FabSwingers.com forum: Don’t you love a good red wine

By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Gets better with age and is well worth laying down.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

No not really a wine drinker

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"No not really a wine drinker "

Not a sparkling wine drinker either at a guess.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just recently started drinking more red wine after trying some at a food festival.

I always remember as a kid the red wine was awful, tasted like vinegar and put me off thinking it all tasted the same.

I stick to Malbec and Merlot, plenty of variety to be had, nice easy drinking wine.

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By *illie99TV/TS
over a year ago

Central Scotland

I do like a nice red, but then I like a nice white as well. Or even a good beer or a nice malt, in fact just about any spirit. Damn does that make me a pisshead.......hang on I'm not to keen on Buckfast so I must be ok!

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By *ogerNesszonesMan
over a year ago

Northern England

Oh yes. A few years back, an Italian mate introduced me to a red called Brunello di Montalcino . Pricey but worth every penny.

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I've just recently started drinking more red wine after trying some at a food festival.

I always remember as a kid the red wine was awful, tasted like vinegar and put me off thinking it all tasted the same.

I stick to Malbec and Merlot, plenty of variety to be had, nice easy drinking wine."

Glugging wine is a Tempranillo for me. Earthy, honest and full bodied...

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I've just recently started drinking more red wine after trying some at a food festival.

I always remember as a kid the red wine was awful, tasted like vinegar and put me off thinking it all tasted the same.

I stick to Malbec and Merlot, plenty of variety to be had, nice easy drinking wine.

Glugging wine is a Tempranillo for me. Earthy, honest and full bodied..."

Don’t you just love metaphors...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down."

Other half is French so we always have a well stocked wine cellar.

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

I do enjoy a red wine, but my choice is to be more on the fruity side

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I do enjoy a red wine, but my choice is to be more on the fruity side

Fruity as in.... Fruity?

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

I have some

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've just recently started drinking more red wine after trying some at a food festival.

I always remember as a kid the red wine was awful, tasted like vinegar and put me off thinking it all tasted the same.

I stick to Malbec and Merlot, plenty of variety to be had, nice easy drinking wine.

Glugging wine is a Tempranillo for me. Earthy, honest and full bodied..."

Never tried it.

I usually find something I like and stick to it, boring I know

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

"No not really a wine drinker

Not a sparkling wine drinker either at a guess."

I like fruit wines and some sparkling wines.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am such a wine novice . I just grab what ever is on offer

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"No not really a wine drinker

Not a sparkling wine drinker either at a guess.

I like fruit wines and some sparkling wines.

I like a little fizz, especially cold in my mouth on certain body parts...

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I am such a wine novice . I just grab what ever is on offer

You like how the bottle gets bigger the further down you get?

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"I do enjoy a red wine, but my choice is to be more on the fruity side

Fruity as in.... Fruity? "

Well I don't like what I call chunky or anything oaky, but I do like a merlot (dependent) so yes a fruity easy drinking red wine

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I do enjoy a red wine, but my choice is to be more on the fruity side

Fruity as in.... Fruity?

Well I don't like what I call chunky or anything oaky, but I do like a merlot (dependent) so yes a fruity easy drinking red wine

Light not full bodied

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Malbec would be my favourite,but anything nice and smooth goes down a treat!

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Malbec would be my favourite,but anything nice and smooth goes down a treat!

Love the ones that really open up on your tongue

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down."

Yes, a nice good red wine (Chile, Argentina or South African) at least 13%strenth, full bodied.

Brilliant with a steak dinner.

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Borolo is stunning, isn’t a musical score as well?

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

I love dry wine .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love a nice red. And lying down.

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I love dry wine ....."

Me too, sometimes the subtle sensual sexuality of a good white is not appropriated

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I love dry wine .....

Me too, sometimes the subtle sensual sexuality of a good white is not appropriated "

Sorry of a dry white

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love a merlot nice and smooth room temperature

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Love a merlot nice and smooth room temperature

Goout to fractionate between warm and chilled.

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Love a merlot nice and smooth room temperature

Goout to fractionate between warm and chilled."

Need smaller fingers, then again...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't beat a good bottle of claret!

Personally I love a full bodied Californian Cab of a better quality than your supermarket plonk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love a merlot nice and smooth room temperature

Goout to fractionate between warm and chilled."

