Topic: Tesco Wine Sale

[Clive]

I don't usually like to see Rioja and Spanish wine in the same sentence Simon.   

[Lona]

There is Rioja and then there are other Riojas.  I've had some really rank ones.  I just don't like Spanish wines.

[Sandra]

I dont think you will like Rioja if you like the reds that you mentioned Simon.

No one makes red wines as good as the French do, usually.

[Simon]

If I don't like it, I'll send it to Clive.   

[Clive]

No one makes red wines as good as the French do, usually.

I dare to disagree with you Sandra.  That may have been true a few years ago but these days Australian wines are far better than French wines. 

[mistybear]

Thanks Clive, I agree, but not my French sister-in law.

[Clive]

My favourite white is Chablis but nobody does reds as good as the Australians.  Shiraz is incredibly good.  The French made the mistake of selling their vines to the Australians who have made a good wine even better and at a cheaper price.  Who can fail to like sparkling Chardonnay which is made from grapes grown on vines that originated in Champagne.  It's the DB's I tell you! 

[Sandra]

I prefer real champagne made from mainly pinot noir as Dom Perignon originally made it, not the newer versions using chardonnay which can be made more cheaply through not using just the first pressing of the grape as is a necessity when using pinot noir, so that the wine doesnt get tinted by the skin.

As much as I like Australia and Australians, I tend to find that their reds have the same character as the people, a little harsh and unrefined at times 

[gmax]

I prefer real champagne made from mainly pinot noir as Dom Perignon originally made it, not the newer versions using chardonnay which can be made more cheaply through not using just the first pressing of the grape as is a necessity when using pinot noir, so that the wine doesnt get tinted by the skin.

As much as I like Australia and Australians, I tend to find that their reds have the same character as the people, a little harsh and unrefined at times 

Pigs arse!

[Clive]

 

[Lona]

Give me Chilean wine every time.

[Simon]

My favourite white is Chablis but nobody does reds as good as the Australians.  Shiraz is incredibly good.

Agree about Shiraz, but I've tried Chablis several times, and have never enjoyed it.  The last bottle I had earlier this year had a lemony aftertaste, or 'finish' as I believe the wine buffs say, and I just couldn't get into it, so I had to finish the bottle in double quick time so as to get on to the next!

[Rik]

and I just couldn't get into it, so I had to finish the bottle in double quick time so as to get on to the next!

It's easier if you pour it in the bath first, Simon. Those bottle necks are sooo narrow. 

[mistybear]

Pigs arse!

That's a bit harsh.