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 wine thread!
	wine thread!Just making an order with the wine society, I'll happily take recommendations in this thread.
alt: Kroney's not here, smear his character.
altalt: I'm looking for a house in the country, are you urban or rural?
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:47, 107 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
 Anything not French
	Anything not FrenchSouth African Pinotage is my favourite, with steak.
alt: see title
altalt: rural, don't like town living.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:51, Reply)
 It is, very.
	It is, very.For the budget-concious Aldi Toro Loco Tempranillo is a fantastic wine for the money, under £ 5 a bottle. If you can get it, it sells as fast as they put it on the shelves.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:57, Reply)
 that's why I've pulled my finger out to make an order
	that's why I've pulled my finger out to make an orderthe value for money 1t £5-£10 is supposed to be far far better than the supermarket
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:58, Reply)
 I also linked to that Alcyone Uruguayan dessert wine the other day, it's fucking NOM
	I also linked to that Alcyone Uruguayan dessert wine the other day, it's fucking NOM(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:52, Reply)
 I recommend you shove a wine bottle up your mancunt.
	I recommend you shove a wine bottle up your mancunt.Altalt: Suburban
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:53, Reply)
 I'm all about the shiraz at the moment
	I'm all about the shiraz at the momentAlt:
Cardigone
AltAlt:
A very big house? I've beenfortunate to live very near parks and open spaces/seafront for over 10 years now so I'm kind of both
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:53, Reply)
 I want this one, needs a little work...
	I want this one, needs a little work...https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/?ui=2&ik=6326f65cd7&view=att&th=13ec64089120f932&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P-WNtJSOnuzYhCnfLXOvwhJ&sadet=1369126222615&sads=gTQHq5GmJOaj8KmJ8aIg7fExIc4
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:55, Reply)
 try dis
	try diswww.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26705430.html
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:59, Reply)
 Hoping you're not commuting north by car
	Hoping you're not commuting north by carAll the roads around Guildford and Basingstoke are the stuff of nightmares in the morning commute.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:05, Reply)
 i commute the north circular at the moment, whiuch aint exactly a picnic
	i commute the north circular at the moment, whiuch aint exactly a picnic(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:06, Reply)
 I'll be doing that soon for a while.
	I'll be doing that soon for a while.A3 south of Guildford heading north is a disaster. The same stretch heading south is even worse. Don't cut through Guildford in either direction in the mornings or evening because the whole town jams up.
The M3 is better, slightly, but still deeply unpleasant. Avoid the Hog's Back, speed camera vans more often than not, joins the A3 at the worst possible time and downright dangerous in winter.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:09, Reply)
 I know them both well driving from home to in laws over the last 10 years...
	I know them both well driving from home to in laws over the last 10 years...there is no perfect answer, I'm looking for a more central job so i can get thye train to Waterloo, so any driving would be temporary.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:10, Reply)
 Everywhere's different at rush hour, eh.
	Everywhere's different at rush hour, eh.It's a lovely area, though. I don't think I'd want to permanently move away.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:12, Reply)
 Wine gums
	Wine gumsAlt: He mail orders Pringles by the box
Alt:alt: I am based right next to my city center, however have plenty open spaces and green areas all around me.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:56, Reply)
 Castillo San Lorenzo
	Castillo San LorenzoThe Rioja, is a great drop.
I tend to go with New World white wine, some of the Aussie stuff is great
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:57, Reply)
 alt alt
	alt altI live out in that there country... small village and I am right on the outskirts with a nature reserve behind the house so surrounded by fields.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 9:58, Reply)
 Don't go for the blue lable Thunderbird
	Don't go for the blue lable ThunderbirdThe Green lable has a crisp flavour
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:02, Reply)
 Any red, as long as it's Cote du Rhone or Chateauneuf Du Pape
	Any red, as long as it's Cote du Rhone or Chateauneuf Du PapeAlthough a Beaujolais wouldn't go amiss with a nice steak.
Alt: Who?
Altalt: Why not both? Chester's fucking amazing for that: 40 mins from Liverpool or Manchester, with Wales and Cheshire Countrysides on your doorstep.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:04, Reply)
 The society Beaujolais is very nice and well priced at £6.95, gonna get a couple
	The society Beaujolais is very nice and well priced at £6.95, gonna get a couple(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:08, Reply)
 Hmm, corked or screwtop?
	Hmm, corked or screwtop?Also, the year may be important. But more the screwtop nonsense.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:10, Reply)
 Once again you are talkijg utter, utter shit.
	Once again you are talkijg utter, utter shit.Around one in ten cork-topped bottles of wine is corked - and around, errr, none in ten screw capped ones.
Cork fans are either blinded by nostalgia or simply ill-informed, pretentious arseholes like you. x
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:16, Reply)
 Again, much better.
	Again, much better.No chance of cork taint when you don't have a cork, eh?
