The hot takes and unpopular opinions
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@antipodean said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@canefan said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 Honibal?
That's a young Frans Botha.
Is Henry Honiball the Frans Botha of Rugby or is Frans Botha the Henry Honiball of boxing ?
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@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
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@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
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@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
So true. Pinot is a fluffybunny of a grape to grow, and low yield (generally) so a good one is going to cost.
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@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
Black Grape Society pinot is one of my favs, but i rarely buy it at $35 a bottle
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@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
Black Grape Society pinot is one of my favs, but i rarely buy it at $35 a bottle
Every time I go to the rapa I prepare myself to spend a fair amount but anything too much is alot for something that you get four glasses out of ( or two if you're with the other half )
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Not possessing the sophisticated palette of others, I prefer a cheeky Merlot to a Pinot, which is a woman's grape.
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@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
Black Grape Society pinot is one of my favs, but i rarely buy it at $35 a bottle
Every time I go to the rapa I prepare myself to spend a fair amount but anything too much is alot for something that you get four glasses out of ( or two if you're with the other half )
how much do you pay for a massively over rated 6 pack of craft beer?
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@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
Black Grape Society pinot is one of my favs, but i rarely buy it at $35 a bottle
Every time I go to the rapa I prepare myself to spend a fair amount but anything too much is alot for something that you get four glasses out of ( or two if you're with the other half )
how much do you pay for a massively over rated 6 pack of craft beer?
I try not to go over $25......and you are right, some are bordering on diabolical. Brewers get too clever for their own good.
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@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
Black Grape Society pinot is one of my favs, but i rarely buy it at $35 a bottle
Every time I go to the rapa I prepare myself to spend a fair amount but anything too much is alot for something that you get four glasses out of ( or two if you're with the other half )
how much do you pay for a massively over rated 6 pack of craft beer?
I try not to go over $25......and you are right, some are bordering on diabolical. Brewers get too clever for their own good.
that's a good one
the vast majority of these small batch, small brewery beers are fucking ordinary, and they are taking the absolute piss charging $25 for 6 decidedly average beers
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@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Pinot noir is grossly overrated. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
I'm kinda with you. cheap Pinot is fucking ordinary. A decent bottle can be nice though
If you have $20-$25 to spend on a bottle of wine, in that bracket a shiraz or Cab Sav is going to be miles superior to a Pinot
Yeah really good pinots have to be upwards of 30 bucks which I object to unless I'm visiting a vineyard and the people there are good sorts.
Black Grape Society pinot is one of my favs, but i rarely buy it at $35 a bottle
Every time I go to the rapa I prepare myself to spend a fair amount but anything too much is alot for something that you get four glasses out of ( or two if you're with the other half )
how much do you pay for a massively over rated 6 pack of craft beer?
I try not to go over $25......and you are right, some are bordering on diabolical. Brewers get too clever for their own good.
that's a good one
the vast majority of these small batch, small brewery beers are fucking ordinary, and they are taking the absolute piss charging $25 for 6 decidedly average beers
It's extremely rare to get six genuinely good beers in a pick six which seem all the rage these days.
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@nzzp said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
NZ wines are grossly overrated and fucking expensive. It's bland, and the ones that are starting to taste good aren't nearly as good as a nice Cab Sav at half the price.
Shiraz is better still.
Also, it's the drink I get given by suppliers and clients every year, and so my dad (who hoovers the stuff up) does well out of it.
FIFY.
I think you guys are just a bit fucked by being in NZ (or Oz) where everything is outrageously expensive.
However, my confession is that, when I'm at home with the oldies, I quite like the Montana South Island Pinot (winemaker series). At all of $10 a bottle, you can treat it a bit like a Beaujolais, take a few degrees of it in the fridge for 30 minutes then have a glass in the evening sun....
By the way, if you can get your hands on Etna Rosso, do it.
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@Bovidae said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@canefan I bought 2 different vintages of Sam Neill's Two Paddocks Pinot Noir a few years back. Not something I would buy regularly at that price but worth it.
I drink more Italian reds when the wider family gets together.
Thats good stuff. I'm central otago all the way for pinot, just has more body.
For cheaper buys, i agree Italian is the goods, a heap inoffensive chianti can be had for $20.
I love the Aussie reds, but find the Barossa stuff too heavy these days. Anything over 14% and I'm tasting syrup. Give me a McLaren Vale blend any day
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@voodoo said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
McLaren Vale
Wirra Wirra McLaren Vale shiraz is a ripper, especially when you get it on sale for $18
Booze in this country is fucking expensive though. The government is addicted to the taxation
