i always thought a year ending in 5 was generally a poor vintage

except for 1947? bordeaux that is. as a rule of thumb. oh well.

Posted By: Tombs on December 6th 2009 at 20:09:29

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Been out winetasting today (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 18:21:08
- me too (General Chat) - Dave in France, Dec 6, 21:21:34
- I love a good wine (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 6, 18:25:31
  - you're in good company on here. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 6, 19:11:33
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 19:46:03
  - I had some good ones today, stuff I could never afford to buy really. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 18:27:24
- Any particular appellation? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Dec 6, 18:23:13
  - not just the apellation controllee, (General Chat) - fareastcanary, Dec 6, 20:10:49
  - From time to time I wish I had a clue about wine (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 6, 18:56:21
    - One of the problems is that it's 90% bollocks (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 6, 19:28:22
      - Right. So legs = ability to get you legless (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 6, 19:48:56
        
        lesson 2: (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 19:53:05
        
        i dont mind a bit of rose does that mean i'm a girl? (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Dec 6, 21:19:00
        
        Yes. Yes it does. (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 6, 22:00:09
        
        Rose is NOT red and white wine mixed. I am sure you know that. (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 19:59:56
        
        Rose is lethal (General Chat) - Small, Dec 6, 21:34:15
        
        although a sharp practice with dodgy makers is to pour in a glass of red to give it colour (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 20:00:44
        
        i always thought a year ending in 5 was generally a poor vintage (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 20:09:29
        
        interestingly 1945 was a SUPER vintage here. At least the germans were not around to steal (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 20:23:59
        
        that was the old 1945 1947 vintage then (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 6, 20:27:27
    - 'Is it over 12.5% ?' (General Chat) - Small, Dec 6, 19:16:53
      - this ^^^ was me too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 6, 19:50:55
        
        Not allergic to fish, are you? (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 6, 19:54:11
        
        don't think so, other than an occasional fish cake or fish finger when i was younger (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 6, 19:58:41
    - Appellation is the area where the grape was grown. (General Chat) - Dog, Dec 6, 19:00:14
  - I was touring Pessac-Leognan today, but Bordeaux in general will be good. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 18:24:07

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