Yet Another Cycling Forum
Off Topic => The Pub => Food & Drink => Topic started by: CommuteTooFar on 25 November, 2011, 01:00:44 pm
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I plan to have Cave de Tain Hermitage La Triboulette 2008 for me and the red wine drinkers and a Chablis for the white wine drinkers.
The Chablis is probably the best the most expensive white wine I have in the house.
The Hermitage was what my wine advisor offered me when I asked for a recommendation to go with Turkey.
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Watever F-I-L serves. But I can guarantee there'll be Asti with the christmas pud! :thumbsup:
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The last of two cases of Chateau Batailley 1990 (a Pauillac 5me cru) that I bought twelve years ago from the college cellar out of payments I got for teaching while a postgrad. Probably just past its best now, but last year's bottles were delicious.
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None. I don't like wine, and will be with non-drinkers anyway. We'll be having tomato/apple/cranberry juice.
I'm very much hoping my brother and sister-in-law that we haven't seen for a few years will visit from Canada - but it's uncertain because my s-i-l is unwell. So it'll either be a great or terrible Christmas here. Nothing in between.
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I'm going to a cheese and wine tonight and will probably make a selection based on what I discover there. Or at least remember!
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It'll be my ninth Xmas sober and dry, so all being well.....NONE!
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probably not an appropriate to follow oncemore's very impressive post with this, but as we're hosting the first ever joint do for mrs mikes family and mine (we've only been married for 13 years, so personally I think its a bit early), so I'll be drinking 'lots'.
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probably not an appropriate to follow oncemore's very impressive post with this, but as we're hosting the first ever joint do for mrs mikes family and mine (we've only been married for 13 years, so personally I think its a bit early), so I'll be drinking 'lots'.
We only need to be hosting one side for "some extra" to be applicable. Sadly our table isn't big enough for both families. ;)
I'll go and find something decent soon (to go with beef not turkey) and Port for afters, the non drinkers will have a wide selection of Mr Tesco's fresh fruit juices with no bits in.
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Séguret
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Christmas Day will be with wife and mother-in-law, both teetotal, and 13yo son, who isn't allowed more than the occasional sip, so whatever we drink, it'll only be me drinking it. Think I'll get some good beers in instead of wine.
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Red
A St Emillion and a nice bottle from Languadoc who's name escapes me at the moment that I picked up at a wine tasting on holiday.
White
None, we all like red :)
I need to pick up a pudding wine though and that might be a white. Possibly a Tokaji.
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Séguret
Damn fine idea. There's a chap near us who sells this in magnums!
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None, I'll be on-call 'bah humbug!' :(
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LIDL 2007 Viajero Pinot Noir, Gran Reserva Single Vineyard, Valle del Maule, Chile, 75cl, Alc. 14%.
This excellent quality Chilean Pinot Noir delivers ripe strawberry and raspberry aromas and flavours threaded with fine acidity. Want a cheaper alternative to a red burgundy? Put a bottle of this in the trolley.
Reviewed as much better than the shelf price at £8.99, so an affordable indulgence.
http://www.supermarketownbrandguide.co.uk/search.php?SearchString=&Search.x=70&Search.y=7&score=&price=0&pricevalue=0.00&lidl=1&table=all&orderby=Tablename
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...my wine advisor...
You have a wine advisor?!! Do you have a butler to serve it too? :P
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Dunno. I'll be at my mum's who doesn't drink much more than the occasional Tia Maria & coke (we're not allowed to mention the work do she went on 2 years ago which ended with tequila slammers) and doesn't like wine because it's too sour. ::-) My dad will be biking in Tanzania if his shoulder is up to it, but if not he'll be joining us and he'll bring some good red. I might take a bottle myself just in case.
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Red. Lots.
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none for me I don't drink
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Whatever unlimitless plonk is on offer in the ski chalet.
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I'll be drinking beer as usual.
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Some kind of red wine and some vintage port for the dessert.
I might enjoy some Christmas beers during the afternoon, just to get into Christmas mood.
