CharlieD
Chef Extraordinaire
Mine would be below zero. Not only I do not like wine, I even do not like grape juice. Some how it doesn't seat well in my stomack.
sherries?...bodegas hidalgo(home of la gitana!),lustao,byass & of course good old tio pepe et al!Harry,
Cool ...
Sherry ... Here we call it " F I N O " ...
What brand Sherries do you enjoy ?
I enjoy Albariños from Galicia in whites and Portuguese as well as my fave Prosecco ... Pinot Grigio can be lovely too as well Sicilia´s whites. Prosecco is my fave however, and Cavas.
Thanks for contributing.
Margi.
That would be my view as well.For everyday consumption; price, unadulterated taste and lack of undesirable aftereffects are my main criteria. I do not appreciate wines that give me agita or leave me thirstier than I was before consuming them.
"House wines" tend to put me off. I usually see them coming out of a tap along with soft drinks, or worse, there's a large bottle sitting open next to the hot refrigerator motor.I once saw how to taste wine on a PBS cooking show. We went to an upscale pizzeria and had the house wine. It had tasted perfectly drinkable on the first few sips, then we "tasted it". Suddenly we could taste all sorts of unpleasant off flavours. We don't do that with house wines any more.
fascinating but confusing margi,i thought fino was a pale dry sherry,but not as dry as a manzanilla(my fav) & thought the amontillados were medium/sweet(not a lover of sweet drinks).Good Morning,
@ Harry:
Firstly, the Jeréz de La Frontera wines that you have mentioned are Not Finos. These are Amontillados, which in fact, are fermented by the Solera System and thus, are actually more Brandies. ( ah mon ti ya dos )
Lustaú is one of the oldest producers of this amber aged grape based product. Gonzalez y Byass, Tío Pepe amongst others, all have their Bodegas ( wine cellars ) in the city centre, of Jeréz de La Frontera, which is an absolutely lovely place to spend a few days and learn about wine, horses ( The Equestrian School ) and Flamenco ...
Have a lovely day.
Margi Cintrano.
Mmm. Prosecco, my fave. Pinot Grigio. A nice Chablis. A rich Merlot. Cabs, Savignons, sherry, too many to mention, they're all good!