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[Food] Restaurant 2024 thread
- Thread starter Machiavelli
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Fine food and drink cannot be associated with Germany.
France , italy, Spain , greece and London on this thread only please.
NZ, Argentina and Australia as secondary wine regions.
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Machiavelli
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I had Romomartin while in a Bordeaux bar last week, which was a new one on me, and very pleasant too -- it comes from the same parentage as Chardonnay.
Diocletian
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- Feb 16, 2023
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The Urchin in Hove do great oysters especially the Bloody Mary shot ones
You do not like a nice cold Reisling on a warm summer's evening?
Did have a nice German demi sec Riesling at the beach today in Mykonos tbf.
Looks and reads like the back of an East Asian football programme
The wine was nice. The sommelier was quite enthusiastic when we chose it, and told us a lot about the vineyard and winery. I don’t have many reference points for comparison, but see the Chardonnay thing and also did “get” apples. But then I tend to get that with a lot of wines. I remember that Riesling you gave me in Forth and Church; I got apples when everyone else was getting petrol!
The restaurant and food was good without being remarkable. Whilst very enjoyable there were no “wow” moments. Would I recommend it? No. Would I go back? No need.
As for wine glasses, I spotted this box. I’m sure you approve!
Gabbafella
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- Aug 22, 2012
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Excuse my ignorance, I'm not as refined as some of you guys seem to be, but how much does the shape or quality of the glass actually impact the taste of the wine?
BrightonCottager
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I know nothing about the quality of the glass material, but a tulip shaped glass with the top of the glass narrower than the bulb makes it easier for you to swirl the wine around and get a good snort of the aromas. A large amount of 'taste' is actually down to smell.
Traditionally, white wine glasses are smaller than red wine, presumably because you're usually keeping the wine chilled, so don't want so much in the glass.
https://www.thewinesociety.com/discover/explore/expertise/does-your-wine-glass-really-matter
This article is useful and namechecks Riedel.
I’ll let more knowledgeable folk reply to this but I recently bought myself some nice wine glasses by Riedel. Whilst, for me at least, it doesn’t alter the taste it does significantly enhance the experience. I/we get them out if it’s a really nice bottle we’ve bought, and use regular glasses otherwise.
Here’s a photo of our Riedel champagne glasses in action. They’re just lovely to look at, drink from and hold. Our big Syrah glasses are great for swilling the wine around and sticking our hooters in pretending we know what we’re doing.
Before anyone makes a champagne socialist comment, it was my wedding anniversary and if we can’t enjoy champagne and oysters on the balcony on this day, when can we ?
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Gabbafella
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- Aug 22, 2012
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Thanks for the replies.
My level of wine drinking usually revolves around a £10 bottle of plonk from Asda, and even if I could afford something more expensive, I'm not sure my neanderthal palette would fully appreciate the fine flavours.
My level of wine drinking usually revolves around a £10 bottle of plonk from Asda, and even if I could afford something more expensive, I'm not sure my neanderthal palette would fully appreciate the fine flavours.
I’m similar and my interest in wine is recent. I like to think I know my way around a beer menu but something I’ve noticed is beer taste and aroma is
more obvious than wine; I struggle with the subtleties of wine.
I am definitely interested though, and always seek recommendations and wine pairings where possible to try and learn something.
Oh, Dwayne. I know (well hope) you're joking but there's good food to be found all over the world. If you're talking fine dining, Germany has almost 3 times more Michelin stars than the UK.
Sounds like the start of a Meatloaf song
Try Lidl wines. Incredibly good value and a better taste compared to the big supermarkets imo.
BrightonCottager
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I'm with you, I find it a lot easier to detect differences in beer, than wine.
This article is useful on tasting and there are hundreds of pages of expert advice about all countries, grapes, vintages, food pairing etc here on the Wine Society website.
Both Lidl and Aldi wines are regularly in broadsheet wine journo's regular value recommendations these days, so much so that you can't get to the wine section in either store these days for Barbour jackets, puffer gilets and Wellies - their recommendations fly off the shelves