O well off the booze didnt last long, three bottles of Red, killer juice at 14%, great stuff very slight taste of Athlete's foot yum yum,
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O well off the booze didnt last long, three bottles of Red, killer juice at 14%, great stuff very slight taste of Athlete's foot yum yum,
:comatose:
:lol:
How long is not long? I'm currently on the wagon again, don't reckon it will last long either! That said, I am making a concerted effort to cut down so I will still limit myself to weekends. Even so, I could never manage 3 bottles of red without :spew: :spew: :spew: - that's insane, dude!
Should of gone for the 2004 André. More of 'rugby player jock-strap' with only a hint of 'athlete's foot'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
I'm expecting to be prescribed some antibiotics and will have to be off the sauce (why?). Tonight with a home made dinner of beef stroganoff with wild rice, in my own mushroom sauce, carrots, broccolli, sugarsnap peas, fine beans and sauteed red pepper, I've been slurping a 2006 Tarragona.
2006 Gran Monasterio de Santa Cruz. 60% Monastrell and 40% Granachia. The latter being unusual for a Tarragona, usually known for the use of Tempranello grapes.
Just small sips (till the wife goes to bed) :lolsign:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
That's funny, I had that one, and mine tasted more of fusty tart’s saddle-bag, with a hint of stagnant helmet froth and beaver musk...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Perhaps mine was corked?
Marco.
I promised the wife to halve my drinking, so I did. ;)
Now, instead of having a gin and tonic, I just have the gin!
As a certain meerkat once said "Simples!"
As for real ale, there are a fair few brewing wonderful blonde bitter in the East Midlands, two examples : Nottingham Brewery and Rock Bitter and EPA (their version of an IPA), and
Castle Rock and Harvest Pale. :cool:
I normally go for a good glugger at no less than 13%. Anything less seems a waste of money!
Australian wine normally provides the necessary kick but most new world wines will do. and at around £4.50 or less from my local Indian shop it always hits the spot.
I like a Shiraz or a Merlot with a curry and maybe a cheeky cab/sav with beans on toast. Either way its usually a 2-3 bottle night when I'm not working. much cheaper than the local boozer which can easily be a £35 event.
Wow... You can drink 2-3 bottles of WINE a night??? :eek:Quote:
Either way its usually a 2-3 bottle night when I'm not working.
That's serious alchy shit, dude!!
Marco.
I drink the equivalent of around a bottle of whiskey every evening Marco :eyebrows: As long as you restrict it to the evening it doesn't appear to do too much harm, i don't even get hangovers ;) Been at it for 14 years now with only a few breaks of a day or so, i think the record was 5 days & only due to medication that should have had a seriously adverse reaction with alcohol. Turns out that was a load of cobblers to :doh:
I can't say i'm proud of it, i'm just used to it.
Mmm... It's your body and your life, mate, but whatever way you cut it, that ain't good for you.
I'm afraid that all this is an alien world to me, as I only drink is 2-3 glasses of wine occasionally with some meals, and the odd beer, now and again! :eek:
Each to his or her own, but I'm definintely more of a 'quality over quantity' person, when it comes to alcohol. I guess it's the way I've been brought up, and also how people live in Italy :)
Marco.
I've been there Mark, i used to drink myself to sleep every night of the week, just have a glass of red wine with my dinner most nights and have a few beers on the weekend, all though i did fall of the wagon a few weeks ago and sunk loads of whisky, i told my wife i wanted a divorce and i slept on the sofa to annoy her as well, what a twat i am at times :doh: she forgave me again as she knows it's the drink talking and has seen it all before with me, just need to keep clear of the Scotch in big quintities, take it easy Mark though it frys the brain cells ;)
Good point Jon :eyebrows: If i don't drink i don't get to sleep for a couple of nights, by the time the third comes round i'm so wacked nothing stops me.
