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.
Your not a wanker, your a bloody philistine.
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.
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.
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.
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 landAnd fyi, I used the term "alcoholic" in nerdy alcoholics wrongly. I should've said nerdy alcohol enjoyers or some other clumsy phrase.
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.
LOLLot 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.
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.
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!).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.
Cheers glen - sounds familiar and makes perfect sense tooI 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.
I'm at present sucking down a few Monteith's Original Ales.. I just read the bottle: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.
For F...Sake if it taste good just drink the F..... thing and enjoy it.
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