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Haven't decided/bought yet, but I imagine with the main course I will be mostly drinking Amarone.
I have some Pineau des Charentes which will feature as an aperitif, and I would be amazed if I didn't find my way towards some Madeira at some point too.
hic!
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Probably Shloer or similar here. We don't drink either.
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I'll be drinking beer as usual.
Me too :thumbsup: cheers!
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As a family, my parents will indulge in a (very) nice bottle of wine reasonably regularly, but Christmas Lunch for us is wineless. My father and a cousin or two MIGHT have a bottle of Christmas beer each, but the rest of us will be drinking Julmust, a malted Swedish soft drink only available at Christmas. We manage to put away about 45 million litres of the stuff through December (keep in mind there are only 9 million Swedes)!
Since dinner that night consists of risgrynsgröt, a rice pudding like substance, it's Julmust with that too as wine would be really weird! ;D
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Julmust and risgrynsgröt :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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None. I really am sick of the sight of the stuff.
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I have some Pineau des Charentes which will feature as an aperitif, and I would be amazed if I didn't find my way towards some Madeira at some point too.
Ooh Pineau ! Haven't had that for ages.
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I have a problem. There are six of us. mum, dad, one older brother, me and two younger brothers. Youngest brother does not drink. The white wine is for mum but she is medically forbidden to drink much, so brother number 2 will have a bottle less half a glass to drink, too much. Dad, me and oldest brother will have two thirds a bottle of red. I think that is an ok amount for me at Christmas but too much for dad and my oldest brother. The sensible thing to do is not put out the Chablis but I do not want to deprive mum of her half glass of white. The more boozy amongst you may think this is ok but remember we will probably have a Champagne as an aperitif, Port afterwards and possibly a desert wine with pudding.
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Gosh, that's such a dilemma. How will you cope?
(Answer: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vacuvin-Vacuum-Saver-Giftpack-Stoppers/dp/B0000AQVO2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323956969&sr=8-1 )
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For the turkey it'll be a red. Most likely a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. Pleasant enough for me and good enough for the rest who aren't really apprecaitive of the finer wines ;). And for white if anyone wants it an Argentinian chardonnay.
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None, I'll be on-call 'bah humbug!' :(
Me too. And probably sitting in an airport.
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a lorra lorra white.
not much red.
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Whatever unlimitless plonk is on offer in the ski chalet.
Where are you going? (TignesRus this year)
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Whatever unlimitless plonk is on offer in the ski chalet.
Where are you going? (TignesRus this year)
Alpe d'Huez on Friday. Hopefully Val d'Isere later in the season. Snow was a bit touch and go a few weeks ago but thankfully seems to have got its act together.... :thumbsup:
The espace Killy has got to be one of my favourite ski areas. I try and go to Val once a year but spend most of the time skiing around the Tignes area. It's fab.
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I will have apple juice or Sainsbury's Pressed Apple and Williams Pear juice.
I don't care for wine.
Nor does David.
I will spare a thought for those for whom this is a trial.
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None for me, I don't drink, Mrs Aidan may or may not have some of the few bottles from Fortnum and Masons that my boss got me ::-) last year.
I will spare a thought for those for whom this is a trial.
This too ^^^^^
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Chateauneuf du Pape. Unfortunately it varies quite a lot and we've had some fairly watery examples as well as some really good ones.
Only for Christmas because of the price; normally we drink Sainsbury's house Corbieres (which is actually pretty smooth) or some similar plonk. You can pay twice as much and get far worse wine.
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Why not get your mum one of the small bottles of wine that are just barely a glass? Then she can sip leisurely and the rest of you enjoy your reds? Although many of them are a bit cheap, I've found a couple that were positively nice to drink.
Or pour your mum her glass in the kitchen and give it to her, keeping the bottle back. Then enjoy at your own leisure the next day, or if it's not too fine a vintage, freeze some into ice cube containers for sauces/cooking :)
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This year I have a couple of bottles Chateau Labergorce 2004. Probably a mistake. I like Margaux but this doesn't appear to have many positive reviews on Celler Tracker. Maybe I will buy something else instead. I have my usual Averys (Taylors) 10 Year Tawny port for afters.