I agree Marco, i know it's not good but i'm still coherent now & i'm about 2/3 the way there to my usual consumption. I do like good quality stuff & i'll drink that in moderation, but the daily stuff is nowhere near as expensive & i get where i'm going for £3.70 a day :doh:
As mentioned earlier, I think - currently (almost) "on the wagon" - stopped drinking in the week, and cut back at the weekends - for a start, I can't keep flushing money down the toilet (two of us getting through a dozen or so bottles of wine a week, equates to £500 + a month! :eek:) and then I also know it isn't going to do me any good... It just creeps up on you though, and very easy to get into the habit of opening a bottle or two every night... Like Mark, though, I find I can't sleep for the first couple of nights without, by the third morning I can't get up!
Ah well i have added that extra little bit :eyebrows: Unfortunately this happens pretty often :rolleyes:
Another 3/4 pint of 7.5% cider & i'm still reasonably sane, it's still early days to :doh:
I do work nights and when I work it can be between 4-14 nights in a row so I don't drink at all. But when I do drink its as stated 2-3 bottles of 13% wine a night. Usually 2 to be honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Strange thing is I don't feel too drunk (I know that seems hard to imagine) and I never get hangovers...:confused:
Very nice Côtes du Rhône from one of the great producers - Paul Jaboulet Aîné - Parallèle 45, 2009
http://www.harperwells.com/Images/Up...045%202007.jpg
http://www.invinitywines.co.uk/produ...product-search
Excellent value, bursting with fruit and a rounded finish - recommended. :cheers:
I like this thread - there's nothing better than people who make my own alchoholism seem less rampant:lolsign:
I did the http://www.realaletrail.net/ the other weekend and had a great time
would recommend doing it but might be best not at weekends as it does get a bit busy on the train, 10 deep at some of the platforms !
That link brings up a virus / trojan warning in avast.
Just bought a box of 6 bottles of this stuff for £16.50. Quite nice to, no doubt much better once it's chilled ;)
Not exactly a wine fanatic so it'll take me a while to get though it :)
really I've had no issues with it Symantec isnt picking it as a problem and the works network which it as secure as you can be has no issues with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Grant
it the trip that Oz Clarke & James May did on the train from Batley to Stalybridge stopping off at the stations with pubs on them.
Dewsbury was my Fav
Interesting :)
Avast reports a trojan as soon as link is clicked and blocks access,
AVG online link checker shows threats:
http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/siterep...ail.net&check=
Might just be false positives to try to encourage people to buy better virus software. :)
Having just spent some time in Morocco (based on Marraketch) I can report that there are some fine local wines to be enjoyed there.
The first to attract my attention was a vin gris ('grey wine'). I first came across vin gris in Madagascar; the art of wine making being brought not as you might think by the French but by Swiss missionaries. From memory I would have described this as a tawny coloured wine, darker than vin blanc, more the colour of whisky. But that was nearly twenty years ago.
The vin gris I enjoyed (a 2009 Guerrouane Gris, 12% Cinsault) had a distinct rosé tint, but it was not a rosé; they were listed separately. This vin gris was darker than a rosé. Served chilled (10 degC) it was perfect with barbecued fish.
I also tried a local white: a 2009 Cap Blanc Fruits de Mer Blanc de Blancs. This is made from 'clairette' and 'd'Ugni Blanc' grapes. Perfectly acceptable but not such a delight as finding the gris.
I tried a couple of reds. The first a 2009 Guerrouane Rouge, made from Grenache, Carignan, Cinsault and Alicante grapes. Perfectly fine with red meats and cheese, but not as good as the:
2008 Vin de Maroc Medallion Rouge, a Vin Vieux Grande Reserve. Marked as a Cabernet, so either Sauvignon or Franc. Bottled by Thalvin au domaine des Ouled Thalbet Bensilmane, this was quite something. A smooth and well structured wine with soft tannins but not a particularly long finish.
All the wines were 13% ABV and worked out at about £12 a bottle with the exception of the last which was about £20 a bottle - still not too bad for hotel and restaurant prices. (The same could not be said for whisky - I paid £6.40 for a good measure, more than a single but not a double!)
The (lager) beers available are also pretty good - I drank 'Casablanca'. Like most African lagers it's 5% strength.
