Wine Drinkers

[Greedo]

Right you lot.

If you are going to buy some wine this weekend I urge you to do one thing different.

Instead of grabbing the usual from the Australia, New Zealand, Chilie, South Africa and other New World countries, go to the Old World and pick something different. I'm telling you. You'll thank me for it. Been urging people to do this recently and they are converting from the metholated blackcurrant juice to wines with a bit more to them and made by smaller producers who are at risk of going out of business.

So this weekend. It's French, Spanish, Italian, German and Austrian all the way. trust me.

While there are fabulous New world wines, you need to spend upwards of a tenner to get something interesting and different whereas £6/£7 will get you a really nice old world wine.

 

[Slowgrind]

I don't like many French wines. The hotter the country the richer the flavour for me!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

wasn't it austria that put ethelene glycol in some of its wines?

mind you, i do like a bit of spanish or italian…

 

[Slowgrind]

Keeps the cold out though?

 

[Greedo]

wasn't it austria that put ethelene glycol in some of its wines?

mind you, i do like a bit of spanish or italian…

very exagerrated story from the early 80's whereas now they are making some great stuff now.

 

[Greedo]

I don't like many French wines. The hotter the country the richer the flavour for me!

 

[Davidc]

very exagerrated !!!! story from the early 80's whereas now they are making some great stuff now.

They killed and blinded people!

Austrian wine is drinkable, as is German wine, but I'd rather have an Italian or French white anytime.

If you can get it Greek wine is good, especially the reds, but they drink most of it themselves so it's difficult to come by.

Agree with your basic message though. European wines are far more enjoyable than the mass produced homogenous uniform stuff from the USA, Australia etc. in the same way that an armchair hand built by a craftsman is more comfortable than one from a DFS sale.

 

[dan_bo]

Does Greek wine constitute old world?

Most of it's $hite, but some of the wines from Kefalonia are bordering on superb IMO.


Not that you see 'em much.

 

[Davidc]

Does Greek wine constitute old world?

Most of it's $hite, but some of the wines from Kefalonia are bordering on superb IMO.


Not that you see 'em much.

I'd have said ancient world - they may even have invented the stuff.

Most places produce some rubbish - the French, Italians and Spanish are very good at it.

Much of the best Greek wine never leaves Greece - they like it too much themselves.

 

[philipbh]

If you can get it Greek wine is good, especially the reds

Any tips on avoiding the sweet reds - obv. read the label - but last time I bought one, the label was all greek to me (no, really it was all in Greek)

 

[fossyant]

Creature of habbit here - I'll stick with my Aussie Reds ta....

 

[Hover Fly]

Creature of habbit here - I'll stick with my Aussie Reds ta....

As in use them as glue?

 

[ASC1951]

They killed and blinded people!

If you're referring to the Austrian Antifreeze Scandal, I think you're wrong - no deaths or injuries at all.

However, some Italians used methanol the following year, which did kill over 20.

 

[Fnaar]

Portuguese red is much overlooked, imho Some very nice ones about...

 

[TVC]

Go on then Greedo, recommend me something to get from Sainsburys tomorrow.