal you ate earlier Marco 3311
I opened & polished off a nice bottle of Ernest & Julio Gallo - Sycamore Canyon Brut sparkling wine earlier with a touch of Orange juice, it went down a treat :cheers: I might just get another bottle :eyebrows:
Meal to follow was an Indian - chicken Madras & Pilau rice :scratch: Tbh i'm more impressed with my home made efforts, much more flavour & consistency :)
Meal tomorrow will be Sirloin steak, fried onions, potatos, steamed vegetables including cualiflower, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, sprouts, sliced peppers & mushrooms, petits pois & green beans :hmm: I'm not a veggie but i also like a variety ;)
:beer: Onto the hard stuff again now, snakebite :doh: :eyebrows:
Enjoy the remains of the day :cool:
Polished off today with our Christmas lunch of Gravadlax and fresh langoustines, accompanied with a light salad of rocket, tossed in lemon juice and fresh mint, to start, followed by roast goose (sourced locally) wrapped in organic streaky bacon in a light port and red wine jus, with free-range pork sausagemeat, sage, apricot, pistachio and chorizo stuffing, chipolatas, roast potatoes, boiled potatoes with butter and fresh parsley, peas, broad beans, French beans and savoy cabbage in a mint butter sauce, red cabbage with raisins and apple, Brussels sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts, cauliflower and broccoli with a wholegrain mustard glaze, and honey-coated carrots and parsnips (yes, Del is a veggie and likes a nice selection of veg!!):
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/32/img01831.jpg (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/img01831.jpg/)
Now just about to have Warre 1977 vintage port with some local cheeses and biscuits....
Merry Christmas, everyone!! :cheers: :drunk:
Marco.
...And there's only two of you as well :lol:
Lol - no, Del's dad also lives with us, and he eats like a horse! ;)
Besides, we've only eaten about half of it - the rest will be polished off tomorrow. Nothing goes to waste in our house! :)
Marco.
nice drop of plonk Marco, you can't go wrong with St Emillion, try the cotes de religious, not the right spelling probably but you get the idea
Hi Jon,
Nice one - I'll check it out :)
Yep, St Émilion is one of our favourites, along with (Haut) Médoc and Pomerol. It also goes very well with goose!
The Bandol rosé was also rather nice - probably one of the best rosé wines I've had. It had bags of finesse and lacked the overtly acidic edge of some rosés - very palatable indeed! :cheers:
Some info on Bandol for those who haven't tried it:
The pretty fishing village of Bandol, south of Marseille, makes fragrant dry rosé wine regarded as the best of Provence and perhaps of all France. The delicate salmon pink is achieved by the saignée method of 'bleeding' the fermenting juice of Grenache, Cinsault and Mourvèdre grapes.
It really is a truly top-notch rosé!
We've got some nice stuff in this year, wine-wise, and managed to keep quite a lot of the better wine we bought in France in March without guzzling it (willpower or what? :eyebrows:), so will post a few pics of the bottles as we quaff it all over the next week or so :cool:
Marco.
Yep, St Émilion is one of our favourites, along with (Haut) Médoc and Pomerol.
Hi Marco,
Yes i can go along with that in my limited knowledge, much better than the hyped up Neuf de Pape stuff,
I'm only just getting into rose as i can't take red so much nowadays due to it giving me indegestion and a major headache the next day, so i'm just starting to play about with various Rose's including Rose De Anjou which is only made up the road from us in France, but will look out for your suggestions :cool:
Rare Bird
26-12-2010, 19:51
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Hi Jon,
I'm only just getting into rose as i can't take red so much nowadays due to it giving me indegestion and a major headache the next day, so i'm just starting to play about with various Rose's including Rose De Anjou which is only made up the road from us in France, but will look out for your suggestions
Yes, a lot of people feel that way after drinking red wine. I think it's something to do with the tannins released from the skins of the grapes. The other thing too is the effect of the chemicals put into wine these days in order to preserve it.
A major revelation (if you ever get a chance to experience it) is trying red wine (or indeed any wine) direct from the vineyard, which is free from any chemicals - it's a totally different ball game, I can tell you! :)
The best rosé wine in France tends to come from Provence, as the warmer climate gives the wine less acidity and a smoother finish on the palate. Also, try rosé wines from 'New World' countries, such as Chile and South Africa, as again they will generally have a fuller flavour and not be quite so acidic - although much depends on the grape variety.
