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    Thread: TV Series Worth Watching.
Post: RE: TV Series Worth Watching.
Grimm. Very clever, very funny and quite gory at times. Series 3 is due in November.
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 224 51,199 09-28-2014, 01:18 PM
  Wink Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: The Wine Thread
Wine and wine tasting. The following thread has been started at the behest of our Grupenfhurer; blessed be his name. Kingy ( All hail Kingy ) Where shall I start. Rules, there are are non really. H...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-16-2014, 05:01 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Where to buy and prices ? Obvious. Start at your local big supermarket, the smaller local tesco etc won't have anything like the choice plus will be more expensive. Price. Right my first advice i...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-16-2014, 06:38 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
My god, somebody is reading this tripe. Well speedy. Malbec is originally from France. There It's called Cot or Auxurois, I think that's how you spell it. A good grape from the dordogne, but it ...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-16-2014, 08:28 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Hi Shelly, Nowt wrong with Zinfandel. We prefer the red to be honest. There was a lovely Australian red we tasted at a WS tasting last year, lovely wine but i was too stupid to order any. We've r...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-17-2014, 12:30 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Well, first is my first wine review. Last night was a Chateau D'Angduldet 2007. The is a Bordeaux wine from the Margeaux area. Around Bordeaux there are smaller regions ( or appelations ) where grap...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-18-2014, 11:30 AM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Fortunately for Ziggy it's me who ponies up for the expensive stuff usually I average anywhere from 80-120 hrs overtime a month. So is not like I'm on mega bucks or owt. But back to the plot. I ...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-19-2014, 08:37 AM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Reds are our love too. We wouldn't normally drink anything more expensive than £25. However on the odd rare treat we will put the boat out. Hence Ziggys mention of Amon RA, one of our favourites. ...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-19-2014, 04:33 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Vodka and OJ. Grey Goose vodka, non of your ex commie recycled potato rubbish. Is a French vodka, but don't let that put you off, it has been voted the best vodka several times. Very smooth.
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-19-2014, 05:00 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
Ok, some homespun opinions on good value decent trading wine. 1) South Africa leads the way IMHO. The weakness of the rand at the moment, plus the fact that SA wine industry is still developing af...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-20-2014, 06:48 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
I'll be polishing off a bottle of Chilean Pinot Noir tonight with dinner, so tomorrow we'll give you my and Ziggy's impressions
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-24-2014, 04:51 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
We had a Chilean wine last Saturday. It was a Pinot noir. Cono Sur 20 Barrels 2012. It was an impulse buy from Morrisons last week. Overall a fantastic wine. If i was to recommend an example of ...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 10-27-2014, 07:51 PM
    Thread: The Wine Thread
Post: RE: The Wine Thread
If you do, there goes your liver and your bank balance. We did a shit load of wine tasting/drinking in South Africa. All local stuff; sensibly enough. I can't say we had a duff glass or bottle. ...
 Rick Hobbies - Cycling / Running / Motorbikes / Cars / Anything! - Share your experiences. 30 186 11-30-2014, 09:18 PM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: in Manchester airport again
Am stuck waiting on another flight. Am heading to Oslo via schipol. I've only a 45 minute layover so I've sod all chance of making my connection. Still flights are every 2 hrs to Oslo so if the exp...
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-07-2014, 11:17 AM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: RE: in Manchester airport again
To quote the famous song, homeward bound Oh yes i am. Am now sat in Oslo airport. Am Ok trip with no drama. Eye watering prices here though.
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-10-2014, 09:58 AM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: RE: in Manchester airport again
2 course meal plus one glass of wine £68 1 shot of Glenfiddich £12 A shit hotel, no food £100 A 5 km bus ride from airport to hotel 70kr. Or if you fancy a cab 270 kr. That's 10 kr to the pound. So...
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-10-2014, 08:13 PM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: RE: in Manchester airport again
All except for the whiskey. My company thinks more than 1 glass of wine per night is the pathway to Sodom and Germora.
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-12-2014, 08:48 AM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: RE: in Manchester airport again
Give me a few days Elvis
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-16-2014, 04:13 PM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: RE: in Manchester airport again
Hopefully my next flight will be Ziggy and my business class flights to capetown. Just can't goddamn wait
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-16-2014, 08:32 PM
    Thread: in Manchester airport again
Post: RE: in Manchester airport again
Re last post of mine on this thread. No f*cking chance. I'm off to Mombasa next Thursday for a few days. Oh well, at least its warm; there's no Ebola there; but there are muslim nutters with AK47's.
 Rick General Chat and Banter and Sillyness! Anything goes. 26 2,499 10-24-2014, 04:53 PM