My mum is really into her wine and I'd like to get her a wine related christmas present but I'm stuck as to what. She's got books, tools, glasses etc. Any ideas of novel wine accessories or a very impressive (but not bank breakingly expensive) dry whites, preferably french?
2006-10-30 07:18:40 · 26 answers · asked by esmequeenoftheworld 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I think I'm going to butcher the spelling, so my apologies in advance. A delicious French white is Pouillet vu set (Pronounced Puey vu Say), and they have every manner of price ranges for it. Ask a knowledgeable clerk @ your local grog shoppe what would be nice.
You could put the bottle into a lovely basket w/ some beautiful fabric, a tin of savory biscuits & some fabulous French cheeses. Wrap some sheer material around it and some ribbon on the top & you're good to go!
I lost my mum 2 years ago this week, and I dearly miss drinking wine w/ her. She was so fun! :(
2006-10-30 07:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Rocker Chick 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the suggestion that you get a Chablis, it's a Chardonnay and if your Mum likes Chardonnay she will enjoy that.
I love the idea of adding 'trimmings' to make it a special present.
Does your Mum like sparkling wine? A sparkling Saumur is lovely, very fruity flavour, not dry like a champagne.
I know you have specified you want a French wine but Australian or Californian are very good, you can't really go wrong with them. New Zealand wines are amazing if you want something special, but they are a bit more expensive.
If you come across Cariad on your travels, try that! It's from South Wales (UK), it's a bit more expensive than your average wine but the flavour is WOW!
2006-10-30 08:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by used to live in Wales 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about two perfect (and not at all expensive) wines for the Christmas dinner: this, to say the least, is an assault course of wildly different flavours, and any wine needs to be pretty robust to cope with all of them, but not overpower them itself.
Many years ago, I was recommended (and now always buy) a Valencia Dry (white) for the main course, and a very sweet (white) Moscatel de Valencia to go with the Xmas pudding - this second combination sounds unlikely, but it works perfectly together.
PS. I also always buy a bottle of Liebfraumilch - just in case we have a visitor who doesn't like wine! :-)
2006-10-30 07:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chablis is VERY nice and has a good range of prices, if you can go to a majestic wine place, they know their stuff and are reasonably priced too. It might be worth getting something different that your mum hasnt tried, failing that there is a boxed bottle of champagne in Sainsburys at the mo that has a third off. I think its Laurent Perrier, the box is absolutely gorgeous and it tastes fab too! you can also buy a patch of a vineyard, i think buyagift do it. My sister bought one for a pressie, so it wouldnt have been too expensive!!
2006-10-31 00:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by welshbird 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the same as Coach69 - a nice trip to Vinopolis would be the thing. French wines are great but she's missing out not trying wines from other countries.
2006-10-30 08:09:28 · answer #5 · answered by chartres52 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can recommend "Fleury" - very nice wine, not too expensive. You might like to get her a nice Vin de Pays D'Oc - easy drinking, dry and fruity. They're also quite reasonably priced. If you want to get her wine accessories, it's fairly easy to get hold of a sommeiler's kit - if you search online I'm sure you'd find a whole range to choose from.
2006-10-31 07:20:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to surprise her with the Georgian wine, which is new on US market. This is something very special, absolutely fabelous test and quality. Of course it is not US state GA, but a country in Eastern Europe, in Caucasian mountains, named as cradle of wine. You can order them, visiting website www.georgianwinehouse.com
Explore this wonderful wine, you will forget about french wines.
2006-10-30 10:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by VERITAS 33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White Burgundies are always excellent. For something special and usually less than £20, try Mersault, Chablis or Chablis Premier Cru.
Try:-
www.laithwaites.co.uk
www.virginwines.com
Or how about a subscription to The Wine Society ? www.thewinesociety.com
2006-10-30 09:06:12 · answer #8 · answered by kippergonzo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing is to go for French.The reason is that the system they use for quality is so reliable.You know that appellation controlee is going to be good and a reasonable price while quality superieur is going to be excellent though quite expensive.They also show the degree of acidity by the 1 to 10 scale.Whats more I love them all , I just love the dear ones a little more than the cheap ones.
2006-10-30 07:39:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time she moved on to the healthier reds. A big fruity Barolo from Italy for about £20 or some of the incredible wines from Argentina or Chile.
2006-10-30 07:33:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