Are wine buffs wankers?

[nulla nulla]

Wankers or otherwise, if there has been one good thing come out of this global financial crisis it has been an abundance of really good Australian wine at significantly reduced prices to the normal recommended retail prices.

 

[jancha]

Wankers or otherwise, if there has been one good thing come out of this global financial crisis it has been an abundance of really good Australian wine at significantly reduced prices to the normal recommended retail prices.

Certainly not in Darwin but then again who'd drinks wine there anyway.
I went to a charity business luncheon there one Friday at Cha's.
They auctioned off a bottle of grange which went for around $1200 ( Cant recall the exact amount) None the less it was opened & drunk shortly after.
Unfortunately it was off but it didn't stop him & his mates from drinking it.
Not sure if they were wine buffs but they were certainly wankers.

 

[Fishbulb]

I think they just sort of major on minor issues and give certain things a weight of importance they don't actually need.

No, they're not wankers, they're more like nerdy alcoholics.

 

[nomore4s]

Certainly not in Darwin but then again who'd drinks wine there anyway.
I went to a charity business luncheon there one Friday at Cha's.
They auctioned off a bottle of grange which went for around $1200 ( Cant recall the exact amount) None the less it was opened & drunk shortly after.
Unfortunately it was off but it didn't stop him & his mates from drinking it.
Not sure if they were wine buffs but they were certainly wankers.

hahaha, just described half of Darwin.

Can't believe I missed this thread earlier

Love this quote, thanks nulla

Your not a wanker, your a bloody philistine.

 

[jancha]

I think they just sort of major on minor issues and give certain things a weight of importance they don't actually need.

No, they're not wankers, they're more like nerdy alcoholics.

What makes you think they're alcoholics & not just wankers?
Come on think about it.
Most wine buffs waffle on about the aroma & flavours.
They go into great depts at what berries, wood, vanillas, chocolate ect. flavours abound within the wine. They're just as bad as school teachers who think they know everything.
For F...Sake if it taste good just drink the F..... thing and enjoy it.

 

[nunthewiser]

Me and some brothers drank three 4 litre goonbags of fruity lexia whilst fishing .

Two of the boys turned into right wankers after we drank them.

The case is proven.

 

[nulla nulla]

Me and some brothers drank three 4 litre goonbags of fruity lexia whilst fishing .

Two of the boys turned into right wankers after we drank them.

The case is proven.

12 litres of fruity lexia in one session will do that to you. I'm surprised they didn't attempt to walk on water and part the seas.

 

[Fishbulb]

What makes you think they're alcoholics & not just wankers?
Come on think about it.
Most wine buffs waffle on about the aroma & flavours.
They go into great depts at what berries, wood, vanillas, chocolate ect. flavours abound within the wine. They're just as bad as school teachers who think they know everything.
For F...Sake if it taste good just drink the F..... thing and enjoy it.

What's it to ya? Why do you care if they get pleasure out of "waffling" about aroma's etc? If you just want to skull a glass of wine then good for you, go ahead.

I personally don't drink wine. Don't really care for it. I like a good single malt whisky, or if it's a hot day I could have a vodka tonic, but why some people get down on others for enjoying the entire wine experience is beyond me I'm afraid.

And fyi, I used the term "alcoholic" in nerdy alcoholics wrongly. I should've said nerdy alcohol enjoyers or some other clumsy phrase.

 

[Mofra]

And fyi, I used the term "alcoholic" in nerdy alcoholics wrongly. I should've said nerdy alcohol enjoyers or some other clumsy phrase.

Yup - most wine tasters will spit it out if they're doing a big afternoon of tasting (no taste receptors in the back of the throat, to the delight of every red-blooded male in the land ).
Interesting to note beer tasters (are they beer wankers) at shows always swallow, there is a good reason why but I can't remember it.

Personally I love wine, get to Yarra Valley almost once a month and short weekends away are generally to a wine region. Opening a bottle & just drinking it, for a big red that is not decantered, I can understand people who can't tell the difference between their plonks. I tend to drink alot less now that I've started a different fitness regime as alcohol is an inhibitor to muscle growth, so I really only drink on weekends.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

I know nothing about wine, but when doing renos in a deceased estate house I bought recently I found 21 bottles of Chris Ringland Shiraz, Barossa Valley 1998.

We drank two bottles and it tastes ok still.

