I've found as I've got older my tastes Have become slightly more
sophisticated.
For a evening in, in front of a roaring radiator, I like a good peaty
scotch.
For a day time piss up I find you can't beat a vanilla spiced rum as a
chaser with a pint, whilst on an evening lash I stick to jack Daniels
and coke, as it's easy to order when rat arsed JD Coke mate...
My partner (I hesitate to use the term girlfriend as she's 37 and I'm
48, so she's neither a girl and she's not thar friendly) is going to be
giving birth to our first son (we already have a daughter) , in the
next 4 weeks, so she's been off the alcohol for about 9 months, however
she did like a drop of the old vino, so I'd like to get her a nice
bottle to go with her stitches and stretch marks...
All advice greatly received as my knowledge of wine is limited to,
well, it's made from grapes..
Thanks
Wayne
Wayne
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From: Richard walker
Sent: Sat, Nov 30, 2013 9:53 pm
To: Brendan <[email protected]>
CC:leedslist <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [LU] Satdi
That's interesting, sort of backs up why I think most of the Rioja I
have tasted to date is at best average.
As for Lee Peltier, an average bottle of Rioja with a dose of piss in
it.
Sent from my iPad
> On 30 Nov 2013, at 21:29, Brendan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The mother in law comes from a village 15km from Haro (the La Rioja
wine capital) so whilst I know fek all about wine I've been to a lot of
bodegas.
>
> Anyhow, from the little I do know I'd say EVERYTHING you see in a
supermarket be it in Spain or abroad from La Rioja is largely pish. The
big bodegas sell the average stuff only to the chains and the medium to
small ones simply don't sell to them at all as the margins are tiny.
>
> My french colleague (who is a top lad btw) always says the Riojas are
just pure vanilla (ie additives/preservatives) and he does have a point
but if you like that ...
>
> The threshold here from the bodega itself is a'NOT8-10 upwards (ie
really drinkable) and a'NOT20+ from a bodega that won't sell to a
supermarket will be cracking.
>
> Also, Ribeiro del Duero are also great for reds and white AlbariA+-o
from Galicia is unbeatable.
>
> My sincerest apologies to those uninterested in wines... But when
they lose in front of 6800 away fans, ye might as well digress. ;-)
>
> BMW
>
>
>
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> From: "Richard walker"
> Sent: 30 November 2013 21:51
> To: "Brendan"
> Cc: "Damian Walsh" , "leedslist"
> Subject: Re: [LU] Satdi
>
> 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 A-L-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 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"
>> Sent: 30 November 2013 20:28
>> To: "Damian Walsh"
>> Cc: "leedslist"
>> Subject: Re: [LU] Satdi
>>
>> Serious wine drinking ! I'm impressed.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On 30 Nov 2013, at 19:16, Damian Walsh 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 000a'NOT....... I got
1980a'NOT 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 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 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 >>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Where's the wine.
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