| Wines 14:41 - Jan 29 with 2313 views | colinallcars |
Change to alcohol duty starts in 2 days, stronger wines go up by about a quid.
So head off to the shop for a few bottles of your favourite vino collapso. |  | | |  |
| Wines on 15:23 - Jan 29 with 1946 views | kensalriser |
Reduced for sparkling wines though, so your Bolly will be cheaper. |  |
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| Wines on 15:40 - Jan 29 with 1897 views | derbyhoop |
| Wines on 15:23 - Jan 29 by kensalriser |
Reduced for sparkling wines though, so your Bolly will be cheaper. |
What about my Moët or Pol roger? |  |
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| Wines on 15:42 - Jan 29 with 1891 views | kensalriser |
| Wines on 15:40 - Jan 29 by derbyhoop |
What about my Moët or Pol roger? |
Fill your boots, all 67p plus VAT cheaper. Sunak got his priorities right. | |
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| Wines on 18:56 - Jan 29 with 1670 views | NewBee |
It's really only that big a rise for Port (£1.30) and Sherry (97p).
For lower alcohol wines you're talking just a few pence extra; for average strength wines around 13%, it's a 20p-30p increase; while for 14% it's +43p and 14.5% it's +54p.
And for some strange reason, when you get to 15%+, the rise is only 11p.
All here: https://www.enotriacoe.com/blog/new-duty-rates-february-2025 |  | | |
| Wines on 19:19 - Jan 29 with 1612 views | Boston |
| Wines on 18:56 - Jan 29 by NewBee |
It's really only that big a rise for Port (£1.30) and Sherry (97p).
For lower alcohol wines you're talking just a few pence extra; for average strength wines around 13%, it's a 20p-30p increase; while for 14% it's +43p and 14.5% it's +54p.
And for some strange reason, when you get to 15%+, the rise is only 11p.
All here: https://www.enotriacoe.com/blog/new-duty-rates-february-2025 |
So unless you disconnect the drip, the average middle-class bloke is not going to notice much difference due to his wife's hobby. | |
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| Wines on 20:30 - Jan 29 with 1505 views | Rsole |
| Wines on 19:19 - Jan 29 by Boston |
So unless you disconnect the drip, the average middle-class bloke is not going to notice much difference due to his wife's hobby. |
If lady petrol is cheaper, then you will be quids in if the lady lunches, monsieur ! |  |
| Those possessed by devils, try and keep them under control a bit, can't you ?
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| Wines on 20:34 - Jan 29 with 1479 views | Mick_S |
I love wine. Who’s with me?
Loads of old pony on the label about pineapple and straw and stuff that just isn’t there. |  |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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| Wines on 20:44 - Jan 29 with 1453 views | colinallcars |
| Wines on 20:34 - Jan 29 by Mick_S |
I love wine. Who’s with me?
Loads of old pony on the label about pineapple and straw and stuff that just isn’t there. |
I've just a particularly steely bottle of Gavi…. | | | |
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| Wines on 21:43 - Jan 29 with 1341 views | Boston |
| Wines on 20:34 - Jan 29 by Mick_S |
I love wine. Who’s with me?
Loads of old pony on the label about pineapple and straw and stuff that just isn’t there. |
Your pony leaves pineapples in the straw? That's not what mine leaves me! | |
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| Wines on 23:48 - Jan 29 with 1193 views | DannyPaddox |
| Wines on 18:56 - Jan 29 by NewBee |
It's really only that big a rise for Port (£1.30) and Sherry (97p).
For lower alcohol wines you're talking just a few pence extra; for average strength wines around 13%, it's a 20p-30p increase; while for 14% it's +43p and 14.5% it's +54p.
And for some strange reason, when you get to 15%+, the rise is only 11p.
All here: https://www.enotriacoe.com/blog/new-duty-rates-february-2025 |
A 97p rise on Sherry!!! The XTC threads this weekend are gonna be biblical! |  | | |
| Wines on 05:58 - Jan 30 with 1073 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Wines on 23:48 - Jan 29 by DannyPaddox |
A 97p rise on Sherry!!! The XTC threads this weekend are gonna be biblical! |
It might be sensible and cost-effective to read John 2:1-12 for clues on the chemical formula to turn water into wine. |  |
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| Wines on 08:11 - Jan 30 with 994 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Saying that I paid £8 a neck oil in the Wheatsheaf? (Fullers Ealing) 2 weeks ago.
That's a bottle of Casillero del Diablo!
Murphy's is £5 in the Dublin Castle (or was a month ago) for those who partake. |  |
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| Wines on 08:38 - Jan 30 with 944 views | BklynRanger |
| Wines on 20:34 - Jan 29 by Mick_S |
I love wine. Who’s with me?
Loads of old pony on the label about pineapple and straw and stuff that just isn’t there. |
Our neighbour used to work in a hotel and, for whatever reason, has a large store of old wine. Not vintage, just 'old'.
He very kindly gave us a few recently. I tried one on Friday night, a Rioja reserva from M&S - 2006. A good year for it I'm sure.
