Wine

[LocalNative]

I've recently just started getting into natural wines after a mate raved about them. They're not cheap and can only find them online, but a complete game changer.

 

[BNJ1878]

But to be clear, much of the above could equally apply to Scotch or even beer. I used to drink a lot of wine, but now mostly just do it with the gal at local vinyards; this makes it more of an event and much less about the (local Virginia) wine, which is about as good or slightly better than a 15$ bottle you get a grocery store.

On some very hot summer days, you can't beat a chilled white or even rose for some occasions.

Hard to beat on a warm late afternoon.

 

[Ivo]

The 19 Crimes Chardonnay is a stonker!
You can pick it up for £7 a bottle in Spar.
It really is a superb tasting wine.
Also, as a side note, if you look on the cork after
you have pulled it out it has one one of the 19 crimes
that criminals got deported to Australia for on it.
You can also download an App that brings the person
on the bottle label to life and they explain why they got
deported. They also do a version of the red wine called
'The Uprising' which really is excellent. In terms of value
for money I reckon the 19 Crimes is right up there.

I agree the 19 crimes chardonnay and uprising are both very nice indeed. The chardonnay has gunuine flavour which is getting difficult to find these days, and the uprising sure packs a punch at 14.5%.

I get a few reds from laithwaites that are 15% and they are great winter warmers! El Bombero and Troia Castelao bring very nice. Also, if you have a blue light card you can get 20 percent off and free delivery on top of any offers. Makes some genuinely decent wine very affordable.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

For me I find prosecco a bit sweet. Cava is generally readily available and tends to be drier in my experience, which I prefer. Also love Cremant, France's not so secret alternative in the bubbly world.

There are some prosecco that are more sweeter than others, I too prefer the ones that are drier. I also like Cava but have never tried a Cremant, I may have to look for one and give it a try after this month as I'm still going through my dry January commitment.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Might sound a little off beam, but Moldova produces some excellent wines. Purcari is the brand I am most familiar with to buy, but on my travels out East quite a few restaurants have random moldovan 'house' wines. All usually very nice.

I recall co-op selling Bulgarian wines about 15 years back when I was a poor student. Were the cheapest in the shop so we usedcto buy them, always pleased by how nice they were compared to other grape flavoured anti-freeze at the same price point.

 

[Billy Dean]

Might sound a little off beam, but Moldova produces some excellent wines. Purcari is the brand I am most familiar with to buy, but on my travels out East quite a few restaurants have random moldovan 'house' wines. All usually very nice.

I recall co-op selling Bulgarian wines about 15 years back when I was a poor student. Were the cheapest in the shop so we usedcto buy them, always pleased by how nice they were compared to other grape flavoured anti-freeze at the same price point.

Got a work colleague who raves about Georgian wines.

 

[degsy]

Just having a glass of sauvignon blanc by Fincher and Co, New Zealand.

There's a nice wine supplier just on Park Street by me that was selling some mixed cases with some great stuff in there.

I drink red or white or even rose depending on my mood.

Chilled white whilst cooking in a hot kitchen is one of my staples though.

If you see a Marlborough Oyster Bay sauv blanc or even the chardo, try one.
Aldi do there own version ( thats the power of being a €28billion company gives you) a bottled by Oyster Bay, same label only they call it Kiaora Bay, but half price.

Like a a good Marlbrough Sauv me...hints of grapefruit etc

 

[Yarrgh]

 

[On Timmy Cahills Head]

I agree the 19 crimes chardonnay and uprising are both very nice indeed. The chardonnay has gunuine flavour which is getting difficult to find these days, and the uprising sure packs a punch at 14.5%.

I get a few reds from laithwaites that are 15% and they are great winter warmers! El Bombero and Troia Castelao bring very nice. Also, if you have a blue light card you can get 20 percent off and free delivery on top of any offers. Makes some genuinely decent wine very affordable.

Have you tried the the Black Stump or Cabalie from Laithwaites. Both very good, especially the Cabalie

 

[On Timmy Cahills Head]

Might sound a little off beam, but Moldova produces some excellent wines. Purcari is the brand I am most familiar with to buy, but on my travels out East quite a few restaurants have random moldovan 'house' wines. All usually very nice.

I recall co-op selling Bulgarian wines about 15 years back when I was a poor student. Were the cheapest in the shop so we usedcto buy them, always pleased by how nice they were compared to other grape flavoured anti-freeze at the same price point.

Same experience in Croatia. They have some great local wines but not mass produced so not exported anywhere

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

What a superb, albeit sadly short lived, show Nathan Barley is.

 

[Billy Dean]

What a superb, albeit sadly short lived, show Nathan Barley is.

Might have a game of cock, muff, bumhole later.

 

[evilwebby]

Perfer a nice bold Red myself. A quick CabSav or Rioja/Temperanillo on a normal day. A Valpolicella Amarone if someone else is paying!

 

[evilwebby]

Have to say that I'm a big fan of Californian reds that have been popping up in our supermarkets lately.

Stuff like Apothic Red and the Dark Horse wines are great for under a tenner.

 

[Ivo]

Have you tried the the Black Stump or Cabalie from Laithwaites. Both very good, especially the Cabalie

Yes tried them both. Cabalie was a favourite of mine until recently, however it seems to have gone much sweeter the last year or two. Still got some black cabalie and a gold bottle. Never had the gold, but the black is always spot on.

My favourite, if you get a chance to try it, is called lobe e falcao. It's a Portuguese castelao, and is very nice indeed.