You can tell if it's not right temp if you stick Willy in it and if he jumps or swears it's too chilled .

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By *eliz NelsonMan
over a year ago

The Tantric Tea Shop

Overheard in a posh Sainsburys..

'Mummy. does lego have a silent 't' like merlot?'

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Wish I could afford the good stuff, enjoy chile merlot, but based on this thread will try Malbec. Tried Tempranillo recently couldn't drink it.

Only thing is goes straight to my head and I get quite flirty when tipsy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Californian Pinot Noir is a great drop if you like light fruity wines. Those from sonoma are particually nice and affordable in comparison to those from Burgundy. X

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By *taceylacyCouple
over a year ago

NOTTINGHAM

Merlot

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Californian Pinot Noir is a great drop if you like light fruity wines. Those from sonoma are particually nice and affordable in comparison to those from Burgundy. X"

Love Burgandy, bother reds and whites, Montrachet is stunning.

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Californian Pinot Noir is a great drop if you like light fruity wines. Those from sonoma are particually nice and affordable in comparison to those from Burgundy. X

Love Burgandy, bother reds and whites, Montrachet is stunning."

It caress the lips, tantalises the tongue into an organic after taste

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down."

All wine tastes like bad vinegar to me and the smell of beer and lager make me heave.

Nasty stuff, all of it.

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Wow... had s bad experience?

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Wow... had s bad experience?"
sorry

In life?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We do enjoy a good bottle of wine. My mood often depends on if I have white of red though.

I do also like a good rosé, but hubbys not a fan so I don't buy it very often x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do love a cheeky wee Rioja.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We do enjoy a good bottle of wine. My mood often depends on if I have white of red though.

I do also like a good rosé, but hubbys not a fan so I don't buy it very often x"

Me too xx

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"I do love a cheeky wee Rioja. "

Love a gorgeous Rioja

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"Wow... had s bad experience? sorry

In life?"

Was that reply to me?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

REALLY cheap wine tastes awful, but pretty much any Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon or Malbec from the 'New World' at £6+ definitely shouldn't taste like vinegar!

Merlot can be really nice, a bit less full-bodied though and I find some can be a little insipid.

Rioja is popular but I can't deal with the rubbery/vanilla taste of the oak. Tastes like 'headache' to me.

I think there's loads of people who would like red wine but think it's supposed to taste like vinegar and that they don't like it.

Oh, and if it just says 'RED WINE' on the label, walk on!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love red wine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down.

All wine tastes like bad vinegar to me and the smell of beer and lager make me heave.

Nasty stuff, all of it."

Not likely to be 'Tipsy' Rogers anytime soon then...

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By *ogerNesszonesMan
over a year ago

Northern England

"Can't beat a good bottle of claret!

Personally I love a full bodied Californian Cab of a better quality than your supermarket plonk. "

...Always makes me think of that epic Basil Fawlty quote - "These morons wouldn't know the difference between a claret and a red Bordaux"

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"I love dry wine ....."

I prefer wet wine.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down.

All wine tastes like bad vinegar to me and the smell of beer and lager make me heave.

Nasty stuff, all of it.

Not likely to be 'Tipsy' Rogers anytime soon then...

I was d*unk once, back in 1979, never did that again. Once I realised that I was occasionally drinking to stop other people feeling awkward and out of place, I stopped.

My poor dad never could get me to appreciate good quality alcohol and he knew his wine. He tried me with single malts too but that felt like swallowing acid.

I know those of you think that a decent bottle tastes wonderful but it's vinegar to me.

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By *esFranceMan
over a year ago

France

I live at St Emilion so am spoilt for chose x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down."

Cant beat a lovely pinot noir...my fav is a berry bros one from.new zealand...worth lying down for

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love red wine. I have an account with naked wines. Very good and varied cases. I generally prefer red.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Could do with some recommendations for a bottle for tonight...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Highly recommended one called Jam Shed, eye catching blue label.

Very fruity and full bodied, i get it from tesco but not sure if stocked elsewhere.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red wine hates me .... 1 or 2 glasses I get a hang over from hell ..... so I never drink. And I keep reading how good it is for you .. A glass a day keep the doc away it say .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ewww

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Could do with some recommendations for a bottle for tonight..."

