The Wine & Whisky Thread

Over Christmas I opened a box of assorted wines received as a pressy and found a half bottle of white wine. I didnt pay much attention to the label at the time and sat down with it to listen to some music.
Now I am a red wine fan, this was a white dessert wine so I was amazed to be drinking one of the nicest and most complex beverages I have experienced.
All that stuff about hints of vanilla etc....
So try a half bottle of Brown Brothers Orange Muscat and Flora for a change........

A few real ale recommendations from me

Black sheep

Cameron strong arm

Sam smiths old brewery

London pride

Badger golden glory

Cains formidable ale

everards tiger

OHH i almost forgot my local tipple brewed just down the road

Good old hooky norton bitter

Oh my God, Muscat? Don't imagine many California wines make it to merry old, you know, but an Innisfield '05 cab is a delicious little lil bit of grape and meditation if you can find one, promise. A month in London and Fuller's ESB was my delight. That make me a commoner? Of course, it helped that it was the house brew in my walkup hotel. And I'd stay there again next chance I get and resume my diet, you bet yer arse I would!

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Originally Posted by jimdgoulding

Oh my God, Muscat? Don't imagine many California wines make it to merry old, you know, but an Innisfield '05 cab is a delicious little lil bit of grape and meditation if you can find one, promise. A month in London and Fuller's ESB was my delight. That make me a commoner? Of course, it helped that it was the house brew in my walkup hotel. And I'd stay there again next chance I get and resume my diet, you bet yer arse I would!

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I have endless arguments about how good California wine is. Your right about Fullers too.

Indeed. In general I'd rather have Californian than Australian wine (red or white), as I find the latter much too heavily 'oaked'. Argentina and South Africa produce some fantastic wines, too.

As a rule though I'm more of an 'old world' chap, and thus mostly drink French, Italian and Spanish wine, or sometimes even Greek. It appeals more to my palette :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Indeed. In general I'd rather have Californian than Australian wine (red or white), as I find the latter much too heavily 'oaked'. Argentina and South Africa produce some fantastic wines, too.

As a rule though I'm more of an 'old world' chap, and thus mostly drink French, Italian and Spanish wine, or sometimes even Greek. It appeals more to my palette :)

Marco.

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Fanny!

I've just popped open an ice cold bottle of 'OP' :)

That's 'Theakston's Old Peculier' for those that aren't familiar with the term. A real drink! ;)

Marco... You really MUST come to that pub in the dales' I posted about ages ago. They serve the best! :smoking:

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Originally Posted by Mike Homar

I've just popped open an ice cold bottle of 'OP'

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... one of my all-time fave beers that, Enjoy! If you like an ol' Perc, you'll like Exmoor Beast too. Oh Yes :drunk:

OP is best served cool and by draft. But that's currently impossible, no way I'm driving! :lol:

Bah... 'Beast' is a porter, and far too young to be a serious contender!

'Invented' in 1992!... Pffffffffft! :doh: