Random Daily Banter

[First Aspect]

I'll be honest, I find you fretting over how to sleep with a temperature of 25/27 quite quaint. I presume you have a fan and have minimised clothing/covers?

I mean, it's a feels like temperature in the mid 30s, but okay.

 

[PurplePenguin]

I mean, it's a feels like temperature in the mid 30s, but okay.

That's only for Canadians.

 

[briantrumpet]

I'll be honest, I find you fretting over how to sleep with a temperature of 25/27 quite quaint. I presume you have a fan and have minimised clothing/covers?

I've never had a heated bedroom, and under 20 would be my norm. I couldn't minimise coverage any more.

 

[First Aspect]

I've never had a heated bedroom, and under 20 would be my norm. I couldn't minimise coverage any more.

Please stop. That's enough information.

 

[briantrumpet]

Please stop. That's enough information.

Sorry, it probably would work better in French.

 

[briantrumpet]

Went to a vineyard today for a guided tour, tasting, and lunch. All splendid, part from the wine, which I found thin and acidic, both red and white. Give me a Côtes du Rhône red any day. I suspect that their sparkling white would have been more to my taste, but stupidly I forwent the offer on arrival.

 

[Ian H]

Went to a vineyard today for a guided tour, tasting, and lunch. All splendid, part from the wine, which I found thin and acidic, both red and white. Give me a Côtes du Rhône red any day. I suspect that their sparkling white would have been more to my taste, but stupidly I forwent the offer on arrival.

There are a few producing half decent whites nowadays. But...
On the other hand, our mutual friend Marc seems to rate Trevibbanmill wines (near Padstow) in one of his Instagram posts.

 

[First Aspect]

Went to a vineyard today for a guided tour, tasting, and lunch. All splendid, part from the wine, which I found thin and acidic, both red and white. Give me a Côtes du Rhône red any day. I suspect that their sparkling white would have been more to my taste, but stupidly I forwent the offer on arrival.

In England?

 

[briantrumpet]

In England?

You've seen the flaw.

I was rather hoping that things had moved on since my last experiences of English wine, but I can't say that they had, despite climate change and massive enthusiasm from the maker, on today's showing. Disappointing.

 

[First Aspect]

You've seen the flaw.

I was rather hoping that things had moved on since my last experiences of English wine, but I can't say that they had, despite climate change and massive enthusiasm from the maker, on today's showing. Disappointing.

I tired the Sharpham white the other week. Was okay, I thought. Bit like other cold climate wines tbh. You have to like gooseberry.

There is one near Jethro's that I keep meaning to stop off at.

My latest fascination is skin wine, or orange wine. It is basically white grapes made by a red wine method. My wife finds it nauseating, which works well if we share a bottle.

 

[briantrumpet]

I tired the Sharpham white the other week. Was okay, I thought. Bit like other cold climate wines tbh. You have to like gooseberry.

There is one near Jethro's that I keep meaning to stop off at.

My latest fascination is skin wine, or orange wine. It is basically white grapes made by a red wine method. My wife finds it nauseating, which works well if we share a bottle.

To be fair, today's visited vineyards are very young, and I'm comparing them with a huge region with centuries of history and a near-ideal climate (or was, till recently). But if I'm going to drink wine, it has to be better than just "hmm, OK, drinkable, I suppose". That said, I'm no fan of stuff like Beaujolais either, and I think they've been doing it for a while. I suspect though that if one's reference point is CdR, most English wines aren't going to be terribly satisfying.

 

[Rusty Nails]

If it's more than £6.99 in Lidl I feel as if I'm a wine cono-sewer.

 

[BoldonLad]

There are a few producing half decent whites nowadays. But...
On the other hand, our mutual friend Marc seems to rate Trevibbanmill wines (near Padstow) in one of his Instagram posts.

😂

 

[briantrumpet]

😂

English is weird: "It's not half bad" is a compliment.

 

[BoldonLad]

English is weird: "It's not half bad" is a compliment.

Very true, but that wasn't the reason for my merriment, but, never mind. 😂