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John Stonebridge

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #100 on: 21 December, 2021, 08:35:23 pm »
I've a 2016 Trimbach Gewurztraminer and a 2016 Massolino Barolo in.   

Im not the worlds biggest fan of turkey so tend to have just a ceremonial piece to enjoy with the Barolo and focus instead on mostly having roast veg & Gewurtz.     

 





 

hellymedic

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #101 on: 21 December, 2021, 10:20:09 pm »
We don't bother with wine but like full sugar fizzypop.

Belvoir seem to have several interesting apple-based options, which are on order.

ElyDave

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #102 on: 22 December, 2021, 08:10:25 am »
We have a choice of a nice 2013 Barolo or a 2016 Brunello di Montalcino, we weren't intending to be home for Christmas, and as the only non-veggie in the house I'll be having it with a piece of salmon from the freezer and plenty of veg. Pud will be homemade chocolate fondants.
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John Stonebridge

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #103 on: 22 December, 2021, 11:26:30 am »
I perhaps should have added that Im also in possession of a magnum of Niepoort 2011 LBV, and am about to collect a significant quantity of cheese from Mr IJ Mellis Victoria Street Edinburgh this very afternoon. 

Cheese shop is opposite the Bow Bar.         

Im also giving blood at 1400 

What could possibly go wrong.   

Edit - made it home after giving blood, collecting cheese and having 1.5 pints

ElyDave

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #104 on: 22 December, 2021, 11:35:38 am »
I didn't mention the half dozen bottles of prosecco and  the mountain of cheese that was to be taken to BIL's as our contribution  ;)
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ian

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #105 on: 22 December, 2021, 11:55:26 am »
Does barley wine count?

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #106 on: 22 December, 2021, 04:55:29 pm »
Not going shopping. so it will be whatever the local small Co-op store delivers.
I give them a rough idea and a price limit each week and see what turns up.
Somtimes the order is picked by a worker who doesn't want us to spend too much, sometimes it is picked by someone who chooses the best bottle they can find.
As you may gather, I'm no wine snob, but we've never had anything underwhelming.
Anyway, trying to look at lots of shiny bottles in a supermarket gives me migraine.

Wowbagger

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #107 on: 22 December, 2021, 07:39:09 pm »
I have a bottle of chianti which I will open on Christmas Day and that will probably last a week.
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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #108 on: 23 December, 2021, 08:32:57 am »
I have a bottle of chianti which I will open on Christmas Day and that will probably last a week.

It might last a week but it won't taste good after a few days. In my experience 3 days is the max and some don't taste very good on day 2.
If you have one of those super dooper gizmos for removing air from opened bottles then wine should last longer. I don't.

Interestingly I read that bigger bottles (e.g 1.5 litres) of wine last longer due to the reduced air / wine interface are per volume of wine.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #109 on: 23 December, 2021, 09:56:32 am »
The rubber vacuvin stoppers are great for red wine. I find that some wines improve after a day of being stoppered with one.  Wine remains excellent for about 4 days.

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #110 on: 23 December, 2021, 03:50:24 pm »
The rubber vacuvin stoppers are great for red wine. I find that some wines improve after a day of being stoppered with one.  Wine remains excellent for about 4 days.

I have the rubber stoppers. Still some doesn't last for the second day. Most goes to three OK. As you say some seem better after a day.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

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Jaded

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #112 on: 23 December, 2021, 05:38:05 pm »
The rubber vacuvin stoppers are great for red wine. I find that some wines improve after a day of being stoppered with one.  Wine remains excellent for about 4 days.

I have the rubber stoppers. Still some doesn't last for the second day. Most goes to three OK. As you say some seem better after a day.

We have the rubber stoppers.

It's the pump thing we cannot find.
It is simpler than it looks.

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #113 on: 23 December, 2021, 05:54:47 pm »
I can tell you the wine will be: Fendant, Oeil de Perderix, Dole. That should tell a select few just where I am, or at least the country if not the 1800m of elevation. As to what comestibles will be brought forth, that is still a lot more open to consideration.

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #114 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:10:58 pm »
The rubber vacuvin stoppers are great for red wine. I find that some wines improve after a day of being stoppered with one.  Wine remains excellent for about 4 days.

I have the rubber stoppers. Still some doesn't last for the second day. Most goes to three OK. As you say some seem better after a day.

We have the rubber stoppers.

It's the pump thing we cannot find.

Can get cheapo copies on ebay

Jaded

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #115 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:14:34 pm »
Oh, that's a good idea.
It is simpler than it looks.

Jaded

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #116 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:16:07 pm »
We will be having Medievo white Rioja and a Woodchester Valley Vineyard red.
It is simpler than it looks.

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #117 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:17:44 pm »
Woodchester Red wine?

Daring.

Jaded

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #118 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:18:58 pm »
It was a gift.  ;D
It is simpler than it looks.

Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #119 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:21:51 pm »
I don't think I've tried it. I've had the sparkling (nice), and the Sauvignon blanc (outstanding)

Jaded

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #120 on: 23 December, 2021, 06:29:11 pm »
We've tasted the whites and the sparklings. I have a bottle of something sparkly from them too...
It is simpler than it looks.

hellymedic

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #121 on: 25 December, 2021, 08:50:30 pm »
We don't bother with wine but like full sugar fizzypop.

Belvoir seem to have several interesting apple-based options, which are on order.

We had Belvoir 'Freshly Squeezed Lemonade' (sugar tax applied), which D seemed to like…
... which is a relief.

Jaded

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #122 on: 26 December, 2021, 02:24:34 am »
The Woodchester red was very drinkable  :thumbsup:
It is simpler than it looks.

citoyen

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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #123 on: 26 December, 2021, 12:24:47 pm »
We got in a few bottles of Aldi plonk, all perfectly drinkable but nothing worth mentioning, but then the boy very kindly delved into his personal cellar to pull out a bottle of Tillingham Field Blend One, which went very nicely indeed with the turkey...


Tillingham Field Blend One by citoyen, on Flickr


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Re: What wine do you intend to have with Christmas Dinner?
« Reply #124 on: 26 December, 2021, 02:42:41 pm »
The Woodchester red was very drinkable  :thumbsup:

I'm guessing a Pinot Noir/Pinotage type grape. In which case doubly well-done Woodchester given that ot must be pretty young.