Favourite Offy on LL

[HellNoHellYeah]

This is really interesting!

JoJo09 Wrote:

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> Gimme Wrote:

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> > One thing for sure is that spending a bit more

> on

> > a bottle is likely to lead to less hangover.

> > Drunk an entire bottle of Alsace Riesling last

> > night (probably about 9 or 10 quid a bottle)

> and

> > no trace of a hangover.

> > Better wine generally contains less chemicals,

> > therefore generally, less hangover...

> > God knows what they put in the ?3 bottles of

> > Aussie red!

> > Bit like the difference between turkey

> twizzlers

> > and a bit of organic turkey really.

>

>

> I'll second that! Got caught up in

> recession-fuelled frugalness after being made

> redundant and decided to purchase a bottle of

> Pinot from Threshers as it was considerably less

> than what i normally spend. I then spent the

> whole of the next day confined to my bed apart

> from a few trips to hug the cistern - took me

> right back to my teenage days! It's definately

> worth getting a quality bottle over saving a few

> quid.

[Cassius]

An Riesling is unlikely to be more than 12% alcohol max - probably more like 11%. A cheap Aussie red might be anything from 13.5% upwards.

[Gimme]

Au contraire... Just been in Alsace on holiday and having just checked my small collection of rieslings, they are all 13%. Although you are right, an Aussie red would probably be slightly stronger.

Anyway, cheap wine will give you more of a hangover. I've got a friend who swears that chardonnay gives her a hangover every time but miraculously Chablis seems to be okay...

[Cassius]

The Rieslings I brought home vary from 8% to 12.5% - the 8% is a lovely bottle to drink at lunchtime. Some Aussie reds are 15% and I've sampled one at 16%. It was not as strong to taste as you would think but I am sure that it would give a hangover.

The Alsace is great isn't it? We end up bringing enough wine home to avoid the local off-licenses for several weeks - and the Mosel is even better value.

[legalbeagle]

If you are a big fan of Alsace then we have three wine tastings specifically about that region coming up in August on 5th 12th and 19th. I think some tickets are still available - more details on our website:

www.greenandbluewines.com/index.php/Tastings

[Alabama]

sorry :-$ just making conversation.

HellNoHellYeah Wrote:

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> This is really interesting!

>

> JoJo09 Wrote:

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> > Gimme Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> >

> > > One thing for sure is that spending a bit

> more

> > on

> > > a bottle is likely to lead to less hangover.

> > > Drunk an entire bottle of Alsace Riesling

> last

> > > night (probably about 9 or 10 quid a bottle)

> > and

> > > no trace of a hangover.

> > > Better wine generally contains less

> chemicals,

> > > therefore generally, less hangover...

> > > God knows what they put in the ?3 bottles of

> > > Aussie red!

> > > Bit like the difference between turkey

> > twizzlers

> > > and a bit of organic turkey really.

> >

> >

> > I'll second that! Got caught up in

> > recession-fuelled frugalness after being made

> > redundant and decided to purchase a bottle of

> > Pinot from Threshers as it was considerably

> less

> > than what i normally spend. I then spent the

> > whole of the next day confined to my bed apart

> > from a few trips to hug the cistern - took me

> > right back to my teenage days! It's definately

> > worth getting a quality bottle over saving a

> few

> > quid.

[Gimme]

Good plug, well timed LegalBeagle.

Will check out your website.

[legalbeagle]

You can't blame a girl for trying ;-)

[HellNoHellYeah]

Green & Blue are fab!

[AuraCaught]

I thought this was a very strange thread.... why would anyone have a favourite offy?

Then I read the posts, now I know what to look for & all the things I've missed so far!

Thanks folks