Wine

[aftermath]

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Any wine drinkers here ? i used to make my own , but its as cheap to buy the stuff these days in the shops.

Was wondering what wine you prefer or recommend or advice e.t.c.


My favourite is red wine, i like the Cabernet Sauvignon, and it has to be from Chile, South Africa, or Australia, and i like it to be around 13.5% to 14.5% proof.

[Jaffa]

White for me m8, I also like it around the 14% mark. I can drink most whites but not a red wine fan at all. I also like wine from Chile although if I had a favorite it would be Pinot Grigio from Italy.

[allycoops]

I aint really a little ole wine drinker me,
I can honestly say the only wine I ever enjoyed was this Chateau de Sours Rose.

Hotel we go to used to stock it and i loved the stuff, seems quite difficult to get hold of though elsewhere, It was a bout ?15 a bottle i think in 2001/2002

http://www.chateaudesours.com/index.php?id=124

[aftermath]

I aint really a little ole wine drinker me,
I can honestly say the only wine I ever enjoyed was this Chateau de Sours Rose.

Hotel we go to used to stock it and i loved the stuff, seems quite difficult to get hold of though elsewhere, It was a bout ?15 a bottle i think in 2001/2002


http://www.chateaudesours.com/index.php?id=124

Is that a French wine ?

?84 for 12 bottles ?7 a bottle , thats not bad if you love the stuff

[smirnoff_rules]

yes l like ... hate red tho but drink a few bottles a week of white . l try different ones . like chilli white chardonnay

[allycoops]

yeh Steve its French, nice stuff and that is quite cheap , Like i say hotel was charging about ?15 a bottle 6 year ago and stopped getting it.

Might order some of that sometime.

[aftermath]

as we speak i am having a bottle of GALLO cabernet sauvignon, from California 13.5% , but not one of my better ones, , had a lot better.
?5 a bottle

[biffo1]

red or white for me anit bothered really if it tastes like viniger i just add lemonade , still gets ya drunk

[Dreamer]

Like Aftermath I used to brew me own wine. I gave it up cause it took too long to ferment and it didn't quite taste like it came from a French vineyard although it did have a real kick to it!

I like a white bubbly Cava if I'm in the garden having a BBQ.
If I'm out for a meal I like a nice fruity medium bodied wine like a Rioja or a Merlot nothing too expensive though. Most of the decent wines are around 13% these days.


You can get some nice tasty bottles for a fiver if you go for one of the half price deals that come up in Tesco from time to time.

I'm fairly versitile with my drinking though I like beer, lager and vodka too . I'm Scottish afer all! If there was an olympic contest for drinking I think the Scottish folks would win no bother.

[Jaffa]

Like Aftermath I used to brew me own wine. I gave it up cause it took too long to ferment and it didn't quite taste like it came from a French vineyard although it did have a real kick to it!

I like a white bubbly Cava if I'm in the garden having a BBQ.
If I'm out for a meal I like a nice fruity medium bodied wine like a Rioja or a Merlot nothing too expensive though. Most of the decent wines are around 13% these days.


You can get some nice tasty bottles for a fiver if you go for one of the half price deals that come up in Tesco from time to time.

I'm fairly versitile with my drinking though I like beer, lager and vodka too . I'm Scottish afer all! If there was an olympic contest for drinking I think the Scottish folks would win no bother.

I aint doubting your Scots prediction for gold medal but the Irish would give you a run for your money.

Tesco half price is what I always look for because you get to try wines you wouldnt normally pay for.

I used to make my own wine aswell, some where good and some were horrible, my m8 made nettle wine and he thought it was delicious but it was absolutely revolting. I once made red wine and it actually hadnt formented fully for party time but we filtered it and drank it anyway, that was also revolting but we drank it anyway...

[Dreamer]

Like you aftermath I also tried filtering the wine off the yeast just before it had finished fermenting. It don't half make you fart though.

I reckon it would be a close call for gold medal between the Irish and the Scottish.

[skinterz]

my mate used to make his own elderflower think it was nice and sweet

its only until recent i enjoy a few bottles of wine on week end and maybe one or 2 in week haha .....dunno why a lot of peeps wont entertain it thinking its for snobby folk and tastes sour ...you can get awfull wines i know but when you find a nice smooth bottle of red you hooked ....been buying hardys lately dont mind red or white

[aftermath]

I like the Hardys Crest Cabernet Shraz, 3 bottles for ?10 in Tescos

[nara]

Probably easier to say what I don't like.

Can't stand Rose, Californian wines, or those blow-your-head-off Australian reds that taste of Ribena and alcohol.

Some really nice reds from France, Chile, Italy, South Africa and New Zealand. There's a South African called Roodeberg that I would recomend. When I want to splash out I tend to go for Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Less keen on whites, and they've got to be dry.

[C64]

I prefer a sweet little red number from Devon, flavoured with a hint of vanilla, the name of it escapes me for the time being.