Your favourite wine

[tedebear]

wine....whine?


I'll get my coat.

Ah thank you - I am now travelling along the same plane as you... can I get off now?

 

[clapham_gull]

Rioja and as it's my birthday today I've just had a bottle at lunchtime.

(I'm at work and er... struggling...)

 

[The Large One]

Ah shame - I shall have to frequent Waitrose then... thanking you muchly!

If it's a fine Sussex wine you are after, (albeit a sparkling one) I'd recommend something from Ridgeview - the Cavendish 2003 is probably the pick of the bunch.

http://www.ridgeview.co.uk/

Shit website, good product.

 

[NMH]

White; A balanced Riesling from the Rudesheim area, from a good year (otherwise a spatlasen would be preferrable).

Red; Merlot, a soft one with low acidity. Sometimes people rave about a wine that's 'hot' with acidity, thinking it's stronger in alcohol.

Port wine is often nice, especially after dinner.

Blush; California white Zinfandel - a fruity one, for a dessert drink on a hot summer evening. (otherwise, as a regular plonk - it's for the gayers)

 

[Lord Bracknell]

How much virtual money have we got?

Red: I'd go for a nice Gevrey-Chambertin or a Brunello di Montalcino if I could, but I can't afford those in the real world. Probably Chateauneuf-du-Pape for a posh drink i can afford, and Rioja as something to quaff in quantity.

As TLO has already suggested, this is the correct answer.

Absolute top choice would be a Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (1955 vintage) from the Biondi Santi estate. Recently touted on eBay for only €3,200 a bottle, which is ridiculous since the last nine bottles available at Fine & Rare Wines Ltd are going for only £671 a bottle. I think the Co-op has run out of stocks.

When I was in Montalcino last month, I was very satisfied by the bog standard Rosso di Montalcino that flowed everywhere.

 

[Yorkie]

Whatever we bring back from France from the local Super U.

Seriously,

Red - Cotes de Rhone Villages
White - Gewurztraminer or a German Riesling or Turning Leaf
Rose - Earnest & Julio Grenache

 

[Icy Gull]

White - Puligny Montrachet or Sancerre - very cold

Red - not too fussed by red. Rioja suits me fine but I'll drink Chateau bottled Margaux Grand Cru if money is no object

No idea on English wines, those I have tried have been appalling although I believe there are some fine ones?

 

[Jimbo26]

Couple of nice Chilean reds at Tesco's at the moment. £2.98 a bottle. Nice labels as well

 

[Cheshire Cat]

http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/default.aspx?club=LAIT&brand=LAIT

http://www.giordanowines.co.uk/site/index.php?page=main&name=home

...and it means I don't have to carry the bottles from the shop.

 

[chez]

Red : I like a Chilean Merlot

White : I'll go for Montana Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

Cant comment on British so I'll go for Fave Champagne : Louis Roeder Cristal

 

[Lord Bracknell]

http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/default.aspx?club=LAIT&brand=LAIT

...and it means I don't have to carry the bottles from the shop.

My supplier of many interesting reds.

I went to school with Noddy Laithwaite. He was a ne'er-do-well layabout until he discovered how much money there was to be made out of filling a white van with bottles - even paying the duty.

 

[Napper]

is it Mateus in a strange shape bottle.....rose.....thats my favourite

 

[British Bulldog]

Red - Home made blackberry wine

White - home made gooseberry wine

Rose - Home made strawberry wine

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I used to make Boots wine kits when I was poor. I vaguely recall they seemed to taste almost reasonable at the time but I was alot younger and stupider then, would drink almost anything that was cheap, and couldn't afford anything that was any good. Also they gave me a vile headache the next day.

I know better now...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

BoF
Jews (only joking)

Only, I repeat, ONLY, Buba/Blue Peter.

 

[British Bulldog]

I used to make Boots wine kits when I was poor. I vaguely recall they seemed to taste almost reasonable at the time but I was alot younger and stupider then, would drink almost anything that was cheap, and couldn't afford anything that was any good. Also they gave me a vile headache the next day.

I know better now...

Some of those wine kits left a lot to be desired

The only way to make your own wine is to start with fresh fruit or veg and procede with a very long fermentation.

 

[Beach Hut]

Red - various
white - muscadet

 

[Cheshire Cat]

True, but I was young, impatient and thirsty:thud:

 

[British Bulldog]

True, but I was young, impatient and thirsty:thud:

We've all been there!

 

[BensGrandad]

Red - Vino Noble Di Multipuciano
White - Chateau Y'Quem.