What are you eating and drinking tonight?

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:58 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:Point of order here. Some of the very best wines in the world are white. Its just personal preference. From a personal point of view, most of my favourite wines are white.

Share the news! i'd like to discover a quality white or two.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:00 pm

Lambrini is nice along with chips and that.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:09 pm

Bruno wrote:Lambrini is nice along with chips and that.

What is Lambrini, I've never heard of it? Do you drink it or shake it over the chips like vinegar?

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:15 pm

William the White wrote:
Bruno wrote:Lambrini is nice along with chips and that.
What is Lambrini, I've never heard of it? Do you drink it or shake it over the chips like vinegar?

Those who know povs will know why povs drink Lambrini.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:45 pm

William the White wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:Point of order here. Some of the very best wines in the world are white. Its just personal preference. From a personal point of view, most of my favourite wines are white.
Share the news! i'd like to discover a quality white or two.

Try (if you haven't already) Jurancon (Chateau Jolys or Domaine Cauhape) for cheese, Alsatian Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Gris (Zind-Humbrecht recomended) for white meats and fish, good quality Chablis (fairly obviously) for everything, Gruner Weltliner(Salomon) as a wonderful summer aperitif, or a light drinker, Verdicchio as an alternative to Chardonay sometimes(and an alternative to red with red meat), Gavi as an alternative to Chardonnay fullstop, Riesling, (good stuff from Germany and Alsace) Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine or Picpoul-de-Pinet for shellfish and light fish dishes. From left field (and if you can find them) Pacherenc-de-vicbilh or Tokaji for desserts

I'm not sure how much you'll be learning from this little list, but I always find it easier to match white wine with food than red. I find it much more complimentary. Then again I think if you drink Port or red wine with cheese you should be shot for crimes against your palate, so I'm aware I don't hold a majority view.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:00 pm

Thank you for that LK.

I do know some of those, of course, the obvious ones. And am a big fan of Gewurtztraminer with lighter oriental food in particular.

The dessert wines are new to me - will try, and look forward to that.

Also the Jurancon.

Right red wine, right cheese. right taste.

Bullet on the other foot, methinks...

But what do you make of Lambrini? Is it wine?

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:02 pm

"Wine-style product" I believe is its official name for the purposes of trading standards.

Edit: And before I forget Wlliam, this Creamnt de Limoux is the best fizz I've tatsed all last year, including Grand Marque Champagne:

http://www.waitrosewine.com/230201755/Product.aspx

Highly recommended at the price.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:12 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:"Wine-style product" I believe is its official name for the purposes of trading standards.

so, is it a mixture of wine and something else? Paraffin? What does 'wine-style' mean? I'm trying to get a handle on what Bruno has on his chips.

Zulus Thousand of em · Post by **Zulus Thousand of em** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:15 pm

William the White wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:"Wine-style product" I believe is its official name for the purposes of trading standards.
so, is it a mixture of wine and something else? Paraffin? What does 'wine-style' mean? I'm trying to get a handle on what Bruno has on his chips.

Well, he appears to be in the habit of pissing on them at fairly regular intervals.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:15 pm

Nope. No wine in it as far as I understand.

And a check on Wiki confirms that its a perry. Which Babycham was, wasn't it?

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:19 pm

Zulus Thousand of em wrote:
William the White wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:"Wine-style product" I believe is its official name for the purposes of trading standards.
so, is it a mixture of wine and something else? Paraffin? What does 'wine-style' mean? I'm trying to get a handle on what Bruno has on his chips.
Well, he appears to be in the habit of pissing on them at fairly regular intervals.

applause - but every good comic needs a feed...

[Go on, go on, there's another feed line]

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:22 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:Nope. No wine in it as far as I understand.

And a check on Wiki confirms that its a perry. Which Babycham was, wasn't it?

Pomagne was my wife's concession to high living when pregnant - they even had a dry version of it.

She used to take a half glass to the bath, and drink it by candlelight... Better than eating coal, I guess...

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:22 pm

Bruno wrote:Lambrini is nice along with chips and that.

Confiscating it off pupils then Bruno?

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:26 pm

I got a Gran Selezione Oro Chianti Riserva 2006 or a Wairau Cove Sauvignon Blanc (new Zealand) 2008 to have wit me curry tonight, sorted I'll have both

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:36 pm

William the White wrote:The dessert wines are new to me - will try, and look forward to that.

Take a glass of white wine, tip as much sugar as you can into it, and there you have, for me, a dessert wine.

Isn't shite like Lambrini actually made from pears? I seem to recall the Govt re-classifying it a few budgets ago?!

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:59 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:The dessert wines are new to me - will try, and look forward to that.
Take a glass of white wine, tip as much sugar as you can into it, and there you have, for me, a dessert wine.

Isn't shite like Lambrini actually made from pears? I seem to recall the Govt re-classifying it a few budgets ago?!

Yep - see above, the great brains of this thread have discovered it is, indeed, a perry. Which makes it - probably - ok for chips...

I've never found a dessert wine that was truly wonderful, but would like to... Had a white port in Lisbon with the portuguese version of creme brulee, and that was good... Tried it with christmas pud and it sort of worked... as do moscatel, sauternes etc... But I'm gonna give LK's a try... I like sweet wines with the pud! I'd be thrilled to find one with real character...

LK - help me out - is there anything you can match with christmas pud?

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:01 pm

William the White wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:The dessert wines are new to me - will try, and look forward to that.
Take a glass of white wine, tip as much sugar as you can into it, and there you have, for me, a dessert wine.

Isn't shite like Lambrini actually made from pears? I seem to recall the Govt re-classifying it a few budgets ago?!
Yep - see above, the great brains of this thread have discovered it is, indeed, a perry. Which makes it - probably - ok for chips...

I've never found a dessert wine that was truly wonderful, but would like to... Had a white port in Lisbon with the portuguese version of creme brulee, and that was good... Tried it with christmas pud and it sort of worked... as do moscatel, sauternes etc... But I'm gonna give LK's a try... I like sweet wines with the pud! I'd be thrilled to find one with real character...

LK - help me out - is there anything you can match with christmas pud?

Brandy works best for me

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:05 pm

Hobinho wrote:I got a Gran Selezione Oro Chianti Riserva 2006 or a Wairau Cove Sauvignon Blanc (new Zealand) 2008 to have wit me curry tonight, sorted I'll have both

Both sound like they would work with curry... You having it with chips?

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:07 pm

This is perfect William (though the 2005 is now on release):

http://www.hillsview.com.au/premium_botrytis.html#

I'm not sure whether you can buy this in anything other than case deals though, unfortunately. I'm loathe to recommend generic dessert wines, because theres a lot of crap about, but you might also want to try Monbazillac 1/2 btls (Tesco I think stock this). Its a good sweet sticky one, I think they also stock Beerenauslese. But if you can get the Blewitt Springs, get it. Its brilliant.

Edit: found it here

http://yorkshirewinecompany.co.uk/showd ... asp?id=114

But its £10 delivery, and you'd have to buy a mixed case of twelve (or 12 the same).

Abdoulaye's Twin · Post by **Abdoulaye's Twin** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:04 pm

hard to beat a good Barolo with a tasty rack of lamb

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