Which wine are you drinking today?
Posted by: naim_nymph on 20 October 2012
Wine ratings....
0/10... Undrinkable poison (or corked) …a non-starter.
1/10... Horrible nasty tasting plonk. Best used for a sink waste cleaner.
2/10... Very poor effort, not enjoyable to drink but maybe used for cooking.
3/10... Grimace wine ...with too many concessions that leaves one wanting.
4/10... An okay wine with some virtues but far from good quality.
5/10... Good drinkable fair to middling wine but far from flawless.
6/10... Very good wine, drinkable. Would buy again at the right price.
7/10... Excellent wine, very drinkable and enjoyable.
8/10... Excellent plus wine, highly enjoyable, class!
9/10... A special wine with the most fantastic taste.
Ten!.. Perfection!
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Just uncorked an Angel's Flight : )
"Rich, ripe Zinfandel from California packed full with delicious raspberry, strawberry and blackberry fruit flavours. Soft tannins on the palate compliment the classic varietal character."
California
Red - medium bodied
14.0%
100% Zinfandel
My previous bottles of this have been nice and this isn't bad either, this the has hints of liquorice…, it really needs to be decanted and goes without saying - room temp… and given some time (2 hours) to smooth out an otherwise cold hairy tongue after taste, can be very grizzly if opened up too cold [I know… I tried] Nice colour and good body but more than slightly strong.
When warmed up proper is very happy face drinkable though : )
score = 6/10
Debs
Posted on: 25 December 2013 by Tony Lockhart
"When are we going to Bluewater?"
That was my wife's favourite whine.
Posted on: 25 December 2013 by BigH47
After "accidentally" drinking a '94 Rioja last week, that leaves these 2 for xmas day dinner
Cantina De Negrar , Valpolicella Classico
Banfi Mandrielle Sanvgioese '11
Posted on: 25 December 2013 by naim_nymph
Originally Posted by BigH47:
After "accidentally" drinking a '94 Rioja last week...
Howard. i hope you at least deliberately and intentionally enjoyed the participation of the accident!
Debs
Posted on: 25 December 2013 by BigH47
Accidentally great drinking.
Posted on: 26 January 2014 by BigH47
A christmas present with a good steak Saturday night.
2012 Chateuneuf-Du-Pape, selected by Tesco.
Posted on: 31 January 2014 by Steve J
Posted on: 05 February 2014 by Loki
Chateau Bibian 2009: luscious. 14.5%
Posted on: 05 February 2014 by Steve J
Originally Posted by Steve J:
I didn't make it very clear as to what the link was about. Have you ever found yourself with a nice bottle of wine and no corkscrew? This is an ingenious method of opening the bottle sans said corkscrew.
Posted on: 05 February 2014 by naim_nymph
Originally Posted by Steve J:
Originally Posted by Steve J:
I didn't make it very clear as to what the link was about. Have you ever found yourself with a nice bottle of wine and no corkscrew? This is an ingenious method of opening the bottle sans said corkscrew.
I had that problem yesterday but got around it by removing the screwcap 
This is really nice after decanting, and leaving for a couple of hours at warm room temp before supping.
Rod's very good advice seem to hold very true IME : )
Debs
Posted on: 05 February 2014 by Steve J
Posted on: 09 February 2014 by Don Atkinson
Beautifully smooth, full of flavour, fine finish.
About £9 a bottle.
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Tony Lockhart
Peach, passion fruit, lime, and not too acidy. About £13 in Waitrose.
We are enjoying this one
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by King Size
Craggy Range wines are consistently good and the setting of the winery itself is absolutely gorgeous.
My current favourite Savs are Convergence Two Rivers, which has become my Friday night wine of choice and, if i really feel like splashing out, one of the Villa Maria Reserve's. There are others i'd rank above these but the two above are available at my local so don't have to try to hard/
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Loki
7/10 Les grandes Cailloux 2008 après Domaine de la Bastide Visan 2011: love a good Rhone. Not as plummy as the Chateau Latour 2011 we enjoyed aux weekend! Mana to the Norse gods.
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Jude2012
Hadrys 2012 Cabernet sauvignon merlot, surprisingly nice
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Fueller
Oh dear, I'm on the Spanish table wine. 1,19€ a litre in a brick container.
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Nich
Trying to compare 4 wines with a nice home chili and Mr. Sinatra on the round spiny thing. Didn't Wales do well!!? I'll give my verdict tomorrow!!!!
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Tony Lockhart
Hmm. I went from that NZ white, to Peroni Gran Reserva beer, to Hendricks gin. I'd better have a glass of water before I go up the apple and pears to Bedneyville.
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Nich
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
Hmm. I went from that NZ white, to Peroni Gran Reserva beer, to Hendricks gin. I'd better have a glass of water before I go up the apple and pears to Bedneyville.
For sure +1
Posted on: 21 February 2014 by Loki
round spiny thing.
FS on a cactus???!
Posted on: 27 February 2014 by mista h
Dont know how he does it but SWMBO came back from our local corner shop with 36 bottles of this stuff yesterday 3 quid a bottle and 12.5% and for everyday drinking its spot on. Dont know how a small corner shop can do it for the price!!
Mista H
Posted on: 06 March 2014 by mista h
This is even cheaper £2.75 a bottle and 12%. fine for everyday drinking. Bought in a little corner shop in Purley. Dont know how they do it for the price,then again thats not my
problem.
Posted on: 06 March 2014 by naim_nymph
Originally Posted by mista h:
This is even cheaper £2.75 a bottle and 12%. fine for everyday drinking. Bought in a little corner shop in
Purley. Dont know how they do it for the price,then again thats not my problem.
mista h,
you wouldn't be so lucky in my local shop for local people 
Posted on: 06 March 2014 by mista h
Looks a very nice red that Debs.
Its off topic but took our LUMP to the vets yesterday for his 6 months service & Mot. They put him to sleep to remove the Tartar from his teeth + he is heavier and my plastic got hit for 200 quid.
Mista H
Posted on: 06 March 2014 by naim_nymph
nevermind mista h,
at least Cooper will have something to smile about : )
