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Allen38 Isfahan Iran
Which one do you prefer? Suppose you are in France and in a bar or cafe you are served a bottle of wine with no tags on (and in fact it's Australia made). how do you understand where it is made?
ltlmstrouble Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England UK
Neither... wine from Chile is much nicer and then Pinotage from South Africa is very hard to beat. wine



Jacko2 Qawra, Majjistral Malta
ltlmstrouble: Neither... wine from Chile is much nicer and then Pinotage from South Africa is very hard to beat.
The new world wines are fantastic....chile australia etc...can't go wrong with a barossa valley merlot......or the same grape from chile....yummy



Allen38 Isfahan Iran
I've been in France once, but I didn't taste it.



pretzelman Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Aestrailian...of the choices offered? But where is Mogan David made??rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
CrosstownTraffic Nr. Ruffec, Poitou-Charentes France
Being someone who lives in France............. I would rather just have the grapes before a bunch of stange people with athletes foot and verrucas have squished them all to muck.barf Wine is vile, ewwww!



PietroPaoloV Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden
Allen38: Which one do you prefer? Suppose you are in France and in a bar or cafe you are served a bottle of wine with no tags on (and in fact it's Australia made). how do you understand where it is made?


Listen, dude, this question is so impossible and odd.

You're asking what kind of air do I like to breathe the most. Air at 5m height, air at 10m height or air at 15m height.

Which grape, which wine?

What distinguishes a good horse?
- It's an equal space between his ears, espeacially the left one.

Makes no sense

If I put a Bhurka on an Iranian woman, and a Bhurka on an Iraqi woman, and you was blindfolded whilst it was done, which one would turn you on the most as you as not allowed closer than 10 paces from her?

See? It's an impossible odd question
ooby_dooby Ashland, Virginia USA
PietroPaoloV: Listen, dude, this question is so impossible and odd.

You're asking what kind of air do I like to breathe the most. Air at 5m height, air at 10m height or air at 15m height.

Which grape, which wine?

What distinguishes a good horse?
- It's an equal space between his ears, espeacially the left one.

Makes no sense

If I put a Bhurka on an Iranian woman, and a Bhurka on an Iraqi woman, and you was blindfolded whilst it was done, which one would turn you on the most as you as not allowed closer than 10 paces from her?

See? It's an impossible odd question


Obviously you're not a wine drinker. If it sucks, it's from Australia!

BTW my French Friend I wouldn't put a glass of wine to my lips that was made by crushing the grapes with bare feet either. Who does that anymore? The wine I make is probably better than anything you can buy.
For store bought wine Give me Hungarian red wine any day.
CrosstownTraffic Nr. Ruffec, Poitou-Charentes France
ooby_dooby: Obviously you're not a wine drinker. If it sucks, it's from Australia!

BTW my French Friend I wouldn't put a glass of wine to my lips that was made by crushing the grapes with bare feet either. Who does that anymore? The wine I make is probably better than anything you can buy.
For store bought wine Give me Hungarian red wine any day.


BTW I'm not french, I'm international, and I don't care who makes it, it still tastes like poo to me, laugh wave but I will have a cup of tea if the kettle is on!



PietroPaoloV Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden
ooby_dooby: Obviously you're not a wine drinker. If it sucks, it's from Australia!

BTW my French Friend I wouldn't put a glass of wine to my lips that was made by crushing the grapes with bare feet either. Who does that anymore? The wine I make is probably better than anything you can buy.
For store bought wine Give me Hungarian red wine any day.


Obviously you have not the slightest clue what you are talking about.

You do realize that there is a greater chance of your shops over there bringing in the crap Australian wine, which would not be so strange as it probably costs you more to import from Australia?

Australia have some brilliant Shiraz wine. Ever had Shiraz?

Cape Mentelle?
Palandri Estate?
Jasper Hill?

Once again, OK?

You can not talk about wine as French wine, Australian wine, Chilean wine, Italian wine. You can't even do it justice by talking grapes. Wine is the bloody nectar of the gods and you talk about it here like it was some sodding fastfood hamburger.
RobbieM Hertford, Hertfordshire, England UK
ltlmstrouble: Neither... wine from Chile is much nicer and then Pinotage from South Africa is very hard to beat.


