LeeM
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dunno if i should save it for christmas or just drink it with mates before town on saturday
If you are going to save it for christmas keep it in a cool cupboard on it's side instead of the fridge 
why? i know nothing about these things
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Jambo
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American champagne = Coca Cola for those who managed to let that one go over their heads 
Bollinger is the shit
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stuartmitchell
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I like to drink it through a straw 
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ed
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Originally posted by lee_wee
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Originally posted by ed
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Originally posted by lee_wee
dunno if i should save it for christmas or just drink it with mates before town on saturday
If you are going to save it for christmas keep it in a cool cupboard on it's side instead of the fridge
why? i know nothing about these things
It's just the way you are meant to keep fine wines. On thier side and in the cool and dark. You only chill them down just before you want to drink them. It's geeky stuff I got tought at work 
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drunkenfool
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don't chill red wines though, apart from beaujolais which can be served slightly chilled 
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Eck
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why don't you chill reds?  my mum and dad do it all the time
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LeeM
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reds meant to be drunk at room temp isnt it?
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Eck
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aw wait, I've just realised, its Rosé wine they chill, not red. Apologies to any distress this may have caused.
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Cosmo
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never realised that about not storing Champagne in the fridge...not that I often have bottles knocking about at mine (although I do have a Moet in the fridge ATM).
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ed
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don't chill red wines though, apart from beaujolais which can be served slightly chilled
Gawwwd, thats another one, every day it was when's the beaujolais nuevo in? When when when??? Gawwd. I didn't even know what the stuff was in my first year there. Then a truck full of the stuff turned up and I had to sort somewhere to put all that crap
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LeeM
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Originally posted by ed
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Originally posted by drunkenfool
don't chill red wines though, apart from beaujolais which can be served slightly chilled
Gawwwd, thats another one, every day it was when's the beaujolais nuevo in? When when when??? Gawwd. I didn't even know what the stuff was in my first year there. Then a truck full of the stuff turned up and I had to sort somewhere to put all that crap
what in the name of god did you just say?
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ed
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It's some shite wine that old people get excited about. You can only get it for a couple of weeks a year.
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drunkenfool
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Summed it up well Ed I do like beaulolais in the summer though :S Cookin my mate sara duck in plum sauce thurs night so got a nice bottle of shiraz to go with it 
[Edited on 14-11-2006 by drunkenfool]
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Ian
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I've got a bottle of Ruelle Pertois here, 2000 Grand Cru a Moussy.
No idea what the hell any of that means.
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ed
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It's a fine wine from the Moussy wine house. I think, it's been a while since I actually pretended to give a shit about crap like that
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Ian
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Its got Champagne on the label. It was a gift. I might sell it and buy some Stella.
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Crutey
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My Dad goes on a rant now and again that if they can make Cheddar or Cheshire cheese anywhere they please then Champagne should be the same!, He does love his cheese tho
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LeeM
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to me wine is just the shit u drink when theres nothin else left! or if ure on adate with a classy bird, bottle of wine between ya looks beter than a full bottle to her and a pint for u, looks like your more sophisticated and less like ure tryin to get her pissed
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ed
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Originally posted by Crutey
My Dad goes on a rant now and again that if they can make Cheddar or Cheshire cheese anywhere they please then Champagne should be the same!, He does love his cheese tho
It's because the French give a shit about thier country and heartige. Where as here we'll sell anything for a fast buck...
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RichR
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That pisses me off - but the most annoying thing is when a customer asks for EXPRESSO -> there has never been nor never will be an *X* in Espresso. Its a god damn Es not Ex
I've actually refused to serve people on the grounds that they know nothing. Either that or I get cocky and emphasise their mistake. I used to manage a really busy/tasteful restaurant and I couldn't abide with the people who came in and ordered things just to look good. The classic was someone ordering Turbot (the fish) he pronounced it "Turbo-Tee" I cracked up
He sent it back to the kitchen after to have it's head taken off because it looked at him
[Edited on 15-11-2006 by LiVe LeE]
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Cybermonkey
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They are Aussie...what do you expect from decendants from criminas=ls 
fuck off you dirty northern manc twat 
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drunkenfool
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Don't forgot the classic mer-lot aswell.
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ed
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Or people who say Frex-in-ett...
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RichR
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Or Pin-Ot Grig-O
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SteveW
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i have had the lot working the wine shops for 4 years
some yanks coming into the shop asking for champagne, so long as its not from france.
so i got them to buy a load of Bolly. cos it doesnt say France anywhere on the bottle (maybe a small, bottleed in france on the back)
made me giggle
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