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Sweet wine and foie gras is a nice little starter.
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Never had foie gras. Not sure if I would given the chance, given the nature of how its produced and some of the horrible videos I've seen of places where the birds are force fed to produce it
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They've started to change over to other methods now.
Indeed but I prefer something with a bit more acidity and less sweetness to counter the foie gras which can be very rich and cloying.
I bet it was. One you bought or have had in storage for a while?
I picked it up a couple of years ago - looking at the 2012 vintage the price has shot up now!
Few new additions from last week plus last night's bottle - the Caymus is incredible!
It's "Wine Folly: A Visual Guide to the World of Wine" - for me it was a useful intro
OK. I have Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine. I'm trying to see how different the books are, as I like her presentation style and find it easier to understand when I have pictures/graphics and not just text (I'm a visual learner
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The Caymus is seriously lovely!
Will be taking these over to ze-inlaws.
Tried the blanc-de-blanc and the classic sparkling but needs a little more work in my view.. the sparkling rose was more subtle and different flavour.. the non-sparkling is really creamy and nice for a summer's day.
Tried the blanc-de-blanc and the classic sparkling but needs a little more work in my view.. the sparkling rose was more subtle and different flavour.. the non-sparkling is really creamy and nice for a summer's day.
It's up there as one of my favourites. Also tried Zin too now which is very good at half the price.
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Just looked up the Caymus Zinfandel and found the 2013 for £40.07 and an ABV of 15.5%!
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I'm taking the missus to Tuscany at the end of October. Lots of nom wine to drink there
Yes! That'll be banging!
I've made my way through these now and didn't find the Coppola memorable at all, the Rob Mondavi was slightly better. I thought the Seven Falls was great for the price so I've picked up a few more bottles along with Saldo which I loved. Also I couldn't resist picking these up at the weekend:
Interesting you loved the Saldo. Wine is great, completely depends on your tastes, but hell, it can differ bottle to bottle and day to day. I liked the Stag I had but not had the Cask 23, will be good to know if you think it's worth the price tag!