2the9s said:

Considering that a lot of its original inhabitants had been convicted of public drunkeness, this makes perfect sense!

Heiress said:

That's what I'm saying!

The title of this thread should have been "Whine, anyone?"

There would be a lot more responses!

Mateus for me or a good Port.

0rlando said:

Would you like a cigar with that, sir?

Beer?



Wine?

Chico1 said:

In Europe, they don't give you that funny little plastic bull around the bottleneck!!

Heiress said:

They do in Ireland - I have a whole herd of little plastic bulls on top of my fridge. My wife brought back a bottle of Torres when she was in Madrid recently. She said she had to buy it when she saw the price on it - €3, we usually pay about €9 per bottle here. Campo Viejo Rioja's (any of them) are my favourites from Spain.

AsylumUtopia said:

Gosh dern it - Ireland is just THE country!!

Move that thang over!!

Yay Rioja! whooo-hooo!

I recommend a 100% tempranillo as well, RE Spanish stuff. Have you had that?

I like the 99 cent 2 gallon jugs of Raisin Wine they sell at Wal-Mart.

Heiress said:

Ah, it's not all that great. There is a good selection of wine to be had over here, but I think I've tried all of it by now! You tend to get the same popular stuff everywhere, so it's difficult to find different or new stuff. I guess it makes sense to stock the stuff you know is popular and will sell, but not so great for me (I have dreams of walking into a wine shop and seeing shelves of wines I haven't tried before).

I don't think I've tried tempranillo. There's one called Can Vendrell Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo in my local off-licence, which I haven't tried yet. Is that the one ?

wine, MMmmmm I like red wine with a berry undertone

AsylumUtopia said:

I like Rioja, because it's a good value for the price. I buy it when I'm in Spain, but generally not elsewhere... and anyway, the Spanish have a custom of cutting it with limonada. So even the cheap stuff ends up tasting good, in summer anyway.

Tempranillo is a variety - sounds like what you have there is a mix of grapes. Try it and get back to us!

PoorLittleBastard said:

Realy?

Heiress said:

I didn't realise Tempranillo was a grape variety, I thought it was a region.

Anyway, I shall indeed try the CabSav/Tempranillo and report back later (but it'll be next week as I won't be going wine shopping until Saturday).

I only like red clarets really, Bordeaux in particular. Increasingly you can get a good quality bottle for quite cheap in British supermarkets. Blossom Hill Red made in California is very nice and palatble.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

i miss mr. happy.

he was such a joyful, yellow presence. like this:



only much better.

Heiress said:

He may come back. I think you meant to post this elsewhere!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

whaddya mean? i don't have the right to jack my own thread?

maybe i need a drink?

there we go, back on topic.

Heiress said:

You are cute. Fancy a bottle of beaujolais?

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I take it you are buying?

Heiress said:

Of cause!

mmmm. u got me started now...just finished a long days work and my habit is 2 open a bottle of wine an 2 wind back down and chill..i like orrvietto amabile,(white) and for red i like shiraz,but got 2 say sainsburys bo a lovli bulgarian merlot its so smooth.just slips down and b4 u know it its gone and its stonkingly cheap at 3 pound a bottle they r encouraging alcoholism.lol.but im not complaining.....

I like wine, but I tend to mix it with Lemonade or Coke. I have a sweet tooth and tend to buy cheap wine.

AdamB said:

'Can I just shock you? I like wine.'



I hope someone gets that.

no why on earth should that shock me JD...hmmm.....but if u llike wine is it red or white?sweet or dry?..

anotherloverholenyourhead said:

Oh no! I was just quoting a line from a comedy called I'm Alan Partridge. I like red wine as I have previously stated. See above.

ok...

As long as you havent got a pair of leather pants JD, coz that would shock me.

AdamB said: