Paul-WBwine

Wow. That is news to me. Eels used to be everywhere!
95% reduction in 40 years in the UK….

I’m sure that you will have witnessed stranger things on London busses than an innocent cat just trying to get to work…

It isn’t just Google/AI.
I wittnessed a tasting where the “expert” tabled this as the first wine.
Nothing wrong with the wine, but not a patch on it’s big brother.
When this was pointed out afterwards. His response was “I can’t afford the first wine. This is close enough”.
Zero credibility.

Snap! 9 of those wines made my top Dozen! Particularly enjoyed this one.

Earlier today, I was at a cracking walk around, but was moving along next to a gentleman who had forgotten to shower.
I may may have been overly harsh on three or four wines before I realised that it wasn’t the wine….. the notes will be entertaining when I get to them tomorrow.

Will give them a try.
TBH, I was a little traumatised at seeing what I had considered to be the cheaper end of quality at such a sum.
Fvb, here we come!

Am in the Metropolis after a couple of glasses of wine and find myself on Jermyn Street. I used to buy all of my work clobber here.
WTF! Prices! I used to buy Loake’s because cheaper than Church’s. Now £600 a for standard Oxfords!
If were to spend £600 on shoes…
@dieworkwear.bsky.social

Rule number 2. Do not open e’mails from favourite wine merchant after impromptu pub visit…
It could have been worse.
I had promised “no more Claret”.
Failed 😞 . Cellar is way too French.
But, lovely wine at a very tidy price. What is a chap to do?
Thanks to @Tom.Mann

Thanks guys. I’m prepping family dinner. Have just opened random bottle of wine to help the sauce along …
Let’s just say that the images conjured up are not aligned with enjoying a chilled glass of vino and a chilled cook!
Please tell me that this behaviour is confined to 🇫🇷 or Northern 🇮🇹 ?

I’m doing my lone dinner/pint over Decanter magazine. Always a great read. However, the ball has been dropped.
The excellent article on up & coming NZ wine makers, opened with a 1/2 page pic of Donald & dog (MokoHills). 7 pages and we didn’t even learn the name of the dog! Wine looks great though 👍🏻

Well worth a visit. I toon my teenage son and he was blown away by the scale of the works.
Powerful stuff!

It can work. A certain monk in Champagne would suggest that it can work….
This one. Less so…..

I normally quite like the Uk. But, it’s cold and grey. Storms due. Nights are drawing in. And I got charged £7 for a pint yesterday.
Time to head south for the winter……
Meanwhile, back in reality, a full in-box awaits and rain for the next 6 months.

Yep. In the Douro, “500 yards away” could mean anything between a 2 minute walk and a 20 minute drive (complete with terrifying drops)…. Plenty of places to stop for a restorative glass of wine though!

I’m looking forward to this one.
Nebbiolo from the far north.
Made like an Amarone!
A wine loving friend brought me 3 bottles back from his travels with the “don’t touch it for 3 years” instruction.
Am I that strong enough? Has anyone tried it?

Totally Would it be a bad thing if the drinker was aware that their £50+ California Cabernet has been given a helping hand from other varieties?
We might need to draw the line at Châteauneuf…..

Not just me then…..

While we are about it! Another vinous bridge!

If anyone has been to a Naked Wines portfolio tasting and been enthused, please let me know.
Maybe I just need guidance…

Naked Wines..
Ocado like logistics 👍🏻
Quality of product 🥱
Should be a great model.
But, their products remove all joy from drinking wine. Elevator music in a glass!
I’m used to being mildly bored by their competently made wine. But, this was bad. “Astringent” as the 1st word on the tasting note FFS.

I’m still waiting for ‘22’s from a couple of smaller suppliers; so likely a two tier system of releases from the producers.
Although, I can’t work out why.

Image from website of one of the merchants concerned (happy to credit if they don’t like me using their generic image)

Are some smaller seller Bordeaux En-Primeur offers just sellers gambling on the secondary market? Or, do they really not get their allocation until nearly a year after the bigger players?
22’s bought EP(?) still not in the country; but same wine delivered 9 months ago from a bigger supplier… #wine

Bubbles in a flute and nucleation points Photo credit Gérard Liger-Belair Collection CIVC/Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne)

For bubbles champagne needs nucleation points overcome surface tension. These were glass faults however the better the glass the less imperfections! So makers etch them in - up to 20 points creating a ring at the base which produces columns of rising bubbles. #champagne #method #cider

£20 claret?
A lesson in letting an open bottle develop.
First tasting was overwhelming back currents with a mineral streak.
24 hours open. Different story. Much more together with some tidy flavours coming through. Am conflicted as to when to attempt the rest off the case…

I got a horrible shock during the weekly supermarket shop….. empty shelves where once was wine!
After a couple of minutes wandering the isles in a state of distressed befuddlement, I found a temporary wine section in the opposite corner of the shop. Emergency over.
#wine #waitrose

Nicely put. Was struggling for the right words after reading several other less human posts.

Autumn is officially here. Mega fungi in the woods (60lbs Labrador for scale)!!!!!

Who said the Nebbiolo has to be pricy and have places beginning with “B” on the label. Once given a bit of air this was vibrant and enjoyable. Bitter fruits, ok length, clean and zippy. Not particularly complex, but for less than £25, let’s not be too picky.
#wine #winesky 🍷

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I believe that physical artificial shading of vines is forbidden.
The producer that I was chatting to was experimenting spraying a water / clay(?) mix onto the vines. They said that they had seen it in Australia and could get away with “dusty vines” under appellation rules.
I could be wrong though.