My advice Wayne Buy a bottle of Champaigne and marry the woman!!! Old fashioned me :( Good luck with the upcoming birth. Michael
Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myRay.org ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 1 December 2013 00:57, Wayne <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________________________________________ > > 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. > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leedslist mailing list > >>>>> Info and options: > >>>> [1]http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >>>>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >>>>> > >>>>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leedslist mailing list > >>> Info and options: > [2]http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >>> > >>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leedslist mailing list > >> Info and options: > [3]http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >> > >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > [4]http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > References > > 1. http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > 2. http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > 3. http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > 4. http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > _______________________________________________ > 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
