Australian Chardonnay
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Topic: Australian Chardonnay
Posted By: Tedious Ted
Subject: Australian Chardonnay
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 4:48pm
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Have you gone off Australian Chardonnays? I have, I find them too
heavy-bodied. Much prefer the lighter Italian wines like Pinot Grigio,
you drink so much more of it. Soave or Frascati are also both pleasant
on a Summers evening, sipping a glass or three whilst sitting on the
patio. Cheers. |
Replies:
Posted By: Eddie
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 5:22pm
has to be Superiore Frascati though 
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Posted By: Helen
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 11:58pm
Pino is my fav, uniformed quality
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Posted By: big baggles
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 4:08pm
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try one of the rose's like the grenache- great on a summers evening ------------- need a stella and i need one now ! |
Posted By: Helen
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 6:42pm
| Yes i had a lovely bottle of rose on sunday on the sofa with girl films |
Posted By: fontie
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 6:50pm
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Yes I've got into the rose. Lovely on a hot summers evening. Also I'm a Pinot fan.... ------------- Jingle bells.... |
Posted By: Emsy
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 9:29am
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I'm also a rose lover (we should call them blush if we are going to be posh and proper!)..my fave is a white zinfandel, but i also like the white grenache..both are very drinkable! ------------- A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't. |
Posted By: Eddie
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 9:39am
Blossom Hill white Zinfandel tastes like fruit squash Gallo is just as bad. Avoid Blossom Hill and Gallo anything Tescos do a nice Chilean Rosé, and the French rosé's from Provence (the vin de pays not expensive ones) are nice ------------- They say Kesey's dead; But never trust a prankster;even underground. |
Posted By: Jenny
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 4:53pm
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I have gone off some of the Australian chardonnays as they can sometimes be too heavy. I like Californian (although I do prefer a Colombard to a chardonnay) as well as the Pinot. ------------- No one really cares if you are miserable so you might was well be happy. (Cynthia Nelms) |
Posted By: Paul_G
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 4:20pm
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Yup! Typically warm-climate and oaked. Perhaps try Montana East Coast Chardonnay instead - much lighter style from cool-climate New Zealand. P |
Jenny wrote:Posted By: Jenny
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 4:41pm
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I have never had any wines from New Zealand but I will give it a go and let you know what I think.
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Posted By: Eddie
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 5:14pm
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Montana Sauvignon Blanc goes with Indian
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Posted By: Angie Pitts
Date Posted: 01 September 2005 at 2:16am
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My favourite wine. I buy it by the carton. Used to only drink Australian Chardonnay, but now my tastes have changed and I prefer a good blend. NZ Montana is the best, also Tasmanian wines are very good, but must say that our WA Margaret River wines are excellent too. We go to Margaret River for a long weekend occasionally and do the rounds of the wineries. Great food and drink! ------------- Angie Pitts (nee Soars) |
Posted By: Eddie
Date Posted: 01 September 2005 at 7:47am
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Malcolm Gluck's website is good for supermarket wines. You pick a
supermarket, wine type and price range then click ..and up come his
recommendations http://www.superplonk.com/home/home.asp - http://www.superplonk.com/home/home.asp (his reviews are daft but the score is quite a good guide, it's his "value for money" rating) ------------- They say Kesey's dead; But never trust a prankster;even underground. |
Posted By: Jenny
Date Posted: 01 September 2005 at 9:51am
Just had a quick look - I like the fact that he mentions if the bottle
is a screw top. This could prove useful if wanting to take on a
picnic 
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