What Wine Are You Drinking ?

[Wenge1]

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I don't indulge very much these days ..... ....... but i used to indulge a lot. I still love a glass of Barolo. I developed a taste for it whilst on honeymoon in Italy when my then wife thought she needed to 'educate' my pallet. She also introduced me to Chateau Musar, a lovely red from of all places, the Bekaa Valley in the Lebanon ..... ..... all this is making me thirsty .....
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[Jazz Club]

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I don't indulge very much these days ..... ....... but i used to indulge a lot. I still love a glass of Barolo. I developed a taste for it whilst on honeymoon in Italy when my then wife thought she needed to 'educate' my pallet. She also introduced me to Chateau Musar, a lovely red from of all places, the Bekaa Valley in the Lebanon ..... ..... all this is making me thirsty .....
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Adam,
I've tasted some good wines from the Lebanon.
I don't remember the names because it was back in 1972 when a friend of my uncles came over to stay for a few months while she had treatment at the London eye hospital.
First time I had ever had a home cooked Lebanese curry also.
Burning hot summers day and had just walked a mile from the train station expecting a Sunday roast.
Never eaten anything that hot in my life before.

[MHmusic]

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I don't indulge very much these days ..... ....... but i used to indulge a lot. I still love a glass of Barolo. I developed a taste for it whilst on honeymoon in Italy when my then wife thought she needed to 'educate' my pallet. She also introduced me to Chateau Musar, a lovely red from of all places, the Bekaa Valley in the Lebanon ..... ..... all this is making me thirsty .....
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Barolo is our favourite too although bizarrely we discovered it in while living in NYC in our favourite restaurant there. You must be psychic as I have just sat down from pulling the cork on a rather nice Rioja! Well it's the weekend and although I don't work any more friday night just seems like a good excuse. Our absolute favourite Barolo so far has been a Michele Chiarlo but it very much depends on getting the right year I am told with this one. Sure there are better but it works for us. Amarone is a nice tipple too. Errrrm OK - basically any thing red in a glass works. hic!

cheers!

[Wenge1]

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I don't indulge very much these days ..... ....... but i used to indulge a lot. I still love a glass of Barolo. I developed a taste for it whilst on honeymoon in Italy when my then wife thought she needed to 'educate' my pallet. She also introduced me to Chateau Musar, a lovely red from of all places, the Bekaa Valley in the Lebanon ..... ..... all this is making me thirsty .....
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Barolo is our favourite too although bizarrely we discovered it in while living in NYC in our favourite restaurant there. You must be psychic as I have just sat down from pulling the cork on a rather nice Rioja! Well it's the weekend and although I don't work any more friday night just seems like a good excuse. Our absolute favourite Barolo so far has been a Michele Chiarlo but it very much depends on getting the right year I am told with this one. Sure there are better but it works for us. Amarone is a nice tipple too. Errrrm OK - basically any thing red in a glass works. hic!

cheers!

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Yes your quite right, years can make a difference. But as I said to my son when we talking about films and he said that film X was good but it was not in the same class as The Usual Subjects, we agreed that just because something doesn't compare with one of the best, it doesn't make it unenjoyable at all. In my mind this is exactly the same with wines. Some years are better than others, some wines are better than others, but this does not mean that most are not enjoyable once you have sorted out some of the basics that just don't suit your individual pallet. Just like I discovered the delights of Barolo and Chateau Musar by being willing to try new things, I also found that there are some lovely Chianti's as well, you just have to be willing to kiss a few frogs before you find a prince or two ....... ........ This is much easier these days as checking things out via the internet can vastly quicken the process of research ......... but don't make it too quick though, there is no substitute to letting your own taste buds doing the work for you .......
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[Wenge1]

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I don't indulge very much these days ..... ....... but i used to indulge a lot. I still love a glass of Barolo. I developed a taste for it whilst on honeymoon in Italy when my then wife thought she needed to 'educate' my pallet. She also introduced me to Chateau Musar, a lovely red from of all places, the Bekaa Valley in the Lebanon ..... ..... all this is making me thirsty .....
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Adam,
I've tasted some good wines from the Lebanon.
I don't remember the names because it was back in 1972 when a friend of my uncles came over to stay for a few months while she had treatment at the London eye hospital.
First time I had ever had a home cooked Lebanese curry also.
Burning hot summers day and had just walked a mile from the train station expecting a Sunday roast.
Never eaten anything that hot in my life before.

