The new wine thread
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Yeah, it’s a bit sad, but the nature of the beast I guess. On the other hand, Premium NZ wines are more expensive than (some) of those bottles here in Japan, so it’s swings and roundabouts. I try to stick up on Chard farm when I’m home.
Wine really is a great hobby here, I priced all of those bottles today - all between ¥8000 and ¥14,000 - still more money than Europe, but pretty reasonable for what they are.
@Wally - that sounds awesome. I’ve been there three times (thanks work) but never during truffle season (fuck you work). We had one 2007 which was amazing.
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@tim said in The new wine thread:
Glad that this is one of the best wholesome threads on the forum.
Just goes to show, give the people what they want...
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@gt12 Coincidentally I had lunch at Church Road on Tuesday and had a bottle of Tom 2014 Syrah out on the lawn. I’m not usually a Syrah drinker in the summer but it was very good indeed. 200 notes I think.
Our local supermarket often has Coleraine.
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I’ve recently been going hard on Roero red wines, in a search for more value Nebbiolo wines. It’s amazing - I’m paying between 20-30 bucks for similar value quality from 40-50 dollar Barbarescos. Highly recommend trying it if you can find it.
I’ve also been trying out some Nerello Mascalese wines (Sicily) as these are starting to be released here as single vintages (often blended in many wines). It’s been pretty dependent on producer, but if you like big reds, it’s a fun addition to the rotation.
I also recently had an amazing orange wine from la Baronne (Languedoc) called La Grenache Gris de Jean - amazing with any kind of pork/fruit (apple, apricot) match. I’m not sure if you can get it in NZ though.
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Excellent thanks whoever did that. I'll spend some time on this forum backlog at some point.
In the interim, damn it's good to be back in NZ from Bali - for those who haven't been, wine is 3x the price because of Gov tax. A bottle of Cloudy Bay sav is $120 in the bottlo, and that's only in the rare places you can find it.
Imagine my pig-in-muddery to be able to order such things from Countdown only for $38!
I don't have anything new to add to the forum yet, just bought the staple classics this week (Amisfield, Rockburn, Church Rd etc), but I'm keen to hear all your recommendation at all price points.
Quarantine gives me plenty of opportunity to try new stuff, provided it can be delivered!
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On Wednesday night I was in Auckland so I visited a friend rather than go out to a restaurant. For scientific research purposes we drank a bottle each of NV Mumm, Veuve Cliquot and Laurent Perrier. The conclusion was we didn’t like the chardonnayed LP as much as the pinot noired Mumm, that the widow’s water was very pleasant, that the last bottle was the one that got her pissed, and that next time we probably only need two.
Thursday was a mixed bag.
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I'm keeping Wirra Wirra in business this week
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I don't drink wine often but if I do it's usually sauvignon blanc- chilean as nice and easy. Something like this, any recommendations for a change?
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@R-L said in The new wine thread:
I don't drink wine often but if I do it's usually sauvignon blanc- chilean as nice and easy. Something like this, any recommendations for a change?
You might like a nice dry riesling? Not too sweet, NZ examples from Martinborough and central otago are good. Pinot gris is quite inoffensive
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@voodoo said in The new wine thread:
Can't decide if it goes in the Covid fitness or Wine thread, but I've just returned from a 15km run, and plan on spending the rest of the day drinking wine
#IsoAintSoBad
I'm definitely adopting a #fuckyoucorona mentality right now. Got lit drinking red wine at home last night and bought another wagyu beef brisket today having not cooked the one I already have
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@voodoo said in The new wine thread:
@canefan Gold. I'm a pig in mud right now. Wake up slightly dusty. Drink bucketloads of water. Brekkie then family walk. Lunchtime nap. Run on my own in avo. Start in the wine about 4pm.
Repeat x 14
Get meat and smoke your way through quarantine like a mutherfucka
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