Another pointless thread
Posted 16/09/2012 - 17:16
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Hardgravity wrote:
They do TEN LITRE BOXES of wine in France, one'll keep us going for a day or two...
Where did you find 10L boxes - we always had 11 L ones - straight from the Cave Cooperative where it was made ?They do TEN LITRE BOXES of wine in France, one'll keep us going for a day or two...
We used to bring back at least 3 Red and 3 White on every trip , along with the case of very high quality bottles of our favourite variety , and were usually given a bottle or two [ sometimes more ] as a 'pour boire'
Our caravan was always level even with that lot in it - and we didn't travel exactly light either.
let the education continue
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proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 16/09/2012 - 17:45
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In France a 10 litre box of wine is for wimps. A 10 litre box of 'poire maison' is for real photographers.
Posted 16/09/2012 - 17:55
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DrOrloff wrote:
In France a 10 litre box of wine is for wimps. A 10 litre box of 'poire maison' is for real photographers.
Tu as raison, dr!
In France a 10 litre box of wine is for wimps. A 10 litre box of 'poire maison' is for real photographers.
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Posted 16/09/2012 - 18:29
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We usually get 5L ones from Super U, but opted to try a 10L one as well this year, it's rose so getting it in the fridge may be a problem...
...although a certain Swedish friend sudgested removing the box...
Why does 1.99euro Cote du Rhone from Lidl in Provence taste better than the £5.99 stuff at home?
Is it just proof that the French really do send us all the cr*p stuff?
...although a certain Swedish friend sudgested removing the box...
Why does 1.99euro Cote du Rhone from Lidl in Provence taste better than the £5.99 stuff at home?
Is it just proof that the French really do send us all the cr*p stuff?
Cheers, HG
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 16/09/2012 - 18:53
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well we used to send them watneys red barrel in a 7 pint tin!
Posted 16/09/2012 - 19:07
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HG - we wondered about this for a long time - and just decided to try and get all our wine whilst in France.
Our poshest wine cost €5/bottle - but believe me that was one seriously good Bordeaux Superieur .
We found the wine in our cubitainers travelled well - we brought back Red Bordeaux at 14degrees and Entre Deux Mers without any problem. We tried Monbazillac one year from a grower in that area - but it didn't travel well - never repeated .
Our poshest wine cost €5/bottle - but believe me that was one seriously good Bordeaux Superieur .
We found the wine in our cubitainers travelled well - we brought back Red Bordeaux at 14degrees and Entre Deux Mers without any problem. We tried Monbazillac one year from a grower in that area - but it didn't travel well - never repeated .
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 16/09/2012 - 19:21
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A trick learnt many years ago..
...only bring back wine from abroad.
Beer gets drunk to quickly where as an equivalent volume of wine lasts a heck of a lot longer.
Unless there's a certain Mrs HG and it's rose in a fridge...
...only bring back wine from abroad.
Beer gets drunk to quickly where as an equivalent volume of wine lasts a heck of a lot longer.
Unless there's a certain Mrs HG and it's rose in a fridge...
Cheers, HG
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 16/09/2012 - 19:23
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Wow, what a bust of activity!
It all went quiet until a certain somebody brought up the subject of drink! Strange that!
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Picked up my motorcycle today. Still alive which is good. Really weird how vulnerable I feel in traffic despite driving for years!
It all went quiet until a certain somebody brought up the subject of drink! Strange that!
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Picked up my motorcycle today. Still alive which is good. Really weird how vulnerable I feel in traffic despite driving for years!
Posted 16/09/2012 - 19:39
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What else does one do on a quiet Sunday evening ?
Santé - as she lifts her glass of red
Santé - as she lifts her glass of red
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 18/09/2012 - 21:28
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Massive disaster on the catering front! Went to pull an ale out of the cupboard only to find an empty space. Nothing, zilch not even one rolled to the back and here am I pulling out of a bout of "Man flu."
I didn`t get where I am today by running out of ale.
I didn`t get where I am today by running out of ale.
Enjoy life
Posted 18/09/2012 - 21:37
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cedricd wrote:
Massive disaster on the catering front! Went to pull an ale out of the cupboard only to find an empty space. Nothing, zilch not even one rolled to the back and here am I pulling out of a bout of "Man flu."
I didn`t get where I am today by running out of ale.
A shock like that could cause a massive relapse
Massive disaster on the catering front! Went to pull an ale out of the cupboard only to find an empty space. Nothing, zilch not even one rolled to the back and here am I pulling out of a bout of "Man flu."
I didn`t get where I am today by running out of ale.
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