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[bionicdog] 30/7/2013 11:22

25% off all wine at Tesco by the case if you get at least two , which shouldn't be a problem. Sadly excludes fine wines.

[isis] 19/4/2013 18:33

lol - no I've always drunk! :-))

Just got caught up with other stuff and can't keep up with the posts at the moment! ;-))

[marwalker] 19/4/2013 17:33

Thanks isis ,.... but has the house thread driven you to drink ??.........

[isis] 19/4/2013 13:57

25% off most Wines at Tescos this Weekend plus free delivery over £50- and a £10- off code XXRKNT

[the grumpy old men] 13/4/2013 16:20

wine

anything over 20 euros is generally good

and any anything over 100 euros is pure snobbishness

[the grumpy old men] 13/4/2013 16:16

..Wine critics say cheers to Bordeaux's new vintage

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Wine professionals declared themselves "pleasantly surprised" with the 2012 Bordeaux vintage but demand from China was expected to be weak due to losses on 2010 wines.

China is currently Bordeaux's biggest market in terms of volume and second in value, but Chinese buyers were expected to stay away this time.

"They won't touch it," said Gary Boom, managing director of Bordeaux Index, with offices in London, Hong Kong and Los Angeles.

Chinese clients are still smarting over their losses on the 2010 vintages, bought when Bordeaux prices soared, only to fall quickly after the wines were sold.

"They've learned that the price can go down as well as up."

Alain Raynaud, vintner and president of the Cercle Rive Droite, a winemakers association, said he had been "very pleased " by the quality of the 2012 wine despite the difficult growing conditions last year.

"In the end the vintage was much better for everyone than expected," he said.

The wine samples are drawn directly from the barrels in the cellars, more than a year before bottling, to give professionals a chance to assess the quality before they are sold as a futures commodity in the coming weeks.

The primary organisers of the tastings, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) told AFP attendance was up seven percent from last year with over 5,700 professionals from around the globe taking part. Another popular winemakers group, the Alliance of the Crus Bourgeois, hosted 1,200 visitors. And the Cercle Rive Droite logged 1,300 visitors for their 140 wines presented.

The strong attendance, despite competition for travel budgets from Vinexpo in June and this week's events at Vinitaly in Verona, reaffirms interest in Bordeaux.

The stakes are high. The region sold 740 million bottles in 2012, worth EUR4.3 billion ($5.6 billion). Each vintage's commercial success is strongly influenced by the ratings the wines receive from critics, journalists and buyers during this round of barrel tastings.

Bordeaux's sweet wine growers suffered a particularly difficult season when some vineyards waited in vain for botrytis -- or noble rot -- to properly develop, robbing the wines of their famous concentration of sugar and aromas.

"The summer was very dry, the water stress very strong, and until the end of September the noble rot was zero," said Denis Dubourdieu, consultant, professor and vintner.

The spread of noble rot was especially slow on the soil of Sauternes, leading three prominent estates, Chateau d'Yquem, Chateau Suduiraut and Chateau Rieussec, to decide against releasing early samples of the 2012 vintage.

Nevertheless, the sweet wines from several estates around Barsac received rave reviews, including Chateau Coutet, Chateau Doisy-Daene and Chateau Doisy-Vedrines.

"We were very happy with the wine we made, especially in Barsac. It was easier than in Sauternes," said Dubourdieu, owner of Chateau Doisy Daene.

Dry white wines, picked prior to the downpours in October, were well-received, and red wine producers in the Right Bank appellations of Saint Emilion and Pomerol where the early-ripening Merlot dominates were also able to pick before the rain.

"Without a doubt, the maturity of the Merlot on the Right Bank made it more accessible and easier to taste en primeur," said Raynaud. "But the Left Bank also has some lovely wines, but perhaps less homogeneous."

The late-ripening Cabernet variety, which dominates the Left Bank appellations in the Medoc, created some hits and misses.

Positive response from potential buyers left many vintners with a spring in their step despite the gloomy world economic outlook.

"I hear people were quite pleasantly surprised by the vintage. It's fresh, appealing, some wines have more fruit than others," said Sophie Schyler, co-owner of grand cru classe Chateau Kirwan in the Margaux appellation.

"I think we'll have a good demand from America."

Hot on the heels of the swirling, sipping and spitting at the tastings comes the haggling over prices and anticipation of demand.

