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JJ McClure

Go Jags
Jul 7, 2003
11,110
Hassocks
On the subject of wine, did anyone see OZ anf James' wine tour on BBC2 lastnight? James May has gone from a total wine idiot in the first series to actually seeming quite knowledgeable.
 














severnside gull

Well-known member
May 16, 2007
24,827
By the seaside in West Somerset


just a matter of personal taste rather than any wine snobbery.

there are some very acceptable english wines but because of our climate they tend (unavoidably) to be german-style along the lines of reisling or hock which isn't really what I like so I dont go out and buy either english or german wines.

Quite happy to drink it if offered and I think some of our better vintages can be superior to their more established european counterparts
 


The Large One

Who's Next?
Jul 7, 2003
52,343
97.2FM
just a matter of personal taste rather than any wine snobbery.

there are some very acceptable english wines but because of our climate they tend (unavoidably) to be german-style along the lines of reisling or hock which isn't really what I like so I dont go out and buy either english or german wines.

Quite happy to drink it if offered and I think some of our better vintages can be superior to their more established european counterparts

Interesting. Then may respectfully I point you in the direction of the Cornish wine I said I liked at the top of the thread. It's very reminiscent - say the rosy-cheeked, portly, bow-tie wearing expert/snobs (and I tend to agree) - of Sancerre. And it's less expensive.

If Sancerre floats your boat, that is.
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Interesting. Then may respectfully I point you in the direction of the Cornish wine I said I liked at the top of the thread. It's very reminiscent - say the rosy-cheeked, portly, bow-tie wearing expert/snobs (and I tend to agree) - of Sancerre. And it's less expensive.

If Sancerre floats your boat, that is.

£11.99 a bottle though?? I haven't bought a Sancerre in the UK for a while how much is decent bottle of that in the UK now then?

Nearly £12.00 for a bottle of English white sounds expensive to me though I'll give it a try if I ever see it (or remember the name when I do see it :))
 


severnside gull

Well-known member
May 16, 2007
24,827
By the seaside in West Somerset
Interesting. Then may respectfully I point you in the direction of the Cornish wine I said I liked at the top of the thread. It's very reminiscent - say the rosy-cheeked, portly, bow-tie wearing expert/snobs (and I tend to agree) - of Sancerre. And it's less expensive.

If Sancerre floats your boat, that is.

Good sales pitch. I'll keep an eye open for it and give it a go:D
 


The Large One

Who's Next?
Jul 7, 2003
52,343
97.2FM
£11.99 a bottle though?? I haven't bought a Sancerre in the UK for a while how much is decent bottle of that in the UK now then?

Nearly £12.00 for a bottle of English white sounds expensive to me though I'll give it a try if I ever see it (or remember the name when I do see it :))

Looks like you can only get it online direct from Camel Valley. For some reason, The English Wine Centre doesn't stock it, and when I was down in Cornwall, those people said that the EWC was the only other place that stocked it.

Sancerre in Sainsbury's is about £10 a bottle, so it's you can buy it cheaper after all, but the French tend to keep the best stuff for themselves.
 






Dave the OAP

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
46,762
at home
White

Cheap - Burra Brook Semillion - Aussie (M&S) or Le Froglet Chardonnay (M&S) ( both about a fiver)
Expensive - Sancerre - from my mates grandads vinyard outside Orleans ( £75.00)

Red

Cheap - Pinot Noir from Chile ( M&S) ( £5.00)
Expensive - Gimblet travells cabernet Merlot - New Zealand (£8.00 odd)


Rose

Cheap - Italian frizante - cheap little rose that is great to glug (M&S about £4.50)
Expensiveish - french Anjou Rose - can but it anywhere, but the good stuff is about £10 a bottle


I know I should support local wine growers but i dont like English wine per se.
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
White
Expensive - Sancerre - from my mates grandads vinyard outside Orleans ( £75.00)

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How good a mate is he Dave? that sounds outrageous not expensive. I know it's often more expensive to buy from the vineyard than a cave or supermarket but 100 euro plus Sancerre????
 


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