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[Beekay 5,150]

Can you get red wine flavoured Alka Seltzer?

[MRS B 521]

Doubt it my friend, nice thought though. Are you having to take the Alka  Seltzer because you’re having too much red wine LOL

[Oztalgian 3,296]

6 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said:

Sacrilege!! Good red wine...and mine is usually Aussie... needs no tarting up with fruit.

I agree Jill, a big bold Shiraz for me, or occasionally a good Cab Sav and by the way white wine is only good for sprinkling on your fish and chips

[nonnaB 4,895]

Sorry Shiraz gives me a headache , but after all it’s a matter of taste and how much you drink. I think you’ve got the wrong idea about fruit with red wine. It’s adaptable with anything besides drinking. My belated brother in law drank nothing else and he even ate it dipped in bread. That’s a famous habit going back centuries. It’s also a famous ingredient for a roasted meat. Although we have many wine producers in the village and produce more than one type the famous one is Barbera and the only one we drink. It even has a festival in  its honour 

La festa della Barbera.  Enjoy your wine whatever it’s called and wherever it’s from but appreciate it for all its idiosyncrasies and don’t mock it because it will go sour on you. Ps when you have more wine than water you make the best of it,

Not posted to contradict or the attitude that “we are better” than you but the world is full of wine producers some good , some excellent and some bad and also some

bl ..dy awful and even some that needs flushing down the loo.  Drink what you like but remember the advice my son gives to his 2 sons “ if you are going to drink , drink the best but if you’re in doubt ring me and let me know what lable s on the bottle and I’ll tell you whether it’s fit for you. Then go ahead and enjoy it”. 
 

[nonnaB 4,895]

Take your pick and enjoy

[mary1947 2,082]

Not much of a red wine drinker, but a friend of mine mentioned one to try, must say I was very surprised  it's called "Corbier" and is a very smooth red (try It)

[benjamin1945 16,160]

Bit of a small family gathering on the Garden yesterday.........my son who lives in Rutland was up yesterday with my now about 8 week old Grand daughter....''Charley-Rose''..........my son is 'Besotted'' with her......hardly put her down.......however did manage to hold her in my arms for short time....and i got a 'Beautiful smile''....with her lovely blue eyes fixed firmly on mine   

[DJ360 6,730]

Well it's been an 'interesting' few days, punctuated by several migraines in succession.  I tend to only get the 'Aura'..or flashing lights.. followed by a 'washed out' feeling..which can last around 24 hours. I rarely get the famous severe headache or nausea.

 

As for wine. I'm not keen on whites.  My preference is for a nice Merlot.. as they tend to be smooth and drinkable.

[DJ360 6,730]

21 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said:

A friend used to make damson gin and then use the intoxicated fruit for tipsy damson jam. I like neither gin nor damsons. I'll stick to red wine.

 

Interesting... 

 

After around 60 years of intensive research and experimentation, I have come to the conclusion that I like Red Wine, 'normal' Gin, and Brandy. I also occasionally partake of a pint of Guinness, a quality Lager, or even a good Cider.

 

 

[nonnaB 4,895]

Babies have that effect Ben. Wish my grandchildren were still small. I still get cuddles and kisses from them but to kiss a babies head is wonderful and you can’t give a kiss on the head of 20 yr olds. They give them to me but the other way round “..Nonna basta lo so che mi vuoi bene”

 ( nonna enough I know you love me)

[nonnaB 4,895]

Jill and Oz I’ve said before that Shiraz gave me a headache but it obviously didn’t agree with me. As you are true to Shiraz  which producer do you like or don’t you have a preference.

My son has an Enoteca along side his restaurant. He has over 500 different labels from different parts of the world. He only has 1 lable from Australia.. 280 Piemontese wines. He has tourists from all over the world who come to this area for food and wine so he always has a little wine for those  traveling. The wine he has is from the Margaret River area. I believe the producers are from a cooperative , can’t remember the name , Cape ….? Just looked at our wine supply and we have a SHIRAZ. Don’t think it was the one that made me I’ll. This one is Yellow tail which doesn’t entice me but I will try it.

[DJ360 6,730]

Yellow Tail Merlot is my 'basic' red. It's reliably quaffable. It's also apparently part of the 'World's Most Loved' wine brand.

Produced in Yenda Australia, by the 6th generation of a family with a suspiciously Italian sounding name. ( Casella) I've no doubt there are 'better' wines out there, but not for the money.

