antifnsocial 0 #26 December 11, 2004 QuoteQuoteUmmmm, I hope Frenchy doesn't see this. He might cry. Too late! I've already placed "calls" to my Fromies. Starting next week, all French wine exports will be treated with "Anti-ScubaSteve" chemicals. Hehehe Now, if you don't mind, I have to go back to scheme the re-claiming of Louisiana to its rightful owners. Bwahahahapshaw...you don't have that kind of power... Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #27 December 11, 2004 Aussies have some really good Shiraz. And the Kiwis have indeed some very good promising wines. Chile, Spain, Italy, etc... French wines are overpriced in the US, and about 50% of the ones you buy in SoCal are corked. Cal has some amazing wines indeed. But for the record: in France, you can get great wine for under $8 pretty much anywhere. Although I grew up on Beaujolais (that's where I'm from!), I am not a huge fan of it. But the Cahors region, because of some legal status it managed to exploit, has managed to be quite experimental recently and has come up with some very interesting blends. And now I'll shut up (for now!) "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #28 December 11, 2004 Send me some choice pics (not Pictures)!!!! Beaujolais to me seems like Shriaz/syrah with a little character. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #29 December 11, 2004 Quotepshaw...you don't have that kind of power... Ah! Arrogant you are, my little Knight Jedi. But the truth you will soon face. And sorry you will be Repent, blasphemous young lady. It may not be too late... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #30 December 11, 2004 QuoteQuotepshaw...you don't have that kind of power... Ah! Arrogant you are, my little Knight Jedi. But the truth you will soon face. And sorry you will be Repent, blasphemous young lady. It may not be too late...pshaw I tell you, I repent for no man or God...Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #31 December 11, 2004 Quotepshaw I tell you, I repent for no man or God... And...?! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BANANAFINGER 0 #32 December 11, 2004 Wolf Blass; his yellow label Cab'Sauv is usually very drinkable, as are most of his others. I find it nice to have a couple of glasses first thing in the morning (before I start on the scotch)... . . . . I work nights Experience is a series of non-fatal errors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #34 December 11, 2004 QuoteI find it nice to have a couple of glasses first thing in the morning (before I start on the scrotch)... Perv! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #35 December 11, 2004 I dislike everyone. But i like smirnoff. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skykittykat 0 #36 December 11, 2004 QuoteEveryone keeps telling me Australia makes good wine but every bottle I've had has sucked ass...what label should I be looking for? I really want to know what all the hub bub is about Unfortunately, the really good Aussie and Kiwi wines are hard to find in the States without paying an arm and a leg. Rosemount Estate is fine as a table wine (actually better than most Californian wines - go on flame me) and can be found in better supermarkets. 2 options - either go to Aus or find an Aussie skydiver to bring you over a bottle. Liz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweak 0 #37 December 11, 2004 Rosemount Estate. That's the other Aussie wine I was trying to think of... That's a very good label in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #38 December 11, 2004 Quote**hijack**Everyone keeps telling me Australia makes good wine but every bottle I've had has sucked ass...what label should I be looking for? I really want to know what all the hub bub is about I'm no oenophile, and really I barely drink any wine at all, but one time I was asked to bring a bottle of Jacob's Creek to a party -- I think it was a Merlot -- and I was very surprised at how pleasantly smooth it was. I often don't like red wine, and a lot of wine has too much of that alcohol "bite" to it for me, but this one did not. I actually enjoyed it. -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #39 December 11, 2004 QuoteBut they make the best wine. They are on to something overthere. God bless them. I hate it when people say the French make the best wine. You obviously don't know to much about wine. Price for price their are some Spanish wines far superior to the French wines it's all to do with marketing for example, two of the biggest selling sparkling wines (champagne style, in Spain it's called Cava) in the states are Friexanet and Codorniu, here in Spain most people wouldn’t touch them with a bargepole. Advertise enough an the public will believe it must be good Do yourself a favour an look for a Rioja reserve (red) you won't be disappointed footnote Their are some very good French wines available, But not for our pockets. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #40 December 11, 2004 QuoteQuoteUmmmm, I hope Frenchy doesn't see this. He might cry. Too late! I've already placed "calls" to my Fromies. Starting next week, all French wine exports will be treated with "Anti-ScubaSteve" chemicals. Hehehe Now, if you don't mind, I have to go back to scheme the re-claiming of Louisiana to its rightful owners. Bwahahaha I don't thik the English want Louisiana back Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repeter 0 #41 December 11, 2004 QuoteRosemount Estate. That's the other Aussie wine I was trying to think of... That's a very good label in my opinion. Agreed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubblehead 0 #42 December 11, 2004 If we were really smart we would sell Louisiana back to the French for a huge profit and then just take it back by force cause we sure as hell know they can't defend anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #43 December 11, 2004 QuoteIf we were really smart we would sell Louisiana back to the French for a huge profit and then just take it back by force cause we sure as hell know they can't defend anything ...assuming you'd have any troops left on the continental US... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #44 December 11, 2004 QuoteIf we were really smart we would sell Louisiana back to the French for a huge profit and then just take it back by force cause we sure as hell know they can't defend anything. Wow!! even I wouldn't say something that cruel an ther'e my traditional enemy Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Courteney 0 #45 December 11, 2004 I reckon french wines and champagne for that matter are over rated. If all else fails, there's always Tassenburg aka Tassie's in South Africa. It's the best of all reds in one el-cheapo blend. And with the current exchange rate it'll probably cost you $3 a pop. Then again, I'm a beer man myself....drags me down like some sweet gravity!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #46 December 11, 2004 Thats OK Steve... we dislike you just as much... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skykittykat 0 #47 December 12, 2004 Following on from this wine and French thing, to quote Blackadder: Oh, God, God, God! What on earth was I drinking last night? My head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. Liz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #48 December 12, 2004 QuoteMy head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. That's a good thing, right? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #49 December 12, 2004 QuoteQuoteMy head feels like there's a Frenchman living in it. That's a good thing, right? Is that why the French are so rude? They are just really, really hungover? Being Irish I could be so much more sympathetic to them if I knew that. Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
