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Topic: Wine.
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Peter Member
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posted 02-05-2002 04:30 PM
All this castle work makes me thirsty. So perhaps we can start a few good wine tips ? Though for one, I can't find all these lemon or buttery or minty or chocolate or cheesey flavours people talk about. I know what I like, and I like what I know. My first wine tip:Going through our local U.K. supermarket (Somerfield) last weekend I came across this little gem at a mere £4. 99: Vinos Los Robles .. Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 Curico, Chile. At 13% A reserve of only 6,000 bottles. Many of those flavours mentioned above, really smooth. Would like to try a bottle of this vintage in a couple of years. Not flush with money at the moment .. but certainly going to buy a couple more bottles this coming weekend. If I can't go castle hunting in winter, I can have a go at wine hunting. Will see what I can find for next time around. |
Gordon unregistered
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posted 02-05-2002 06:23 PM
This one has recently become a standard in the supermarkets, highly popular, and no wonder, Jacob's Creek, a delicious Australian white. The chardonay is the one to lift off the shelves, but the sparkling variety does a turn too. Not quite as nice as a bottle of Fraoch Heather Ale, but a good substitute when the going gets tough!------------------ 'Demeure par la verite' Visit; Gordon's Scottish Castles Resource Page
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Erik Schmidt Senior Member
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posted 02-05-2002 11:53 PM
Best wine I ever had was a Seaview Shiraz, 1994. Very full bodied, but also smoothe and low in wood/tannin aftertaste. Can't get it anymore though, and it only took a few weeks after it came out to dissappear off the shelves or get a hefty price tag. Being a Aussie, we have a lot of good wines here, and few imports. So I mostly know the Australian wines, and that knowledge is limited at that. I'm familiar with Jacob's Creek, it's a pretty good large wine producer which seems to manage a more consistent quality than some. A lot of blending I guess.If I have one tip, it's that you should always try to get the most local wines. Wine does not travel well, especially when put through a lot of temperature changes. I happened to find a 1994 Seaview Shiraz in Germany when I was there in 1999, but it tasted very average. The tannins had come to dominate and it was no longer so smoothe. Ageing and travel certainly didn't do anything for that wine. Oh, another tip. If you come to Australia, visit the wineries around Victoria and South Australia. You get free samples and often a little course in wine appreciation to boot. Anyone familiar with Rezina/Recina? They're the pine resin stabilized wines you get in Greece. I was very impressed. It's an interesting flavour, and the ones I had were very good. Erik | |