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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: fbloke on February 02, 2010, 04:19:16 PM
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Saw myself on video today - what a bloater. Decided to cut right down on the beer, maybe substitute it for sensible amounts of dry white wine, which has far fewer calories. There is a theory that cutting out alcohol altogether would drastically reduce calorie intake, but I don't want to give this the oxygen of publicity.
Anyway, can anyone recommend a dry white wine that's got lots of flavour but is not too acidic? Something that lends itself to being sipped slowly?
Thanks,
Mike.
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French Sancerre is full of flavour, but a bit on the hefty side price wise, last bottle i got was £11.00, but have been charged £8 a glass in a restaurant.
Go with a nice red, Barolo or Valpolicello, strong dark fruit (berries & cherries) flavours, unless you're a vegetarian (as some wines use blood)
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I believe gin is the least calorific of the booze family.
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Drink only Chateau Petrus - that way you can only afford to drink one per year! Cuts down on the calories bg time.
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At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.
However, while I collect whisky & could talk for days about single malt, I'm a terrible cheapskate when it comes to wine :)
Probably my favourite white wine is Koonunga Hill (http://www.penfolds.com/wines/koonunga-hill/koonunga-chard.asp) chardonnay (actually, their Merlot (http://www.penfolds.com/wines/koonunga-hill/koonunga-cab-merlot.asp) is really nice too if you fancy a red & can find it). Other than that, I just randomly pick stuff from supermarket shelves - I'm really enjoying wines from Chile at the moment.
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At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.
Is that before or after getting up, showering, brushing your teeth etc? :lol:
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At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.
That's not good. :?
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Get thee to a wine tasting event.
Ravenswood is a nice tasting mid priced red.
If you like grapefruit juice, put some gin in it and you're on to a winner.
Ultimately there is always Michelob low carb beer?
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I'll take red wine over white any day, they add sugar to the white stuff
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Cabernet Sauvignon for the win 8)
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Keis Monkey Nut Merlot from the Barossa Valley, Aus' is very nice.
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If you're after white wine I'm very fond of Kiwi Suavignon Blancs. They tend to be quite minerally and have a real gooseberry aroma. I also really like Gerwurtzraminer too and there are some good, not expensive, Kiwi wines made with this grape from Majestic Wines.
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At the start of every day I decide between "grain" or "grape", then I only drink wine/sherry/port or beer/whisky that day.
That's not good. :?
oops :lol: poor choice of phrasing.
I think I started that post meaning to type "at the start of every drinking session", then changed my mind to "before I take my first drink of the day" but somehow munged them into what got posted.
No, I don't spin a bottle at the breakfast table to decide on my pre-cereal apperitif :) I just happen to believe in never mixing grain & grape...
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Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I never knew we had so many winos on the forum! I'm also disappointed that no-one has been rock and roll enough to suggest a bottle of Thunderbird and an eighth. We must be way too posh.
Andrew W - by co-incidence I did get a Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc last night prior to reading your post. I'll have a pint of that tonight and let you know my thoughts.
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Black Champagne is the only choice.
(http://www.dinkydrinks.co.uk/images/BuckfastTonicWine75cl.jpg)
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Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is nice.
I've given up though, nearly 5 weeks with no booze!
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Buckfast. My old flatmate was an ugly girl from Glasgow.
Needless to say the Buckfast made bad things happen
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Buckfast. My old flatmate was an ugly girl from Glasgow.
Needless to say the Buckfast made bad things happen
Was there something in the news recently about Buckfast making people violent?
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A bit of Blue Nun, can't go wrong with that.
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whatevers 241 at the sainsburys local across the road. in all seriousness, they have some great deals on good wine sometimes - been a bit naff since xmas though
one of the best bottles i have ever had was a 94 rioja my folks brought back from spain a couple of years ago and let me have when i got engaged, it was 14 when we opened it. generally not a wine you drink that old so i wasnt sure what to expect... it was too good!!!
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A bit of Blue Nun, can't go wrong with that.
I can't think about Blue Nun without remembering that classic Alan Partridge scene in the restaurant when they cancel his show:
" Monkey Tennis?"
and, of course,
" Smell my cheese you mother!"
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Buckfast. My old flatmate was an ugly girl from Glasgow.
Needless to say the Buckfast made bad things happen
Was there something in the news recently about Buckfast making people violent?
Yeah, there's quite a campaign against it at the minute from MSPs and the media. Lots of blame getting flung at the caffeine content. A lot of corner shops and wee offys in Scotland only get licenses on the basis they don't sell Buckfast.
Nonsense, I reckon.
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Buckfast. My old flatmate was an ugly girl from Glasgow.
Needless to say the Buckfast made bad things happen
Was there something in the news recently about Buckfast making people violent?
Yeah, there's quite a campaign against it at the minute from MSPs and the media. Lots of blame getting flung at the caffeine content. A lot of corner shops and wee offys in Scotland only get licenses on the basis they don't sell Buckfast.
