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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2011 19:34:08 GMT
We've had beer/cider recommendations, so why not wine also ? (That doesn't last long in the tommo household either !)
Top three in reverse order, based on Sainsbury's 3 bottles for £12 (mix n' match):
3.Woolemi (Australian Chardonnay)
2.Le Pont St Jean (vin de France)
1.San Pedro 35 South Latitude (Semillon Chardonnay, Chile)
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Post by Chris_Sav on Oct 24, 2011 20:07:15 GMT
Strange Tommo how you often come up with the same as me!!
I'm having a quiet evening doing some PC work with a plate of vintage cheddar and smoked cheddar I buy direct fron Greens of Glatonbury cheesemakers, the finest 'tongue tingling' traditional strong cheddar I have found, accompanied by a glass of 2004 Chateau Le Meynot, a full bodied St. Emillion that is man enough to compliment the cheese.
It's a hard life now I've retired ;D ;D
Sav
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Post by Pete S on Oct 24, 2011 20:30:03 GMT
Sav you have good taste, I have just opened a bottle of 1995 Chateau St-Poly St. Emilion Grand Cru with bread and cheese. Lovely
Pete
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2011 20:37:28 GMT
Indeed, Pete ! Sav, ever been to the Sturminster Newton cheese Festival ? www.cheesefestival.co.uk/Last time we visited Durzet we wuz obliged to bring back a huge block of the local speciality for a neighbour. :o |
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Post by Chris_Sav on Oct 24, 2011 21:02:12 GMT
Sav you have good taste, I have just opened a bottle of 1995 Chateau St-Poly St. Emilion Grand Cru with bread and cheese. Lovely Pete So do you Pete, A Grand Cru!! Tommo no I've not been to a cheese festival. If you like a genuinely strong cheddar, tangier than you will find in any supermarket I can recommend the Greens vintage and it's cheaper than you'll pay for mature in a supermarket. I order 15kgs at a time!! for several around here. Most modern cheddars are made in a creamery and are not a patch on the taste of a traditional cheddar. Sav |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2011 21:26:46 GMT
I do prefer the taste of a mature cheddar. Interesting link here to Wookey Hole Caves which we visited in 2009 and saw the cheeses which had been left to mature at the ideal constant all-year-round temperature of 11deg.C: www.wookey.co.uk/cave-aged-cheese/ |
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Post by PaulS on Oct 25, 2011 9:36:04 GMT
Sav you have good taste, I have just opened a bottle of 1995 Chateau St-Poly St. Emilion Grand Cru with bread and cheese. Lovely Pete I don't recall sampling that one with you!!! No wonder we don't get an invite for dinner very often :) You can't beat a Margaux in my opinion. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2011 10:56:28 GMT
You can't beat a Margaux in my opinion. That's as maybe, can't argue with that! ;D The other cheapo we're into at the moment is Echo Falls (Californian white). Light and fruity. |
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 25, 2011 11:20:30 GMT
My favourite wine is red Spanish Rioja, at the present I am in custody of some fine bottles from the calificadan region 8-)
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Post by bobhall on Oct 25, 2011 11:29:12 GMT
you put rioja which type of rioja then sir
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Post by barbelman on Oct 25, 2011 11:32:14 GMT
My favourite wine is red Spanish Rioja, at the present I am in custody of some fine bottles from the calificadan region 8-) Totally agree Ian. Forget all that french stuff. Decent Rioja or Ribero del Duero is some of the finest in the world and much more approachable.... Bacchus and I go there every year ;D BTW Denominacion de Origen Calificada is just the classification of quality by the Spanish government not the region it comes from. Like Appelation d'origine controlee in France ::) cheers Tony |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2011 12:02:03 GMT
Forget all that french stuff. Decent Rioja or Ribero del Duero is some of the finest in the world and much more approachable.... cheers Tony A vote from me too for Spanish or Spanish-related over French when talking reds. After a home-visit tasting I subscribed to a case of Argentinian 'Misty Peak' which is really full of flavour. 8-) |
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Post by Chris_Sav on Oct 25, 2011 12:56:46 GMT
