I always feel wine is an essential part of a balanced diet.... I mean it's grapes :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
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I always feel wine is an essential part of a balanced diet.... I mean it's grapes :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
It counts as one of your 'Five a Day' - two if you drink two bottles...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Not true, I'm afraid - it has to be different fruits. Now, a bottle of wine, and a bottle of gin would be ok as two - grapes in the wine, juniper berries in the gin - if you mix it with tonic even better for the medicinal effect - eat the slice of lemon after each glass, and that's three of your five! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
:lol:
They serve Purity ales at Moseley folk festival, so I have been supping plenty of those and hoping to forget that they cost 3.80 a pint :eek:
My favourite so far is Pure UBU
http://www.puritybrewing.com/pure-ubu.cfm
Hi,
I have another voucher from LoveFilm for £40 off a crate of wine valued at £80 or more through Virgin Wines Discovery Club, new joiners only. PM me if interested.
Do you get athelete's foot of the larynx in the morning? I must have tried half a doz different red last time we were over there all gave me sore throowert..Ended up being Raki & Ouzo all hols.. i did find salvation in a pack of very out of date German Pils larger i found luking in a shop fridge tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
Haven’t posted here for a while. Not that I’ve stopped drinking, nor have I signed the ‘Pledge’ – I haven’t: I’m still happily consuming three to four bottles a week. However it does seem as if I’m the only one who posts regarding wine – maybe it’s of little or no interest to others?
Well what the Hell, here are some ‘slurps’ enjoyed recently.
Château Camail, 2006 Bordeaux
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/61501.jpg
100% Merlot, 12.5% ABV
“Fruity, punchy and complex Bordeaux from a little-known family estate. Heavenly with lamb
Perched on the high slopes running down to Bordeaux’s Gironde river lies Chateau Camail, is a picturesque, family-owned estate.”
“2006 was a vintage of extremes – a heatwave summer giving way to a damp harvesting period. There are some real gems in this vintage if you know where to find them, and Camail’s is one of the most beautifully poised and elegant examples.”
Thoroughly recommended. Approx £10 a bottle.
Château Labourdette, 2006 Bordeaux
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(Image of the 2005 vintage)
A blend of Merlot and Cabernet, 12% ABV
“….plummy with a touch of pepper and spearmint.”
£10 a bottle
Château Mugron, 2007 Bordeaux
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/62390.jpg
A south facing terroir, Mugron is a blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. 12.5% ABV
“Mugron has crafted a 2007 of incredible character and depth - a must-have for claret fans
Château Mugron's beautiful wine is steeped in history, having been making wine since the French Revolution - and being the toast of the trenches! During the Great War, Mugron began supplying so-called "le quart de vin du poilu", ensuring French soldiers were not short of a ration to go with their meal!
Nowadays the wine is a little more sophisticated. Its 40 year old vines impart great richness and complexity to the wine, which is vinified in a hi-tech winery by an exceptionally talented team. The result is a magnificently concentrated and complex, yet soft and approachable claret.”
I really enjoyed this wine. Approx £10 a bottle.
Château Colombier-Monpelou, 2005 Pauillac
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Neighbouring Mouton Rothschild and Pontet-Canet, overlooking Pauillac 13% ABV
“The wines are full of deep red colour, with very good Cabernet Sauvignon character. Big, fat, lush red and black fruits dominate the aromas and flavours with a very nice firm but pleasant finish of fairly well integrated tannins. Has excellent balance and power. Although it is definitely a Pauillac for that Cabernet lover, any red wine aficionado should not miss this wine.”
Approx £20 a bottle
And finally:
Château La Gorce, 2004 Medoc
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A blend of 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Winner of four Gold medals in 2006.
“Super smart claret buy from the perfect drinking 2004 vintage and a medal-winning estate
Château La Gorce is a grand 19th century estate in Blaignan in the Médoc, just north of Saint-Estèphe and next door to the famous properties, Châteaux Loudenne and Cardorne.
The château was founded in 1821 by Madame La Gorce who gives the estate its name and came into the hands of the Fabre family only in the 1980s. The property had fallen into considerable disrepair in that time and the new owners set about restoring the quality expected of a true Cru Bourgeois. And with eight medals (including four Golds) in just four vintages, they're bang on track.
Mouthfilling ripe, concentrated blackcurrant, damson and plum fruit, framed in smooth, toasty oak.”
Delicious, £13 a bottle
Some nice stuff there, Barry! Although you forgot to mention where you bought it from...
I don't think that's the case at all. Lots of people read this thread, and I'm sure, try the recommendations put forward, so keep up the good work!Quote:
Haven’t posted here for a while. Not that I’ve stopped drinking, nor have I signed the ‘Pledge’ – I haven’t: I’m still happily consuming three to four bottles a week. However it does seem as if I’m the only one who posts regarding wine – maybe it’s of little or no interest to others?
In my case, it's simply the time and/or motivation needed to post pictures and write about what wine we've enjoyed. We do most of our drinking at the weekend, normally after a nice meal, and when that's finished, my inclination is usually to go for a wee sleep afterwards, or sprawl out listening to some tunes, than post here about what wine we've quaffed ;)
And then after that, I usually forget all about it! I promise to discipline myself better in future :eyebrows:
We're going to France in October, and so will be returning with a car full of wine and beer, and all sorts of goodies. I plan to select some truly top-notch claret and burgundy for Christmas (along with selected desert wines and aperitifs), so I guarantee that I'll be writing about that. Christmas will be better than ever this year, with my parents now living locally, as they are serious good food and wine lovers like us! :cheers:
Marco.
Folks
Tesco have on half price offer the Ogio Pinot Grigo. This is my favourite pinot grigo. :) Go on buy a few bottles (£4.99 until 4.10.11); summer's not over yet, well not quite!
I'm going to crack open a nicely chilled bottle to drink with tonight's meal: sushi to start, followed by a vegetarian dish of pasta with ratatouille.
Marco, regarding my last recommended 'slurps', I got them from Laithwaites but they can be obtained from a number of other vintners.
:cheers: