Wine.

[safrane]

We have been renovating a 1980s house over the past 2 years and I recently completed the wine room. We split the utility room in half and had a local company build a ’cold room’ using insulated aluminium panels and installing a temperature control system, keeping a constant 12.5 degrees C. I then clad the inside with oak panels and ordered racking to size and built a plinth and further shelving for large formats from oak panelled plywood. It stores the equivalent of 1000 standard 75 cl bottles.

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Stunning

 

[Bebs]

But most Champagne is blended, so unless a vintage, there is little point in keeping it for years.

I completely disagree. In my opinion even NV benefits from 3-5 years of further ageing. Just my personal opinion obviously. Vintage champagnes are of course also blended albeit from one vintage only. No reason a blend of vintages i.e. a house style champagne cannot age equally well.

 

[Bebs]

Quick heads up gents. My wife just came back from Morrison’s and had spotted Cockburn Quinta dos Canais Vintage Port 2000 for £16 per 75 cl btl. Average UK price is £26-47!
I’m cleaning out their shelf tomorrow

 

[Bebs]

 

[Ewan]

Having friends to our house this evening. So the line up is Bollinger to start with, Pez ‘05 with the lamb, Dows ‘77 with cheese, Grand Constance ‘13 with pudding. (Multiples thereof, obvs!). Should be good

 

[JonW]

Having friends to our house this evening. So the line up is Bollinger to start with, Pez ‘05 with the lamb, Dows ‘77 with cheese, Grand Constance ‘13 with pudding. (Multiples thereof, obvs!). Should be good
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Can I be your friend? Sounds good...

 

[Bebs]

Lovely lineup Ewan.. Dow 77 should be stunning! Quiet Saturday here with the missus so slumming it with a btl of Chablis and btl of decent Tempranillo.. might sneak away to the cigar room for a Cuban and a Cognac or Bourbon later..
Have a good evening!

 

[Ewan]

When I buy your GS Jon, we’ll celebrate the deal with a bottle of something proper.

 

[JonW]

When I buy your GS Jon, we’ll celebrate the deal with a bottle of something proper.

sounds good!

Lovely lineup Ewan.. Dow 77 should be stunning! Quiet Saturday here with the missus so slumming it with a btl of Chablis and btl of decent Tempranillo.. might sneak away to the cigar room for a Cuban and a Cognac or Bourbon later..
Have a good evening!

there’s a bottle of Tempranillo open and getting some air in my house as well this evening.... and there could easily be a glass of Cognac as well.

What Bourbon do you like? I keep meaning to experiment with some Bourbons...

 

[Bebs]

My absolute favourite bourbons are Pappy van Winkle and Blanton’s. I was given a bottle of van Winkle by a US wine trade contact and polished it off in 2 or 3 days Back in 2008. At the time it didn’t have the obscene values that are now seen. Blanton’s are a strong second but fairly pricey as well. For ‘everyday’ drinking I favour a Makers Mark or Woodford Reserve.. both pretty decent for a modest outlay.
I love the sweetness of bourbon and never really got on much with single malts oddly enough.

 

[JonW]

My absolute favourite bourbons are Pappy van Winkle and Blanton’s. I was given a bottle of van Winkle by a US wine trade contact and polished it off in 2 or 3 days Back in 2008. At the time it didn’t have the obscene values that are now seen. Blanton’s are a strong second but fairly pricey as well. For ‘everyday’ drinking I favour a Makers Mark or Woodford Reserve.. both pretty decent for a modest outlay.
I love the sweetness of bourbon and never really got on much with single malts oddly enough.

Interestingly, Blanton’s is the one a few colleagues have recommended...

 

[Ebenezer]

I went to a house once for work and the owner had a two wine rooms.
His driveway was longer than my road!

Measure of wealth... Exit speed at the end of your drive....
Eb

 

[Ebenezer]

All wine for long term storage should be kept at 12.5 C ideally.
Cigars you say? Here is my walk-in humidor and smoking room:

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Definitely coming round!
Eb

And not leaving!

 

[rockits]

......and I have no idea what you guys are talking about! Foreign language to me

 

[safrane]

I completely disagree. In my opinion even NV benefits from 3-5 years of further ageing. Just my personal opinion obviously. Vintage champagnes are of course also blended albeit from one vintage only. No reason a blend of vintages i.e. a house style champagne cannot age equally well.

As you say, everyone's opinion will differ.

As fiz is blended to taste just like the last batch keeping it longer than a year or so will change the taste, colour and aroma... Some times for the better, other times less so.

But thank heavens for individual taste... otherwise we would all be competing for the sane thing.

Can't argue over your cellar though.

 

[Navcorr]

Bollinger to start with, Pez ‘05 with the lamb....

Quality medoc with lamb - classic pairing & a fab. year too. Nice.
I'm with Safrane re: the shampoo though. Still, bubbles are fun to get the party started. We went with an '05 Sizeranne Hermitage & lamb shanks tonight. Hmmm.

@Bebs that's a super setup. Can I ask, does the Saturn 5 double up as a cigar lighter? Please say yes, please

 

[Bebs]

Quality medoc with lamb - classic pairing & a fab. year too. Nice.
I'm with Safrane re: the shampoo though. Still, bubbles are fun to get the party started. We went with an '05 Sizeranne Hermitage & lamb shanks tonight. Hmmm.

@Bebs that's a super setup. Can I ask, does the Saturn 5 double up as a cigar lighter? Please say yes, please

Sadly not! It’s a Lego piece and as I’m Danish it’s nice to have some Danish icons in my house.

 

[JonW]

All,

As a lapsed Northener I’m a big fan of bread and butter, and am also a massive fan of this US Pinot Noir wine as well... it’s so smooth and buttery it’s rapidly becoming our house red wine. Definitely worth a try if you can...

 

[CatmanV2]

Generally I like neither US wines nor Pinot Noir.

Funny old world, innit?

C

 

[JonW]

Generally I like neither US wines nor Pinot Noir.

Funny old world, innit?

C

Too fruity for you?