Anyway, dude, enjoy! :cheers:
Marco.
P.S Why the sad face, Andre?
Rare Bird
27-12-2010, 13:18
P.S Why the sad face, Andre?
I can't drink till the 31st, been working all christmas non stop :(
Ah... Gotcha! Don't worry, time soon flies, and so yer fave plonk will taste even sweeter after the wait! :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
27-12-2010, 13:27
Tell ya mate i'm fuming beyond belief, others can have crimbo off but not us silly c*nts...couple friggin days off after crimbo, what kinda bender am i suppose to have off in that time :(
Mmmm... Tricky one, dude. I'm afraid it's part and parcel of being in the care industry.
There are lots of folks who have to work through Christmas.
Ever thought of starting up your own business as a carpenter or something that better rewards your undoubted creative skills? :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
27-12-2010, 13:44
Mmmm... Tricky one, dude. I'm afraid it's part and parcel of being in the care industry.
There are lots of folks who have to work through Christmas.
Ever thought of starting up your own business as a carpenter or something that better rewards your undoubted creative skills? :)
Marco.
Yeh but i bet they don't work days, afternoons, & nights solid one after each other all the way to new year, hopefully i'll be out of care work this year.My (Ex mate) i look after has back stabbed me so much i aint bothered anymore tbh, It's his problem not mine, he wonders why he can keep staff for more than a month at a time!.
Cabinet making is my trade but it's all dead imho, people would rather got to flat pack these days.Seems quality doesnt matter anymore.
:mental:
There's a market for quality cabinet making, mate, just as there is for quality hi-fi - you don't target the mass market! ;)
But if you want to start your own business, you have to be passionate, determined, and totally focussed to make it happen. It ain't just gonna land on your lap....
Anyway, this is a discussion for another thread :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
27-12-2010, 14:04
There's a market for quality cabinet making, mate, just as there is for quality hi-fi - you don't target the mass market! ;)
But if you want to start your own business, you have to be passionate, determined, and totally focussed to make it happen. It ain't just gonna land on your lap....
Anyway, this is a discussion for another thread :)
Marco.
Aye had my own cabinet making buisness, a certain person destroyed that outright..Wouldnt even go there again, couldnt infact..I think i have to face the fact i'm a wasted individual thats in reality a complete looser.Sorry for moaning dude.Do you think i could get a job on that 'Grumpy Old Men' thing on TV?
What about making bespoke Hi Fi racks where the top rack is plinth made specifically for the customers personal turntable?
Just a thought. If i had shit loads of money id buy one.
And dont think there isnt anybody to buy it. I live in central London and i see crazy spending in town. Some people have got money and lots of it.
Im a bit cheap when it comes to wine but i had an expensive Australian Shiraz the ohter night and it was the best bit of plonk ive tested.
Im spending tomorrow with Jools Holland ( on my todd ) and it would make it that much better with some quality plonk.
Any one recommend a shiraz? My nearest offy is a Odbins.
I have to say, I normally drink , well, not quite the cheapest.. but carefully.
However, discovered Sainsbury's do their own Amerone. It is now my favourite wine. Its also sodding £15 a bottle.
Luckily now we have xmas out the way, I only have to wait another 4 weeks till my birthday, then Fiona's birthday a couple of weeks later. Then I'll have to find some more birthdays to celebrate.
I would rather have one bottle of this than 3 ordinary ones.... well maybe not every week, but you know what I mean.
Rare Bird
30-12-2010, 23:20
What about making bespoke Hi Fi racks where the top rack is plinth made specifically for the customers personal turntable?
Just a thought. If i had shit loads of money id buy one.
And dont think there isnt anybody to buy it. I live in central London and i see crazy spending in town. Some people have got money and lots of it.
I do have fresh designs for high end Thorens turntable surrounds in solid English Oak but can't get it off the ground yet. Can anyone find an advert in the back of HiFi World about 4/5 years ago under Dragonfly Audio for me.
Good luck with that Andre.
The Grand Wazoo
31-12-2010, 00:20
Can you describe the advert a little more Andre?