Anyway the point is, for the first time I finally grasped some of the more unusually daft hints and flavours that people come up with, because this one really did taste of pencils. |  | | |
| Wines on 09:01 - Jan 30 with 915 views | colinallcars |
| Wines on 08:38 - Jan 30 by BklynRanger |
Our neighbour used to work in a hotel and, for whatever reason, has a large store of old wine. Not vintage, just 'old'.
He very kindly gave us a few recently. I tried one on Friday night, a Rioja reserva from M&S - 2006. A good year for it I'm sure.
Anyway the point is, for the first time I finally grasped some of the more unusually daft hints and flavours that people come up with, because this one really did taste of pencils. |
That's because he bought it in pennsylvania. | | | |
| Wines on 12:08 - Jan 30 with 799 views | Mick_S |
| Wines on 08:38 - Jan 30 by BklynRanger |
Our neighbour used to work in a hotel and, for whatever reason, has a large store of old wine. Not vintage, just 'old'.
He very kindly gave us a few recently. I tried one on Friday night, a Rioja reserva from M&S - 2006. A good year for it I'm sure.
Anyway the point is, for the first time I finally grasped some of the more unusually daft hints and flavours that people come up with, because this one really did taste of pencils. |
Jilly Goolden (spelling?) once described a wine as tasting of Heathrow Airport tarmac. Just feck off. | |
| Did I ever mention that I was in Minder? |
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| Wines on 12:15 - Jan 30 with 772 views | kensalriser |
| Wines on 05:58 - Jan 30 by PlanetHonneywood |
It might be sensible and cost-effective to read John 2:1-12 for clues on the chemical formula to turn water into wine. |
I look forward to reading John's viticulture tips. | |
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| Wines on 12:22 - Jan 30 with 758 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Wines on 12:15 - Jan 30 by kensalriser |
I look forward to reading John's viticulture tips. |
Basically, it revolves around the father of the bride in Cana going something like this, 'Crap, we've run out of wine, but we've lots of water. Oi, Jesus, we need a miracle!'
See further the LFW Glossary thread for the QPR equivalent of running out of wine, too. | |
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| Wines on 13:26 - Jan 30 with 691 views | DannyPaddox |
| Wines on 12:08 - Jan 30 by Mick_S |
Jilly Goolden (spelling?) once described a wine as tasting of Heathrow Airport tarmac. Just feck off. |
I’ve had a few heavy-strength stouts and porters on the tarmacadam tasting spectrum.
My favourite Jubbly Golden (sp) was after tasting a white (or maybe a bubbly) she enthused “mm ice cream applauding!” I use that a lot myself now. Except when eating ice cream. | | | |
| Wines on 13:31 - Jan 30 with 670 views | BklynRanger |
I've always stuck with 'a nun's bicycle' for my tasting notes - works for most of them | | | |
| Wines on 13:52 - Jan 30 with 635 views | DannyPaddox |
Funnily enough I don’t know if you’ve ever tasted the saddle on a nun’s bicycle but “mm … ice cream applauding” | | | |
| Wines on 14:44 - Jan 30 with 570 views | qprxtc |
| Wines on 23:48 - Jan 29 by DannyPaddox |
A 97p rise on Sherry!!! The XTC threads this weekend are gonna be biblical! |
My HBC is still on offer in Tesco. Plus have two litre bottles in back up. It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m popping into The Pav for a bit.
I’ve got this in hand Daniel. |  | | |
| Wines on 14:48 - Jan 30 with 546 views | TheChef |
| Wines on 14:44 - Jan 30 by qprxtc |
My HBC is still on offer in Tesco. Plus have two litre bottles in back up. It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m popping into The Pav for a bit.
I’ve got this in hand Daniel. |
I thought you lived in The Pav? |  |
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| Wines on 14:58 - Jan 30 with 507 views | qprxtc |
| Wines on 14:48 - Jan 30 by TheChef |
I thought you lived in The Pav? |
The Pav lives in me baby. | | | |
| Wines on 14:59 - Jan 30 with 501 views | Boston |
| Wines on 14:44 - Jan 30 by qprxtc |
My HBC is still on offer in Tesco. Plus have two litre bottles in back up. It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m popping into The Pav for a bit.
I’ve got this in hand Daniel. |
Happy Birthday | |
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| Wineshttps://loftforwords.fansnetwork.co.uk/ on 16:36 - Jan 30 with 384 views | NewBee |
| Wines on 12:08 - Jan 30 by Mick_S |
Jilly Goolden (spelling?) once described a wine as tasting of Heathrow Airport tarmac. Just feck off. |
Tbf to her, her views were endorsed by a Pope:
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/103656064/photo/pope-kisses-tarmac.webp?s=1024x
And he drank a lot of wine. I mean, he had to be carried around in a chair.
Anyhow, I once participated in a proper winetasting and the first couple of samples didn't do anything for me, while all round me people were talking of pear drops and wet grass etc.
Then the sommelier introduced an Aussie Shiraz, and I immediately said "Leather" (from the bouquet, I suppose).
Anyhow, she congratulated me on my "nose" (if you knew what I look like, you'd appreciate that's the first - and last - time anyone's ever done that) and said that's what she recommends to go with beef. | | | |
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