Corks are shit, they were all that anyone could think of using back in the day but to still do so today is like insisting on tilling fields by hand.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:19, Reply)
 Mind you getting Dozer to stomp the grapes
	Mind you getting Dozer to stomp the grapescould be faster than modern methods
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:21, Reply)
 But hand-tilling makes the corn taste better!
	But hand-tilling makes the corn taste better!OK, the amount of water and sunlight and whther or not you used forced growth and chemical fertilisers "might" have a bearing, but not as much as whether you dug the ground by hand or machine!!
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:21, Reply)
 Screwtops have absolutely no bearing on the quality of the wine.
	Screwtops have absolutely no bearing on the quality of the wine.Corks, on the other hand can utterly ruin it.
Yes, the year "may" be important.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:18, Reply)
 I went to a wine tasting once.
	I went to a wine tasting once.It was reasonably interesting (plus I got royally hammered) if only for finding out that the law of diminishing returns applies. A £50 bottle of wine is only slightly better than a £20 bottle, and the "sweet spot" of price/quality is about £15-20.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:23, Reply)
 I went on one and found out that my nose doesn't work.
	I went on one and found out that my nose doesn't work.All I got from the nose was "this smells like wine".
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:28, Reply)
 From this I have deduced that wine snobs are liars as well as cunts.
	From this I have deduced that wine snobs are liars as well as cunts.(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:31, Reply)
 A great deal of shite is spouted and few seem to have the bottle (ho ho) to out it as hogwash
	A great deal of shite is spouted and few seem to have the bottle (ho ho) to out it as hogwashTo a certain extent people are just trying to decribe the nuances of flavour but there's a whole heap of Emperor's New Clothesing going on that flids like Alan here lap up.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:41, Reply)
 All this wine nonsense! You get all these wine people, don't you? Wine this, wine that. Let's have a bit of red, let's have a bit of white. Ooh, that's a snazzy bouquet. Oh, this smells of, I don't know, basil.
	All this wine nonsense! You get all these wine people, don't you? Wine this, wine that. Let's have a bit of red, let's have a bit of white. Ooh, that's a snazzy bouquet. Oh, this smells of, I don't know, basil.Sometimes you just want to say, sod all this wine, just give me a pint of, mineral water.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:44, Reply)
 Unfortunately real ale snobs are similar. And whisky snobs are far, far worse.
	Unfortunately real ale snobs are similar. And whisky snobs are far, far worse.(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:49, Reply)
 If he was a flid, he would have no choice but to lap it up.
	If he was a flid, he would have no choice but to lap it up.Or use a straw.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:44, Reply)
 what a fucking prick eh?
	what a fucking prick eh?Plus he has me on 2.0 so this whole thing is a right pain in the arse.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:24, Reply)
 You can't go far wrong with a Rioja.
	You can't go far wrong with a Rioja.Alt: Yeah right, everybody loves me.
Altalt: Ruralish most of my life, trying urban out for a bit.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:06, Reply)
 I imagine a lot of stuff tastes like mouldy old socks, to you.
	I imagine a lot of stuff tastes like mouldy old socks, to you.I'M SAYING YOUR NASAL CAPACITY MIGHT NOT BE WHAT IT ONCE WAS IFYOUKNOWWHATIMEANANDIAMSURETHATYOUDO
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:14, Reply)
 did you know that you can cut a little gem in half and grilled it?
	did you know that you can cut a little gem in half and grilled it?(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:14, Reply)
 This is making me lol somewhat
	This is making me lol somewhatwww.youtube.com/watch?v=Vms_6_TSQuc
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:22, Reply)
 Sainsbury's own brand 'wine based drink'.
	Sainsbury's own brand 'wine based drink'.I prefer urban. I get bored in the country.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:29, Reply)
 I like sparkling red wines from Australia.
	I like sparkling red wines from Australia.It's like drinking posh cream soda, with rich berry and cherry overtones. Much nicer than any real champagne under forty quid.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:30, Reply)
 Champagne (esp uber dry ones) smells of cabbage.
	Champagne (esp uber dry ones) smells of cabbage.Next time you drink it, bear this in mind. It really does.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:35, Reply)
 I'm not sure I've ever had 9 bottles of wine in my house
	I'm not sure I've ever had 9 bottles of wine in my housefor any period of time longer than about 20 mins
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:51, Reply)
 I used to do that
	I used to do that but I found that after drinking a bottle opening another one seemed like a really good idea. So now I just pick up a bottle when I want one.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:54, Reply)
 this^
	this^Finding more wine after drinking a bottle of it is a bad idea
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:55, Reply)
 Yellow Tail do a merlot and a shiraz
	Yellow Tail do a merlot and a shirazboth are excellent, the merlot just edges it.
altalt: Urban every time, green stuff grows in the countryside and has to be "tended" and "mowed" and shit.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 11:00, Reply)
 There's a lot of snobbery about wine. I like red.
	There's a lot of snobbery about wine. I like red.Alt, I like visiting the country, but couldn't live there.
(, Tue 21 May 2013, 11:23, Reply)
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