I may be able to help
Rare Bird
31-12-2010, 00:24
Can you describe the advert a little more Andre?
I may be able to help
:lolsign: Thats it i can't remember, i was only small in the back..
Rare Bird
31-12-2010, 19:00
If you can scout out i'd be most appreciative
Rare Bird
31-12-2010, 19:29
3 x bottles 14% Australian Shiraz no fancy names with me ;)
Nowt wrong with a nice Shiraz, (or Syrah) in French. Enjoy! :)
Marco.
Rare Bird
31-12-2010, 19:43
Nowt wrong with a nice Shiraz, (or Syrah) in French. Enjoy! :)
Marco.
I like it, easy to drink...God it's like heaven after ann heavy Bitter sesh
Just bought a bottle of Fermoy geographe Australian shiraz 12 quid from Oddbins. Ok but got that metalic blood edge i dont like.
Not a patch on Albamore i got for xmas. Half price at virgin wines £ 8.25.
Rare Bird
31-12-2010, 20:26
Just bought a bottle of Fermoy geographe Australian shiraz 12 quid from Oddbins. Ok but got that metalic blood edge i dont like.
Not a patch on Albamore i got for xmas. Half price at virgin wines £ 8.25.
Get a cheap arse manufacturer to make a cartridge with a name like that & you'll make a mint :)
6 pints of Guinness and half a dozen goldies. (http://www.blackbottle.com/)
Perfect night out.
Rare Bird
01-01-2011, 20:31
Does anyone suffer soower froowert after drinking red wine? :scratch:
Could you translate that please for southern members of the forum ;)
A sore throat, perhaps?
Marco.
Reid Malenfant
01-01-2011, 21:04
Does anyone suffer soower froowert after drinking red wine? :scratch:
No idea, how about an english translation :scratch:
My mate was having a friends do at a Wetherspoons and the only red they had was Blossom Hill. She had a bitch of a hangover and a migraine the next day.
Few days later shes at NYE party with some posh mates of hers and theyre chuffing back some pricey red and she felt fine the next day.
I suspect there is a lot of chemical shit in the cheap stuff.
Rare Bird
01-01-2011, 21:34
No idea, how about an english translation :scratch:
You foreigners :lol: Soower = Sore, Froowert = Throat.. Roverum language :)
Colin: It wernt cheap thats the thing.
Reid Malenfant
01-01-2011, 21:45
Sorry Andr'e... Try honey m8 :) It's good for a sore throat ;)
Jac Hawk
01-01-2011, 21:47
If any of you guys like Spanish wine, I can highly recomend Albali Gran Reserva 2001, it's 100% Tempranillo the classic Spanish variety, and is from the valdepenas region.
Now most people only think of Rioja when they think of quality Spanish wine, but honestly that is not the case anymore, and Albali is proof of that, you can get it from Tesco i think. I brought my own supply with me when i moved back from Spain, but the last time i bought it over here Tesco and CoOp was where i got it.
You foreigners :lol: Soower = Sore, Froowert = Throat.. Roverum language :)
Colin: It wernt cheap thats the thing.
Ive read that sulphites can cause sore throats. Hard to avoid unless you try organic wines.
Jac Hawk
01-01-2011, 22:02
Ive read that sulphites can cause sore throats. Hard to avoid unless you try organic wines.
Sulphites are in cider too, look Andre comes from Yorkshire so the following is true. Brown beer, black pudding, flat caps and tighter than a ducks arse where money is concerned :lolsign:
*Sorry Andre I couldn't resist*
Rare Bird
01-01-2011, 22:10
Sulphites are in cider too, look Andre comes from Yorkshire so the following is true. Brown beer, black pudding, flat caps and tighter than a ducks arse where money is concerned :lolsign:
*Sorry Andre I couldn't resist*
black pudding - Lancashire
flat caps - Lancashire
tighter than a ducks arse where money is concerned - Scots
Lancashire & Yorkshire are very simular in their ways so it's an easy mistake.
;)
Sex Gods with big cocks - Yarkshire :eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
Rare Bird
01-01-2011, 22:18
Sex Gods with big cocks - Yarkshire :eyebrows:
;)
:eyebrows:
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