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Dunno. I'll be at my mum's who doesn't drink much more than the occasional Tia Maria & coke (we're not allowed to mention the work do she went on 2 years ago which ended with tequila slammers) and doesn't like wine because it's too sour. ::-) My dad will be biking in Tanzania if his shoulder is up to it, but if not he'll be joining us and he'll bring some good red. I might take a bottle myself just in case.
This again. Except dad will be at his new girlfriend's in York so there's no chance he'll bring a bottle. So I should take a couple of bottles myself, but I'm not sure I can cope with carrying it - I've made lots of homemade Christmas presents this year which are heavy and bottles of wine as well might be too much. ;D
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This year...
refer to reply #33
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I don't like wine, and will be in a tea-total house anyway. I'll have tomato juice. We'll also have awful grape juice on the table.
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Some kind of red wine, I'll be at my parents so I have no saying about the wine for dinner.
Port vintage 1994 for the dessert.
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I've got one bottle of 63 Taylor's left, is Christmas enough of an excuse?
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I've got one bottle of 63 Taylor's left, is Christmas enough of an excuse?
Mmmmmm...go on, treat yourself :-*
We are having pheasant for Xmas dinner, any good wine recommendations to go with this?
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1) How are you cooking it?
2) Any preference for white or red?
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I know it's odd but a cup of tea. Not a fan of soft drinks.
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Actually, have a look here http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=65558.msg1373652#msg1373652 for some ideas (esp Lidl). If you'd like specific recommendations recipe and method would be good. I'd tend to serve red with phesant, but white can be good too.
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It's years since I had pheasant! If it's the main feature in a rich dish (which is the way I'd prefer it) I'd choose an Italian red; Primitivo (the same grape is available elsewhere as Zinfandel) goes well with most dishes. My preference, though, would be Montepulciano. A good one will be richly full-bodied and hugely enjoyable.
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Just the usual one about what a disappointment the year has been and how I can't stand my family... oh, I see... wine, not whine.
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Usually a nice solid Barolo, followed by a slug of port and a sleep on the sofa. Mrs Jules has always been teetotal so I've generally drank alone (we don't do the relatives thing)
This year I seem to have gone on the wagon for weight reasons and appear to have forgotten why I drank alcohol anyway so might well stay dry.
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OK, as it is tomorrow (trad turkey+all trimmings) the wines have been chosen:
A Pineau de Charentes for apertif / Champagne alt.
White: some 1999 Anjou which obv. needs drinking (with a picpoul in the wings just in case)
Red: 2002 Moulin a Vent
Sweetie: A 2001 Jurancon doux, to be a bit lighter than a sauternes or muscat
Port: 91 Graham.
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I've got one bottle of 63 Taylor's left, is Christmas enough of an excuse?
Not until I've married into your family.
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OK, as it is tomorrow (trad turkey+all trimmings) the wines have been chosen:
A Pineau de Charentes for apertif / Champagne alt.
White: some 1999 Anjou which obv. needs drinking (with a picpoul in the wings just in case)
Red: 2002 Moulin a Vent
Sweetie: A 2001 Jurancon doux, to be a bit lighter than a sauternes or muscat
Port: 91 Graham.
All worked well with the addition of Laurent Perrier Rose to start (courtesy of guests), swapped the picpoul for Lidl Chablis once the Anjou went, and some Clava hors d'age to round it all off.
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This year I am planning
2004 Averys 50th Anniversary Vintage Champagne
2012 Villa Loosen Qba Half Bottle
2010 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay Vieilles Vignes or 2008 Château Tertre Daugay St Émilion
Averys 10 year old Tawny Port.
I am a little worried by the Burgundy and Bordeaux . I actually ordered an older vintage of the Burgundy but I got this instead. Goodish vintages but I suspect both would benefit from more time. I am thinking the Bordeaux, many 2008s are drinking nicely now. I will keep the Volnay until next year.
