Best Wine Producing country (Good idea Yorkie!)

[chez]

Who In Your Opinion Makes The Best Wine?

France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Australia
New Zealand
Lebanaon
England
Hungary
Bulgaria
Chile
California
Argentina
South Africa
Alsace ( if you want to separate it from France)
Other (please Specify)

 

[chez]

Will it be France with their Chablis & Sancerre, or maybe New zealand with their world famous Cloudy Bay. Or maybe even lebanon who produce the gorgeous Chateau Musar. The choice, as they say, is yours!

 

[NMH]

I like a decent Reisling from the banks of the Rhine myself.
Spatlasen or Honigwein are lovely, and Eiswein is great.

California has come along in leaps and bounds, simply by learning from the Europeans .

 

[Guinness Boy]

France. Better simply not only by quality but variety.

Most Aussie wine sent abroad is big, powerful, over the top and mass produced to a formula but if you're lucky enough to go to a wine producing region and find a small independant vineyard you could be rewarded with one of the best wines you'e ever tasted.

 

[Lord Cornwallis]

Selling Australian Yellow tail over here by the truck load, and it's actually rather good.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Did you know they don't sell Yellow Tail in Australia at all? I was sceptical when I first heard that so I *cough* had to check out all my local bottle shops when I lived in Sydney. And what do you know? No Yellow Tail.

It was all in the name of reasearch of course your honour

 

[Yorkie]

My favourite wine is Cote de Rhone Village and I have had some brilliant wine in France (they keep the best for themselves) so if pushed I have to go for France.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Scotland wins hand down

Woops, scrub that, I thought it said 'Best Wino Producing Country'

 

[Sorrel]

I really like North African wine at the moment. Tunisa and Morroco produce some nice, and reasonably cheap wine. I wouldn't say it was the best - I still think France have the best range - but it is certainly worth a try.

Anything that encourages alcohol in Muslim countries can't be bad IMO.

 

[Scotty Mac]

and why isn't lanzarote on that list? my white wine from there that i had last night was simply devine

 

[Muzzman]

I'm partial to a nice Chianti. Especially when it's accompanied by liver and fava beans.

 

[Blackadder]

Used to be France for me. Cote de Rhone or a Bordeaux.

Like Australian Reds now. Hardy's produce some find reds.

Don't drink that much White. If I do, Chablis is my fav.

(Definitely NOT Blue Nun)

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Everywhere can produce rubbish wine. Especially France - although if you are looking to judge a wine only by its nationality, I would probably trust the French, the Italians, the Californians and the Australians with my money.

What about Greece? Retsina is an acquired taste, but can be wonderful.

Cyprus "Sherry" on the other hand ....

 

[Beach Hut]

France for me - can't beat a fine red.

 

[Sam]

i put "other" by accident! i meant to put france though, cant beat a good bit of french white

 

[chez]

Did you know they don't sell Yellow Tail in Australia at all? I was sceptical when I first heard that so I *cough* had to check out all my local bottle shops when I lived in Sydney. And what do you know? No Yellow Tail.

It was all in the name of reasearch of course your honour

Along the same lines as the yellow tail, up until a few years ago you couldnt buy Le Piat D'or in france. So much for the advertising slogan "the french adore Le piat d'or".

If any of you want a good tip on a good red to drink this christmas I would recommend "Faustino Nostalgia" a nice rioja for about £6 a bottle - its bloody gorgeous.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Le Piat D'or = vinegar. Ugggh!

 

[Blackadder]

All this talk of wine.

Must be time to Crack open a bottle!

 

[Juan Albion]

Don't forget Canadian Ice Wine. Freeze yer grapes!

 

[levski seagull]

bulgaria,the wines a bit rough but the women are fantastic!