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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 14, 2020 20:56:32 GMT
Yes, Chilean wines are a revelation, aren't they? If you see Argentine wine, pounce on it also. I do but it isn’t around much. Found some Mexican once. It was ok.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 14, 2020 21:00:49 GMT
Chilean is easy to find but never less than £5.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 14, 2020 23:26:27 GMT
I love a Chilean wine, always search to see if anything is new comes in. Rarely have found one I did not enjoy.
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Post by whatagain on Jan 15, 2020 9:23:35 GMT
Yes. Chilean and Argentinian wines are real good. And excellent value gif money imo. I had a Bourgogne on Saturday. Pommard 2012. Excellent.
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Post by bjd on Jan 15, 2020 11:34:44 GMT
If you can't find Argentinian wine, try buying French wine from Cahors. The Malbec grape used so much in Arg. comes from the area around Cahors.
On Saturday we had a bottle of Burgundy wine too -- Vosne Romanée 2009. Delicious.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 15, 2020 19:07:25 GMT
Son brought us this back from Finland. Salted liquorice vodka. Not tried it yet but going to have a tot this evening.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 16, 2020 1:26:28 GMT
That looks like everything I ever wanted in one bottle! Because I had a long, very big & rich lunch, I am now "enjoying" a cup of matcha green tea. This sh*t is supposed to be good for you. Hope it's true, as it's not something I can imagine anyone drinking for its taste.
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Post by fumobici on Jan 16, 2020 4:14:00 GMT
Yeah, but it makes a nice enough ice cream flavor for after a Japanese meal.
In my glass right now: Arrogant Bastard ale. Not for the casual beer drinker, but superb.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 16, 2020 16:18:47 GMT
Although I expect to hear screams, I have now tried Heineken 0.0%.
These non-beers will never be beer, but I continue to be amazed at the improvement over the years.
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Post by whatagain on Jan 16, 2020 16:53:13 GMT
Heineken 0 is a good choice. Heineken is no beer. So removing alcohol content cannot hurt. Sigh.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 16, 2020 17:04:26 GMT
Oh I like beer me I love a nice refreshing (warm) pint of badger beer when we visit Devon. Or Green King Abbot Ale is good. Here in the Midlands I tend to sample the 'guest beers' from small local breweries if I visit a pub...a fairly rare occurrence these days unfortunately. I do drink lager in the hot weather..I used to drink Budweiser (bottle not cans) but these days I drink San Miguel or Kingfisher lager..again in bottles rather than cans. The salted liquorice vodka was initially gorgeous, with an explosion of tipsy liquorice flavour in my mouth...but the salty aftertaste isnt very nice. I'd rather have an absinthe.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 16, 2020 17:05:33 GMT
I don't drink alcohol free lager or wine...I'd rather have a soft drink.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 16, 2020 17:10:02 GMT
Not for the casual beer drinker, but superb. Good one, Fumobici! Re: the Heineken 0.0% ~ There is a place in the world for NA beer. Certain foods demand beer and if people can't have alcohol, they still should be able to have beer with their fried fish or whatever. I used to drink Budweiser (bottle not cans) but these days I drink San Miguel or Kingfisher lager. No English lagers, Cheery?
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 16, 2020 17:25:01 GMT
Only if there's nothing else on offer Bixa
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 16, 2020 17:27:20 GMT
That's what I would say about Budweiser! (although I'm known and revered for my refreshing open-mindedness about drinking beer)
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Post by fumobici on Jan 16, 2020 19:33:30 GMT
Heineken 0 is a good choice. Heineken is no beer. So removing alcohol content cannot hurt. Sigh. +1
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 16, 2020 19:38:19 GMT
I never thought I would start promoting 0% beers, but it is seeming like a better and better idea.
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Post by whatagain on Jan 20, 2020 11:00:28 GMT
I think it is. I am just criticising your choice of beer. 😝😝
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Post by lagatta on Feb 9, 2020 0:40:36 GMT
I'm not a beer fan, but I utterly loathe "soft drinks" (not because they are alcohol-free but because they are loaded with teeth-rotting sugar). They give me at least as bad a headache as overindulging in wine.
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Post by rikita on Feb 15, 2020 23:40:43 GMT
today i drank some wine, for once, even though i didn't have guests nor was visiting anyone - had made a dish for which i needed wine, and though i bought the only small bottle available, there was some leftover. it was a merlot and tasted nice and gave me a chance to post in this thread.
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Post by whatagain on Feb 16, 2020 11:41:07 GMT
Great !
Yesterday we were invited. We got champagne as apero - i had diet coke. We had red wine from southwest - i had water. They offered digestive - i had tea. Why not after all ?
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Post by bjd on Feb 16, 2020 12:46:47 GMT
I got a free bottle of Chianti Rufino and opened it last night. Not bad but I wouldn't go out of my way for it. It will last for several meals.
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Post by casimira on Feb 23, 2020 19:21:02 GMT
I too, am imbibing in a Chianti. It's a 2015 Castello di Bossi.
It's quite good.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 23, 2020 19:42:40 GMT
I am drinking white wine, which is quite rare for me since I am a red wine person.
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Post by lagatta on Feb 23, 2020 23:27:37 GMT
I don't drink alcohol free lager or wine...I'd rather have a soft drink. Not me; I hate sweet beverages. 0% bevvies are very thirst-quenching, useful for cyclists.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 24, 2020 15:52:09 GMT
I bought myself a little bottle of a Californian fruity red wine this afternoon...only a glassful but I really fancied it.
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Post by fumobici on Feb 25, 2020 15:04:36 GMT
Could only happen near Seattle department: I've got a mixture of Ethiopian coffees — about 80% medium-roasted Yrgecheffe and about 20% Ethiopian Haarar in a dark roast — that I threw together and brewed as a pour-over cup. I've been playing with the mixtures and think I've nailed it. The Yrgecheffe is floral and redolant of blueberries, and the Haarar adds caramal and cocoa notes. Both varieties have *teeny* little beans.
This will obviously mean almost nothing to non coffee snobs.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 25, 2020 15:21:08 GMT
It's funny; packages of Ethiopian coffee are on the shelves of all of the supermarkets here, along with Cuban, Guatemalan, Costa Rican, Colombian, Vietnamese, Ivorian, etc. But since I am not a coffee drinker, I have to confess that they all taste basically the same to me, even though I can think from time to time "this is really good" or "I don't want any more of this" when it crosses my lips. But I do marvel at the idea that a really ordinary supermarket such as the ones in my neighbourhood can propose up to 30 different kinds of coffee. That would validate the idea that there really are people who know the difference (or who have been deluded into thinking they can). I just know arabica vs. robusta.
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Post by fumobici on Feb 25, 2020 15:38:18 GMT
I've been quite pleased with the state of coffee culture in Paris. The standard is really quite good.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 25, 2020 16:47:16 GMT
And yet when you go to a café, it is nearly always just "café de Colombie."
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