Wine

[isourboydownyet]

superquinn seem to have a wine sale on right now
must go in to see if some of those reduced wines are 2005 or 2003, but while my preferred Chateau jouberg seems to be now just 2006 I will def go with this very cheap and good red bordeaux for the reduced price of €8 (normally €10.50 it says though this has been sold at €12 in the past couple of years).
Chateau le Mayne Bordeaux Superieur AOC
for the price its better than the rest of superquinns more expensive reds (the non 2005 ones)
including the bottles over €30

I'm heading into superquinn on the way home and i'll buy at least half a dozen of these at €8.
I was going to go to mitchells wine shop today (http://www.mitchellandson.com/) to see if they had any bargains, but you wont beat the chateau le mayne - not for that price!

i like your style,horse it into you sir!!

absolutely not !
nice bottle - even chateau la mayne - in a glass, warmed in your hand for 15 - 20 mins then sipped slowly.
Would only drink half a bottle a night now - a few years back it would be two per night!
buy good vino in bulk when I find it - esp at a good price!

now theres a question,how long after opening a bottle of red would you need to drink it?

[lynchbhoy]

half an hour i'd give it.
some of the newer bordeaux wines you could have open for a couple of hours - the extra air takes the sharp edge off .
check to see when you pull the cork out of the bottle how dark it is. if its a light shade of pink, then just leave for a wee while and/or drink. if its dark red nearly black, then pour the vino into a jug and leave for 15-20 mins and then pour back into the bottle.
The darker the cork, the better the vine will tase if you warm it in the glass in your hand for 15 mins before drinking.
sounds mentla, but the taste between drinking straight out of the bottle compared to letting air at the wine and having it warm in your hand - well its like drinking two different bottles of wine !

[Billys Boots]

I take it all back. I died a slow, miserable death today. Had to leave work and go and sleep in the parking lot at the store next door.

I'm told that the new world wines, especially the Australians and Chileans are produced too quickly, i.e. fermentation is quickened/augmentation through the addition of extra sugar to the process (most of the old world wines only have sugars naturally occurring in the grapes).  The effect of adding sugar is to make the wines sweeter, heavier and more prone to fusel oil production (these are the lads that give you a hangover).

I have to say, I haven't had a wine hangover since I stopped drinking Aussie and Chillean wines.

[isourboydownyet]

half an hour i'd give it.
some of the newer bordeaux wines you could have open for a couple of hours - the extra air takes the sharp edge off .
check to see when you pull the cork out of the bottle how dark it is. if its a light shade of pink, then just leave for a wee while and/or drink. if its dark red nearly black, then pour the vino into a jug and leave for 15-20 mins and then pour back into the bottle.
The darker the cork, the better the vine will tase if you warm it in the glass in your hand for 15 mins before drinking.
sounds mentla, but the taste between drinking straight out of the bottle compared to letting air at the wine and having it warm in your hand - well its like drinking two different bottles of wine !

sorry what i meant to say was if you only drank half the bottle,how long could you leave the other half before you would need to drink it?1 day? 2 days?

[lynchbhoy]

half an hour i'd give it.
some of the newer bordeaux wines you could have open for a couple of hours - the extra air takes the sharp edge off .
check to see when you pull the cork out of the bottle how dark it is. if its a light shade of pink, then just leave for a wee while and/or drink. if its dark red nearly black, then pour the vino into a jug and leave for 15-20 mins and then pour back into the bottle.
The darker the cork, the better the vine will tase if you warm it in the glass in your hand for 15 mins before drinking.
sounds mentla, but the taste between drinking straight out of the bottle compared to letting air at the wine and having it warm in your hand - well its like drinking two different bottles of wine !

sorry what i meant to say was if you only drank half the bottle,how long could you leave the other half before you would need to drink it?1 day? 2 days?

if its a cheap bottle of wine then you prob should finish it the next day as they turn to vinegar with exposure to air. With most of the better bordeaux reds at least, they will be good and mostly or sometimes even better with a couple of days aeration.

[isourboydownyet]

 villa maria Sauvignon Blanc in asda for £4.48,a complete bargain normally around £8 or £9

[ardal]

half an hour i'd give it.
some of the newer bordeaux wines you could have open for a couple of hours - the extra air takes the sharp edge off .
check to see when you pull the cork out of the bottle how dark it is. if its a light shade of pink, then just leave for a wee while and/or drink. if its dark red nearly black, then pour the vino into a jug and leave for 15-20 mins and then pour back into the bottle.
The darker the cork, the better the vine will tase if you warm it in the glass in your hand for 15 mins before drinking.
sounds mentla, but the taste between drinking straight out of the bottle compared to letting air at the wine and having it warm in your hand - well its like drinking two different bottles of wine !

sorry what i meant to say was if you only drank half the bottle,how long could you leave the other half before you would need to drink it?1 day? 2 days?

if its a cheap bottle of wine then you prob should finish it the next day as they turn to vinegar with exposure to air. With most of the better bordeaux reds at least, they will be good and mostly or sometimes even better with a couple of days aeration.

I always whack the cork back it and stick it in the fridge; yeah I know red wine in the fridge, but sorry I like it chilled. The opened bottle will last me 3 or 4 days, nice wee Riojas, never pay more than €5 a bottle; and that's only on special occasions

[crossdoesitbest]

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Red wine in the fridge, surely you can get arrested for that!

[thebigfella]

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Red wine in the fridge, surely you can get arrested for that!

Lots of red are supposed to be served at cellar temperatures and not room temperature to prevent the alcohol overpowering the flavours. So unless you have a cellar, then pop it in the fridge for a bit.

[Hardy]

In Spain they often chill their red wine in the Summer. Very unpretentious about their wine, the Spanish, which doesn't stop them making some great stuff.

[lynchbhoy]

In Spain they often chill their red wine in the Summer. Very unpretentious about their wine, the Spanish, which doesn't stop them making some great stuff.

especially the rose

spanish make some great wine. Rioja resevas hard to beat. never really get a bad one. Dirt cheap in spain.

[crossdoesitbest]

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Red wine in the fridge, surely you can get arrested for that!

Lots of red are supposed to be served at cellar temperatures and not room temperature to prevent the alcohol overpowering the flavours. So unless you have a cellar, then pop it in the fridge for a bit.

Still can't see myself killing a nice bottle of McGuigan's black label by putting it in the fridge, much prefer to put it in front of the stove, but hey every man to his own tastes!!!!

[BarryBreensBandage]

Any wines out there that the hangover is not too bad to handle?

Don't know, but Buckfast to get rid of the hangover would be my suggestion.

[maggie]

Any wine I have ever drank gives me such a sore head the next day that its not worth it. Apart from Martini Asti which I'm sure most proper wine drinkers would say is like p**h.

[wavesofTORRES]

Deakin Estate Shiraz, Generous and juicy with an exhilarating full bodied berry sensation