tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post6548006280787674445..comments2024-03-28T12:25:58.047+00:00Comments on Wanstead Birder: The Côte de BeauneJonathan Lethbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-38561902806893002892021-12-17T10:01:08.161+00:002021-12-17T10:01:08.161+00:00A spring or summer trip to the region by bike only...A spring or summer trip to the region by bike only would be amazing - north to south. Various companies will organise this for vast fees, but I always prefer the DIY approach.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-61706807766332455892021-12-17T09:59:49.488+00:002021-12-17T09:59:49.488+00:00Cheers John! I confess I had not thought of that, ...Cheers John! I confess I had not thought of that, only at my chagrin as I poured such promising wine down the sink. But it is a good point. Many producers continue to use natural cork, but the analysis process is now top notch, and whole batches are screened for porosity issues as well as any hint of TCA (something which can totally neuter red wine) before going anywhere near bottles.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-25540356928355939522021-12-16T21:20:31.465+00:002021-12-16T21:20:31.465+00:00Impressed with the bike Jono: #lowcarbonconnoisseu...Impressed with the bike Jono: #lowcarbonconnoisseuring?Peter Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769481366515328838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-3947757992658634672021-12-16T20:22:04.350+00:002021-12-16T20:22:04.350+00:00Hi Jono, while I totally agree with you about the ...Hi Jono, while I totally agree with you about the greater reliability of DIAM stoppers for wine bottles, I'm very torn over the issue. There's a lot of wonderful wildlife habitat in Spain and Portugal that would cease to have an economic function, and hence be under extreme pressure for a change of land use, if winemakers no longer used real corks. I think on balance I'll put up with the occasional duff bottle if it keeps the cork oak forests intact - but then, I don't spend so much on my bottles of wine as you do! Cheers, JohnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442101190652489482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-30777714463164992632021-12-16T10:48:38.744+00:002021-12-16T10:48:38.744+00:00Merci. It does seem divisive as a wine region, I t...Merci. It does seem divisive as a wine region, I think particularly as you can pay so much money for a really average bottle - there is a lot of hit and miss for sure. As for your £2....... jesus.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-68701750205170847842021-12-16T10:46:50.071+00:002021-12-16T10:46:50.071+00:00Yes I am sorry about that. I got to the end and re...Yes I am sorry about that. I got to the end and realised I had unconscionably not mentioned the Brambling. I think I know the magazines you are talking about, you see them on coffee tables in airport lounges and so on. Don't think I have ever read one, but at least one small facet of my life appears to measure up - a very ugly tall brown fridge thing in the kitchen that stores about 200 bottles.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-7750781139402980602021-12-16T08:51:30.110+00:002021-12-16T08:51:30.110+00:00Second comment! Fantastic trip and writing, shoul...Second comment! Fantastic trip and writing, shouldn't be read for free! I can remember when red Burgundy often had a splash of Algerian red in it to rescue it. Once bought a bottle of 1972 Romanee Conti for £2! Can't drink the whites anymore unfortunately, the acidity kills me; hope you avoid this as your evident delight in the wine and region shines through in your writing. Á votre santé.Graham Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370787677206140027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-67579528620746757752021-12-15T21:08:07.420+00:002021-12-15T21:08:07.420+00:00I'm not taking any responsibility whatsoever f...I'm not taking any responsibility whatsoever for your writing of this marvellous piece. You should seek a career writing for one of those posh luxury mags, y'know the ones with hounds, johdpurs, yachts and antique vases in them (clearly I have no idea of luxury mag content. Dipterists Digest is more my kinda thing...) I do think you overdid it with the birdy bit, talk about ramming it down your neck, but all in all another highly enjoyable read. Hope you scrape up a second comment this time. Gibsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699055561230102061noreply@blogger.com