Wine appreciation.....(NLC!)

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:30 pm

Chaps, it's not even mid week but just stumbled across a lovely bottle of white, similar to Vino Esmeralda(sp!) but slipping very easily down the throat and i have a big day of cycling tomorrow which is bad!!

Anyone any recommendations for nice bottles of white, or any wine???

I guess it comes from moving to a small village, and the sight of a Lotus slipping away from me...

Dave

Post by **campbell** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:40 pm

Well...yet again, spookily appropriate timing.

My buddies at Creative Wines (http://www.creativewines.co.uk/) are the fellows to talk to. Trading for a couple of years, recently expanded into the Stirling Wine Centre in Springkerse business park. I don't buy wine from anyone else.

Great range of wine from across the globe, mostly names you won't find in the supermarket but at prices the supermarkets would kill for. I have a few personal favourites I could list for you, but like life with Lotuses, it's all about personal taste!

Order online or by phone, visit in person, whatever suits. Delivery available.

Give them a shout, tell them Campbell sent you.

Lawrence can testify to the quality of a couple of their reds, too

Campbell
(shameless plug faction)

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:48 pm

Campbell,

Good man, might take my old man for a day out there, as he truely does love his wine... theme running here!

Anyway, list looks good and some nice Ozy whites on it - always a fav!

Up for trying anything so any personal recommendations always welcome..

Dave

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:53 pm

I've a real taste for white chateau neuf du pape. It is almost peerless.

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:01 pm

Cloudy Bay for me please....

Post by **campbell** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:06 pm

Rag_It wrote:Campbell,

Up for trying anything so any personal recommendations always welcome..

Dave

OK, you asked for it...

Anakena Viognier

Anakena Riesling

La Casada Pinot Grigio

Pascual Toso Chardonnay

Pascual Toso Malbec (great with steak!)

Montaudon champagnes...any of 'em!

Like I said, all about taste. I buy mostly near the bottom of their range for financial reasons but the Toso Malbec is a great example of an £8 bottle tasting a lot better than it costs

Near the top of my limit, that one...

Campbell

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:12 pm

Campbell, always a good place to start from peoples recommendations!

Will then progress!

Dave

P.S LOL at DDTB's avatar!

Post by **campbell** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:15 pm

Rag_It wrote: P.S LOL at DDTB's avatar!

You gotta admire the fella's commitment to updating it every few days!

Brian J · Post by **Brian J** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:30 pm

By amazing happen-chance just got in from extended wine - tastign in less than mint consdition to catch up with e-mailss...

Favoured Oddbins wines tonight werr :

- Menetou Salon Henri Pelle
- Marquese de caceres reserva 2000
- Voyagr Shiraz (ozzie) 2003

Hiccc.....

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:33 pm

and i bet you have drunk a few good wines on that pension of yours Tut!!!!

Post by **campbell** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:48 pm

Brian J wrote:By amazing happen-chance just got in from extended wine - tastign in less than mint consdition to catch up with e-mailss...

Favoured Oddbins wines tonight werr :

- Menetou Salon Henri Pelle
- Marquese de caceres reserva 2000
- Voyagr Shiraz (ozzie) 2003

Hiccc.....

Brriannn,

You aff to try those blokes at Creatifff. Marquee dee Catheters is grreat maan burr I aff too rrrecommenddd the Shpanish importsh they dooo an all. Can alsho short out a vino tasto for youse no probs - like Morecambe and Wise when they get goin'!.

Shlange and flange

Campbell
(max 2 glashes per night facshun)

Post by ed » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:55 am

lol @daves avatar! tom should be able to provide some good recommendations!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:25 am

I'll come and see you and bring some good stuff.....

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:41 am

Dave

douglasgdmw · Post by **douglasgdmw** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:56 am

As a regular frequenter of Cape Town on business trips I can definitely recommend South African wine (well my wife can due to me being t-total).

A good books for SA wine is the John Platters Guide:
http://www.platteronline.com/home/

The online guide only lets you have access ot guides from 2 years prior but I have bought the 2006/2007 guide when across here and there are a large number to recommend (unforunately the book is at home as currently out in Cape Town).

Ones I can recommend off the top of my head:
Kaapzicht Vision
Beyerskloof Synergy Pinotage (available in Tesco's)

Good place in Edinburgh to get the Kaapzicht is Great Grog.

Cheers
DMW