The new wine thread
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I'm done with Pinot, it's waaaay more miss than hit (even from Central Otago) and you need to spend to get even half decent.
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@mariner4life said in The new wine thread:
I'm done with Pinot, it's waaaay more miss than hit (even from Central Otago) and you need to spend to get even half decent.
I love it. Buy from a knowledgeable merchant and its all good. Generally speaking if you spend around 25 bucks or more it is all good
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@mariner4life said in The new wine thread:
I'm done with Pinot, it's waaaay more miss than hit (even from Central Otago) and you need to spend to get even half decent.
preach it dude, nailed it
I don't love it, will drink it at a pinch, but generally just give it to my dad when I get gifted it. It's not 'bad', it's just not in my wheelhouse...
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My happy place is a malbec. A cheeky merlot on a summers evening. Tempranillo or syrah will be met with an appreciative smile. Mrs Antipodean likes pinots but I find them too close to coloured white wine.
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@antipodean said in The new wine thread:
My happy place is a malbec. A cheeky merlot on a summers evening. Tempranillo or syrah will be met with an appreciative smile. Mrs Antipodean likes pinots but I find them too close to coloured white wine.
I love a nice Argentinian malbec with a nice steak
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I still like good pinot however I am also well aware of how hard it is to find good ones that are not over priced (especially in Australia), but still have some depth in flavour.
I think I have found good examples of most varieties, so find it hard to say exactly what are my favourites. A good spanish Grenache is easy to drink in most seasons.
Actually also enjoying through this winter period, heating some of the cheaper reds that I have been gifted, adding spices and orange peel for a good mulled wine.
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@bayimports i am loving Grenache at the moment
both on its own, and in a GSM
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Spent last week in Napier and visited new 'Oenothèque" in Havelock North. Smith and Sheth. Had a flight of 8 wines. You would struggle to find a higher class of wine piston wristed gibbon than the somelier who talked us through the wines "and this one comes from 150 metres higher up the slope. You will of course discern the subtle change in character and the hint of wild lavender on the palate". Hilarious stuff.
Nevertheless they do have some very good wines. I'm not a Sav lover but their Wairau was good - bone dry and flinty.
Also enjoyed the Cantera which is a Cabernet/Tempranillo blend from Gimblett
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@dogmeat said in The new wine thread:
"and this one comes from 150 metres higher up the slope. You will of course discern the subtle change in character and the hint of wild lavender on the palate".
That is exactly how I imagine you lot when you are recommending wine!
Last time I had a glass of a lovely Pinot Gris with my stir fry (I'm told it was a nice one) I spilled it all over myself! I don't think wine and I mix well...🤭 -
@r-l said in The new wine thread:
I spilled it all over myself! I don't think wine and I mix well...
Hmmm. I will say no more.
When conversing with wine snobs and they are talking about hints of gooseberries, etc, I just add, "and grapes, I'm getting hints of grape".
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As NZ is in lockdown I figured this thread deserved a nudge
One of the bonuses of lockdown is it motivates me to drink from my (no @Snowy no. Not the cellar) …. stock.
Just decanting a 96 Ch. Meyney St Estephe. Having it a bit later with a spiced venison rack.
Has anyone else been hitting the plonk?
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@dogmeat said in The new wine thread:
As NZ is in lockdown I figured this thread deserved a nudge
One of the bonuses of lockdown is it motivates me to drink from my (no @Snowy no. Not the cellar) …. stock.
Just decanting a 96 Ch. Meyney St Estephe. Having it a bit later with a spiced venison rack.
Has anyone else been hitting the plonk?
Had a few bottles of pinot of late. Most recent was escarpment from Martin borough and a nice Waipara example. North Canterbury is my favourite PN area in NZ
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@dogmeat said in The new wine thread:
As NZ is in lockdown I figured this thread deserved a nudge
One of the bonuses of lockdown is it motivates me to drink from my (no @Snowy no. Not the cellar) …. stock.