Chroist, ain't we all got edjewkated! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2011 13:14:41 GMT
I thought Paul Sainsbury would take the bait, fully expecting K.T. to weigh in too. Could be getting some recommendations from Bacchus too - he is after all the god of wine. :D
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Post by bobhall on Oct 25, 2011 15:23:36 GMT
the best wine i would recommend working in the trade would be the la rioja alta gran reserva year 199g
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 25, 2011 16:58:45 GMT
If it says Rioja on the bottle and it's about £8 a bottle then I buy it. 8-)
I also have a few bottles of Marques de Valencia Gran Reserva 2004, 8-)
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 25, 2011 17:14:28 GMT
the best wine i would recommend working in the trade would be the la rioja alta gran reserva year 199g What do you do 'in the trade' Bob? |
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Post by barbelman on Oct 25, 2011 18:10:16 GMT
the best wine i would recommend working in the trade would be the la rioja alta gran reserva year 199g Rioja alta 890 Gran Reserva...mmmmm. Majestic have some for 100quid a bottle at the moment! cheers Tony |
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Post by bobhall on Oct 25, 2011 18:12:32 GMT
the best wine i would recommend working in the trade would be the la rioja alta gran reserva year 199g Rioja alta 890 Gran Reserva...mmmmm. Majestic have some for 100quid a bottle at the moment! cheers Tony sorry tony i am afraid you paid too much for that at least 15pounds too much but it is a great wine |
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 25, 2011 19:40:04 GMT
Tonight I have a 2009 La Multa old vine tempranillo, calatayud.
It says that it's a rich and full bodied red, made from old vine tempranillo grapes and is from the continental climate of calatayud (Denominacion de origin) in north east spain, also boasts that it goes well with cheese, (we shall see as I have a piece of nice strong white cheese, that smells lovely :-/) and at 14% vol should ensure that I sleep through the night ;) 8-)
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Post by Sir Chancelot on Oct 25, 2011 22:04:47 GMT
Hardy's Merlot Pour Moi - Luvely Jubbly - Cushty ;D
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Post by barbelman on Oct 26, 2011 6:44:21 GMT
Rioja alta 890 Gran Reserva...mmmmm. Majestic have some for 100quid a bottle at the moment! cheers Tony sorry tony i am afraid you paid too much for that at least 15pounds too much but it is a great wine I didn't BUY any...at that price? ;D (but I have in the past when it was cheaper..) If you buy 2 bottles it goes down to 80 quid anyway. I had half a bottle of Torres Iberico rioja last night. Lovely stuff for 7 to 9 pounds. Tony |
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Post by PaulS on Oct 26, 2011 16:35:14 GMT
Wouldn't say no to a nice glass of Rioja, am quite partial to Argentinian Malbec at the moment as well.
In fact, come to think of it if it's red I'll probably drink it! :-*
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Post by peetee on Oct 27, 2011 15:23:48 GMT
Just bought 3 bottles for a tenner from Asda....Hardy's South Eastern Australia Shiraz 13.5.
1 for Fri..1 for Sat and 1 for Sun ;D
Pete
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 27, 2011 17:53:10 GMT
. 1 for Fri..1 for Sat and 1 for Sun ;D Pete Wha about tonight ? 8-) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 18:32:59 GMT
Yes, I like the Hardy's brand too. For a white, the VR is a good low-budget buy...peach and melon bouquet.
Margo and I have just finished a bottle of Cape Nelson Semillon Chardonnay Breedekloof (South African)...peach and apricot. Very more-ish. ;)
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Post by Pete S on Oct 27, 2011 18:50:49 GMT
Paul
Still got 2 bottles of the St Emilion for next time you come to dinner.
Tommo
2009 Hardy's Merlot - nice - good for cooking.
Just going to open a barolo, yummi
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 27, 2011 19:13:17 GMT
Tommo 2009 Hardy's Merlot - nice - good for cooking. LOL ;D wine snobbery exists at British Bar Billiards.com 8-) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 19:36:20 GMT
Yeah, dunno why he picked on me, I've only been judging the whites. ::)
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Post by Colemanator on Oct 27, 2011 21:47:21 GMT
Just opened a tempranillo syrah, for a night cap, nice and smooth it is 8-)
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