[Yossarian]

Ummm, take your sails down and hide any drugs / sex slaves / large consignments of weapons?

[Yossarian]

This is what I think of the Gaja recommendation

NSFW  :

I want something to drink, not invest in ...

That arsehole looks like it's had a hard life...

Gaja singlehandedly made Piedmont great again.  He's a legend.

I've never had to pay for Gaja wine (except once for a bottle of Rossj Bass) cos we had an Italian supplier who gave us half cases for xmas.  The bottles are quite subtle looking, which unfortunately nearly led to a murder, when I returned home from work one day to find one of my house mates at the time sprawled out in the living room, with a Marlboro light in one hand, a bovril sandwich in the other, and a nearly empty bottle of the Barbaresco on the table.  I just stood and gasped for air. 

These days I would've cut off his cock and sent it to his mother-in-law...

[Houdini]

... a Marlboro light in one hand, a bovril sandwich in the other, and a nearly empty bottle of the Barbaresco

Hmmm...

That's one beautifully balanced meal.





I looked up Gaja.  Interesting fellow, will read more. 

I'll see what Mövenpick have to offer.  Do you get these in the UK?  Great wine stores - alas mine has changed  from a warehouse-style affair w/ dusty boxes to more well-lit, sterile premises (& the Petrus safely under glass).  I liked the old place best, it was freezing but it was easy to get lost in a dusty corner surrounded by wines you've never heard of.

[Falling Down]

Does this now need a NSFW addition to the thread title? 

[Houdini]

Not if you're a successful pr0nographic photographer like Yoss, this is tame as a bunny compared to his bread and butter.

[Houdini]

There's a bottle of mid 60's Gaja Barbaresco going for €350 in my Mövenpick at the mo.


I was hoping to get a try before buying, but they told me to fuck off.

[GraemeA]

Overpriced according to http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gaja+barbaresco/1/uk

[Houdini]

Well, they do sell mid 00's Petrus for €1050 too, so ...


But the rich need to feel good too.



EDIT.  spelling.  fucking shit UKB edit policy. 

[Jaspersharpe]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/18/gallo-hoodwinked-fake-wine-not-surprising

[Dolly]

Anyone got any recommendations for Wine Society 2008 Burgundy ?
Just got mail through

[Houdini]

Another first this evening:  Sardinan Cannonau.


Spicy!

[soapy]

henschke euphonium 2004

mm, mmm

[Yossarian]

Speaking of Barossa, I had a bottle of Fortnums own label Barossa Shiraz last night.  Lovely, but pretty hefty.  My head hasn't quite cleared yet...

[soapy]

ah, this isn't hefty, notes:

"Deep crimson in colour. Spicy sweet aromas of plums, anise, blueberries and cassis with hints of smoky tar, vanilla, cedar and minty nuances. The palate is sweet and ripe with lush blackberry fruits, complex with excellent depth and concentration, velvety fine-grained tannins and excellent length."

anyway i was inspired to take a punt on their whites, a pair each of:

tilly's vineyard
julius reisling
louis semillon

just need the fine weather

[JamesD]

My company have been doing a lot of work lately with a great wine company called winebear, www.winebear.com

Really good quality selection and he puts a lot of work into making sure all of his stock his awesome

[slackline]

Seems its not really worth shelling out the readies unless you have pretensions are trained in the art of quaffing...

Goldstein et al (2008) Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better? Evidence from a Large Sample of Blind Tastings Journal of Wine Economics 3:1-9[/url]

[Sloper]

My company have been doing a lot of work lately with a great wine company called winebear, www.winebear.com

Really good quality selection and he puts a lot of work into making sure all of his stock his awesome

Sorry to carp, but that looks like a poor selection and way over priced.

Slackers, indeed blind tastings are the way forward, along with knowledge and experience.

[Charles]

Tiers Rioja III Reserva.

Available from Asda for not very much. Delicious.

[Houdini]

Little wine has been drunk this summer, but I pop into this blog once in a while, check her out.  Neat piece on rescuing a corked first growth claret

[Richie Crouch]

Just enjoying a Christmas present I had been saving for a meaningful ascent to celebrate but have decided to crack it open to celebrate being able to crimp again with minimal finger swelling after 2 months of woe/rehab/volume on jugs:

it's a Jumilla Altico syrah 07 red. Full of flavour and packs a punch, it is going nicely with the pork/steam veg meal and balances out the goodness from the food 

[Sloper]

just had a bot ot Susterris 2008, apparently the table wine of the late El Bulli.

All I can say is . . . . holy fucking cow!

A revelation, it drinks as if it's >£50 per bot not £17.50. A revelation.  I haven't been this impressed by a wine since, well, ever. 

[shark]

Red I'm guessing ?

[Percy B]

Red or white, you still paid way over the odds. You can pick up a bottle for £12 if you shop around... Good recommendation though - will have a go, I think.

[Dolly]

Where did you get it for £12 Percy ?

[Sloper]

There's a similar sounding wine available for £12.34 via Slurp but it's not the same beast.

This was red and purchased from Hanging Ditch in Manchester who are a very refreshing new merchant.

Get some in for Christmas.