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Dunno about white, fizz or port yet, but as I may be the only drinker at my Christmas dinner (I may be the only one present, actually), a 2012 The Chocolate Block. In fact, why bother with the food?! ;D
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Loosen is a Reisling, isn't it?
As far as the Burgundy is concerned, I've not had that particular one, but I'm pretty sure I have had some of Voillot's, without checking back I think it was a Pommard. Given the fact that I bought it in the first place, that means his wines are in a classic style, as it is a vielle vignes, it will only just be coming into its own - well left for a year, even three.
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So far I have lined up:
Mercurey Rouge (I forget the year, to go with lamb)
Campbell's Rutherglen Muscat (to go with pud, will probably be opened to go with mince pies the day before!)
A decent port is on the shopping list and Mrs Dan prefers white so I really ought to rustle something up, a Pinot Gris maybe.
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Loosen is a Reisling, isn't it?
As far as the Burgundy is concerned, I've not had that particular one, but I'm pretty sure I have had some of Voillot's, without checking back I think it was a Pommard. Given the fact that I bought it in the first place, that means his wines are in a classic style, as it is a vielle vignes, it will only just be coming into its own - well left for a year, even three.
Yes. My mother the resident Riesling monster is not fond of red wine so I got that half bottle for her. One of my brothers will help her drink it because she is medically advised to go easy on the alcohol. I am going away skiing for Christmas and my dinner will be on the following Monday. I expect the Riesling will have disappeared by then in which case mum will have to have water with the big family dinner.
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Where are you off to? We'll be in Belle Plagne
Catered chalet, so brussel sprouts are a cert ;)
There may be wine.....
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The only cert is La Gitana Manzanilla as an apertiff.
Seeing as I am aiming to be on my own, it will then be followed by lots of decent beer of high ABV.
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Some kind of red wine I guess; I'm not in charge of main course.
But for dessert and the rest of the evening 2 liters of 2012 Sloe gin
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Where are you off to? We'll be in Belle Plagne
Catered chalet, so brussel sprouts are a cert ;)
There may be wine.....
With catered chalets, of course, the first order of business is to assist the chalet staff bring in the deliveries. The principal reason is to discover where they stash the plonk. This is expected behaviour...
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Every year I resolve the titanic Christmas battle between Blue Nun and Black Tower by buying a bottle of each. Ain't no joke, it's a tradition from my childhood. I also like Babycham and can drink a pint of Advocaat. Anyone who says they don't like a good snowball is going to get haunted by my gran (who also introduced me to Makeson's Milk Stout* and barley wine). She was probably getting around to stringing me out on Special Brew and 20-20.
*weirdly ubiquitous in Hong Kong; because I'm a bit scared of real roller coasters, I drink it and then ride up and down the mid-levels escalators for thrills.
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Where are you off to? We'll be in Belle Plagne
Catered chalet, so brussel sprouts are a cert ;)
There may be wine.....
A hotel in Cervinia, (doing Zermatt on the cheap). So I expect on Christmas Eve I will buy a Babaresco or Borolo unless its too expensive then it will have to be a Barbera. I have skied Italy the last four Christmases. Nice smooth brisk skiing on immaculate pistes with GS skis. Going to Tignes in mid March for the blacker stuff.
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The only cert is La Gitana Manzanilla as an apertiff.
Seeing as I am aiming to be on my own, it will then be followed by lots of decent beer of high ABV.
I'm coming round to your house for Xmas!
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B.Y.O.B.
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Where are you off to? We'll be in Belle Plagne
Catered chalet, so brussel sprouts are a cert ;)
There may be wine.....
A hotel in Cervinia, (doing Zermatt on the cheap). So I expect on Christmas Eve I will buy a Babaresco or Borolo unless its too expensive then it will have to be a Barbera. I have skied Italy the four Christmases. Nice smooth brisk skiing on immaculate pistes with GS skis. Going to Tignes in mid March for the blacker stuff.
