The strongest wine I know of is called High Wine. It's produced in Guyana ( of Demerara sugar fame and land of the caiman and El Dorado.). It's over proof and will ignite if you put a flame to it.
The strongest wine I know of is called High Wine. It's produced in Guyana ( of Demerara sugar fame and land of the caiman and El Dorado.). It's over proof and will ignite if you put a flame to it.
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DaveK.
My System:
Power: Belkin PF40, Custom.hifi.cables Hydra and DC PSUs.
Sources: Self built HTPC with Xonar ST sound card, NAD T585 multi disc player, Sony BDP-S350, Squeezebox Touch, Techncs SL1210 (mod'd) + Nagaoka MP30, Thomson Sky HD box.
Amps etc.: 2 x Mini-T amps, MF-X10D Valve buffer clone, StanDAC 7520/Caiman (mod'd).
Speakers: Mission 774s with added super tweeters
Cables: best I can afford and likely to change except Homar's RF attenuated co-ax's and Mark Grant USB and HDMI cables. I also like silver i/cs and speaker cable.
Some more wines recently enjoyed and to be recommended:
Bordeaux
2006 Puisseguin Saint-Émilion, ‘Château L’Église’
2006 Puisseguin Saint-Émilion, ‘Reserve Saint-Clair’
2003 Côtes de Blaye, ‘Château La Bernarde’ Cuvée Blavia
2006 ‘Château Moulin de Pillardot’
2006 ‘Château Bellevue Chollet’,
Concours de Bordeaux Vins D’Aquitaine 2007 Médaille D’Or
2005 Margaux’ ‘Château Castelbruck’
2006 Médoc, ‘Château Chantemerle’ Cuvée du Moulin
2006 Médoc, ‘Château Maison Blanche’.
Rhône
2008 Côtes-du-Rhône, ‘Caves Saint-Pierre’,
This is another bargain from Tesco along with the 2007 and an excellent Rhône.
I might have mentioned the Conwy Brewery ‘Honey Fayre’ beer was going to be distributed by Marks & Spencer. Well bottles have appeared in my local Marks way down here in sunny Essex. There’s a good chance they are awaiting you in your local Marks. Go on give it a go; sold as ‘Welsh Honey Bitter’, a bottled conditioned beer 4.5% ABV.
Regards
Barry
ha yeah I know that story!
I was drinking one of brakspears beers the other day, realy strong flavours, very fuity - very tasty! I didn't realy pay any attention to the abv until I'd had 3 pints and felt a bit unstable ... I was bloody 7.1!
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I haven't posted any recomendation here before, but here goes
brakspear 7.1 stuff (forgot it's name)
hooknorton brewery's 'hooky gold' - very very easy to drink pale ale
Oxford landing Chardonnay - £4.99 from my local corner shop - cheap and tasty!
Cono sur viognier - £5.99 from scummerfield - cheep and mega tasty!
(I'm into my cheap n tasty wine!)
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Can I recomend a cider? - thatchers katy! It's like squash very clear, easy to drink! But not for the faint hearted, gets ya right old cider pissed with it's 7.4(?) abv!
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
I recommend the Champaign Blondel (http://www.champagneblondel.com/uk/home/). Any year. Any type.
Impressive quality/price ratio.
You must try the Rosé, it's outstanding.
(I've been buying exclusively their Champaign since 1994)
Last edited by Themis; 04-10-2009 at 16:46.
Dimitri.
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
Looks very interesting, Dimitri. I'll bear it in mind for Christmas
We're not really massive Champagne drinkers, preferring instead a nice Claret, Rioja Gran Reserva or, say, an Amarone, Barolo or Brunello di Montalcino (yes you can tell we're definitely of the 'old world' school of wine!)
My view is that a lot of Champagne is vastly overpriced for the quality on offer. One usually has to go for vintage to get the requisite genuine quality, and then you're talking mega bucks!! In fact, I find that often some of the English sparkling whites are just as good at a fraction of the price!
However, the Blondel intrigues me as it appears to be one of the smaller, more specialist Champagne houses, therefore one would hope for more 'flavour-per-pound' than with, say, an often rather non-descript Moët.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Some more vino making its way chez moi:
Rhône
Cuvée Du Vatican, 2007, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC. 15% ABV.
“Powerful berry, spice and pepper aromas … oozes old-vine, intensity, with blackberry depth of fine vintage. Smooth, spicy complexity from barrel aging”.
Laithwaites, c. £17 bottle; only supplied as whole cases of 12. Share a case with a friend. Available December 2009.
Rioja
Finca Las Rejas, Vino de Mesa
This cuvée is made from Tempranillo grapes from the Rioja Alavesa. DOC rules state that a cellar may only produce a certain amount of wine labelled Rioja each year, so excess grapes are ‘declassified’ and labelled Vino de Mesa (table wine). Still a Crianza style Rioja.
“… bright berry aromas and juicy redcurrant, blackcurrant and clove flavours with tempting peppery notes”.
Laithwaites, £7 bottle.
Bordeaux
Château du Plantier, 2006, Appelation Bordeaux Contrôlée. Médaille de Bronze, Paris 2007. 12% ABV.
Vignoble: Gironde.
Terroir: Agrilo-calcaire.
Cépage: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
Dégustation: Arômes fruités, vin ample et bien structuré aux tannins souples.
Available from your local Sommerfield, £7 bottle.
À votre santé
Last edited by Barry; 15-10-2009 at 23:40.
Barry
Guys,
Sainsbury's have once again got some cracking deals on quality wine.
I picked up a 2003 Rémy Gauthier Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, reduced from £12 to £8.99 a bottle, which we're going to have today for lunch with some pan-fried pork fillet with carmelised apples in a Calvados and crème fraîche sauce.
I'll let you know what the wine is like once we've sampled it later!
I also got a 2008 Blason de Bourgogne, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Bourgogne, reduced from £13.99 to £6.65 a bottle, and a superb 1995 Chateau Simard Saint-Émilion, Appellation Saint-Émilion Contrôlée, reduced from £30.00 to £12.00 a bottle!
The latter will be put aside for having with the goose on Christmas Day
Hurry now while stocks last!!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!