Comments on: Wines of the month http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Davy http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31429 Davy Thu, 29 May 2008 03:59:51 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31429 Sounds like me, slippery slope, but it's a nice ride on the way down. Reminds me of a couple of lines from that great Scottish (and ginger) miserablist Malcolm Middleton, the song's called Blue Plastic Bags... "The whole world's going home with blue plastic bags/Six bottles of Stella, Jacob's Creek and twenty fags.", substitute the alcohol with your tipple of choice. He cheerily goes on to cement the concept with "Staying in is the new going out". A bottle and a half of the red stuff later and I'm heartily singing along, fishing about in the plastic bag for my fags. (Alcohol and fags are a recurring theme in his songs, god bless 'im) Sounds like me, slippery slope, but it’s a nice ride on the way down.

Reminds me of a couple of lines from that great Scottish (and ginger) miserablist Malcolm Middleton, the song’s called Blue Plastic Bags…

“The whole world’s going home with blue plastic bags/Six bottles of Stella, Jacob’s Creek and twenty fags.”, substitute the alcohol with your tipple of choice. He cheerily goes on to cement the concept with “Staying in is the new going out”.

A bottle and a half of the red stuff later and I’m heartily singing along, fishing about in the plastic bag for my fags.

(Alcohol and fags are a recurring theme in his songs, god bless ‘im)

]]> By: Dave http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31423 Dave Wed, 28 May 2008 11:13:21 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31423 There is a reason I throw the corks in the bin, photos like this! Good to see a lot of Spanish gear in there. Yep, 04 Pinta is disapointing for the price, the 04 is a bit the same. You're better off spending the extra $30 on Alion. There is a reason I throw the corks in the bin, photos like this!

Good to see a lot of Spanish gear in there. Yep, 04 Pinta is disapointing for the price, the 04 is a bit the same. You’re better off spending the extra $30 on Alion.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31418 Ed Wed, 28 May 2008 07:44:35 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31418 Dave, if there was a prize you've won it. Scorpo was a pinot. 2 x roda - 1x reserva. Pinta Toro 2003 (average for the price).Brown Brothers Riseling Neil, BB RieslingI think for the laddettes who drink too much Chablis and Albarino - Grazaban. Davy, I drank them at home, quite possibly alone and quite possibly awoke with spittle running down my chin. 10.20 perfect time for a Castro Martin. Ran, try two a night. Did I say that? Dave, if there was a prize you’ve won it. Scorpo was a pinot. 2 x roda – 1x reserva. Pinta Toro 2003 (average for the price).Brown Brothers Riseling

Neil, BB RieslingI think for the laddettes who drink too much Chablis and Albarino – Grazaban.

Davy, I drank them at home, quite possibly alone and quite possibly awoke with spittle running down my chin. 10.20 perfect time for a Castro Martin.

Ran, try two a night. Did I say that?

]]> By: Ran http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31396 Ran Mon, 26 May 2008 23:23:08 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31396 Good god that is a lot of wine. I thought 2 bottles each on the weekend was too much. I feel better now Good god that is a lot of wine. I thought 2 bottles each on the weekend was too much. I feel better now

]]> By: Dave http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31377 Dave Mon, 26 May 2008 00:45:29 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31377 Davy, its never too early... Davy, its never too early…

]]> By: Davy http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31376 Davy Mon, 26 May 2008 00:24:14 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31376 Ed, I've been fretting about my alcohol intake of late, it's comforting to know that I have company. Goodonya...as they say. Did you have the Quinta at St Jude's or Bar Lourinha? Nice drop. (ponders whether 10:20 is too early to have a wee sip of Alvaro Castro...) Ed,

I’ve been fretting about my alcohol intake of late, it’s comforting to know that I have company. Goodonya…as they say.

Did you have the Quinta at St Jude’s or Bar Lourinha? Nice drop.

(ponders whether 10:20 is too early to have a wee sip of Alvaro Castro…)

]]> By: neil http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31375 neil Sun, 25 May 2008 22:13:01 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31375 And some Brown Brothers, perhaps an Orange Flora & Muscat for the ladies, a Pieropan Soave, as well as a decent sav blanc (Sancerre). And some Brown Brothers, perhaps an Orange Flora & Muscat for the ladies, a Pieropan Soave, as well as a decent sav blanc (Sancerre).

]]> By: Dave http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-31374 Dave Sun, 25 May 2008 20:58:20 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/05/wines-of-the-month/#comment-31374 not a bad effort, from what I can see: 6 x Wynns somthing or other 6 x Some french thing 2 x Port Philip (pinot?) 1 x 04 Roda 1 x Telmo Altos de Lanzaga 05 2 x entry level telmo (LZ or Dehesa Gago or Basa?) 1 x Quinta do Ameal 1 x Gugal cotes du rhone 1 x Scopo (Rose?) 1 x Roulot bougogne 1 x 06 Agro de Bazan Amber not a bad effort, from what I can see:

6 x Wynns somthing or other
6 x Some french thing
2 x Port Philip (pinot?)
1 x 04 Roda
1 x Telmo Altos de Lanzaga 05
2 x entry level telmo (LZ or Dehesa Gago or Basa?)
1 x Quinta do Ameal
1 x Gugal cotes du rhone
1 x Scopo (Rose?)
1 x Roulot bougogne
1 x 06 Agro de Bazan Amber

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