Wine drinkers - what are you having today/tonight?
Sep 14, 2021, 10:12 am
#946
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Kumeu River Village Chardonnay 2019. Excellent Bourgogne Ordinaire alternative and only £13 per bottle. Extraordinary value but will need drinking before next summer.
Love to know what the NSG is like. I'm guessing it will go well with something gamey, or a mushroom dish. Is it too old yet, or is it still drinking well?
Love to know what the NSG is like. I'm guessing it will go well with something gamey, or a mushroom dish. Is it too old yet, or is it still drinking well?
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Sep 14, 2021, 1:31 pm
#947
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It was in a perfect shape. A bit surprised as it is simply a village, but since I have bought it in 2013 directly in the cave, it was lying flat in my cellar. We had it with cheese and salumi as a starter, good pairing.
Sep 21, 2021, 5:56 pm
#949
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BamaVol Jr #1 sent this gruner veltliner from Oregon for my birthday. At least as good as anything I tried in Austria.
Sep 22, 2021, 3:34 am
#950
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We pass by Kumeu River on the way to work every day and it's GREAT. Try their latest Hunting Hill, just released....fabulous.
Sep 23, 2021, 3:41 pm
#952
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Have spent a few weeks travelling through the Loire before heading further down to the southwest of France.
As not a huge drinker of white wine apart from with fish and seafood, I’d somewhat written it off, resigned to being the designated driver for my wife to enjoy her way through Muscadet, Vouvray & Sancerre. Whilst the whites were certainly to her pleasing, I’ve been really surprised by the quality of some of the reds. Whilst some are still a little thin and on the lighter end, some of the Chinon, St Nicolas de Bourgeil, Anjou, and Saumur Champigny are starting to pack a bit more oomph and structure. From talking to a few winemakers, it’s a combination of pushing outside the traditional, staid AOC rules (like single vineyard varietals) and the inevitable impact of global warming, with hotter, longer summers resulting in wines that are getting closer to those further south.
As not a huge drinker of white wine apart from with fish and seafood, I’d somewhat written it off, resigned to being the designated driver for my wife to enjoy her way through Muscadet, Vouvray & Sancerre. Whilst the whites were certainly to her pleasing, I’ve been really surprised by the quality of some of the reds. Whilst some are still a little thin and on the lighter end, some of the Chinon, St Nicolas de Bourgeil, Anjou, and Saumur Champigny are starting to pack a bit more oomph and structure. From talking to a few winemakers, it’s a combination of pushing outside the traditional, staid AOC rules (like single vineyard varietals) and the inevitable impact of global warming, with hotter, longer summers resulting in wines that are getting closer to those further south.
Oct 15, 2021, 4:57 pm
#960
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Last night I opened and decanted a 2009 Medoc to enjoy alongside my Five Guys burger and fries.
Tonight, my better half's roasted chicken is on the menu and I have a Pinot Nero in the cellar I've been meaning to try...
Tonight, my better half's roasted chicken is on the menu and I have a Pinot Nero in the cellar I've been meaning to try...