Charlie Endell Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 In these metrosexual days I don't suppose it matters, but I've always viewed white wine as a girl's drink. It also tastes like cheap vinegar. Surely the connoisseur would always opt for red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 In these metrosexual days I don't suppose it matters, but I've always viewed white wine as a girl's drink. It also tastes like cheap vinegar. Surely the connoisseur would always opt for red? This is wierd! The very minute you posted this topic i knocked a glass of white wine all over the worktop, just missing the lap top. Are you taking things into your own hands and destroying white wine by telepathy? BTW I agree, it's just that there was no red in the house, and only 1 Stella which i am keeping till later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 This is wierd! The very minute you posted this topic i knocked a glass of white wine all over the worktop, just missing the lap top. Are you taking things into your own hands and destroying white wine by telepathy? BTW I agree, it's just that there was no red in the house, and only 1 Stella which i am keeping till later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I've moved onto sparkling wine "Cape Classsique Method" This is my favourite - only around £4 a bottle https://www.simonsig.co.za/shop/methode-cap-classique Kapse Vonkel Brut Probalby £10-£15 in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil r Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Minging stuff. It's sole redemption is you can pop it on the Soda Stream and pass it off as Champagne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLAS Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 When eating fish I always go for a white wine and haven't tasted any better than this carvaggio from Malta. €7.50ish and well worth it. Meat, it's got to be red. No real preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Getting back to red wine Anyone been drinking Pinotage ? South African variety grape, and a great red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 canny go white wine. red is ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) canny go white wine. red is ace Edited July 13, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 White is a nice spring/summer drink and/or aperitif. Red with food for me most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Nothing better as a student then cutting about the nightclub dance floor swigging a bottle of white. It has however seemed to effect my construction of sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Red mostly, but tonight I did a stir fry chicken with ginger and garlic. Picpoul de Pinet proved that white works well with spice and chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I know someone who used white wine as a mixer for his vodka. Myself I like a nice dry Sauvignon Blanc if I'm just having a drink, prefer red if I'm eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Having just returned from Budapest I can reaffirm that Tokaji dessert wine is absolute nectar Edited July 13, 2015 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Eddie Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Got a fridge full of lager and never touch the stuff since my taste buds got me onto white wine,, and its only Marlborough for me which is a new zealand wine. I can go back to the days when it was a luxury to go out for a meal and you wouldn't eve look at the wine list, now its so cheap and can't beat a bottle or two of Oyster Bay about £7 a bottle in asda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Can drink white wine like juice. Hate red wine, jst canny enjoy the taste at all, id say it tastes more like vinegar than white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitre Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I like chilled white wine (living in the tropics) but I find that you need to spend more cash to get a decent white whereas you can pick up a nice red for not a big outlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny's Yard Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Occasionally drink white wine as an aperitif or with fish. Otherwise has to be red for me. I would never drink white wine in a boozer, for the reasons CE sets out. However, when I was living in North London I would occasionally frequent a rather rough old boozer. One of the locals in there was a big skinhead bloke, looked hard as nails, who would drink pints of white wine. He generally kept himself to himself until he had a few pints (of wine) too many. At that point he was apparently known to strip bollock naked and leap from table to table, shouting and screaming. Fortunate enough never to witness the sight myself, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Got a fridge full of lager and never touch the stuff since my taste buds got me onto white wine,, and its only Marlborough for me which is a new zealand wine. NZ sauv blanc is my usual choice if I'm looking for a bottle of white. Spent a very happy afternoon a few years back wine tasting in Malborough. Kudos to the Kiwis for making the screwtop bottle acceptable too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac1 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Perhaps even more of a girlie drink but I like to drink Rose Wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindimoo Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Perhaps even more of a girlie drink but I like to drink Rose Wine. I'm quite partial to the Portuguese one in the wee dumpy bottle, got a wee bit fizz in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 You can't beat a nice chilled glass of Chenin Blanc or Pinot Grigio on a summers night. For those saying they think white wine tastes like vinegar I'd suggest you're drinking the wrong/cheap white wine. There are some delicious whites out there and like everything else it's just finding the one that suits you. I can't even stand the smell of sauvignon blanc never mind the taste. Getting back to red wine Anyone been drinking Pinotage ? South African variety grape, and a great red Lanzerac Pinotage is my favourite wine of all time. Was on a tour of the vineyard about 10 years ago. It was 9am and we'd all had a pretty heavy night the night before. One by one the group I was with politely refused a taster as they were all a bit rough. By the time it got to me and my mate none of our party of 8 had tried a drop so we felt obliged out of politness (especially as the tour was free!) but I was genuinely concerned as to whether I'd keep it down. 45 minutes later we'd drained the bottle and had half a case in the back of the van to bring home! Unfortunately I've yet to find anywhere here that sells it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Popped down to the Mosel valley last weekend, as you do. Beautiful part of the world. Came back with 3 boxes of riesling, and a box of riesling sekt which is a fine wee bubbly to sit drinking in the garden on a warm summer's evening. Riesling's not my favourite, but when it's coming from the vineyard 50 yards from your hotel, then it gives it a nice wee attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Feckin heathens. A nice bottle of Chablis or Vouvray, served at the right temperature, what's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Red mostly with food but you can't beat a good glass of white at the right time, especially with fish. Hamilton and Russell with a lobster dinner in Cape Town is a particularly good memory and NZ cloudy bay is good pretty much any time. Agree though some white can taste pretty rank - usually cheap stuff. A good chilled white on a warm summer eve though hits the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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