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Does anyone here know their wines well?
I need to buy a bottle of red wine. I went to sainsburys the other day and theres so many different kinds.
Could anyone educate me
I need to buy a bottle of red wine. I went to sainsburys the other day and theres so many different kinds.
Could anyone educate me
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I find, the best wines, are usually the ones that are the cheapest lol because it gets you drunk in the end anyway so whats the matter!!
I hope someone can give you a more helpful reply, I just tend to see one that interests me, I am partial to french wine because I like France in general , but they're all nice, different kinds of flavours / textures / aftertastes.
That's white mate. Measured from dry to sweet on a scale of 1-9.
Reds are measured from light to full bodied.
If you eating something with heavy with strong flavours your better off with a full bodied red, if it's something lighter have a lighter bodied wine.
Simple really.
And you better off with New World wines - they're far superior.
I worked on for the Wines and Spirits department at Tesco's for a few months. But I like a good wine anyway and I like to cook - my mates take the piss.
Unless you are giving them wine, I guess
Wines can be damned nice. Some, however, taste a bit like white spirit.
EDIT: RubberSkin beat me to it. :thumb:
I used to run an off license, and did a wine course, so if people asked me about wine i could tell 'em. Though i must admit, all the wine i've drunk seems to of killed all the brain cells that were holding this info
That said, Merlot is the easiest red to drink, I reckon. So if it's just for glugging then that'd probably be your best bet. If it's to go with a meal then check out the labels; they're usually pretty good at advising what meats and meals specific grapes are suited to etc
Maybe 17th century French wine is nice but the shit you get at your local offie or tescos is rotten! :yuck:
I agree that beer is superior in every way; but please don't judge wines on the basis of Blossom Hill et al. Though, that said, Blossom Hill rose will always remind me of my first year at Uni... I should've bought shares :razz:
Valpolicella is another fairly safe bet with reds.
I don't agree and neither do most people (French wine is becoming increasingly unpopular) but each to their own.
Apart from Rioja I prefer New World wines and in particualr Australian wines.
What about Barley Wine e.g Gold Label? Get's you rapidly pissed.
P.S - I know I say this everytime and I know that for some reason people dont see alcohol as a drug, but shouldnt this be in the Drugs section?
No because alcohol is perfectly harmless and only dangerous drugs go in the drugs section. :rolleyes: