Wine!

[Cail]

Agreed. I hate snooty people who insist on a certain type of wine with a certain type of food. I don't care as long as I like the taste.

[CovenantJr]

Absolutely. Hmm, I fancy a good red right now...

[A Gunslinger]

Absolutely. Hmm, I fancy a good red right now...

My favorite wines of late are the Rieslings. Germanic wines which are usually refreshing and fruity, and finish very clean. Give them a try!

[CovenantJr]

Riesling is a familiar word, but I've never tried one. I shall keep my eyes peeled when I'm next perusing the wine shelves.

[Phantasm]

You can't go wrong, IMHO, with Australian and South African.

*bows*

Yeah, I pretty much drink SA wine only. Enjoyed the Australian stuff while I was living in the UK though.

You're paying a fortune though. (Always thought you guys had expensive wines etc.) For the equivalent of 20 quid I can buy 8 bottles of decent quality wine. Of course, we don't have to import it.

--A

You can't beat a good SA wine - lovely, although I've been spoiled having visited a few of the vinyards personally ( the joys of having wine loving in-laws who live near Stellenbosch)

They are coming down in price here, especially if you buy in bulk, but we did take home 12 bottles of Van Loveren River Red last time we were there.

On the subject of SA beer, Castle is OK, but if I had the choice it would be Windhoek (Namibian)

[Cail]

Riesling is sweet. I've had some good ones, but I've got to be in the mood for it.

I'm making bsgetti for dinner tonight and have a kick-ass bottle of Stonehaven Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon to go with it.

In fact, I may just have a glass now......

[Avatar]

Uh. Sounds great. Definitely a good combination.

I don't like sweet wines at all. *shudder*

--A

[matrixman]

I like sweet wines. A friend who works at a wine store introduced me to Riesling and I instantly fell in love with it.

I don't like dry wine at all.

[CovenantJr]

Hmm, sweet eh? Generally not that keen on sweet wines, but I'll give it a go anyway, if I get chance.

[stonemaybe]

For any UK-ers reading, Sainsburys have Wither Hills Savignon Blanc (New Zealand) at the minute. It's £7.99 which is a bit steep but deeeelicious!

(And I've only got half a bottle left, good job a new Sainsburys just opened up round the corner from me )

[Zarathustra]

Absolutely. Hmm, I fancy a good red right now...

My favorite wines of late are the Rieslings. Germanic wines which are usually refreshing and fruity, and finish very clean. Give them a try!

I don't drink much wine, but I've tasted some really good German wines. And they were cheap! Less than $10. Sometimes as low as $6. I forgot the German names, but the ones that means "Mother's Milk," and "Black Cat," I think, were pretty decent.

But I'm a beer drinker. Don't know if I've metioned that.

[Avatar]

I forgot the German names, but the ones that means "Mother's Milk,"

Liebfraumilch maybe? Not to my taste at all though I must say. On the whole, I'm more than happy to stick to the great variety of South African reds.

--A

[sgt.null]

with a good price.

[Fist and Faith]

I've become a huge fan of a lot of the Austrailian wines. The price is right, and they're really tasty.

Adam from Northern Exposure was less taken with "dingo effluent."

[Cail]

Ahhhh, that's because the grapes weren't mature then. Supposedly grapevines aren't worth squat for a couple of seasons.

[jastrau]

I agree with Cail on the snotty types that claim one sort of wine MUST be had with a specific dish. I know several fish dishes for instance that go perfectly with a cool not too pungent red. But that being said, I certainly think that it is important to match a dish with a wine.

For the record: you can get very dry riesling wines, but most are indeed in the sweeter end of the scale.

[Lorelei]

For the record: you can get very dry riesling wines, but most are indeed in the sweeter end of the scale.

While I was over in Germany this summer I found some lovely dry Rieslings. They have a sugar rating system on the wine lists over there, haven't been shopping over here but I imagine the label would have the same units on them. I'm going to the biga$$ liquor store this weekend and I'll check back in on Monday.

[Fist and Faith]

I agree with Cail on the snotty types that claim one sort of wine MUST be had with a specific dish. I know several fish dishes for instance that go perfectly with a cool not too pungent red. But that being said, I certainly think that it is important to match a dish with a wine.

For the record: you can get very dry riesling wines, but most are indeed in the sweeter end of the scale.

Growing the different kinds of grapes for different wines is, I've heard, a difficult thing. But I imagine it's a snap of the fingers for the god of Agriculture.

[stonemaybe]

LIDL are currently selling a very nice Chilean Savignon Blanc (Viajero) for tuppence (well, nearly )

[stonemaybe]

LIDL are currently selling a very nice Chilean Savignon Blanc (Viajero) for tuppence (well, nearly )

^ 8 months later, still drinking LIDL's Viajero! It's a great value wine for £3.49.

BUT had a wonderful bottle last weekend. At £8.99 it's not cheap, but for that price it's way way better than most others you can get!

It's a French Sancerre, Domaine "La Gemiere" 2005, by Daniel Millet et Fils. Got it in House of Frazier, and I'll be buying their whole stock tomorrow and keeping it for a Christmas treat!