The Wine & Whisky Thread

[Marco]

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.

[Jonboy]

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

[Marco]

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!

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? ), so will post a few pics of the bottles as we quaff it all over the next week or so

Marco.

[Jonboy]

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

[Rare Bird]

[Marco]

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!

Marco.

P.S Why the sad face, Andre?

[Rare Bird]

P.S Why the sad face, Andre?

I can't drink till the 31st, been working all christmas non stop

[Marco]

Ah... Gotcha! Don't worry, time soon flies, and so yer fave plonk will taste even sweeter after the wait!

Marco.

[Rare Bird]

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

[Marco]

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.