Come on, admit it, You like that "Blue Nun" anti freeze best of all.laugh
rizlared Pisa, Tuscany Italy
Allen38: Which one do you prefer? Suppose you are in France and in a bar or cafe you are served a bottle of wine with no tags on (and in fact it's Australia made). how do you understand where it is made?


Does it matter where its made? Surely the scent of the bouquet that pleases the nose as you waft the glass, then taste and savour the myriads of flavours, from soft strawberry to sun dried oak, then you look at the colour, from deep crimson to an almost sunset type of red.. That’s what is important about wine my friend, its not like quaffing a lager straight from a bottle, every sip of wine is an experience.
wine
ooby_dooby Ashland, Virginia USA
PietroPaoloV: Obviously you have not the slightest clue what you are talking about.

You do realize that there is a greater chance of your shops over there bringing in the crap Australian wine, which would not be so strange as it probably costs you more to import from Australia?

Australia have some brilliant Shiraz wine. Ever had Shiraz?

Cape Mentelle?
Palandri Estate?
Jasper Hill?

Once again, OK?

You can not talk about wine as French wine, Australian wine, Chilean wine, Italian wine. You can't even do it justice by talking grapes. Wine is the bloody nectar of the gods and you talk about it here like it was some sodding fastfood hamburger.


Oh please, I don't go to a store to buy commercially made wine. I go to the vineyard and select the grapes myself. They are kind enough to remove the stems and crush them for me. I also don't believe in killing the natural yeasts on the skin of the grape which is why my wine is so complex and varies from one year to the next. My last vintage was a blend of the Tenet and Merlot grape. Prior to that I employed the Sangiovese grape from the tuscany region of Italy.

When it come to wine you are but a spectator at a sporting event whereas I am on the field of battle actually making the wine.



PietroPaoloV Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden
ooby_dooby: Oh please, I don't go to a store to buy commercially made wine. I go to the vineyard and select the grapes myself. They are kind enough to remove the stems and crush them for me. I also don't believe in killing the natural yeasts on the skin of the grape which is why my wine is so complex and varies from one year to the next. My last vintage was a blend of the Tenet and Merlot grape. Prior to that I employed the Sangiovese grape from the tuscany region of Italy.

When it come to wine you are but a spectator at a sporting event whereas I am on the field of battle actually making the wine.


It took you more than an hour to find names of grapes in Wikipedia?
ooby_dooby Ashland, Virginia USA
PietroPaoloV: It took you more than an hour to find names of grapes in Wikipedia?


Bullshit! This is where my grapes come from ok?

http://www.virginiawine.org/wineries/ingleside-vineyards/



PietroPaoloV Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden
Is it a drive-through shop?



lorax111 richmond, Virginia USA
PietroPaoloV: Is it a drive-through shop?


There are several nice vineyards in Virginia and we do not have to pay for the wine to be imported. Come here and taste the wine then wine about it.


Dennis



PietroPaoloV Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland Sweden
lorax111: There are several nice vineyards in Virginia and we do not have to pay for the wine to be imported. Come here and taste the wine then wine about it. Dennis


Read the bloody thread before you put on the smug robe!
The man said that all Australian wine was shite.
That's the argument being had.

Christ!
CuspofMagic Adelaide, South Australia Australia
PietroPaoloV: Obviously you have not the slightest clue what you are talking about.

You do realize that there is a greater chance of your shops over there bringing in the crap Australian wine, which would not be so strange as it probably costs you more to import from Australia?

Australia have some brilliant Shiraz wine. Ever had Shiraz?

Cape Mentelle?
Palandri Estate?
Jasper Hill?

Once again, OK?

You can not talk about wine as French wine, Australian wine, Chilean wine, Italian wine. You can't even do it justice by talking grapes. Wine is the bloody nectar of the gods and you talk about it here like it was some sodding fastfood hamburger.


Bravo Pietro applause
Wine - "The" most romantic beverage (In moderation- that is the 'Art")
and of course mine is the best of all laugh wine and its Australian
kieyotie San Antonio, Texas USA
I personally feel that it simply depends on the bottle.
Both countries make some excellent wines at comparable costs.
I like to try a wide variety of wines from all over. (I do avoid California wines due to prejudice against the state, and enjoy several Texas wines.) Germany, Chile, and many other countries make good and interesting wines, too.
For me, it depends on what I'm eating, who with, and my mood.
(To get a good sampling without killing my bank account, I get something I like and something new from a shop called World Market. I'm not sure if they are just in Texas or not though.)




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