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Never tried the curry's (good job after what you have just described), but I did just have to check out the wines a time or two. After all, it's important to check that they didn't just fluke the odd bottle or two ...... .../...
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[MHmusic]

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I don't indulge very much these days ..... ....... but i used to indulge a lot. I still love a glass of Barolo. I developed a taste for it whilst on honeymoon in Italy when my then wife thought she needed to 'educate' my pallet. She also introduced me to Chateau Musar, a lovely red from of all places, the Bekaa Valley in the Lebanon ..... ..... all this is making me thirsty .....
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Barolo is our favourite too although bizarrely we discovered it in while living in NYC in our favourite restaurant there. You must be psychic as I have just sat down from pulling the cork on a rather nice Rioja! Well it's the weekend and although I don't work any more friday night just seems like a good excuse. Our absolute favourite Barolo so far has been a Michele Chiarlo but it very much depends on getting the right year I am told with this one. Sure there are better but it works for us. Amarone is a nice tipple too. Errrrm OK - basically any thing red in a glass works. hic!

cheers!

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Yes your quite right, years can make a difference. But as I said to my son when we talking about films and he said that film X was good but it was not in the same class as The Usual Subjects, we agreed that just because something doesn't compare with one of the best, it doesn't make it unenjoyable at all. In my mind this is exactly the same with wines. Some years are better than others, some wines are better than others, but this does not mean that most are not enjoyable once you have sorted out some of the basics that just don't suit your individual pallet. Just like I discovered the delights of Barolo and Chateau Musar by being willing to try new things, I also found that there are some lovely Chianti's as well, you just have to be willing to kiss a few frogs before you find a prince or two ....... ........ This is much easier these days as checking things out via the internet can vastly quicken the process of research ......... but don't make it too quick though, there is no substitute to letting your own taste buds doing the work for you .......
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Now that's a good excuse to open another bottle then...... let me know if you find any Barolo bargains or Faves - always interested to seek them out. My problem with years is that I can barely remember the good names, let alone the years and so it tends to be a bit of a lottery. Far from a connoisseur, just like what I like.

BTW the Rioja went down quite nicely.

[Red Chris]

None for me - at the moment Previously was rather partial to a nice Malbec or Rioja

[Jazz Club]

None for me - at the moment Previously was rather partial to a nice Malbec or Rioja

Chris,
One of those used to play for Man U.

[Jazz Club]

Thats another thing.
Migrant wine workers now need to be checked in France and Italy just for starters?
Two little drops of something wrong in any barrel can kill thousands.
Water suppliers should have armed security now.

[Jazz Club]

MH,
To many to list.
I would always pick a nice Red.
White and Ros'e wines never did it for me.
I like real ales and a nice cold quality 5% Lager now and again.
Morgan spiced rum in a long glass with lots of ice and a quarter of fresh cut lime toped with coke or Dr Pepper is my favourite tipple when its hot.
I have to be very careful if i want a drink because of my medication so don't drink anything other than loads of water and lemonade most of the time.

[MHmusic]

MH,
To many to list.
I would always pick a nice Red.
White and Ros'e wines never did it for me.
I like real ales and a nice cold quality 5% Lager now and again.
Morgan spiced rum in a long glass with lots of ice and a quarter of fresh cut lime toped with coke or Dr Pepper is my favourite tipple when its hot.
I have to be very careful if i want a drink because of my medication so don't drink anything other than loads of water and lemonade most of the time.

Nice list. I like a white wine or Rose occasionally but would always head for the red. The other 'weakness' we fell for in NYC was cocktails. A well made Margarita is a joy over there and I can drink pretty much any rum based cocktail of which there are many. As posted earlier I would like to know more about wine but when it comes to it I can't be bothered

I completely understand the medication challenge. PIA but I guess a small price to pay in truth for your health.

[Jazz Club]

MH,
To many to list.
I would always pick a nice Red.
White and Ros'e wines never did it for me.
I like real ales and a nice cold quality 5% Lager now and again.
Morgan spiced rum in a long glass with lots of ice and a quarter of fresh cut lime toped with coke or Dr Pepper is my favourite tipple when its hot.
I have to be very careful if i want a drink because of my medication so don't drink anything other than loads of water and lemonade most of the time.

Nice list. I like a white wine or Rose occasionally but would always head for the red. The other 'weakness' we fell for in NYC was cocktails. A well made Margarita is a joy over there and I can drink pretty much any rum based cocktail of which there are many. As posted earlier I would like to know more about wine but when it comes to it I can't be bothered

I completely understand the medication challenge. PIA but I guess a small price to pay in truth for your health.

If you picked me up and shook me I would rattle with the amount of pills i have to take every day just to stay alive and be sort of pain free normal.

