Wine

[bobo the clown]

^^^ It is Lidle LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very ghin and deeply unsatisfactory.

I did find some German red there in the summer and, having had good previous experience with this rarity, bought 3 & wish I'd bought 30. It was tremendous. All gone by the time I went back.

[thebish]

^^^ It is Lidle LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very ghin and deeply unsatisfactory.

did you decant it for 7 hours?

[bobo the clown]

^^^ It is Lidl LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very ghin and deeply unsatisfactory.

did you decant it for 7 hours?

I opened it a good 10 minutes before I drank it ....will that do ?

[Lord Kangana]

^^^ It is Lidle LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very ghin and deeply unsatisfactory.

I did find some German red there in the summer and, having had good previous experience with this rarity, bought 3 & wish I'd bought 30. It was tremendous. All gone by the time I went back.

And therein lies the difficulty with recommending wine. I like something that someone else thinks is shit! It kind of makes a mockery of ratings and scores and the likes, as with everything taste is a very personal thing.

[bobo the clown]

^^^ It is Lidle LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very ghin and deeply unsatisfactory.

I did find some German red there in the summer and, having had good previous experience with this rarity, bought 3 & wish I'd bought 30. It was tremendous. All gone by the time I went back.

And therein lies the difficulty with recommending wine. I like something that someone else thinks is shit! It kind of makes a mockery of ratings and scores and the likes, as with everything taste is a very personal thing.

Taste, as ever, varies. But I'd never have bought this planning the lay it down for years ... nor decant for hours. So maybe I'm just not up to this particular one. Barolo, in general, is very much approved of in Casa Bobo. Just this one that I felt wasn't what I'd hoped for.

[Bruce Rioja]

And therein lies the difficulty with recommending wine. I like something that someone else thinks is shit!

True, but you seem to have my tastes sussed. Your call on the 2009 Cotes du Rhone was an absolute belter. Bought a mixed case in a Belgian supermarket and wish I'd bought every bottle they had.

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh, as an everyday tipple, Morrison's are knocking out Trivento Malbec at £6. Well worth getting a few in. No point in anyone going to their store in Harwood though.

[Worthy4England]

Oh, as an everyday tipple, Morrison's are knocking out Trivento Malbec at £6. Well worth getting a few in. No point in anyone going to their store in Harwood though.

How many are you supposed to do every day?

[Lord Kangana]

The French Government suggests between 1 and 2.5 bottles a day!

[Montreal Wanderer]

True, it's a bloody minefield. And an expensive one to boot.

The problem you may be encountering is that Barolo takes an eternity to age. The last but one I had was a 2008 - I decanted it for 7 hours, and it was very nice, but still young. 2006 as a vintage is going to take forever to soften. And to be frank, there's little worse than a sour, metallic young Barolo. Makes you feel ripped off.

The insiders tip at the moment for drinking quite young is 2007 and possibly 2011 ( I hope so, as I've bought a few). '97 is drinking perfectly at the moment, but where you'll find one for less than a month's mortgage payment is anyone's guess.

I'm afraid I'm too old (and thirsty) to wait 18 years to age a wine in my cellar! And buying a '97 Barolo now would likely bankrupt me. I've had very good Brunellos on occasion but I understand some producers are a bit dodgy. Amarone has never let me down.

[Prufrock]

^^^ It is Lidl LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very ghin and deeply unsatisfactory.

did you decant it for 7 hours?

I opened it a good 10 minutes before I drank it ....will that do ?

. Sometimes, if I'm feeling really posh, I chuck it in and out between a few glassesa couple of times.

[bobo the clown]

^^^ It is Lidl LK.

I'm very open to wines at Lidl etc. and gave their "cheap" Barolo a go ... & advise against it. Very thin and deeply unsatisfactory.

did you decant it for 7 hours?

I opened it a good 10 minutes before I drank it ....will that do ?

. Sometimes, if I'm feeling really posh, I chuck it in and out between a few glasses a couple of times.

Preferably clean glasses, I hope.

[proudfoot]

Haha, I'm staying in Germany at the moment, and they love love Glühwein at this time of the year, which is mulled wine. I'm getting a bit obsessed with it

[Bruce Rioja]

Called in Majestic Wine today - Came out £100 lighter.

[LeverEnd]

Called in Majestic Wine today - Came out £100 lighter.

I'm liking the fact I've one just down the road in Leeds. Had a Godello tonight, which I'd never even heard of until I bought it, but enjoyed.

[William the White]

Called in Majestic Wine today - Came out £100 lighter.

I'm liking the fact I've one just down the road in Leeds. Had a Godello tonight, which I'd never even heard of until I bought it, but enjoyed.

Me too. Also enjoyed. With left over fish pie.

[Prufrock]

Girlf got me Wine Soc membership for my birthday (or rather bought herself Wine Soc membership for my birthday). First 12 came today:

Quinta de Azevedo Vinho Verde 2014
Domaine Mallory et Benjamin Talmard Macon-Villages 2014
Painted Wolf Peloton Blanc 2014
Les Pierres Border Marsanne-Viognier 2014
The Society's Chilean Chardonnay, Limari 2014

Domaine de Gournier Rose Cevennes 2014

The Society's Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2014
Glorioso Crianza Rioja 2011
Ribeiro Santo Dao 2012
The Society's Beaujolais VIllages 2014
Zarcillo Pinot Noir 2014
Percheron Shiraz Mourvedre Western Cape 2014

Am excited! Only one I've had before is the Pinot Noir which is the only Pinot Noir under a tenner I think I've ever had that wasn't bleak, and is a fecking steal at £6.50.

[Il Pirate]

Long story short......Eldest son bought me at xmas, amongst other things, a 'wine aerator'. Looks like a sex aid, pour wine from bottle into top of it, it makes a gurgling sound, comes out of other end into glass and turns a £6 bottle of wine into a £30 bottle of wine. Fact. Don't know how it works, but it does.

[malcd1]

Long story short......Eldest son bought me at xmas, amongst other things, a 'wine aerator'. Looks like a sex aid, pour wine from bottle into top of it, it makes a gurgling sound, comes out of other end into glass and turns a £6 bottle of wine into a £30 bottle of wine. Fact. Don't know how it works, but it does.

I went to a decent restaurant in the Netherlands and they used one. The people I went with (and better informed than me) said it was good. Not seen one since.

[LeverEnd]

Long story short......Eldest son bought me at xmas, amongst other things, a 'wine aerator'. Looks like a sex aid, pour wine from bottle into top of it, it makes a gurgling sound, comes out of other end into glass and turns a £6 bottle of wine into a £30 bottle of wine. Fact. Don't know how it works, but it does.

Housemate got one too. We tried it out, basically taking the piss and expecting it to taste the same but it really does improve the wine. I was amazed. Had to do a couple of bottles and various double blind type tests to make sure. May perform another experiment at weekend.