http://forums.shipoffools.com/index.php?p=/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:39:59 +0000 en WINE — Ship of Fools http://forums.shipoffools.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2874/heaven-in-vino-veritas-the-wine-thread-what-you-enjoy-current-drinking-tastes-recommendations Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:44:57 +0000 Limbo JuanaCruz 2874@/index.php?p=/discussions

As background, I grew up in an area with about 10 vineyards in driving distance so I was drinking and tasting wine since a late-teenager. My tastes have changed hugely over the years from bruising aussie reds and NZ sauvignon blanc, then a wallet-emptying bordeaux habit and so on ...

Currently my real love is very (very) dry whites like Australian and Austrian rieslings, Hunter Valley semillon. Also Greek assyrtiko. Not for everyone and my partner's single word tasting note for them is normally "sour" with an accompanying facial expression ... if possible I try to find something a bit special in the the £7-£12 range as a daily quaffer. The one below is worth checking out - it's dry-ish rather than my normal ultra-dry.

I'm not normally a fan of pinot grigios as most of them are a bit bland for my tastes, but on vacation I found this jewel as a random buy - Co-op's Irresistible Marlborough (NZ) Pinot Grigio. I can't give too many adjectives (or even remember the year) as thoughtlessly I finished the bottle that evening but I remember it was both delicious and had a lot of class for a £7.50 wine. ]]>