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Greg · #16 Post by **Greg** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 12:32 pm

I'm afraid I must be starting to show my age because I have recently developed a whoreish attraction to Port.

And olives.

Now, where did I put my pipe...?

BikerGran · #17 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:32 pm

mangocrazy wrote:Posh Bordeaux. Most people have heard of St Emilion, but Pomerol is its less well-known but higher class neighbour.

One of the best wines I've ever tasted in my life was a Pomerol; a 1990 Chateau La Fleur de Gay. Sensational.

Reckon it would be wasted on me - I'm a connoisseur...........

.......... of supermarket special offer reds!

Gio · #18 Post by **Gio** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 9:03 pm

mangocrazy wrote:Posh Bordeaux. Most people have heard of St Emilion, but Pomerol is its less well-known but higher class neighbour.

One of the best wines I've ever tasted in my life was a Pomerol; a 1990 Chateau La Fleur de Gay. Sensational.

Indeed it is, dumb money now though if you want the 1990.

Gio · #19 Post by **Gio** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 9:05 pm

BikerGran wrote:
mangocrazy wrote:Posh Bordeaux. Most people have heard of St Emilion, but Pomerol is its less well-known but higher class neighbour.

One of the best wines I've ever tasted in my life was a Pomerol; a 1990 Chateau La Fleur de Gay. Sensational.
Reckon it would be wasted on me - I'm a connoisseur...........

.......... of supermarket special offer reds!

Bobbi I know you would love it, regardless of the supermarket specials, which to be honest are not the deals they would have you believe.

BikerGran · #20 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:34 pm

Don't patronise, Peter! I know what I like to drink and I buy it when it's on offer.

fatboy · #21 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:48 pm

Greg wrote:I'm afraid I must be starting to show my age because I have recently developed a whoreish attraction to Port.

And olives.

Now, where did I put my pipe...?[/quote
Seems perfectly understandable to me !
Try your port warmed a little, by the fire. This works well with almost all types of port, the cheaper ones can be vastly improved with a small splash of brandy.
I'm sure you will have fun working your way through the range of everyday,Late bottled and Vintage.
Port, another bloody good British invention !

BikerGran · #22 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:23 pm

Rather partial to a drop of port myself - preferably with a bit of St Agur rather than Stilton, oops heresy!

Gio · #23 Post by **Gio** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:45 am

BikerGran wrote:Rather partial to a drop of port myself - preferably with a bit of St Agur rather than Stilton, oops heresy!

Have you tried sr agur with walnuts?

BikerGran · #24 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:55 pm

No but I had goat cheese with walnuts and salad the other day - lovely!

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#25 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:27 pm

Have you tried goats cheese with warm honey drizzled on top, Bobbi? Absolutely more-ish...

And I know what Gio is saying - if you try a taste of the 'good stuff' you don't need to be a connoisseur to apreciate it!

We've got a place in the South of France and bring back bottles of good value local wine. Most of this stuff never even gets out of the region, so you won't find it over here. When I offer non-wine drinking friends a taste they say 'I'm not really a wine drinker' or 'I'm not a connoisseur', but as soon as they taste it they say 'Ooh, that's nice!'

BikerGran · #26 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:05 pm

We had a wonderful wine-tasting session when I went to France with a club I belonged to - about a dozen of us, we all bought different priced wines at the supermarket and found that, depending what order you drank them, the ones that cost about 50p were pretty good if you'd drunk enough! (that gives away how long ago it was, oh dear!)

And yes, I do know the good stuff tastes good - that wasn't the bit I was having a go about! (I've known Peter a long time btw)

DavShill · #27 Post by **DavShill** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:21 pm

Congrats Gio. Welcome to the club, I can highly recommend it.

Pint of Black Sheep please.

fatboy · #28 Post by **fatboy** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:54 pm

Having read replies to this I'm now a bit peckish....
fancy St Agur over Stilton nine times out of ten.
Goat's cheese, thats a bit like tyre choice, NO NO NO.
But that is just me, no goats will be facing unemployment as a result of this opinion

Gio · #29 Post by **Gio** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:42 am

BikerGran wrote:I've known Peter a long time btw

16+ years or so I think, amazing how they have all flown by.

BTW I still use that neck warmer I won at your bike meet, will have to have a look for the pictures as well LOL

Gio · #30 Post by **Gio** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:46 am

DavShill wrote:Congrats Gio. Welcome to the club, I can highly recommend it.

Pint of Black Sheep please.

Thanks

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Might be able to get out a bit more on the bike, its only done 6k the last year.