Wine tasting....?

Coxy · 26-02-09, 09:43 PM

or gulping rather!

Apart from the real ale boys and the whiskey "men" on here, who like a bit of vino?

Not in to all this fancy shmansy smell the citrus, seaweed, honey, almonds, nectar and chilli stuff, but my faves are

white: Marquis de Pennautier
red: Shiraz viogner

bostin' !

ZermattGT · 26-02-09, 09:48 PM

Coxy, I like Shiraz very much. Better than half of the wines I buy are shiraz or heavily blended with them.

Yellow Tail out of Australia has a nice Shiraz -Grenache blend that is great for the money.

How available are the California wines in Angl-land?

Coxy · 26-02-09, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZermattGT

Coxy, I like Shiraz very much. Better than half of the wines I buy are shiraz or heavily blended with them.

Yellow Tail out of Australia has a nice Shiraz -Grenache blend that is great for the money.

How available are the California wines in Angl-land?

You can go to most off licences / super markets in the UK and chose from about 100 wines per country from all over the world!

people must think us English are raging alcoholics!!!!

stuartmmcfc · 26-02-09, 09:54 PM

i'm a big fan of wine but one of best, female, friends recently went on a wine tasting course. When i asked her why, she told me it was about "learning life skills", but when i later met some of her co-tasters i had to warn her it did seem like "life skills for tw**s".
She did speak to me again....eventually

Coxy · 26-02-09, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuartmmcfc

one of best, female, friends recently went on a wine tasting course.

is that like a Hen nite!!??!!

ZermattGT · 26-02-09, 10:05 PM

Are you?

We have our hooligans too.

A label we repeatedly turn to is Cline. Their Old Vine Series is excellent. The "Cashmere" has never failed to deliver.

Coxy · 26-02-09, 10:07 PM

Now you've lost me, the only Cline I know is Patsy!

ZermattGT · 26-02-09, 10:09 PM

Cline is a California winery/vintner.

Thus my question before regarding the availibility of Calif. wines.

I'm sure you get dozens of French labels in England we rarely if ever see publically available.

Martc · 26-02-09, 10:25 PM

Really got into wine recently especially Red's in the main Rjocas or Cabernets....

Had a cross blend wine the other day which was very nice

Think it was Merlot and Shiraz together, was very nice.... although after 4 bottles between 2 of us it all became a bit hazy

Lankytim · 27-02-09, 02:57 PM

I never got into wine. I really wish I could because im sure id adds an air of sophistication to a persons character. That and you can get drunk really quickly on it.

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ZermattGT Quad Lamp Commando Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts, U.S.A. Posts: 4,299	Coxy, I like Shiraz very much. Better than half of the wines I buy are shiraz or heavily blended with them. Yellow Tail out of Australia has a nice Shiraz -Grenache blend that is great for the money. How available are the California wines in Angl-land?

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ZermattGT Quad Lamp Commando Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts, U.S.A. Posts: 4,299	Are you? We have our hooligans too. A label we repeatedly turn to is Cline. Their Old Vine Series is excellent. The "Cashmere" has never failed to deliver.

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