Anyway I'm now home so have just enjoyed a half bottle of 2009 Château Rollin, a Haute-Medoc. Situated next to the Pauillac region this wine is a blend of 50% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot.
did the Rail ale trail last year - excellent fun. We started in Dewsbury, great pub. Problem we had was Leeds were playing at home the Sheff Utd so early on the pubs were packed with football fans. My friend leaves near rotherham as well so the train we got in to Leeds was the Shefflied to Leeds train - lots of fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by s70rmp
We did a coupleof pubs not on the list as a friend had done it the previous month and a couple of them were excellent. these were not the ones closest to the stations. Can't remember the names though - may have had quite a few beers that day :cool:
2008 Chateau Pierrousselle, Bordeaux
Situated in the Entre-Deux-Mers region south-east of Bordeaux. A mixture of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape.
http://www.ginestet.fr/medias/4df712...deaux-2008.pdf
Available from your local Co-op at £6.50.
Must be served at 18 degC and allowed to breath for at least half an hour, otherwise the wine has a 'dumb' nose and the flavours are suppressed.
An excellent mid week slurp.
Tesco have on half price offer (£4.99):
2010 Ogio Pinot Grigio.
My favourite Pinot Grigio, my second favourite is Dino, also available from Tesco.
Have just enjoyed a couple of glasses of the Ogio, nicely chilled, with some sushi on a bed of mixed salad leaves and chopped watercress.
Which brings me to a question I would like to ask learned readers of this thread: what is the best wine to go with sushi? Please don't all reply "saki" - I'm not over fond of saki and can't be bothered with all the palarvar to serve it at blood temperature.
Any and all recommendations will be most greatfully received. :)
Regards
Hi Barry,
In my personal experience, on the handful of times I've enjoyed sushi properly, I think it is a good idea to dust the credit card off and go for a bottle of Champers. I'm not a big Champagne fan usually, but definitely enjoyed it with Sushi. Of course, I may just be a Heathen! :)
(There is a caveat to this - I've only ever eaten sushi in a decent Japanese restaurant with very good friends, so I suspect the mood may have had as much to do with it as the choice of "plonk!" :))
Hi Barry,
Who's the lucky lady you're wining and dining? ;)
As Sushi has quite a delicate, yet sophisticated flavour, I'd go for a wine with similar characteristics, such as a good quality French Sauvignon Blanc, from the Bordeaux area.
There are some good suggestions on this site, some of which I have tasted:
http://www.wine-pages.com/organise/b...-sauvignon.htm
Enjoy! :cheers:
Marco.
Thanks Guys for your suggestions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Alex - I'm not particularly fond of Champagne either, or of any carbonated beverage; though in the case of Champagne I do believe "you get what you pay for", that is good Champagne is not cheap.
Marco - my consumption of Pinot Grigiot with sushi was a seul. :( However, a week ago, I was entertaining a Japanese lady-friend of mine at a top class Japanese restaurant in London. We drank Japanese beer with our meal. :)
Regards
Supped a gallon of 'Sneck Lifter' tonight, nice dark bitter (5.1%). yum yum yummy yum yum
:comatose:
Love Jennings Sneck Lifter. Many a good day's walking in the Lakes (it's brewed in Cockermouth, Cumbria) has been lost to a session on it the night before.
We've been swilling this for the last couple of weeks (sorry for the monster photo):
http://www.everywine.co.uk/mshopimag...73_PRIMARY.jpg
I spent most of my life thinking that I had a genetic abhorrence of Spanish wines, however, I've discovered in the last couple of years that, actually, they can crush a mean grape in that part of the world. This is a 2005 & not bad at all for a relative cheapie.
"Aromatic aromas reminiscent of coffee, tobbaco, and fruit compote. Complex on the palate, well structured with a long aftertaste".
.............apparently!
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
I'm a big fan of Spanish wines, Rioja in particular, is probably my top tipple - but I kind of know what you mean - there's a lot of average stuff out there.
I'll try and seek that one out, thanks Chris. :cheers:
Many Spanish and actually, come to think of it, Italian wines have a note to their flavour which I find rather harsh - almost like a watered down version of Retsina.............but sometimes, it's not so watered down!!!!