Just decanting a 96 Ch. Meyney St Estephe. Having it a bit later with a spiced venison rack.
Has anyone else been hitting the plonk?
That sounds very nice and well done for not glugging it a few years ago. I decanted a 2005 Ch Chasse-Spleen last night. Very good. BTW I think @Victor-Meldrew is in to his Ch Meyney. St Estephe anyway.
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@catogrande said in The new wine thread:
@dogmeat said in The new wine thread:
As NZ is in lockdown I figured this thread deserved a nudge
One of the bonuses of lockdown is it motivates me to drink from my (no @Snowy no. Not the cellar) …. stock.
Just decanting a 96 Ch. Meyney St Estephe. Having it a bit later with a spiced venison rack.
Has anyone else been hitting the plonk?
That sounds very nice and well done for not glugging it a few years ago. I decanted a 2005 Ch Chasse-Spleen last night. Very good. BTW I think @Victor-Meldrew is in to his Ch Meyney. St Estephe anyway.
Seem to be having more drams than wine this summer, though a few bottles of Rioja Gran Reserva have been memorable.
@canefan
I find keeping NZ Pinot for a few years improves it hugely. Some people drink it way too young -
@victor-meldrew said in The new wine thread:
@catogrande said in The new wine thread:
@dogmeat said in The new wine thread:
As NZ is in lockdown I figured this thread deserved a nudge
One of the bonuses of lockdown is it motivates me to drink from my (no @Snowy no. Not the cellar) …. stock.
Just decanting a 96 Ch. Meyney St Estephe. Having it a bit later with a spiced venison rack.
Has anyone else been hitting the plonk?
That sounds very nice and well done for not glugging it a few years ago. I decanted a 2005 Ch Chasse-Spleen last night. Very good. BTW I think @Victor-Meldrew is in to his Ch Meyney. St Estephe anyway.
Seem to be having more drams than wine this summer, though a few bottles of Rioja Gran Reserva have been memorable.
@canefan
I find keeping NZ Pinot for a few years improves it hugely. Some people drink it way too youngYes I buy and hold. I generally drink them at least 5 years old or more
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@dogmeat said in The new wine thread:
As NZ is in lockdown I figured this thread deserved a nudge
One of the bonuses of lockdown is it motivates me to drink from my (no @Snowy no. Not the cellar) …. stock.
Just decanting a 96 Ch. Meyney St Estephe. Having it a bit later with a spiced venison rack.
Has anyone else been hitting the plonk?
Is this some sort of trick question?
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@voodoo said in The new wine thread:
Is this some sort of trick question?
I believe @mariner4life would say "fucking LOL".
I haven't even drunk anything nice. Just drinking. Might go and try to find something good.
@dogmeat My cellar is looking a bit sparse. might need to restock...
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@snowy said in The new wine thread:
@voodoo said in The new wine thread:
Is this some sort of trick question?
I believe @mariner4life would say "fucking LOL".
I haven't even drunk anything nice. Just drinking. Might go and try to find something good.
@dogmeat My cellar is looking a bit sparse. might need to restock...
lol
shit i have. We've had a nice cool 6 weeks so i have been smashing the reds. love going to Dan Murphies and walking around with the shopping trolley just collecting an assortment.
Some have been fucking excellent to be fair. And that's an issue. Crack a bottle on a Tuesday night, and it tastes good so you keep going back for more
Really need to pull it back
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I made a mistake of getting a Cali Red for $19.99 from the Supermarket cos it had Snoop Dogg on the label. WAY too fucken sweet for me, I much prefer Syrahs and Pinot Noirs.
Unlike beer I’m absolutely hopeless at remembering names, I really must sort that to save myself potential issues in the future.
Our price range for a red is usually $20-$25. Was at a party some weeks back and drunk the bottle of red I brought, as I didn’t want to switch to beer I had some of the red that the hosts had provided, they proudly stated it was only $7.99 a bottle and holy shit it tasted awful, like Ribena that had gone off. Fucken grim.