Christmas Alcohol
I have been thinking about wine, and in particularly Australian branded wine, such as the standard UK versions of Jacobs Creek or Wolf Blass. I have decided that these drinks are not wine. I don't mean that in the snobbish sense that our upside-down cousins obviously have not the skill or heritage to make wine, or good wine, as I actually like the stuff very much indeed. I just mean that I think if you crave a glass of red wine, they don't really satisfy you, and perhaps that is because they should be seen as a different type of drink, more akin to a non-fizzy, relatively sophisticated, alcopop. One can, and I do, often crave a glass of this too, in which case a glass of 'wine' wine wouldn't work. But I'm not sure its the same thing (this applies to similar 'wines' from any country).In fact, I think this might apply to champagne too, and perhaps is in fact how it is viewed. One can really not want a glass of white wine, yet want a glass of Champage - another 'wine' that is mass-produced, quality controlled. On this subject, I really recommend Corney and Barrow's (the shop, not the braying wine bars) Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine, which is about 1/3rd the price of Champagne and tastes just as good (Blanc de Blancs means it is made using only white Chardonnay grapes, whereas most standard Champagne also uses red Pinot Noir grapes).
Labels: Food/drink
posted by Matthew @ 12/27/2006 09:18:00 PM
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