I went to that game with @Brizzle and they were a fucking shower. Nothing has changed since. He's goner. The sooner the better!
So just outta interest, if losing the Derby..(the impromptu wine thread)
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Afl Grand final day in Melbourne we own 5am this morning for the all blacks and stay open till after the Irish game finishes at about 5am on Monday morning.
I'm doing a tasty 4pm to 8am shift to cover England getting walloped by the wallabies.
It'll be lack of alcohol that'll get me [emoji22]
The horror.... the horror...
The Spanish are well into it. I was horrified too.
They also like to serve red wine cold.
Yeah, I'm not a Rioja fan but both the above are a bit extreme even for me.
They're fucking dickheads actually.
Rioja is an interesting one - with its classification detailing how long the wine has to be aged in wood, etc.
There are also producers that operate outside the classification system to produce wines in the style that they want to produce.
Look for wines from Artadi, Telmo Rodriguez and Roda.
Yep, did you try it? I didn't but apparently it's alright.
@StevieM If you like Albarino, give Rueda Verdejo a go. My Spanish friends recommended that one when I told them I liked Albarino.
Yep - Telmo Rodriguez does a Verdejo from Rueda that I've tried - pretty sure I've written it into at least one wine list.
Slightly different style - grapes for Amarone are left on the vine longer, to the point of raisoning, so that the sugar increases, leading to higher alcohol after ferment. The fruit is also dried out to intensify the sugar.
What's left over of these Amarone grapes are what's added to the Valpollicella to make the ripasso style.
San Castillo Rioja Reserva half price in Tescos at the moment. Very nice
The father in law is a Rioja fan & is helping me fit the cellar ceiling/living room floor insulation next week. That'll do for a nice thank you gift. Cheers.
I don't think I've ever actually tasted Croatian wine - if I ever find it over here, I'll be sure to try it.
Oh, & I edited the thread title a bit.
That's ridiculous. Make a point of getting round to it. They do a lot with Teran grapes there as well if that interests you.
I spent weeks in mendoza this summer, toured many wineries. A good higher altitude malbec or a cabernet franc from there is the best I've had. Malbec is something you have to develop a taste for, I think. Wine there is unbelievably cheap as well, but most of what gets exported is nothing to write home about.
Just avoid a mullet and a suit jacket with the sleeves rolled up. Also avoid Level 42.
So do the fecking Greeks.
I can understand it in the summer, I'm sure wine served at 40 degrees isn't very nice.
To be fair, most hot countries chill some of their lighter red wines - many aren't much heavier than rose.
I've seen the odd weirdo chill Pinot noir.
Certainly, Beaujolais nouveau would be something that could be chilled.
Champagne contains a large component of red grapes - Blanc de Noir is made entirely from red grapes.
Aussies actually make a red sparkling out of Shiraz which is served cold.
Let's face it, in countries outside the UK, where we tend to get a bit of sun, drinking red wine that's the temperature of blood isn't ideal.
I've seen the odd weirdo chill Pinot noir.
Certainly, Beaujolais nouveau would be something that could be chilled.
Champagne contains a large component of red grapes - Blanc de Noir is made entirely from red grapes.
Aussies actually make a red sparkling out of Shiraz which is served cold.
Let's face it, in countries outside the UK, where we tend to get a bit of sun, drinking red wine that's the temperature of blood isn't ideal.
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