I forgot to tell Lady Tester...

[Mich the Tester]

Yes and I have eaten it in said area.

It still doesn't mean that a porcini risotto is going to go with a heavy barolo.

Hmm.

Shall serve risotto as a starter.

[Jeebo72]

Yes, far too heavy!

I'd prefer a nice Pinot Grigio myself...

No no no, barolo is the wine of the gods. Great choice my man!

[Mich the Tester]

So should I stop at the Albert Heijn and buy a Pinot Cheapio for the good lady?

More barolo for me.

[Mich the Tester]

Pinot Grigio is a woofter wine that doesn’t know what it is. The only good grape with the word Pinot in it is Pinot Noir, and it’s at it’s best in Cote d’Or, Sonoma or Oregon. Pinot Grigio’s a compromise for hairdressers, rather like broccoli’s a hairdresser’s vegetable, missing the taste of kale and the chunky nourishment of cauliflower. Truly an example of something which is less than the sum of it’s parts.

[norrahe]

So should I stop at the Albert Heijn and buy a Pinot Cheapio for the good lady?

More barolo for me.

Can't you buy a decent pinot gris?
Or failing that just a decent wine for your good lady fiancee?

I do hope that Barolo isn't a 2003?

[Mich the Tester]

I do hope that Barolo isn't a 2003?

Of course not.

[cojak]

Pinot Grigio is a woofter wine that doesn’t know what it is. The only good grape with the word Pinot in it is Pinot Noir, and it’s at it’s best in Cote d’Or, Sonoma or Oregon. Pinot Grigio’s a compromise for hairdressers, rather like broccoli’s a hairdresser’s vegetable, missing the taste of kale and the chunky nourishment of cauliflower. Truly an example of something which is less than the sum of it’s parts.

I still like it.

[norrahe]

Of course not.

Phew!

[Mich the Tester]

Phew!

Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto 1995. NOT Fratelli Giacosa; they're mediocre in comparison.

[norrahe]

Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto 1995. NOT Fratelli Giacosa; they're mediocre in comparison.

I need to restock my wine cellar (aka the large rack under the stairs). Mehinks I'll be going though the lists of things i like and putting an order in at my local merchant.