Wine - What do you drink.?

[aftershavedave]

German wines have had a pretty bad press over the past 10-15 years, and in many cases - it's quite justified. However, if you can locate a 2003 German Reisling, I can thoroughly recommend it.

agree entirely. i've got a case waiting for me for christmas

 

[Commander]

 

[watsongooal]

Yum

 

[chez]

White Wine - A new Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Red Wine - Chilian Merlot
Rose - I actually like Sutter Home White Zinfandel
Champagne - Either Louis Roederer cristal or if on a budget Bollinger.

 

[chez]

Yum

Aah Liverpool's very own. And some people think its italian!

 

[Trufflehound]

Aah Liverpool's very own. And some people think its italian!

Perry's Italian? I thought he lived near Croydon.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not sure what's available in Toronto.

I prefer Aussie reds and French whites for normal drinking and I've never found a Rose I like. Probably the best mass produced Aussie for me is The Old Footbolt Shiraz but you can't beat a Sancerre or Chablis in summer or with fish. For something dead special but not massively expensive a 1998 Bordeaux such as a Pommeral (sp?) or St Emillion Grand Cru can't be beat - but I buy mine in France when I visit my mum as it's only about 15 - 25 Euros there

 

[Man of Harveys]

White: Sancerre
Red: Chateauneuf du Pape
Champagne: Perrier-Jouet

This thread REALLY makes me want to drink red wine - at 10.40am...

 

[Trufflehound]

This thread REALLY makes me want to drink red wine - at 10.40am...

Somewhere in the world the sun is over the yard arm.

 

[Scotty Mac]

either that or lambrini

 

[Bozza]

Drinking wine in a pub is'nt poofey at all fella, There's been many a time i've enjoyed a bottle of wine in a pub rather than sinking pints.

I think there is a 'poofy' stigma associated with the consumption of wine in a pub here. If the lads are getting in a round of pints, asking for 'a large glass of dry white' doesn't seem to quite fit.

When I was in Australia recently I got totally fed up with their bloody lagers - probably because, other than with a curry, I'm not a lager drinker here. So I resorted to having glasses of wine - there was a far wider choice than we generally have in pubs here and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. If I was out here, I'd have been on the cider.

Agree with the sentiment on having a bottle though. Although I am predominantly a white drinker, it's great to be able to settle down in a cosy warm pub on a cold Wintry day with a decent bottle of red. Fab.

 

[Man of Harveys]

I'm not talking about the people who choose to drink certain wines with certain meals like yourself, It's the twats who try to preach to others what they should be drinking & when they should be drinking it!

A few years ago I won a weekend in Reims for a Champagne tour and allthough it was a great weekend I could'nt believe some of the wine snobs that were on the tour. Even down to some stuck up cow who started having a go at Mrs Bulldog because she dared to say that she quite likes German wines.

You're quite right - my only reservation would be if people preferred blended piss like Jacob's Creek, because it's been mixed to be as bland a commodity as possible. And, as has been said, your missus has better taste in wines than the snobs who were trying to patronise her.

I'd recommend a trip to Rudesheim, a touristy but great fun little wine village full of bars with oompah bands not that far from Frankfurt, with a cable car up over the vinyards etc etc.

 

[Normal Rob]

it's great to be able to settle down in a cosy warm pub on a cold Wintry day with a decent bottle of red. Fab. [/B]

the problem is finding a decent bottle in a pub!

 

[chez]

I remember a few years back when we had a few London away games. About 6 or 7 of us used to hit the pubs and have a few bottles of wine, been on the lager all day and it was a nice change. A bit of culture never done anyone any harm!

 

[Dave the OAP]

the problem is finding a decent bottle in a pub!

exactly

 

[Uncle Buck]

A bit of culture never done anyone any harm!

Thats why I have a yoghurt.

On wines, not a fan of white wine, never have been, but I do like a red. The GDC are often seen armed with a selection of reds and port for the train journey on an away day.

Cannot beat a decent Claret, although am becoming hooked on some of the Chilean numbers around at present.

 

[The Wookiee]

You're quite right - my only reservation would be if people preferred blended piss like Jacob's Creek, because it's been mixed to be as bland a commodity as possible. .

It goes down well if you down a pint of it in one

 

[chez]

Thats why I have a yoghurt.

On wines, not a fan of white wine, never have been, but I do like a red. The GDC are often seen armed with a selection of reds and port for the train journey on an away day.

Cannot beat a decent Claret, although am becoming hooked on some of the Chilean numbers around at present.

You obviously like the full bodied type then. Chilean reds are very nice, especially merlots - good tanins and very velvety.

 

[Tooting Gull]

This seems like a good thread to say Ta to The Wookie for his voucher thread, stocked up nicely for Christmas on that with at least one Sancerre, a Ch du Pape and some other stuff. Merci.

 

[Uncle Buck]

You obviously like the full bodied type then. Chilean reds are very nice, especially merlots - good tanins and very velvety.

I do not mind a Burgundy now and then, but with French wine I tend to go for Bordeaux's because as you picked up I tend to prefer the full bodied wine.

Cannot get into Rioja, too many of them taste like they were made in the hills the day before and chucked into bottles.