Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I know that David Ferriol has a vineyard (I think Eddie and Stevo had been his guests and used to enthuse about its produce!) There is a piece about it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1s8QOzysNg Is it possible to buy his wine in the UK? If so, where? Do any other Dragons' players have a wine-making background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daddy Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Not sure but I know that Gigot likes to milk it every now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Olivier elima does his own wine now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 4 hours ago, The Daddy said: Not sure but I know that Gigot likes to milk it every now and then I imagine a glass of red from Roussillon would go nicely with a well-cooked gigot. I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, Just Browny said: I imagine a glass of red from Roussillon would go nicely with a well-cooked gigot. That joke is predicated on any British commentator ever managing to pronounce Tony's surname correctly. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJW Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Just Browny said: I imagine a glass of red from Roussillon would go nicely with a well-cooked gigot. Surely as he's from Provence it'd be a Cote de Rhone ? Not a player but their CEO's (Chrisophe) father used to run a cooperatif near Avignon and he certainly knows his wine and may still be involved with the wine trade. SOA XIII have had their own wine in the past when Christophe was involved there. My wife complains I selfishly stop her fulfilling her true ambition - she really wants to be a rich widow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Northern Rhone is the best - nice drop from Domaine Coursodon in Mauve for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 One of the joys of a dragons match being on the itinerary is the chance to but a bib or two. Does anyone have a favourite place to buy? 2 warning points Non-Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Blue Nun for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 minute ago, deluded pom? said: Blue Nun for me. Amazingly, that stuff's still around. Maybe they have reformulated it and it is a really good bottle of bargain plonk these days, but I can't bring myself to find out. What would people think if they saw me put that on the conveyor belt at the supermarket? Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Just now, Futtocks said: Amazingly, that stuff's still around. Maybe they have reformulated it and it is a really good bottle of bargain plonk these days, but I can't bring myself to find out. What would people think if they saw me put that on the conveyor belt at the supermarket? Put your snobbery to a side Futtocks and go with what you want and don’t worry about what others think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Just now, deluded pom? said: Put your snobbery to a side Futtocks and go with what you want and don’t worry about what others think. Not just (admittedly) snobbery, but also the memories of sweetened gutrot, from the days before you could actually choose different countries and grape varieties, even in a corner shop. And the weather is currently warm enough that I don't need any anti-freeze in my bloodstream: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_diethylene_glycol_wine_scandal Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtum Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, Oxford said: One of the joys of a dragons match being on the itinerary is the chance to but a bib or two. Does anyone have a favourite place to buy? For the Pellissier family place up at St Paul http://www.maspeyre.com/ if you want to go and meet a couple with a fascinating back story, and sample some wonderful wine not far from Perpignan http://www.domainetreloar.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 28 minutes ago, timtum said: For the Pellissier family place up at St Paul http://www.maspeyre.com/ if you want to go and meet a couple with a fascinating back story, and sample some wonderful wine not far from Perpignan http://www.domainetreloar.com/ Thanks very much for that really appreciate it I want to make a list so does anyone else have a suggestion or two? 2 warning points Non-Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 39 minutes ago, Oxford said: Thanks very much for that really appreciate it I want to make a list so does anyone else have a suggestion or two? Lambrini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderWire Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Oxford said: Thanks very much for that really appreciate it I want to make a list so does anyone else have a suggestion or two? Just head out of Perpignan on the D117, you can't go wrong?. We're living down here now and are looking to open our ground floor as a self contained holiday apartment (avec piscine). I was considering offering long weekends to folks who want to come down and watch their team play the Dragons and experience another side of the beautiful Pyreneese. Loving life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 3 hours ago, deluded pom? said: Blue Nun for me. You are Andrew Neil and I claim my £5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: You are Andrew Neil and I claim my £5! You could get a bottle of Blue Nun with your fiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Skipper Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 14 hours ago, deluded pom? said: Put your snobbery to a side Futtocks and go with what you want and don’t worry about what others think. It’s not snobbery to dislike cheap sweet plonk is it? I’m not a champagne fan, but I was lucky enough to get Dom Perignon for free every time I travelled back home to the UK during my previous employment (normally unaffordable at $120 a bottle)... believe me I made the most of it, and I wouldn’t touch any other champagne now (not that I’ll ever get chance to drink it again). The older I get the more I appreciate a good dark local pint anyway... real ale is unappreciated by anyone outside Germany or the UK...! “There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.” Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Desert Skipper said: It’s not snobbery to dislike cheap sweet plonk is it? No but it's snobbery to like cheap sweet plonk but not drink it because you are concerned what others think of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Skipper Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, deluded pom? said: No but it's snobbery to like cheap sweet plonk but not drink it because you are concerned what others think of you. I think he was just playing on the old ‘blue nun reputation’ joke. I’m thinking of booking a week’s holiday for the family at a nice resort hotel near Benidorm. I’m not a snob, but if people ask where I’m going on holiday I’ll defintiely be saying Spain, not Benidorm... “There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.” Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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