If any wankers are reading, is it a good wine , as it all tastes the same to me.

gg

 

[wayneL]

I appreciate a nice wine and can tolerate a 2 minute discussion on the attributes of the particular bottle being drained. Hell, I intentionally just moved to a wine area.

But I don't go for all the show and the flowery language... Jeeeezuz the jargon is worse than us option traders.

If it's rubbish, "this tastes like s###" will suffice. And if it's good - "Waiter - another bottle of the Quaffing Shed Shiraz please".

 

[Bushman]

Rubbish. It is your money, you earnt it. So if you wish to go to a fine restaurant and become entranced by the 'hint of eucalypt', the 'sliver of gooseberry' or the 'tinge of grandpa's socks', go for it.

Quaffers, arise, free yourselves from shame. Hic....

 

[glendaw101]

Yup -
Interesting to note beer tasters (are they beer wankers) at shows always swallow, there is a good reason why but I can't remember it.

I recently saw an article that was recruiting beer tasters for a brewery and it said beer tasters have to swallow because the taste buds that detect bitterness are at the sides and back of the tongue.

 

[Logique]

Lot of reds out there that taste like cough syrup. It makes me laugh, even on boiling summer days people will insist that the red wine is best at room temperature. In our climate, there aren't many reds that won't be rendered more drinkable by some slight chilling .

Best red I've had in ages came out of the bargain bin at my local off-license, a South African Cab Sav at 2 for $15.

In answer to the thread question, I believe there are experts out there who can taste the difference - but a lot of others who just think they know.

 

[wayneL]

Lot of reds out there that taste like cough syrup. It makes me laugh, even on boiling summer days people will insist that the red wine is best at room temperature. In our climate, there aren't many reds that won't be rendered more drinkable by some slight chilling .

Best red I've had in ages came out of the bargain bin at my local off-license, a South African Cab Sav at 2 for $15.

In answer to the thread question, I believe there are experts out there who can taste the difference - but a lot of others who just think they know.

LOL

I think you're right. Lets face it, we drink woobla primarily for the alcohol, all the rest is dressing, pleasant dressing hopefully, but all BS nonetheless.

I can have just as much fun trying different beers... I think I like a decent beer better than wine anyway... AND you can drink more and stay on two feet.

 

[Sdajii]

In answer to the thread question, I believe there are experts out there who can taste the difference - but a lot of others who just think they know.

And a lot more who know they don't, but pretend to, to impress others.

I'm one who does not claim to be an expert, but I can taste a wine and know I like it, or know I don't. I do generally find that the more expensive wines are better, but there are exceptions. One of the best reds I have ever had came from a cask! Then again, most reds from casks I have tried have barely been good enough for cooking, and some barely good enough for pouring down the sink.

 

[Mofra]

Best red I've had in ages came out of the bargain bin at my local off-license, a South African Cab Sav at 2 for $15.

I agree - one of the best Chardonnays I've had was an $18 Chilean import. The "lost" grape that is now the staple of the Chilean wine industry (Camaniere, which is to Chile what Shiraz is to Australia) makes some brilliant wine as well, and all the good ones are at Chilean quaffer prices in Santiago if you're ever there (about $3.50 from the supermarket, but take your own corkscrew - they hardly sell them anywhere!).

I like to think I have a reasonable level of wine knowledge, but even the most experienced of sommeliers say the best wine to drink is the wine that you like.

 

[Mofra]

I recently saw an article that was recruiting beer tasters for a brewery and it said beer tasters have to swallow because the taste buds that detect bitterness are at the sides and back of the tongue.

Cheers glen - sounds familiar and makes perfect sense too

 

[wayneL]

Most wine buffs waffle on about the aroma & flavours.
They go into great depts at what berries, wood, vanillas, chocolate ect. flavours abound within the wine.

I'm at present sucking down a few Monteith's Original Ales.. I just read the bottle:

"This pale ale is indulgently full and rounded, dominated by hops with notes of caramel, burnt sugars(<<==tautological I would have thought) and a hint of blackberry."

Jeeeeeezuz, the wine wankers have invaded the beer industry!

For F...Sake if it taste good just drink the F..... thing and enjoy it.

Indeed! It does and I am.

 

[prawn_86]

Monteiths make some interesting beers Wayne. Check out the beer thread here and at ATF if your interested