 

Of course there will be detractors, wine snobs etc.. who will 'poo poo' my choice, but that's their problem.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

I purchase all my wine from Laithwaites. A friend and I buy a double case several times a year and we share it between us. They don't do Yellowtail. I have tried it but, like most supermarket wines, it's a bit run of the mill, I find. Although the outlay for buying by the case is higher, you do get much better quality than you'd find in any supermarket for the same price, or less, per bottle. Last year. I obtained a fantastic deal on a couple of Aussie cases of wine the Chinese didn't want. Yum, yum. Their loss.

 

I would never go back to supermarket wines. My preference is Aussie reds but there are some cracking Portuguese reds, too. My chum likes mystery cases and we've had some excellent bottles.  All this makes me sound like a heavy quaffer. I'm not. I'm well below the prescribed weekly unit total.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

1 hour ago, nonnaB said:

Babies have that effect Ben.

I'm afraid they don't have that effect on me. They never did.  Kittens have that effect on me.

[nonnaB 4,895]

[DJ360 6,730]

1 hour ago, Jill Sparrow said:

I purchase all my wine from Laithwaites. A friend and I buy a double case several times a year and we share it between us. They don't do Yellowtail. I have tried it but, like most supermarket wines, it's a bit run of the mill, I find. Although the outlay for buying by the case is higher, you do get much better quality than you'd find in any supermarket for the same price, or less, per bottle. Last year. I obtained a fantastic deal on a couple of Aussie cases of wine the Chinese didn't want. Yum, yum. Their loss.

 

I would never go back to supermarket wines. My preference is Aussie reds but there are some cracking Portuguese reds, too. My chum likes mystery cases and we've had some excellent bottles.  All this makes me sound like a heavy quaffer. I'm not. I'm well below the prescribed weekly unit total.

 

Well that's me.. a 'run of the mill' boozer.. .

As I said, there are better wines, but it's all personal taste at the end of the day. Never used Laithwaites.  I did sign up to Virgin Wines 'in extremis' during the pandemic.  More expensive and most bottles no better...

I've had wines from La Fattoria, the specialist Italian importer.. but again.. rather variable.

 

[DJ360 6,730]

1 hour ago, Jill Sparrow said:

I'm well below the prescribed weekly unit total.

 

Obviously not trying hard enough..

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

My liver is pristine and I want to keep it that way 

[nonnaB 4,895]

Yes Yellow Tail is a super market wine. My son was shocked when he saw it.” “Whatever made you buy that”  The only wine we do buy from a super market is the wine that’s produced here in this area. It’s good for drinking every day as we do but for something special we ask our son and he won’t drink rubbish. Practically all the wine we have is either DOC OR DOCD.

6 minutes ago, DJ360 said:

 

Obviously not trying hard enough..

DJ you know what they say. Vino rosso fa buon sangue . L’Acqua ti fa ruginire ( red wine makes good blood and water makes you rusty.)

[nonnaB 4,895]

Jill my son exports wine world wide.

[MRS B 521]

16 minutes ago, nonnaB said:

My cousin in OZ plays the bagpipes as do both his daughters . We are of Scottish Origen. He often comes to the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh with his team. Love the sound of them.

I love them too, must be the McDonald in me!

[DJ360 6,730]

7 minutes ago, nonnaB said:

Yes Yellow Tail is a super market wine. My son was shocked when he saw it.” “Whatever made you buy that”

 

Did he try it?

 

Yes, it's sold in supermarkets..as are many wines sold at anywhere between about £4 per bottle up to £20+. Just being in a supermarket doesn't make a wine undrinkable.

 

Preconceptions might....

 

In similar vein, a neighbour of mine steadfastly refused to touch any 'lager', type beer from bottle or draught and always insisted on draught 'bitter', which he thought was 'proper' beer. For some reason, he now drinks stuff like 'Peroni' and other 'continental' beers.. on draught.

Still. he caught on eventually....

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

One wine I do like is Mavrodaphne, I think it's called. Morrison's and other places.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

Casella also produce The Black Stump and, in my humble opinion, there is no comparison between that and Yellow Tail.

[Oztalgian 3,296]

4 hours ago, nonnaB said:

which producer do you like or don’t you have a preference.

I always buy local South Australian wines. Barossa Valley,  Langmeil, Clare Valley, Taylors and Mitchell's Peppertree

McLaren Vale has so many good shiraz's at reasonable prices it is hard to pick just one. Langhorne Creek may not be as well-known overseas as the other regions but it too has many excellent wineries and are certainly on my shopping list as I pass through the area