J wrote:at the end of the day after a bottle it makes little difference anyway.
weas thinking of setitng up a drip for Bubi and james next time they come over
its all about palate anyway, i tend to prefer the reds that burst with flavour, but depends on my mood and whjther i am eating.
I wouldnt just drink a shiraz without food, far too heavy, but a blended shiraz you may be able to do so and get a full bodied wine that isnt too oakey and full of tannins.
Im a big fan of blended grapes.
also a little teaser for you, anyone know why red wine is red and white wine white??? (Slapsie not you i know you will know).
Interestingly enough, I am moving towards varietals rather than blends as I am trying to develop a palate for the intrinsic characteristics of certain grapes ( Vigionier and Pinot Noir at the moment ) and the way that they are affected by oak ( both new and old oak and both French and American which give totally different nose and feel ) ageing and closure.
Some of the classic blends ( rioja, Chateau Neuf, Chianti etc ) are great though
I have yet to make my mind up on the cork/synthetic/screwcap debate. I do think screwcap closures are more than acceptable for young wines to be drunk immediately, but, that type of closure does not lend itself to wines that need to age and, there is recent evidence of tainting on wines that are kept over two years
An article in the independent the other day said that the vast majority of wines should be drunk within a year. Modern processes do not lend themselves to wine which improves in the bottle, and that most wines which were more than two years old were inferior to how they would have been when first bottled.
Less true of classic regions and styles made in the traitional method
The problem is that ageing in oak takes time and does not produce the volume to make such wines profitable any more. So, modern styles to have bottles on the table within 2 years are taking over
This, I think means that some of the great variety of the great wines is being lost in favour of immediacy. Tends to produce what I call "show wines" wines that shout out of the glass, have a huge fruit nose, are often reeking of new oak but have little depth or substance
Most of these flatten out to undrinkability within two years
Some of these can be great with food, but sometimes you crave something that does not remind you of a bratty child.
These old world makers ( and some of the tope end new world makers ) are having to "boutique" their best wines. make smaller amounts, and charge top $$ for them. expensive, but now and again, they are well worth the effort and cost
1978 ( I think ) went to see Sabbath in Birmingham
Support band came on. Me in bar with a can of red stripe ( thrilled as 14 at the time )
Support band sound good. Go back to auditorium to see David Lee Roth leaping off the speaker stands legs akimbo. Eddie Van Halen rips into the opening chords of " Running with the Devil" place goes a bit mental
4 encores. crowd still cheering for VH when Sabbath are on
Result= next day Vh thrown off the tour and replaced by a metal band called Krokus
Always loved DLR. Got to like a man who says his fave woman is one who can F**k until midnight and then turn into an pizza and a six pack
Slapsie Maxie wrote:1978 ( I think ) went to see Sabbath in Birmingham
Support band came on. Me in bar with a can of red stripe ( thrilled as 14 at the time )
Support band sound good. Go back to auditorium to see David Lee Roth leaping off the speaker stands legs akimbo. Eddie Van Halen rips into the opening chords of " Running with the Devil" place goes a bit mental
4 encores. crowd still cheering for VH when Sabbath are on
Result= next day Vh thrown off the tour and replaced by a metal band called Krokus
Always loved DLR. Got to like a man who says his fave woman is one who can F**k until midnight and then turn into an pizza and a six pack
Slapsie
Cool, Sabbath were jelous of them. I like Sammy Hagar as good as Roth too.
My brother went to see DLR once when he performed at the Royal Court here in Liverpool.
I was being ironic, they fornicating suck big time dude!
I wish someone had torn the drummers other arm off, and both his legs. And his cock, as He'd probably have strapped a drumstick to his cock to carry on.
jamesmcdonnell wrote:I was being ironic, they fornicating suck big time dude!
I wish someone had torn the drummers other arm off, and both his legs. And his cock, as He'd probably have strapped a drumstick to his cock to carry on.
