Ok, here's my opinion of Rioja. I'm no expert, but for me Rioja is such a strong taste that you either like it or not. I have a mate who loves Spain who reckons that when you get above £20 for a bottle of Rioja the tastes start to get complex and subtle. Never spent that much mysen so can't comment but you're Rioja's in supermarkets / wine shops are just too samey for me.
As for Luke Varney, he ain't got enough about him to compare to a bottle of Rioja from Aldi. Sent from my iPad > On 30 Nov 2013, at 20:44, Brendan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Damian, > > What's your view on Spanish wine? My french colleague is always sniffy and > dismissive of everything La Rioja has to offer... > > Very jealous of the wine cellar... > > BMW > > PS who's on our shopping list in Jan with this new investment? > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Richard walker" <[email protected]> > Sent: 30 November 2013 20:28 > To: "Damian Walsh" <[email protected]> > Cc: "leedslist" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Satdi > > Serious wine drinking ! I'm impressed. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 30 Nov 2013, at 19:16, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I managed to build up a half decent collection of wine 20 odd years ago >> because friends of mine had a 13th Century farmhouse with huge dry-stone >> vaulted cellars. They live 20 odd km from where I lived so there was no "by >> gum that wer a grand bottle, lets bring oop another one" (my first "cellar" >> in the UK only lasted until a particulary boozy night with an alcky friend). >> >> I moved and bought a house with 2 stone vaults, got up to 900 bottles (all >> good good stuff BTW) then moved here - to a modern house, with a modern >> cellar - only to end up pouring more than 300 bottles down the drain and >> taking the enamel off my teeth with another 300. >> >> I've not got the money to vin de garde anymore, for the bottles I lost, I >> got a bit back on the insurance - the so called expert agreed that the >> auction value of the last 300 was 14 000€....... I got 1980€ back. >> >> All that too long story to say that you can dream about a cellar, but don't >> buy one built after the war, its not worth it :( >> >> Damian >> >> PS I think at least some of the Lards have drunk the odd bottle in my >> Pussay cellar (the 2 vaults...) - this is going to bring on another mail.... >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Richard walker >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 'From the cellar ' ??? >>> >>> It's my ambition in life to have a wine cellar. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On 30 Nov 2013, at 17:45, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just opened a '08 Capitan-Gagnerant Cotes de Nuits Villages. Straight up >>>> from the cellar so a little bit cold but the bottle's in front of the >>> fire >>>> and I have hopes ;) >>>> >>>> It's the last bottle I've got from that year. Will I be able to wait a >>>> couple of years for the '11? In fact will I see out this evening without >>> ;) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Richard Walker <[email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Where's the wine. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leedslist mailing list >>>> Info and options: >>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>>> >>>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
