Alexander L 80 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's easier to say seventeen thirty nine than one thousand seven hundred and thirty nine years of our lord ano domini Thats why its called that. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 chuckle chuckle, no the chardonnay, silly. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 1739 a good year for chardonnay. why is it called that? Because they use a cultivar of grape called "chardonnay" - strange, huh? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Caused me to wonder - so a little searching uncovered the following in Wikipedia ... "Chardonnay: type of wine, 1907, from French chardonnay, originally the type of grape used to make the wine, supposedly named for the town of Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, in eastern France. The name is said to be from Latin Cardonnacum." and that led to ... "Chardonnay is the commune in the Saone-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France The name is a derivative of Cardonnacum, a Latin term to denote the land of Cardus, the owner of the land surrounding this village during the end of the Roman period. It is also the definition of an area of thistles. Chardonnay and its surrounding Maconnais region are probably the cradle of the Chardonnay type of grape, and certainly the semantic origin of the grape." Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks JA. I actually prefer red wine. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I actually prefer red wine. I'm with you there KD and am halfway through a bottle of Chilean Cabernet-Merlot! Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Argentinian malbek turned me on to red wines. I have heard the Chilean is very good too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm a tight-arse though so only buy the cheap stuff, though tonight's one went down well! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 This one is really really cheap McWilliams Sunstone Shiraz. And it goes well with just about anything. I was surprised at the quality of this wine at the price. Good ol Assies. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 How much is it? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Meh ... come summer, I prefer a nice chilled white. To hell with the white wine for white meat, but red wine for red meat thing! I drink what I want, and in summer, I prefer whites. Workhorse white is chateau cardboard from DeBortolis - their Verdelho is quite nice. Sometimes splash out with a bottle - usually a special choice from the NSW Wine Society case. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 How much is it? Thank you Mr Google - answer is ... McWilliams Sunstone Shiraz £6.99 from Waitrose (who are, I presume, in the land of Pom!) - cannot get the stuff in Aus, at least cannot see it in any site I found. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Much less than that here. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Half that and some more. Hence, very, very inexpensive. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Really hot days with the sun beating down, I would not contemplate a Chard. Instead a Semillon with plenty of ice would do it. As refreshing as a freezing soda but with the kick of a hand in glove. Cue -> Morrissey Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 personally I would go a Umeshu with ice... that white wine crap is for nerds! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 In an attempt to not be too predictable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bbZLll3Vdo Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 that's not Morrissey. Unless I'm mistaken. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I eat the shrerdded radish that come under my sashimi, but I often leave the basil lea alone. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 basil lea? who is he Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 He may be Cardinal Basil Lea of the Shetlands. But I left him well alone. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 ah the land of Shet!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 He may have been saucing up with his mate Perrins. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Who and who?! Thursday and Alex......didn't we all think it was Thurs in a different alter ego but I'm sure Alex posted recently and it was un-Thursday like Alias found. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Hello Link to post Share on other sites
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