What sort of red wine do ther finnish people drink?

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:50 pm

Jesus, you try to be friendly with the locals and look what happens!

BTW, most Brits will find the term, "jerk", rather american.

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Mark I. · Post by **Mark I.** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:09 pm

Karhunkoski · Post by **Karhunkoski** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:13 pm

Well my sauna was fantastic thanks, only problem is the wooden bucket, the tongue and groove is already coming apart and then plastic insert leaks at the bottom where I assualted it.

There again life could be worse, I could have slept to late for sauna

peppetto · Post by **peppetto** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:11 pm

I am stopping to drink kind of wine "Merlot" and "Cabernet Sovignon"-all of them are clear water,keep on drinking only " Mavrut" and 'Melnik` wine" and I must see what other bulgarian sort of wine on sale and italian-because they are cheap. By the way ,I have seen bulgarians wine in Lahti`s ALKO before...

Matula · Post by **Matula** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:16 am

Magyar Édes Vörös Bor from Hungary. The Spanish El Tiempo is also quite popular.

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:52 am

Probably because they're about the cheapest plonk available

Mind you, theres sometimes finds in the cheap plonks...

Alejandro_Lorenzo · Post by **Alejandro_Lorenzo** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:09 am

Matula wrote:Magyar Édes Vörös Bor from Hungary. The Spanish El Tiempo is also quite popular.

Sure for beeing cheap.
Oh, my god... gonna puke just to think about it.... one moment.....
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Ok, now I'm back. Well, as Spanish I choose a lot depending on the D.O., wich means the area of production (talking bout spanish wine). Sure Rioja is the most famous from spain, therefor you pay a bit of that fame.
From Mancha, Duero, Segre, Penedés, Rueda are also good.
Raimat is at the moment my fauvorite mark.

One universal tip:

Two wines, same price, one is younger: Buy the younger (wine is supposed to be better with age, so it should be more expensive)`

Also, the longer they stay in barrels (sometimes is mentioned) the better. Minimum 6 months, but 12 is even better.

Now, little by little, I get to know the southafrican and australian wines. I'm pleasantly surprised

Matula · Post by **Matula** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:33 am

Alejandro_Lorenzo wrote:
Matula wrote:Magyar Édes Vörös Bor from Hungary. The Spanish El Tiempo is also quite popular.
Sure for beeing cheap.
Oh, my god... gonna puke just to think about it.... one moment.....

Yeah well, at least you can make glögi (What is this in English? Glühwein?) out of them.

Alejandro_Lorenzo · Post by **Alejandro_Lorenzo** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:47 am

Matula wrote:Yeah well, at least you can make glögi (What is this in English? Glühwein?) out of them.

When I was about 19 I used to mix that kind of wine with Coke for our parties... yuhuu!

jessesuomi · Post by **jessesuomi** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:02 pm

jessesuomi wrote:
peppetto wrote:I usually prefer:"merlot"."Cabernet" Sovighnom" and the best "Mavrud"[which is known only in Greece and Bulgaria].But for your suprise ,the people odf Balkan peninsula drink much more hard alchphol[grappa],than vine or beer-for an instanse about people from Middle Europe!
So does all of that drinking there in the Balkan peninsula make the women look better?

BTW Cabernet Sauvignon,,,,,,,,,

Sorry, I should have wrote, its spelled Sauvignon!

OOpps, long night out!! I got it right the first time back there a ways!

jessesuomi · Post by **jessesuomi** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:10 pm

Interesting to see some people interested in wines here.
I have been excited to see more bottles of wine from the Northwest United States in the alch these days.
Columbia Crest is decent for the price for the Cans and Merlots, same with the Syrahs.
That region has been developing over the last couple of decades and in tasting has many times beat the best houses in France.
They usually arent so expensive either.
The Beringer Coastal Zinfindel is a great and big rich wine. Good price, let it open for 10 minutes and hold on!

gistroud · Post by **gistroud** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:17 pm

Yeah well, at least you can make glögi (What is this in English? Glühwein?) out of them.

Iam not sure about the English term but Glühwein is the German term for Glöggi.

Alejandro_Lorenzo · Post by **Alejandro_Lorenzo** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:19 pm

jessesuomi wrote:Sorry, I should have wrote, its spelled Sauvgnon!

No, Sauvignon is correct:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauvignon

"vgn" consonant combo doesn't happen to be french

gistroud · Post by **gistroud** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:23 pm

I like the Austrailan wine with the postage stamp on the bottle. I can not remember the name. It is reall good with beef. It has this real peppery taste to it. Hmm. I am getting thirsty now.

Pilvii · Post by **Pilvii** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:58 pm

Hmmm Australian reds! I like 'Crocodile Rock'... under 7 euros.
Wally's Hut... just over 7 euros.
White Pointer 'white' is nice too

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