Nonsense, I reckon.
I completely agree - it's as if no other alcohol brand causes violence. Classic MP behaviour - find a convenient scapegoat rather than admit to the systemic problems that cause crime and do something about it like improve prosperity and education. That's too complex. No, blame it on a tonic wine made in Devon, that's the answer.
That said, they should ban Stella Artois. That is lunatic soup.
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Buckfast. My old flatmate was an ugly girl from Glasgow.
Needless to say the Buckfast made bad things happen
Was there something in the news recently about Buckfast making people violent?
Yeah, there's quite a campaign against it at the minute from MSPs and the media. Lots of blame getting flung at the caffeine content. A lot of corner shops and wee offys in Scotland only get licenses on the basis they don't sell Buckfast.
Nonsense, I reckon.
Sounds like fun, I'll get a few bottles in!
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must admit i've been secretly getting into fine french and spanish reds over the last few years. since its expensive and i have better things to spend my money on i've not indulged myself that much so far
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I'm begining to think that I'm the only person in the UK who thinks wine is chuffin aweful. I just can't stand the stuff........ And you can stick your olives up your arse too, I'm off for a real ale and a packet of pork scratchings :lol:
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I'm begining to think that I'm the only person in the UK who thinks wine is chuffin aweful. I just can't stand the stuff........ And you can stick your olives up your arse too, I'm off for a real ale and a packet of pork scratchings :lol:
Spoken like a real man ToneMonkey. I completely agree with you, it's just that I look more like Kerry Katona with each passing day so I want to get the calories down without any of that truly appalling drying out business.
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I completely agree with you, it's just that I look more like Kerry Katona with each passing day so I want to get the calories down without any of that truly appalling drying out business.
Like this?
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00707/Kerry_Katona_707046a.jpg)
Or like this?
(http://goingconcern.com/_old/2009/08/27/kerry%20katona.jpg)
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I looked very much like the first picture except with close cropped hair. My tits are marginally bigger than hers. If I looked anything like the second picture I'd have no complaints at all. In fact I'd just stay in all day and feel myself all over. This post is starting to get weird.
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I'm begining to think that I'm the only person in the UK who thinks wine is chuffin aweful. I just can't stand the stuff........ And you can stick your olives up your arse too, I'm off for a real ale and a packet of pork scratchings :lol:
I am in agreement with you on this - apart from the pork scratchings.
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Got a really cheap bottle of some kind of pinot grigio from asda last night, was about £4 :lol: Didn't taste as bad as I thought it might though and it's 12%
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how much do you actually drink? - you'd have to be knockin the stuff back for a change to wine to make a difference.
with reds, I find that the Spanish and Italian stuff is quite full-bodied and suits being drunk with red meat; rather than by itself. oh, and also got to make sure its at room temp - cold/cool red wine is a no-no. go with Aussie or Californian reds and you won't go far wrong at the £5 a bottle kind of price range.
as for whites, I like dry as possible - I've also found the French whites are by far and away the best. I'd go with Aussie whites after that. anything vaguely described as 'medium' or 'sweet' will taste like cider vinegar. for whites, I'd generally stay away from anything under £6.00 - a tenner bottle of Burgandy chilled will make you smile.
I will say though, I'm no cork-sniffer and this is just my preference.
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I think 90% of the stuff you get in the UK is not worth the price.
I regularly import wine from a local vineyard in southern Germany where I used to live. The 7€ bottles would retail for about 15£ easily in the UK. The people are family friends... they usually "forget" the postage :-)
I currently have only some quite expensive bottles at home which has lead to the strange thing that I am not drinking anything - they are too valuable for casual drinking. :(
Anyway, I've been looking forward to opening this one:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/theonlywarlock/Weihnachtenundanderes166.jpg) :P
There's just something in the taste of American whiskey I love... can't put my finger around it really. They taste differently - they way I want whiskey to taste. I tried a couple of Scottish whiskeys (my friend has a huge collection), but I keep coming back to JD for some reason (which is totally overpriced in the UK - I got this bottle abroad as well).
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Jack Daniel's is the stuff I give to people that I don't like when they come around. ;)
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Jack Daniel's is the stuff I give to people that I don't like when they come around. ;)
People go round to your house? :)
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Jack Daniel's is the stuff I give to people that I don't like when they come around. ;)
People go round to your house? :)
He is talking about Jehovah's Witnesses I think.
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Jack Daniel's is the stuff I give to people that I don't like when they come around. ;)
People go round to your house? :)
Yes, I don't think I offered you anything did I?
Remember I know where you live...
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Jack Daniel's is the stuff I give to people that I don't like when they come around. ;)
People go round to your house? :)
Yes, I don't think I offered you anything did I?
Remember I know where you live...
You do indeed.
I'm just bitter you didn't offer me any JD when I was round.
Thanks for letting me have a dump though