"It doesn't matter how nice the wines are. The harsh reality is that people have a choice. You need to give them a compelling reason to buy, and the only compelling reason to buy this vintage is price," said Boom.

Several chateau owners, meanwhile, called for reasonable pricing and a brisk sales campaign to show that Bordeaux still knows how to offer good value to its traditional markets.

"We hope all Bordeaux will release soon, fast, with good pricing, in an efficient way so the message can be communicated positively," added Schyler.

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[lufc5] 17/3/2013 14:40

If anyone likes Yellow Tail shiraz or merlot, it's on offer at asda 3 for £12 normal price £7.49 per bottle, so almost half price and not a bad tipple imho.
One of the more genuine offers.

[phsycho] 16/1/2013 19:27

Anyone give any feedback on Vin-X, a fine wine broker, checking the Liv-Ex, blue chip wines might be a reasonable punt now?

[marwalker] 16/1/2013 13:39

I don't think it's typical ..... but a newly opened Majestic in Falmouth has hardly any customers..... least when I drive by .... ( opened 3 months ago ).

Think I might buy some ' Le Prince de Courthezon ' Cote de Rhone from Laithwaites .... reduced to £6.99 ..... seem to remember the last batch I bought was good .... not too plummy.

[goodgrief] 01/1/2013 14:47

Jeepers creepers... G-Spirits :-)

[waldron] 01/1/2013 13:14

SWEET DREAMS BB






NEXT THERE WILL BE COMET ICE IN YOUR DRINKS


by the way

cheers and happy new year

[bluebelle] 11/12/2012 14:35

I think it's the lifestyle that goes with drinking red wine which is what's really good for you - especially the sleep in the afternoon!!!

[bluebelle] 11/12/2012 14:35

I think it's the lifestyle that goes with drinking red wine which is what's really good for you - especially the sleep in the afternoon!!!

[waldron] 11/12/2012 14:21

nice one bamboo

DRINK WHILE YOU SINK

[bamboo2] 06/12/2012 00:29

University of Leicester scientists will present groundbreaking new evidence about how a chemical found in red wine can help prevent cancer on Wednesday, December 5.

Experts from around the world are set to attend Resveratrol 2012, a major conference at the University which will assess the latest advances in the study of resveratrol – a compound found in the skins of red grapes.

The conference will feature new findings based on the last two years of research, which show how the chemical can help prevent cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

The event follows the first international conference on resveratrol, held in 2010 in Denmark, and evidence from more than ten clinical trials held since will be presented and discussed.

Although the potential health benefits of resveratrol have been known for some time, it has not yet been proven that resveratrol can be effective in humans and the best dose to give remains unknown – meaning that its widespread use cannot safely be recommended at the moment.

Researchers at the University of Leicester have been researching the levels of resveratrol which can be beneficial in preventing cancer.

Using laboratory models, they have found that a daily amount of resveratrol equivalent to two glasses of wine can halve the rate of bowel tumors.

Professor Karen Brown, a member of the University's Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group and one of the organisers of Resveratrol 2012, said: "This is the second conference that brings together all the world experts in resveratrol. We have got a fantastic line up covering cancer, heart disease, diabetes, neurological diseases and life extension.

"At the University of Leicester, we want to see how resveratrol might work to prevent cancer in humans. Having shown in our lab experiments that it can reduce tumour development we are now concentrating on identifying the mechanisms of how resveratrol works in human cells."

The Leicester researchers now hope to take their findings from the lab to the next stage by carrying out clinical trials to find the optimum level of resveratrol in humans.

Professor Brown added: "A lot of people take resveratrol as a supplement, but at the moment we don't know how it works or on whom it can work until we have more information - we don't even know the best dose you should take. It has been shown that high doses of resveratrol may potentially interfere with other medication. With all the exciting new studies that are being done - especially the clinical trials - I hope we'll have a clearer picture in the next few years."

The conference will include more than 65 lectures, presentations and posters by different researchers from all over the world.

As well as offering opportunities for knowledge sharing and networking, the conference will produce a selection of reports with the latest update on global resveratrol research, as well as the next set of recommendations for the coming year's scientific research and the use of resveratrol.

The conference will be held at the University's Stamford Court, Manor Road, Oadby, from December 5 to 7.

[ariane] 16/11/2012 08:56

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i might well buy a bottle of nouveau today
to taste and start the evening off with a gulp/glug, as we have a visitor