We may be back in Tignes at half term, never skied Italy
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No wine and probably no alcohol. :thumbsup:
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I have now been coerced into December 25th at my brother's house. Seeing as I will be driving, that limits the amount of Manzanilla I can consume, BUT I can escape back to my stash as early as etiquette allows.
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I'll most likely be opening what used to be called Tokay Pinot Gris before Hungary joined the EU and kicked up shit. It's a local Pinot Gris with a light, slightly fruity taste that will go very well with the duck we'll be having. The cépage was supposedly imported from Hungary by a French noble who wanted to duplicate Hungarian Tokay, but someone there had duped him with an inferior root-stock. The Tokay was dropped a few years back, which is a pity because even though it was a misnomer it was a wee bit of history. It's nonetheless a very pleasant wine - used to be one of my favourites when I still drank alcohol.
The classic wine for duck is Cahors, of course, but it's difficult to find a good one without going there and doing the rounds.
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When I lived over there, I used to love Pinot Gris. A very decent bottle could be had for £3. My wine expert friend rather looked down on it and said you couldn't buy a really good bottle, but the lightness & frutiness appealed to me too.
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The nice thing about it is that it'll go with just about anything. The only folk I've known who turned up their noses were of the "I don't like white wine" variety, an attitude I've never understood.
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When I lived over there, I used to love Pinot Gris. A very decent bottle could be had for £3. My wine expert friend rather looked down on it and said you couldn't buy a really good bottle, but the lightness & frutiness appealed to me too.
Then with all due respect (ie, not a lot at all) your wine expert friend is talking out of his (admittedly mispronounced) pomace, marc my words ;)
There are some excellent bottles available in the Alsace (and possibly in my cellar), for example a Gewurtzraminer Vendange Tardive (or Grains Nobles) stands happily alongside just about any Sauternes (which is after all, pretty much the only space that white makes into the territory of Fine Wine), and there are some very, very fine examples out there. For the rest of it, there are Alsacian wine makers who manage their wines as well as any in France.
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Steady , now boys;
I don't want a fight over Christmas lunch !
I was just going to say 'you guys won't be doing many miles per gallon at Christmas!'
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I was talking about Hungary when I said "there". Tokaji was horrible sweet syrup that all my students used to give me at xmas for some strange reason.
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Ah Hungarian, fair do's I don't know it but it isn't likely to be up to the Alsace quality (which is where I think T42 hangs out) otherwise I would have found it.
As far as the Tokaji is concerned - I bet your wine loving friend didn't look down his nose at that, at least a decent 5 puttonyos - a solera-like system.
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I never broached Tokaji with him. The puttyös thing is to do with the amount of baskets that go into the stuff apparently. One proud student gave me a 7-puttyös bottle and I had to feign gratitude. It really was the sickliest liquid I have ever had to sip, noble rot or not.
Under communism, Comecon decreed that Hungary would produce vast volume of wine, whatever the quality. Naturally, this meant that quantity was more important than quality. Only now are they seeing the fruits of >20 years of turning back the clocks., if that makes temporal sense. I am no expert, but some of their stuff tasted good to me. Their beer, however, was under-licence dregs.
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This year I am planning
2004 Averys 50th Anniversary Vintage Champagne
2012 Villa Loosen Qba Half Bottle
2010 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay Vieilles Vignes
Averys 10 year old Tawny Port.
This message appears a little familiar. The only change appears to Burgundy instead of Bordeaux. The Chamapgne will probably be different there are several other bottles of fizz in the house.
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Where are you off to? We'll be in Belle Plagne
Catered chalet, so brussel sprouts are a cert ;)
There may be wine.....
A hotel in Cervinia, (doing Zermatt on the cheap). So I expect on Christmas Eve I will buy a Babaresco or Borolo unless its too expensive then it will have to be a Barbera. I have skied Italy the four Christmases. Nice smooth brisk skiing on immaculate pistes with GS skis. Going to Tignes in mid March for the blacker stuff.
We may be back in Tignes at half term, never skied Italy
That's changing this year (Champoluc) so it'll be whatever unlimited Italian plonk is on offer, for me.
