Isegrim 9045 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Trying to stay off wine for a number of reasons at the moment. Anyone had Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier? It's ok, but nothing special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Thanks for the heads up peeps. Got a free half dozen cases of it. It was either that or an Italian one. I'd back a German lager over an Italian one any day but just wanted to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Went to Mmm.. Glug.. in the Grainger Market today and picked up these since I haven't tried either: If they're rubbish I'll drink the water from that iron instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 http://www.craftbeercalling.com/ This might interest some on here. Off to this tonight. Should be canny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I was tempted by that as well but everyone I'd go with has gone on a lads weekend away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Magners. Pound a bottle in aldi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Got Slack Alice's sisters to try tonight: Both very nice but I can't help thinking Thundering Molly should be something I'm backing in the 3.20 at Doncaster rather than drinking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 That festival was canny good like. Went to a mint talk by somebody from the Camden brewery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 17450 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Last night I finished my Bushmills. Anyone recommend a similar Whiskey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6510 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Last night I finished my Bushmills. Anyone recommend a similar Whiskey? Paddy, Jameson, Tullamore Dew. Edited October 26, 2014 by trophyshy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39367 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Bushmills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 17450 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Is that Paddy a can sup like? Will have to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 31324 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Last night I finished my Bushmills. Anyone recommend a similar Whiskey? Contrary to what TS said (I get the feeling he may have been taking the piss) Bushmills is more like Lowland Scotch in style than Irish whiskey so if you're after something similar then I'd go for Auchentoshan. That's if you were drinking the 10 year old malt. If it was the blended stuff then try Chivas Regal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4987 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 So I got bought copious amounts of red wine over Christmas (fair way through a bottle currently) and have startlingly begun to appreciate the differences between certain kinds. I'm not sure I ever thought I'd get to the level of wine snobbery required to do this, but there it is. My favourite currently is Montepulciano. I think Italian reds seem to be my overall preference. Also discovered Bourbon this winter, which was a joyous moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Barolo is my favourite Italian red. I also don't think just getting into wine is 'snobbery'. Appreciating a good game of football doesn't make you a football snob. Being a dick about it does. There's loads on here who appreciate a fine whisky but it's only snobbery if you turn your nose up at a blend and go on like you 'couldn't possibly' drink it. Learning about and appreciating wine is no different to preferring a craft beer to carling. French wine is the best like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4987 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 What would you recommend from the French wines then? And I agree on the snobbery, but I had the feeling that if I went on about it too much on here I'd get pulled up on it very quickly I'll have a look out for a bottle of the Barolo anyway, not one that I've tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 @@ChezGiven he's muscling in on your turf Another poster who won't get invited out with Gemmil and his mates for being a limp-wristed wine drinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 What would you recommend from the French wines then? And I agree on the snobbery, but I had the feeling that if I went on about it too much on here I'd get pulled up on it very quickly I'll have a look out for a bottle of the Barolo anyway, not one that I've tried. You will get pulled on it but you can at least console yourself that i will get most of the grief. I really don't see the difference between liking and drinking decent beers instead of cheap mass produced brands and spending a bit extra on a bottle of vino. Barolo is complex, it's made from the Nebbiolo grape which is thin skinned but produces a lot of tannin and due to the temperatures in Piedmont also a lot of fruit. Good to try one that has aged at least 3 years in oak before bottling. It's closest cousin in France is Burgundy red wine as that's made from Pinot Noir which is a similar grape. Get an entry level (generic burgundy) from the supermarket for around £10 and you can drink it with anything from pasta to roast meats. Pay a little more (you might need to go to Majestic) and get a 'villages' which instead of being called 'burgundy' will have the name of the village on it. This is only step one on the journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4987 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 You will get pulled on it but you can at least console yourself that i will get most of the grief. I really don't see the difference between liking and drinking decent beers instead of cheap mass produced brands and spending a bit extra on a bottle of vino. Barolo is complex, it's made from the Nebbiolo grape which is thin skinned but produces a lot of tannin and due to the temperatures in Piedmont also a lot of fruit. Good to try one that has aged at least 3 years in oak before bottling. It's closest cousin in France is Burgundy red wine as that's made from Pinot Noir which is a similar grape. Get an entry level (generic burgundy) from the supermarket for around £10 and you can drink it with anything from pasta to roast meats. Pay a little more (you might need to go to Majestic) and get a 'villages' which instead of being called 'burgundy' will have the name of the village on it. This is only step one on the journey Thanks for the input. I'll start looking into what you've said, quite fancy giving both a try - I enjoy beer too tbf, but red wine has particularly got me in the past year or so, all the more now I've been able to try multiple different kinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Love a beer too, only really drink wine when am eating. Which to be fair is basically all the time. Where do you shop for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4987 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Normally I get it from either the wine section in Fenwicks or some of the standalone wine stores you get in small country towns. Clitheroe has a particularly good one (not that it's worth visiting for any other reason really - I go quite frequently though as my g/f's family live there). I wouldn't say I have a preferred source as such, but you find much more variety in the smaller establishments than you would from supermarkets or anything like that. Anything closer to home that you'd recommend? Edited January 11, 2015 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36578 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 When Chez speaks about wine, he puts on a Frenchman-speaking-English accent. It's disconcerting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I live in Paris but when am home I tend to go to M&S if i am buying. Majestic have a Louis Latour 2012 Burgundy for 12.99, i think that would be very good. Bouchard Pere et Fils are another top producer for Burgundy. Your local merchants should have something like that. I find its best to set a budget and if your in a small retailer then chat to the staff and let them know you want to get to know a particular wine region, get them to chat around the choices then choose the one closest to the budget. Works well for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 When Chez speaks about wine, he puts on a Frenchman-speaking-English accent. It's disconcerting. Like the copper off Allo' Allo'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4987 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I appreciate the pointers - I'll let you know my thoughts on the two you mentioned at least. And yes, I've signed up with Majestic as well so I'll give them a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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