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By *rtyIan OP Man
over a year ago
Gateway to the Beacons |
Where in the world produces the best red wine
For me it’s my favourite place on earth
The Languedoc in south west France
A third of all Frances wine is produced here and 11% of the worlds Rose
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over a year ago
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"A good Italian full bodied red for me, a primitivo or similar
What's wrong with a Scottish Red  "
Absolutely nothing!! But the Italian red lets me hold her in my hands, keep her warm and sample her delicate flavours with my tongue |
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"A good Italian full bodied red for me, a primitivo or similar
What's wrong with a Scottish Red
Absolutely nothing!! But the Italian red lets me hold her in my hands, keep her warm and sample her delicate flavours with my tongue"
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I do like the unfashionable, slow-ageing, high-tannin, oaky wines of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Some old-school Ribera del Duero and Riojas still have these qualities, too. That dark blackcurrant, cedar-shaving scent. Black pepper and cherries. Gorgeous. |
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"A good Italian full bodied red for me, a primitivo or similar
What's wrong with a Scottish Red
Absolutely nothing!! But the Italian red lets me hold her in my hands, keep her warm and sample her delicate flavours with my tongue"
I think I might have to change my name back!  |
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"A good Italian full bodied red for me, a primitivo or similar
What's wrong with a Scottish Red
Absolutely nothing!! But the Italian red lets me hold her in my hands, keep her warm and sample her delicate flavours with my tongue
I think I might have to change my name back! "
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By *rtyIan OP Man
over a year ago
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"I do like the unfashionable, slow-ageing, high-tannin, oaky wines of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Some old-school Ribera del Duero and Riojas still have these qualities, too. That dark blackcurrant, cedar-shaving scent. Black pepper and cherries. Gorgeous."
Hence i love the Languedoc has all these traits |
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"I do like the unfashionable, slow-ageing, high-tannin, oaky wines of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Some old-school Ribera del Duero and Riojas still have these qualities, too. That dark blackcurrant, cedar-shaving scent. Black pepper and cherries. Gorgeous."
High tannin plus fatty foods equals happiness. This is why cheese makes so many red wines taste even better  |
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"I do like the unfashionable, slow-ageing, high-tannin, oaky wines of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Some old-school Ribera del Duero and Riojas still have these qualities, too. That dark blackcurrant, cedar-shaving scent. Black pepper and cherries. Gorgeous.
High tannin plus fatty foods equals happiness. This is why cheese makes so many red wines taste even better "
Very much so. And apples make them.taste worse. Hence the wine-trade saying,'Buy on apples, sell on cheese.' |
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"I do like the unfashionable, slow-ageing, high-tannin, oaky wines of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Some old-school Ribera del Duero and Riojas still have these qualities, too. That dark blackcurrant, cedar-shaving scent. Black pepper and cherries. Gorgeous.
High tannin plus fatty foods equals happiness. This is why cheese makes so many red wines taste even better
Very much so. And apples make them.taste worse. Hence the wine-trade saying,'Buy on apples, sell on cheese.'"
Crikey, that saying takes me back to the wine course I studied as a trolley dolly! |
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"I bet that was fun! Were you ever on Concorde?
Sadly no. Jumbo jets and 777s.
Still, though...it probably sounds more glamorous than it was, but. 
get a room lol"
If you insist  Ele will bring a lovely Medic and I will bring nuts and a moist towelette. The emergency exits are over there |
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"I bet that was fun! Were you ever on Concorde?
Sadly no. Jumbo jets and 777s.
Still, though...it probably sounds more glamorous than it was, but.
get a room lol
If you insist Ele will bring a lovely Medic and I will bring nuts and a moist towelette. The emergency exits are over there "
Should I bring inflatables? |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"A good Italian full bodied red for me, a primitivo or similar"
I have to agree. A good DOCG like a Barolo to me is as good as anything from Languadoc and often a fraction of the price.
I do like wines of Languadoc , especially the ones you can buy there and the prices, but basing this on access to wine in the uk below £50 a bottle it’s Italian for me
For £20-£30 a bottle, Italian is way ,,way better than French. At this price I can’t tell the French from any other country sold in supermarkets like chilli or Argentina at £5 , it’s pretentious and overpriced
I like the odd Malbec and Rioja but it’s a different experience to drinking Italian wine. |
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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago
Burnleyish (She/They) |
For me it's got to be Bavaria.
Hardly anyone outside of Germany even realises they produce red wine but the village I lived in. Man the local red was beautiful.
And doing the rounds of each villages wine festival was a wonderful way to spend summer. |
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By *assy69Man
over a year ago
West Sussex and Wales |
"Where in the world produces the best red wine
For me it’s my favourite place on earth
The Languedoc in south west France
A third of all Frances wine is produced here and 11% of the worlds Rose
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Once had a very pleasant bottle of red from Lebanon ….. most surprising  |
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I strongly sense this thread may be the genesis for an Oenological Fab Social. In London, of course.
Anyway, I recommend a Sancerre Rouge Terre de Maimbray. Deep cherry flavour and a dry but lingering finish. |
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"Difficult to go wrong with Nars for a red
*Needs applause*
You also can't fault MAC and ruby woo - it's a classic"
Oddly Ruby Woo (and Russian Red) fall rather flat on me! (And Velvet Teddy makes me look ill)
Lady Danger on the other hand - absolutely stunning. |
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"I strongly sense this thread may be the genesis for an Oenological Fab Social. In London, of course.
Anyway, I recommend a Sancerre Rouge Terre de Maimbray. Deep cherry flavour and a dry but lingering finish."
Did I hear cherry? |
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"Difficult to go wrong with Nars for a red
*Needs applause*
You also can't fault MAC and ruby woo - it's a classic
Oddly Ruby Woo (and Russian Red) fall rather flat on me! (And Velvet Teddy makes me look ill)
Lady Danger on the other hand - absolutely stunning."
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I prefer the Lisa Eldridge Velvet Ribbon True Velvet Lip Colour. It obediently remains on the lips and stays off my collar. |
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"I strongly sense this thread may be the genesis for an Oenological Fab Social. In London, of course.
Anyway, I recommend a Sancerre Rouge Terre de Maimbray. Deep cherry flavour and a dry but lingering finish.
Did I hear cherry? "
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Indeed you did! |
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So none of the heathen stuff for me! 