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I shall take pains to ensure that Lt. Col. Larrington (retd.) has in suitable stocks of upmarket orange juice.
Bah!
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Do not just stick to orange juice; other crushed fruits may be more toothsome.
We might skip the wine ourselves; my David doesn't really like alcohohohol
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Today I purchased a bottle of 2012 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, reduced from £9.99 to £8.99 in Lidl, for Xmas. Only two, possibly three, out of five of us drink alcohol.
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I am not sure what I am going to have for Christmas. I have some nice cases of wine (Burgundy as well as Bordeaux) sitting in Bordeaux for brexit reasons. Milesime promise to deliver in January.
I like to buy most of my wine from Averys. Sadly they are getting supply problems and the wine I planned hasn't arrived.
The best stuff I have at the house is 2014 Haut Batailley but that is too young to drink.
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A Chateauneuf du Pape and for those who want something lighter a Fleurie.
Haven't sorted the pudding wine out yet.
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Mollydooker Blue Eyed boy
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A Cote Du Rhône and a Chilean Chardonnay, both mainstream tenner a bottle stuff. Don’t do desserts.
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Got a 6-pack of Contrex in the cupboard. And a couple of canettes in the freezer but they're not for drinking.
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I've been keeping an eye on this week's plan. There'll be Red and a Viognier.
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Some form of decent Côte du Rhone and a Pouilly Fumé.
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I shall be having whatever red wine my brother-in-law supplies . . . and will have Advocaat on my Christmas pudding :thumbsup:
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I'm disappointed to find my usual Christmas lunch tipple – Thunderbird – has been gentrified. Back on the MD 20/20 (red grape wine flavour, it is Christmas), I guess. Liberally distributed, it also quietens the children.
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A Sancerre and a Pinot Noir.
Not sure about the rest of the family ;D
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I think the sort of people that used to drink Thunderbird have moved onto Frosty Jack's. Well, it has a seasonable name.
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Probably a white Burgundy, as big reds give Mrs CET a headache, so that's really all we have in our cellar at the moment, courtesy of a legacy buy-in-bond offer from the boys in Stevenage. But there is some very interesting 1970 fortified stuff that they recommended that might go with some cheese. Domaine de Rancy Rivesaltes Ambre.
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I've just got in from shopping. 2 bottles of Chateau Montlandrie Castillon 2018 and 2 bottles of Clos Saint Andre 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape. These will be shared with my parents & sister.
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CokeTM ZeroTM :'(
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Keep on keeping on :)
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Keep on keeping on :)
^This. :thumbsup:
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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.
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We don't bother with wine but like full sugar fizzypop.
Belvoir seem to have several interesting apple-based options, which are on order.
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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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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
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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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Does barley wine count?
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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.
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I have a bottle of chianti which I will open on Christmas Day and that will probably last a week.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Keep on keeping on :)
^This. :thumbsup:
Yes.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Oh, that's a good idea.
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We will be having Medievo white Rioja and a Woodchester Valley Vineyard red.
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Woodchester Red wine?
Daring.
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It was a gift. ;D
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I don't think I've tried it. I've had the sparkling (nice), and the Sauvignon blanc (outstanding)
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We've tasted the whites and the sparklings. I have a bottle of something sparkly from them too...
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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.
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The Woodchester red was very drinkable :thumbsup:
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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 (https://tillingham.com/product/tillingham-domain-wines-2020/), which went very nicely indeed with the turkey...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51777093465_b0b316c5a5_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mTn912)
Tillingham Field Blend One (https://flic.kr/p/2mTn912) by citoyen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/103760266@N08/), on Flickr
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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.
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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
Mrs Pcolbeck gave me one of these eto decanters for Christmas.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0116/8300/4512/products/SS_Mirror_Outofstock20211221_2048x.png?v=1640086875)
The top is a plunger and you push it down to drive all the air out.No CO2 cartridges required. Seems to work really well in the limited testing I have done so far. Next week I might get a cheap bottle of plonk for a test run in keeping it for more than 48 hours.
