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[bionicdog] 24/2/2012 13:35

Try this , it's certainly an experience.

[bluebelle] 24/2/2012 13:35

shorecrab
Revisit them ! I know various regions of the Loire pretty well and Waitrose are selling good wines from there at prices you would be lucky to get at the 'farm gate' in France !

[shorecrab] 24/2/2012 13:31

That's a lovely maker though I haven't had a recent vintage. Waitrose seem to think the recession ended a while back so I don't buy from them so much now.

[marwalker] 24/2/2012 13:21

Looks like everyone has gone teetotal.

[shorecrab] 09/1/2012 18:57

Had a couple of those - very nice.

[bionicdog] 09/1/2012 18:44

I'd rather have this.

[isis] 09/1/2012 18:34

Tesco bin ends:-

[bamboo2] 04/1/2012 15:56

4 January 2012 Last updated at 15:37

Appeal after unopened wine found in Hagley wheelie bin
Police are trying to reunite 77 bottles of wine found in a wheelie bin in Worcestershire with their rightful owner.

The unopened wine bottles were found in a bin outside Hagley Community Centre by people cleaning up after a party on New Year's Eve.

West Mercia Police said the bottles were a mixture of red and white wine.

PC Chris Evans said: "They are not in pristine condition and look as if they may have come from someone's cellar."

The police said they would like to hear from anyone who may have had a large amount of wine stolen.

[marwalker] 30/12/2011 10:28

Yes Laithwaites do offer some good wines ..... I have got caught out though by some over hyped stuff. ( teach me to buy a dozen at once rather than a couple of bottles in a mixed case ! )

Recently I stayed in a hotel and had some 'Finches' Australian shiraz. Very nice too but £22.50 p. in the hotel.

I noticed that the wine was supplied by Steevensons of Tavistock. It can be bought on the net at £6.99 p.from them.

Evidently Steevensons main business is supplying hotels and restaurants but they do some retail.

On the premise that most wines have to be good from hotels as they have such a large mark up ,I plan to investigate more of their wines.

[bluebelle] 30/12/2011 10:23

Must admit, bionicdog, that was not dissimilar to my experience (although not at that particular vineyard) but I was being (uncharacteristically!) tactful : never again !!!

[herschel k] 30/12/2011 10:12

Do most of my wine buying at Laithwaites.

A few to sample, as I consider them to be rather good:

Posada del Rey (Rioja, just not on the label) - very good value for money at £6 a bottle;
Pagos de Tahola - try the Rioja, the Reserva, or if you fancy splashing out, the Gran Reserva (it's about £15 a bottle).
Baron de Barbon - the white Rioja is stunning for the money (£7), but the Gran Reserva is £13 and drinking beuatifully right now (it's a 2001).
La Cantera Reserva - £7 a bottle and perfect with Steak.

As you can tell, I like Spanish wine. :)

LW also do Roche Lacour, which is made the same way as Champagne, but only costs a tenner a bottle - I don't like Champers much, but I love Roche Lacour.

My favourite White though, is from Oz, and it's the Yarrunga Field Special Reserve priced at £7.50 a bottle.

Cheers,

H

[bionicdog] 30/12/2011 09:37

Maybe all they need is someone who can actually make wine. I visited the largest English winemaker Denbies in Dorking. Having listened to all the guff about geology and microclimate I was full of hope when it came to the tasting. The rose was described as a bit young. That was an understatement , it wasn't wine yet and I cannot believe that they would release it to the market. A couple of the blended whites were drinkable , but you wouldn't choose them at anything like the price. The more expensive single varietals were horrible , I couldn't even recognise the pinot noir as having been anywhere near that grape.

[bluebelle] 30/12/2011 09:10

Interesting. I hope they succeed. Haven't drunk many English wines but the ones I have have been a bit light and 'thin' (as well as expensive !), but as with much wine drinking, a lot of it is down to what you're used to.

[yf23_1] 18/12/2011 17:55

Just tasted that Jacobs Creek Reserve Barossa and its pretty good.
Unfortunately promo has ended and Tesco not stocking any more - bummer.

[ducatiman] 18/12/2011 09:38

bamboo, sorry you were disappointed in the yali, personally I don`t like fruity pinot noirs, preferring the dry burgundy type. Unfortunately there is no co op here. Slainte, duc.

[bamboo2] 17/12/2011 22:00

this is very good. about £9.50 from independants. 14% balanced out by fruit.

the argentinian coop malbec compares well at £6.99. but not organic.

[bamboo2] 07/12/2011 19:14

duc, having had to cycle past the local sains earlier, so, i have obtained some yali. i find it to be a bit sainsburys. its not as good as their own label pinot noir. imo. personally, i need more fruitiness!
the second glass is better.
perhaps the bottle didn't like the cold rucksack on my back!

thanks for the reco anyway. and do try that coop carmenere if you get the chance.

all the best

[bluebelle] 05/12/2011 09:22

ducatiman - 4 Dec'11 - 21:17 - 2423 of 2425
however vintage would be more important in France, than, perhaps Australia.

For the single varietals I think that's certainly true. Interestingly, especially, although by no means exclusively, with the blended wines, apart from years with exceptionally favoured weather - 2005 and 2009 for example - the advances in technology mean that there are now effectively no 'bad' years and the wine is made to a consistent standard

[bionicdog] 05/12/2011 09:04

I was inspired to crack open one of the Oyster Bay pinots. Probably not a good idea after lunch out then a few beers. I seem to remember enjoying it greatly.

[ducatiman] 04/12/2011 21:24

$87!! Glad I don`t live in the states, lol. $87 for a bottle plus $100 delivery, think I got a bargain at sainsbury £5.62.

[ducatiman] 04/12/2011 21:17

bionic, depends on what was consumed prior to the tasting. Blue, absolutely, however vintage would be more important in France, than, perhaps Australia.I sampled the yali again this evening, it had lost its nose completely but was still dry and very palatable. Opened another and the nose was very strong. Interesting wine, I am not an expert but this one is confusing as it seems to be tanin abundant but does not taste like a wine that would improve with age. It is certainly an extremely good buy at a tad over £5 though when I think of some of the rubbish at that price. I look forward to the views of anyone who samples. Personally, I will be taking a few more before the offer expires.

[bluebelle] 04/12/2011 18:19

ducatiman - 4 Dec'11 - 14:47 - 2416 of 2421
Any pinot noir fans ...........

Whilst varietals have certain characteristics, the final product depends - much more than with melanges - on three things : the skill of the vigneron, the terroir and the weather. Chardonnay is perhaps the best example - the oily NZ's are not to my taste but Chablis is - but pinot noir no less so.
Where I live, red wine (some of it sold in Sainsbury's - Domaine de Colombier for over 25 years, although I agree with bamboo : I've given up on Sainsbury's not just for wine but because their target market now appears to be yobs rather than people attracted by the notion that 'Good food (used to) Costs Less at Sainsbury's) is all made from Cabernet Franc and the white too is single varietal.
I have tasted wines from the same year made from vines grown within 200 metres of one another and the difference - because of the terroir - is amazing. I have also tasted the same wine, made by the same producer in different years, and there are some striking differences - 2003 v. 2005 for example.
For me, it's a source of endless fascination, not least because the only thing that really matters is what the person who is drinking it thinks of it, regardless of what it costs or where it comes from !