The Wine Thread

[Ralfredo]

I know a number of people here that against normal protocol, serve their red wine from the fridge the same as white

Me being one of them. Red wine at 30 degrees centigrade is barley drinkable, I think.

[NOKYAI]

Me too!

I even added soda to a 13.5 % full bodied wine as I didn't like drinking it 'neat' during the day!

[hhfarang]

I even added soda to a 13.5 % full bodied wine as I didn't like drinking it 'neat' during the day!

OMG That's worse than the ruined abominations of beers called Shandy (Britain) or Radler (Germany). Oh well, each to his/her own. Who am I to judge.... I said in my first post it is all down to personal taste. I like my wine, whiskey, and beer neat (except for the hangover cure of a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer).

[Big Boy]

a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer

OMG, that is just so wrong in so many ways.

[Ralfredo]

except for the hangover cure of a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer

I think I prefer the hangover...

[Bristolian]

except for the hangover cure of a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer

I think I prefer the hangover...

Me too.......... pass the paracetamols

[Bristolian]

On second thoughts....throw away the morning-after-beer or better still keep it 'till later.

Now take the tomato juice, throw in a touch of lemon, a good slug of vodka and add a disproportionate measure of worcestershire sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Shake or stir the choice is yours but this is probably best handled by a partner, without a hangover. Pinch your nose and drink...........remember to breath......

Best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk!!!

[hhfarang]

Google bloody beer (sometimes called a red beer or a red eye). It's a famous drink in many parts of the world. It sounds gross, but tastes good. I find it best here with a Beer Chang.

Bristolian, I frequently use your remedy as well, but I change the regular salt to celery salt and also add a generous dose of Tabasco.

[Bristolian]

Google bloody beer (sometimes called a red beer or a red eye). It's a famous drink in many parts of the world. It sounds gross, but tastes good. I find it best here with a Beer Chang.

Bristolian, I frequently use your remedy as well, but I change the regular salt to celery salt and also add a generous dose of Tabasco.

Thanks, I'll try the celery salt and Tabasco in the morning.....I will, all being well, report back

[barrys]

I like my wine, whiskey, and beer neat (except for the hangover cure of a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer).

You could always try the hangover breakfast version we used in Ireland after a hard Saturday night out.....

1 dozen fresh oysters accompanied by a pint glass filled with a half-pint of draft Guinness topped up with champagne or cava.

Doesn't actually cure the hangover, but you don't really care afterwards anyway..............

[Arlo]

a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer

OMG, that is just so wrong in so many ways.

It only sounds wrong but I agree with hhfarang, it is a very good drink. A Bloody Mary is a great drink also. Both help with a hangover.

[Bomber]

I like my wine, whiskey, and beer neat (except for the hangover cure of a half/half beer and tomato juice called a red beer or bloody beer).

You could always try the hangover breakfast version we used in Ireland after a hard Saturday night out.....

1 dozen fresh oysters accompanied by a pint glass filled with a half-pint of draft Guinness topped up with champagne or cava.

Doesn't actually cure the hangover, but you don't really care afterwards anyway..............

For me the Bloody Mary option has always worked well but I must admit the oysters and Guinness option does sound good!!!

[Khundon1975]

Being a wine, rather than beer drinker, I always found it difficult to find a decent wine in Thailand.
Back in 1999/2000 I was given a bottle of red wine produced in Thailand and it was bloody awful but now things seem to have changed for the better.

We had a wine tasting session in our local here in the UK 3 weeks ago and one of the wines was produced in Thailand.
Imagine my surprise, when I tasted it, I found it to be very good for the price (£10 a bottle).
A bit of research and I discovered that the wine is a blend of grapes that come from Hua Hin Hills vinyard and the Floating Vinyards of Samut Sakorn (apparently, the only grapes in the World, that are harvested from a boat!)

I have since bought several of their wines and found them to be a perfect match, when eaten with Thai food.

The wine maker, Kathrin Puff, at Hua Hin Hills has done a great job in blending the grapes, to produce a range of good tasting and very drinkable wines.

I won't put the link to the company, as it may be against the rules but I will put the wine name and you can google it.

Monsoon Valley Blended White.

[NOKYAI]

Not sure how much Hua hin grapes will be in the blend! When I was last up there I was told it would be many years until any serous wine production could be expected as the vines are still very young.

[Khundon1975]

NOKYAI The website info says that it is a blend of the 2 grapes from the two sources I mentioned.
So I imagine that volumes of grapes produced now at Hua Hin Valley must be quite large, as they are exporting these wines all over the world.

Of course, I am not privy to the % of HHVW to SS grapes, only Kathrin Puff the wine maker knows that.

Have a look at their website.