The Wine Thread.....

Well I like my red wines, I've enjoyed watching James and Oz's Big American Wine Adventure this weekend on DVD and I've been doing a little tasting to try and educate my self further.

Normally I buy Spanish wine, I enjoy the Riojas, but I felt it was time to go back to basics, so went and bought myself a Rhone red and a Rousillon red to try and compare, just finishing off the Rousillon this evening in the name of science The Rhone red was a little nicer out of the bottle, heavier and smoother but I found the Rousillon had a longer and more complex after taste, still to work out how to describe all the flavours etc.

So any other wine fans/enthusiasts or buffs on here?

What was the last bottle that you enjoyed?

What would you recommend? Anything from red to white, from 2 quid to more than a monthly wage packet.

Am I the only .org wine fan on here?

PS I'm not an old man.

For the last 2 years I've holidayed in the Ardeche region of France. I've brought home as much wine as I can fit into an Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon, (which is a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

I find Ardeche reds a bit more robust than other Rhone reds, not as well known but very nice all the same. Not as easy to find in the UK, at least none in "normal" shops.

[ogden]

I worked my way through most of my stash of Pomerol, Paulliac and Chateauneuf-du-Pape over Christmas. Of the bunch, the best by far was a 99 Pomerol - can't remember the chateau but it was absolutely gorgeous and far better than the 18 euros or so it cost me in Calais.

Come to think of it, the last bottle I enjoyed was a 2004 C-d-P at Langan's last week. Amazingly good and only 33 quid!

Wine. I love it. A bit too much. Unless it's Sauvignon Blanc - ugh.

I like Chat-en-Oeuf.

I'm busy enjoying a bottle of 2004 Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru. Mmmmmm. Very good wine

http://www.snooth.com/wine/louis-jad...-garenne-2004/

The Mosel is only 3 hours away so I quite like their white wines. Im no expert but Piesporter tastes good and some of the other local whites.

I like a good Australian especially from the Barossa Valley region. I have ventured into the Chile region at times especially when it on offer

Quite like Shiraz and Merlot

My sister says the bigger the dimple on the bottom of the bottle the better the wine - it not failed me yet but you get some odd looks when comparin dimple sizes in a well known supermarket!!!!

Well the wine I'm just finishing has a pimple at the top of its dimple, is that good or bad?

[ogden]

Two dimples?

It's a witch. Burn it.