[wiltshireman]

For several years we have gone to France (and other countries) in our motorhome and we usually bring back a years supply with us. We enjoy just going along the shelves and picking wines that we have never drunk before (all French of course) and although we do open the odd bottle we dont rate most of the time we are happy and some we try to find every year. One thing that leaving the EU will probably do is curtail the amount we will be able to bring home (one reason why I voted to remain) but now I am not even sure we will get to go to France this year at all and we will be forced to pay the rediculous high prices here. Might go back to drinking english ale instead.

[Scooter]

For several years we have gone to France (and other countries) in our motorhome and we usually bring back a years supply with us. We enjoy just going along the shelves and picking wines that we have never drunk before (all French of course) and although we do open the odd bottle we dont rate most of the time we are happy and some we try to find every year. One thing that leaving the EU will probably do is curtail the amount we will be able to bring home (one reason why I voted to remain) but now I am not even sure we will get to go to France this year at all and we will be forced to pay the rediculous high prices here. Might go back to drinking english ale instead.

We left French wine years back and switched to anywhere but French after finding full bodied reds We've lost our limited knowledge on French wines but if I had to choose it would be Cote De Rhone and Cote De Ventoux. On our travels I've found the best wines in New Zealand, white wines were amazing except we drink red. South Africa was another place, not just the wines but the food as well. Greece is the place where you take a gamble ordering wine. I think it comes in three types, it's like either like ribena or you think about putting on chips or it's OK. I have a theory that countries keep the best wines for themselves and send us the second best. You find a wine abroad that is stunning but then can never find it here. We visited friends in Portugal last year (about 50 mile North of Lisbon) and some of the local wines were amazing at around €8 a bottle. Hope you can get a trip to France to fill before Brexit.

[wiltshireman]

Hi Scooter,
They are not gone and are on the previous page. I am not named as such but it is obvious who he is referring to at least it includes me for sure and probably you too.

[Wenge1]

Hi Scooter,
They are not gone and are on the previous page. I am not named as such but it is obvious who he is referring to at least it includes me for sure and probably you too.

Which actual post are you referring to. The only one in this thread i can find with the word shit in was by someone who left the forum ages ago.

[Coyote Jim]

Hi Scooter,
They are not gone and are on the previous page. I am not named as such but it is obvious who he is referring to at least it includes me for sure and probably you too.

The only comment I can find mildly unsavoury is over four years old and well before the current occupation so I can easily suggest nothing personal just a passing opinion from back in the day.

[wiltshireman]

Hi Jim and Wenge, I have to confess I did not look at the date so didn't realise it was a very old post so my apologies. Whatever makes someone hate French wine so much? And to call the many millions who enjoy a glass or two names was totally unnecessary. Glad the person has gone!

[The Kaptain]

Topic tidied, several posts removed, apologies for missing the original comment from many moons ago.

[timster]

Thought I'd revive this thread!

I have found a remarkable red. Spanish Rioja, Cepa Lebrel Joven, 2022.
Remarkable because it is smooth and grapey, not heavy in tanins, and tastes amazing: blind test you'd swear it was an £8 bottle at least. I would normally avoid wines under £5 like the plague, but....
£4.69 at Lidl.
Deserves a round of applause

[Dan Steel]

Thought I'd revive this thread!

I have found a remarkable red. Spanish Rioja, Cepa Lebrel Joven, 2022.
Remarkable because it is smooth and grapey, not heavy in tanins, and tastes amazing: blind test you'd swear it was an £8 bottle at least. I would normally avoid wines under £5 like the plague, but....
£4.69 at Lidl.
Deserves a round of applause

What time does it open

[timster]

[Wenge1]

Thought I'd revive this thread!

I have found a remarkable red. Spanish Rioja, Cepa Lebrel Joven, 2022.
Remarkable because it is smooth and grapey, not heavy in tanins, and tastes amazing: blind test you'd swear it was an £8 bottle at least. I would normally avoid wines under £5 like the plague, but....
£4.69 at Lidl.
Deserves a round of applause

What time does it open

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Heavy night Jim ?

[Dan Steel]

Thought I'd revive this thread!

I have found a remarkable red. Spanish Rioja, Cepa Lebrel Joven, 2022.
Remarkable because it is smooth and grapey, not heavy in tanins, and tastes amazing: blind test you'd swear it was an £8 bottle at least. I would normally avoid wines under £5 like the plague, but....
£4.69 at Lidl.
Deserves a round of applause

What time does it open

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Heavy night Jim ?

Feel alright now Adam after my breakfast

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[timster]