Majestic do a pretty good Cahors (Chateau Gaudou), I actually find the "cheaper" one a better drinking wine than it's more expensive brother.
Certainly do - we manufacture the stuff! And everyone gets the same number of freebies - from CEO to cleaner
Can highly recommend Aldi's Picpoul de Pinet. Superb quality http://www.whatsthebestwine.com/exquisite-collection-picpoul-de-pinet/ Stan make sure the Pedro is well chilled. Lidls Montepulciano is another top tip and I think under £4 a bottle too.
Maybe try the Bull in Westfield as well, I used to work there, and the wine and beer lists are both good.
That's where my lot started to meet last year in desperation at how **** the Pavilion had become. They seem to want to serve you, which is a bonus, but don't seem to able to cope with the pre-game rush.
See, this is my point - you guys do have some proper threads! This is a proper drink, great choice: I'm currently getting into another one of these: please log in to view this image Very nice (not that year though, way out of my league).
I was always, and still am quite partial to Dubonnet served that way. I see they also sell in white. Maybe it's the Quinine? I also like tonic water served with lemon & ice. Apparently it's a dying breed, a bit of an old fogies beverage. The Queen Mother famously enjoyed a Dubonnet and gin, a habit inherited by her daughter. A Daily Telegraph reporter who spent time following the Queen earlier this year said she likes one immediately before lunch every day. Invented in 1846 by chemist Joseph Dubonnet, from Paris, Dubonnet is a blend of fortified wine, herbs, spices and quinine. During the French conquest of North Africa in the 1830s, the authorities had offered rewards to anyone who could come up with a way of helping French Foreign Legionnaires drink quinine, which was used to combat malaria. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8159201.stm Who still drinks Dubonnet? The Queen's love of Dubonnet had staff at Lord's cricket ground frantically searching for a bottle ahead of her attendance at the Second Ashes Test. Apart from Her Majesty, who still drinks Dubonnet? "It's not something that people under a certain age would order or drink" Nick Wykes IPBartenders please log in to view this image Dubonnet adverts from the 1960s capture the age
hmm...I do like a glass of freshly squeezed lemons and limes, with a dash of sugar and topped up with slightly sparkling water...no alcohol I'm afraid, but a rather splendid thirst quencher on a glorious summers day.........I'll grab me yashmak!!!!! Taxi!!!!
Years ago it would have been this...!! Tonight it is Penfolds Bin 409 - Cab Sav. very nice it is too..
When it comes to Italian wines, I was told years ago to stick to names that begin with the letters 'bar'. It has proved to be good advice as everything else I've tried has been very so, so.
I'm with you there, Hounslow (post #6), apart from the dash of sugar. I gave up alcohol 18 months ago and don't feel I'm missing out on too much. I was in danger of becoming drink dependent, so probably for the best.
Intriguing advice, presumably you drink a lot of Barolo. Which is very nice. I would recommend trying a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino as an alternative, albeit a pricy one. This thread and the Gadget thread are exactly what I love about this forum.
A good number of years ago I was on holiday near Lake Garda, Bardolino was the local wine of choice. It was a great wine for their climate, but a too lightweight for me in ours.
So tonight its taylors 40th annerversary limited edition,....cab Sav again. Been on line looking for a few decent wines for the cellar but nothing sparks my intrest ATM. Would love to buy some european wines and send the over as the hunter valley etc is limited to a few major growers. Next time Im home im bringing./sending a few back This is me right now....
That looks very tasty mate, though Taylor's always means port to me. Aussie wine has got a lot more sophisticated over the years, but it's still pretty direct. I remember getting some mates in Italy to blind taste some Penfolds back in the late 80's. They were all big wine drinkers (or self confessed 'wine w**kers') and were blown away by it - no way could they identify the origin, but all noted just how strong it was. Since then all winemakers seem to have upped the alcohol content, which I think is a bit of a shame. I think Aussie wines are naturally stronger because of the amount of sunlight the vines get, but I may be wrong. One of the great things about living in the UK is we really get a very wide choice both of origin and price in wines. It's getting better in the States, but you still pay a premium for non domestically produced stuff. I've never tried going non-Aussie when in Australia, why would you if only visiting?
