The Christmas Thread

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Stan said:
The Chardonnays can be too thick and oaky. The Sauvignons are zesty. Some of the cheaper ones are too acidic which really ****s with my reflux. I find that the entry level priced ones are all like that so it's always nice to find a reasonably priced one that is zesty but doesn't burn on the way back up!

This one is as good as Cloudy Bay in Stan's opinion - https://www.majestic.co.uk/Goldwater-Sauvignon-Blanc-zid37069
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.. we went to South West France for our hols last summer ... still got some of the local wines we brought back - Averyon region - local wines from Gaillac and Cahors some of which are absolutely superb and cheap as chips over there - don't seem to see that many in the supermarkets over here and the ones that are don't seem to be amongst the best ...

Have enjoyed Cloudy Bay SB and certainly prefer SB and even Pinot Grigio to Chardonnay but more of a red drinker myself, and if no reasonable priced Chateau Neuf or Nuit Saint Georges around, tend to veer toward a good Rioja for the more 'casual' wine drinking ..
 
Stan said:
The Chardonnays can be too thick and oaky. The Sauvignons are zesty. Some of the cheaper ones are too acidic which really ****s with my reflux. I find that the entry level priced ones are all like that so it's always nice to find a reasonably priced one that is zesty but doesn't burn on the way back up!

This one is as good as Cloudy Bay in Stan's opinion - https://www.majestic.co.uk/Goldwater-Sauvignon-Blanc-zid37069
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I'm going to try one and do a taste test with the Chablis I bought.
 
FosseFilberto said:
prefer SB and even Pinot Grigio to Chardonnay
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I don't get Pinot Grigio, funny tasting weak Italian ****e! Chardonnay however is underrated nowadays, a good one can be superb don't know why it became so unpopular, it did get a bit over oaked at one point but it's still a good wine.

Edit: I'm talking French Chardonnay.
 
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Sweats. said:
If they're in stock get one. It is my favourite thing in the world. If they've got some left you could get me another and I will transfer you money on PayPal and pay for delivery.
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You really, really want that pig leg. <laugh>

Can you do anything else with them other than the traditional thin slicing?
 
luvgonzo said:
You really, really want that pig leg. <laugh>

Can you do anything else with them other than the traditional thin slicing?
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Dont know. I eat it as it is. Or make bruschetta with them. Goes well in a baguette with a nice tomato relish. Goes well with cheese and biscuits. I think I fried some last year and chucked it in with Savoy cabbage with the dinner.
 
Sweats. said:
Dont know. I eat it as it is. Or make bruschetta with them. Goes well in a baguette with a nice tomato relish. Goes well with cheese and biscuits. I think I fried some last year and chucked it in with Savoy cabbage with the dinner.
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That's what I'm thinking, if I can cook with it as well, I might get through one.
 
I used to share an office with a guy who really knew his wine. He spent his holidays touring small vineyards and if he found something he liked he'd buy the lot. His plan was to set up a wine club and send out a case to subscribers once a month. He bought £30k of wine and stored it in a lock up. Occasionally he'd restock the cupboard in the office and he'd do a tasting for all of us on a Friday afternoon. He managed to get a handful of people to sign up to his club and every few months a case did eventually arrive (every month their money went from their back account to his). The fatal flaw in his business model soon became apparent. He was drinking the stuff quicker than he could buy and supply it. In the end he drank the lot.
 
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luvgonzo said:
I'll have to admit that it's Mrs luv who gets it now and then and it is the cheap stuff, might try a higher end one sometime then.
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... it's more for my missus too ... I'd always stick to the slightly more exopensive ones if getting it from the supermarkets (i.e their 'premium' ranges) coz the cheaper ones I'd agree are not that nice ..
 
Stan said:
I used to share an office with a guy who really knew his wine. He spent his holidays touring small vineyards and if he found something he liked he'd buy the lot. His plan was to set up a wine club and send out a case to subscribers once a month. He bought £30k of wine and stored it in a lock up. Occasionally he'd restock the cupboard in the office and he'd do a tasting for all of us on a Friday afternoon. He managed to get a handful of people to sign up to his club and every few months a case did eventually arrive (every month their money went from their back account to his). The fatal flaw in his business model soon became apparent. He was drinking the stuff quicker than he could buy and supply it. In the end he drank the lot.
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My parents bought an off-licence when I was 3 - the old girl kept it going until after I finished Uni (the old man died when I was 19) - the old man loved his wine - not a connoisseur or a wine snob by any stretch but when he visited the wholesalers back then he would also buy a few 'specials' to keep in the cellar for himself rather than to go on general sale in the shop. That was how I first encountered the likes of the Nuit and the Chateau Neuf ... infinitely better than the stuff we used to sell in the shop. He'd also buy odd liquers that he would store and bring out at Xmas ... when I was in the 6th form a few of my mates would come round for card nights and my dad, a very genial host, would spring out the bottles of 'Late Night Final' 'Mandarin Napoleon' and 'Green Chartreuse' ... my mates loved those evenings so much that they didn't even seem to mind going home with little more than the shirts on their backs ... <laugh>
 
FosseFilberto said:
My parents bought an off-licence when I was 3 - the old girl kept it going until after I finished Uni (the old man died when I was 19) - the old man loved his wine - not a connoisseur or a wine snob by any stretch but when he visited the wholesalers back then he would also buy a few 'specials' to keep in the cellar for himself rather than to go on general sale in the shop. That was how I first encountered the likes of the Nuit and the Chateau Neuf ... infinitely better than the stuff we used to sell in the shop. He'd also buy odd liquers that he would store and bring out at Xmas ... when I was in the 6th form a few of my mates would come round for card nights and my dad, a very genial host, would spring out the bottles of 'Late Night Final' 'Mandarin Napoleon' and 'Green Chartreuse' ... my mates loved those evenings so much that they didn't even seem to mind going home with little more than the shirts on their backs ... <laugh>
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So you got them drunk and stole most of their clothes?
 
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