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@Oldblueraincoat so true
With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine.........The Corpse Bride
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For me, Pinot Noir or Madiran. Chateau de Montgueret - Saumur. Gratien Meyer - Saumur. Couvent des Visitandines - Cremant de Bougogne. Philippe Deval - Saumur Brut and very now and again Champagne Lanson Black Label. Mercier or Tsarine - I'm so pleased dry Jan is long gone
With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine.........The Corpse Bride
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We lived near Saumur for 18 years so got to know the wines of the region pretty well. We liked Veuve Amiot's mousseux though we didn't actually try it for a long time. We were fortunate to have friends with vineyards and their Coteau de Saumur was to die for. It's a sweet apéro wine which is not generally seen in the shops as it tends to be kept for "family". Chenin blanc (obligatory for Saumur whites) can have a resiny taste which I don't like, but we have had one or two superb bottles, again, at a price.
I'm mainly a white drinker, Menetou Salon, Quincy though they vary hugely, and some Chardonnays (I don't like the over-oaked ones). I'm very partial to a nice Graves like Carbonnieux but it isn't cheap ....
OH prefers red but I will join him if he has a nice meaty Bordeaux on the go.
Generally we prefer quality to quantity ...
I'm mainly a white drinker, Menetou Salon, Quincy though they vary hugely, and some Chardonnays (I don't like the over-oaked ones). I'm very partial to a nice Graves like Carbonnieux but it isn't cheap ....
OH prefers red but I will join him if he has a nice meaty Bordeaux on the go.
Generally we prefer quality to quantity ...
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”en primeur” means buying wine direct from the producer before it is bottled with delivery being made later. It has no bearing on the keeping quality of the wine.Quiksilver wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:13 pm My all-time favourite dry-but-fruity white is Colombelle (Côtes de Gascogne) from Plaimont. Although it's classed as a primeur, it stays good for a year, which is as long as I need it to I did a little blind tasting of 5 Côte de Gascogne whites, just to see whether marketing was having a subconscious effect, but no. It was by far the best of the bunch.
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Not in the sense in which I used the term. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_primeur or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouveau if you don't read French
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Prosecco is my tipple, or Cremant de Alsace, but anything Brut & fizzy.
I don't really like French reds, I like Shiraz, Zinfandel or Valpollicelli..... all a rare treat as they're pricey in France.
I like very dry white wines but the ones I look at don't say whether they're sweet or dry.
Can anyone recommend some?
I don't really like French reds, I like Shiraz, Zinfandel or Valpollicelli..... all a rare treat as they're pricey in France.
I like very dry white wines but the ones I look at don't say whether they're sweet or dry.
Can anyone recommend some?
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Look for 'doux' or 'moelleux' , MOTM and avoid Muscadet or Sauvignon-based whites are pretty dry. Chablis, Pouilly Fumé or Pouilly Fuissé if you're feeling flush!
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