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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 (https://tillingham.com/product/tillingham-domain-wines-2020/), which went very nicely indeed with the turkey...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51777093465_b0b316c5a5_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mTn912)
Tillingham Field Blend One (https://flic.kr/p/2mTn912) by citoyen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/103760266@N08/), on Flickr
That is interesting! Tillingham is a small village very close to the St. Peter's on the Wall saxon church near the Bradwell power station. There are quite a few vineyards in the area, but I didn't know they made wine in Tillingham itself. Veterans of the Warty series may well recall us visiting St. Peter's one year and lunching at the Fox & Hounds. I recall that the chicken curry they served me was the best pub curry I've ever had.
Assuming that they are still in operation, the village football team used to call itself Tillingham Hotspur.
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That is interesting! Tillingham is a small village very close to the St. Peter's on the Wall saxon church near the Bradwell power station. There are quite a few vineyards in the area, but I didn't know they made wine in Tillingham itself.
Different Tillingham (https://goo.gl/maps/DKghTv1MCeNPATHu5), I'm afraid!
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A bottle of Palazzo Brunello de Montecino 2016 Is sitting on the dining room table. Also I decanted some Croft single quinta Port 2004.
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A chianti that was on special offer.
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Im in charge of cheese and wine at MiLs.
Got a Château Grand Faurie La Rose Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2018 from Majestic. Opened it last night to have with the cheese. Nice, but probably too subtle for me. I prefer being punched in the face by a CdR or similar. Got a nice Chilean wine called Vik A at home. Might nip back to get it.
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...Nice, but probably too subtle for me. I prefer being punched in the face by a CdR or similar...
You and Mrs P. It's disappointing if it doesn't make her tongue purpoo.
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Sent the menu to the winemonger and he recommended a Frühburgunder "vom Quarzit" (a pinot noir) and a "Riesling Roten Schiefer", both from 2020. Tasting tomorrow :)
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Barolo on special offer.
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When we were little, Granny (who later became Great Granny Isobel) always bought a bottle of red and a bottle of white schloer for the children at Christmas. A few years later, Appletise was added to the options. They were very much once a year only very special Christmas treats though. My eldest niece, when she was about 3, named such fancy beverages "children's wine" and that's what they've been called ever since.
CriunklyAuntie maintained the tradition admirably this year, although she said the schloer choices are much more confusing these days, and provided a bottle of white (grape and elderflower) and a bottle of rosé ('fruity') and some appletise to go with our Christmas dinner-for-tea. Although none of the children present liked the "children's wine", all of the adults were drinking it, and it was really us it was bought for!
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Were the kids sloshing down a nice Rhone?
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EldestCub is in the adults gang now (21!!!!) and was on the children's wine, cos he was driving. SmallestCub was left home alone, shut in a drafty bedroom with nowt but a box of LFTs for company. The smallest nephew basically doesn't believe in drinking anything other than water or milk (or bambinocinos) - he did try a drop of children's wine but wasn't impressed - and although the smallest niece gets very very excited about cups and is most impressed with her new skills with them, she is currently very much a fan of quaffing. In the words of Pterry, "Quaffing is like drinking, but you spill more".
Mind, after a very long day, I am actually considering a nightcap of the sloe gin (a splendid gift several years ago from Bill Plumtree of this very parish!) that is hiding at the back of the cupboard.
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Today,
To start I had a couple of glasses of Avery's Champagne.
With dinner I had Domaine des Senechaux 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape.
After dinner I had some Taylors 20 year old Tawny Port.
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I had half a bottle of champagne then half a bottle of St-Emilion. Must have been the good stuff because I don't have a hangover :thumbsup:
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Nothing too grand, a bottle of Vinsobre. It is rather nice. First alcohol for some time. Vinyards to the east of Orange apparently and are partly sheltered from the Mistral.
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We had some nice Tokaji Aszu with our pudding. I do like a spot of dessert wine.
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We had the Côtes du Rhône I took as a gift, with Kir Royals before and for me a Johnny Walker Platinum from the boys new cocktail cabinet.