Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Clearly you have no respect on this board C. I have found that the best whites (wines to be clear) come from the Dão and Douro regions. Try the grilled giant gambas, if you like shrimp, 3 are sufficient unless you are really hungry or just greedy.. :0

ps Dão is pronounced down with a scouse nasal touch.

There is a wine called Aveleda. It is slightly fizzy, what the French call petiante (or something like that). It had a bad name like Mateus Rose but Aveleda is different in Portugal. They used to add sugar for the UK market. In Portugal it is a far nicer wine served cold on a hot day. It is what I tend to call a swilling wine as it is fairly low alcohol.

in cascais near lisbon
you peasants can mock all you like as you beaver away like drones and drudges in the murk of the city or down the slate or coal mines (where you belong) :-)

the local whites aren't bad at all or at least not with shellfish which is quite rich
you probably wouldn't bother to buy them at home, but then the same could be said for most muscadet

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i think aveleda is a generic vinho verde which is slightly petillant and can be very pleasant

Like Fred, very petulant...

Yes, you are right. This is the one I used to drink. I worked at Hedges & Butler (part of Bass the brewers). We used to import it.

Oops!
It is 8.5%

and a very big bottle. That's why you can't remember Hays.

We like to sit outside at our garden table of a summer's evening with the Aldi Teppanyaki Grill on the table. It cost about £15 from memory and is an electric hot plate kinda thingy, that's easily switch on and offable. It's just the jobby for cooking a medley of say, prawns, baby squid, salmon steak, halibut fillet, asparagus, sliced courgette, sliced par-boiled potato, etc, etc.

This little machine is also brilliant for steaks and other meats. It's nice to be able to cook on the table top, chat and have a drink of wine, whilst you are keeping an eye on the food, that's cooking before your very eyes. When the meal has finished, it's 'wipe clean' and 'pop it back in the box' for next time. I call it 'Doddle Cooking'.

I don't go blasting lots of money on wines and spend about £7-10 per bottle or so. I do look for wines which have won awards. Generally, we would wash down a fish dish such as the above with a lovely dry white wine (probably also from Aldi - I'm thinking maybe 'Gavi' (NW Italy). Here's another one I'll be trying with fish: (Note the prize winning sticker labels) 'Sauvignon Blanc' (NZ) from the 'Exquisite Collection'

For steaks and stuff they also have some excellent reds in the same collection. 'Doddle Shopping' if the wine's all at the same place, too, eh?

it is ....in my cellar!

Cellar eh? I don't have that luxury but I do have a Liebherr vinidor. Nice job with separate compartments for reds and white. 18C and 5C. The overflow goes into the garage or fridge.

house was built with a cellar in 1846 ...... but yes, very lucky as the temperature and humidity is stable

We've looked at loads of houses with a seller, that were for sale. Bought quite a few of them over the years too.

Might have to carry me out of the present one on a stretcher. It's quite idyllicly located and only about 1 hr from popular cities and airports.

I find there is to much snobbishness about wines, thats maybe because
I rarely drink it, I'm a bitter drinker..

Yes!

No need to be bitter granny, we won the referendum. :) I must admit I prefer a beer at most times.

Fred likes a wine. :-))

71891 - every house for sale has a seller!!

iturama, yes maybe It should be Mild instead of bitter(not seen Mild for a
while thinking about it), or Black & Tan?..LOL!

But not every house has a lower floor storage place which is large, cool, dry and perfect for storing one's wine.

Look at this. I know a director of Diageo who has one of these under the carpet in his living room. They come and cut a hole in the ground under your living room.

http://www.azureazure.com/homes/spiral-wine-cellar