Any Red wine is good as long as its at least 13%. The Aussie wines usually suffice. Any less is just not worth it!
2 x 14% reds a night make even a shite record sound bearable...
Lots of wine to consider here.
Fan of Chateauneuf du Pape in particular.
Merlot and Rioja.
Ales: Honey Dew and London Pride, both by Fullers. Might have a Honey Dew right now actually.
Rubbish! That makes as much sense as saying any beer is good as long as it's at least 5%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thing Fish
One of my favourite wines is Chateau Le Boscq, a Saint-Estephe with 12.5% ABV and Chateau Bellevue Chollet, a Bordeaux also 12.5% ABV.
I got hammered yesterday on Theakstons 'Old Peculier' yummy dark beer
Bloody squirrels raiding the walnut trees so have decided to do some home made Nocino in case there's none left to eat come September. I've run out of eau de vie so some rough 60% Polish Vodka will have to suffice for the spirit. Sacrilage I know but kills 2 birds with one stone.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/nocino/
In my industry squirrels are the enemy.......there's another recipe you could follow you know!
(wrong thread, I know)
Braised squirrel and watercress
Main course: serves 4-5, several hours
Fergus Henderson, chef at St John's (26 St John Street, London EC1, tel: 020 7251 0848) started cooking squirrel after his mother saw the critters in her local Wiltshire butcher. And that's where it's best to find it ? by asking your local game butcher, especially in the countryside. He may be able to get some, or put you in touch with a farmer with a good shot.
4 squirrels, skinned by butcher
Duck fat
12 shallots
15g/1oz dried porcini
Splash of eau de prune, or cognac
Approximately 500ml/1pint chicken stock
Glass dry white wine
4 pigs' trotters
125g/4oz bacon, cut into small chunks
1 carrot and 1 onion, both roughly chopped
Bay leaf
6 peppercorns
Bunch watercress, roughly chopped
Scrub trotters, cover in water. Simmer with carrot, onion, peppercorns and bayleaf for several hours until tender. Cool. Strain. Extract meat and return to liquid. Leave to jellify. Keep overnight in fridge.
Cut squirrels into five – back legs, shoulders, saddle. Remove hearts and livers, brown in duck fat, splash with eau de prune, mash into paste, reserve. Soak porcini in a little hot water for half an hour. Drain, reserve liquid. Cook squirrel gently in duck fat until lightly browned. Flame in eau de prune, add wine. Place in casserole. Fry bacon and shallots in same fat, adding porcini. Season. Add to casserole, with porcini liquor and four tablespoons trotter jelly. Cover with stock. Add lid. Braise in oven (170C/ 325F/Gas 3) for two to three hours until tender. Stir in watercress. Serve with liver paste on toast.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...ss-653737.html
Sounds quite tasty.
The cats seem to enjoy them. When they catch one all we find is the tail left at the back door and the arms, legs and entrails on the lawn.
Well tonight is the first night of the GBBF at Earls Court so I'll be doing my best to enjoy some nice rare beers from around the country this evening.
Of course Friday is going to an all day beerfest as I've taken the day off work to fully appreciate the great ales of Britain :cool:
Tesco are still selling the 2010 Dino Pinot Grigio at half price (£4.99).
OK, so it's not as good (IMO) as the Ogio, but I'm enjoying a couple of glasses with some sushi.
Go on buy a case; summer's not over yet!
:cheers:
Making short work of two bottles Chilian Cabernet Sauvignon 13%
:carrot:
Just hugging the last glass of Barolo; pure nectar!:glug:
well i've done three bottles sniffing out the wives surplus white :D
And you've still got a pulse?! :eek: Explains the spelling earlier in the "Spinning Today" thread, though! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
So now it's a just choice between nail varnish remover and draining the fluid from that compass you got from your aunt for Christmas 1976!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...66MYqKRo_XFvsA
Hands up ..to be honest im crap at spelling always have been, too busy looking in at teachers knicker lines at school rather than paying attention :) any intellegence or learning is self taught..but thats no excuse i'm frazzled
Panties?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
:lol: :eyebrows:
Marco.