Hardys Stamp Cabernet Merlot is nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down."

a good red on a autumn night cant be beat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Could do with some recommendations for a bottle for tonight...

Hardys Stamp Cabernet Merlot is nice"

a waitrose pino noir ( i think it was 12.99) but well worth it

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By *elaxed KinkCouple
over a year ago

Hemel Hempstead

Oh I nice fleurie or cote du beaune.

Can’t beat them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Highly recommended one called Jam Shed, eye catching blue label.

Very fruity and full bodied, i get it from tesco but not sure if stocked elsewhere. "

Love the name, am a strong believer in judging books by their label, so will apply the same to wine and go in search of Jam Shed

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By *ransGuyTV/TS
over a year ago

Cardiff

I'm still trying to find any wine I can stand to have more than a sip of and not want to spit it out

I hate having to buy it for others, I just end up going for which ever has the prettiest label!

I am kind of jealous of those who can just drink it, surely there's one out there that I can at least swallow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm still trying to find any wine I can stand to have more than a sip of and not want to spit it out

I hate having to buy it for others, I just end up going for which ever has the prettiest label!

I am kind of jealous of those who can just drink it, surely there's one out there that I can at least swallow

I'm the same never been able drink the stuff. And when I buy a bottle as a gift it's just grab whatever and hope they like it

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

I hate wine,tastes of vinegar to me lol.

Miss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh I nice fleurie or cote du beaune.

Can’t beat them "

Omg...amazing choices....

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By *imandlinCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

For first timers would recommend New Zealand

Pinot Noir,then try say a Cote du Rhone,Valpolcello Ripasso,Portuguese blended red.

Would strongly recommend going to local wine merchant. If not Aldi are amazingly good.

Any more info please get in touch love talking wine(and great sex!)

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

Nice Barolo or even an aged Nebbiolo slurped on a nice clit...

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"I hate wine,tastes of vinegar to me lol.

Miss"

Horrible, isn’t it. I think there must be a small percentage of the population that have some sort of gene that does that. A bit like my detest of coriander and stevia.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I hate wine,tastes of vinegar to me lol.

Miss

Horrible, isn’t it. I think there must be a small percentage of the population that have some sort of gene that does that. A bit like my detest of coriander and stevia. "

I know some people have something that makes things like sprouts taste bitter. My brother brought this tasting paper back from school years ago and some in my family thought it tasted bitter and others couldn’t taste anything. The ones who could taste bitterness were the ones who hated sprouts

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

To me, and I appreciate it could just be me, the new world wines are, mmm too clean, too stainless steel and not oak.

Hey my palate is not that good, I like baked beans...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love a good cote rotie yums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket."

Ridiculously snobby statement that

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By *icentious OP Couple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket.

Ridiculously snobby statement that "

Or they like good wine, and your statement is....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket.

Ridiculously snobby statement that

Or they like good wine, and your statement is...."

It's suggesting you cannot get good wine from a supermarket which is absolute nonsense. 20 years ago maybe but these days you don't have to go to a merchants to get a decent one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket.

Ridiculously snobby statement that "

One of the most enjoyable reds I've drank was less than eur4.00...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket.

Ridiculously snobby statement that

Or they like good wine, and your statement is....

It's suggesting you cannot get good wine from a supermarket which is absolute nonsense. 20 years ago maybe but these days you don't have to go to a merchants to get a decent one"

Absolutely agree with this!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gets better with age and is well worth laying down."

Indeed. We are both very partial to a nice aged Rioja or a Tempranillo as an alternative. Neither of us really drinks white whine, rosé or sparkling wine. We both prefer heavier and richer in terms of red wine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Malbec, Merlot, Shiraz, Rioja..... yep

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Love red, just not the tat from the supermarket.

Ridiculously snobby statement that

Or they like good wine, and your statement is....

It's suggesting you cannot get good wine from a supermarket which is absolute nonsense. 20 years ago maybe but these days you don't have to go to a merchants to get a decent one"

Supermarkets actually got good choices of wines. And some decent wines for like £6-£8

Some of they Chilean and Argentinian wines are good.

So is South African wine.

You don't need to spend a great deal to get a good wine.

Look for the ones that have been awarded silver/gold/plantinum awards.

Even if you don't know wine at all well, I'd defo suggest the wines been given awards

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