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You Know ya gotta take into account,
Position [grape & terroir],
Stack sizes[body & strength],
Previous table aggression/passiveness, [alch vol],
Who SB,BB [Company ur in, what they may like],
Current table image [what dish u lookin to match with]
What tells/body language ya oozin to match bet size, [Correct Glass choice to compliment chosen wine]
Ya get the picture !! LOL !!
I'll report back here if I find a nice bottle.
White preferably: with (sea)food it has to be Sancerre. For quaffing I have always been a fan of Marlborough Sauv Blanc, but more recently getting into a few SA Chenin Blancs. Mmmmm.
If I have to have red, it has to be Barolo with a fillet steak for dinner. Just super.
Tho the Marlboro SB's [Cloudy Bay & its copies], i do find a bit over-rated, & over-priced, HitWife does like tho!! Defo with ya on the Barolo !!
At the last Wine Dinner i went to, I sat next to One of Tony Laithwaites Senior Buyers, a lovley young Lady, and opposite was William Walters, Tony's main corparate organiser!!
They were very interested in my 'Ghetto' opinions on the wine lol, and really got on with Me and the HitWife.
Amongst some of the 'lies', [lol], I told them was that I was the 'Official Wine Correspondent' on the Sky Poker Site, [I did have mi new Poker Jacket on]!!
Well...............in the post this mornin .......LOLOLOL..........
I recieved, a Hand-addressed invite form Tony & His Wife, Containin a Gold leaf invite to his.....
"LE CHAI VOYAGE PARTY & FINE WINE AUCTION"....LOL, LEDGE
Basically, they have sailed in a 'Brigantine', The SV IRENE, from the Gironde Estuary, a shed-load of 2009 Bordeaux, which will land on the Thames on 19th May, where at Vinopolis they are havin a Party for 'press & Guests' & Charity Auction, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, so i will buy a bottle or Two !!
Prob shold have put this in tha 'Blatant Brag' section, but FFS they would not understand!! LOL
I shall represent Sky Poker[lol] Honourably & with Pride as always, and prob have to say, it pays to tell a couple of fibs now & again, after all, we are all poker players, Life would be predictable without a Bluff or two !!!!!
X !!
Errr... Fulham Can!! & Gregghogg is !!!! & STOKE FT[FaCup]W !!!!
The Hit-in Laws are round to dinner today!! Thats way the HitWife has had me paintin & tidyin the garden, but enuf of mi 'underthethumbedness'!!
While i was in ma garage loft lookin for paint, I found some old bottles i'd forgot about, mostly old port, but one interesting one maybe....A very old & dusty bottle, paint steciled on, and nearley comin off, a....
............Hucheson Vintage Port 1964....Remember somone bought it,[bruv, think] for mi 30th along time ago, [born '64], when i used to drink Port!!
Cork bit rotted, but have got it standing upright for de-canting later, will let you know if its rabbish or not !!
anyway got bout 3/4 out ralatively safe, bit cloudy, but tried 1/2 glass & was great !!
Never seen so much dregs & smegs in a bottom of bottle tho!!
So waste not, want not, tipped a bit in the paint brush bowl, as u said lucy, and they all VAPOURISED !!
mi stomach seems alright tho, may try it on the in-laws later LOL !1
Today was mi parents turn, Me & Hitwife drove down to Birchington Kent, & took them to 'The Minus' restaurant in Minus Bay, Worth a look if you are down that way, good value, nice food & staff!!
The £20 bowl of mixed seafood chowder was Ledge!!
Not far from Margate, where I heard there is a good casino/poker room, so might try it next time if i stay over !!
Maybe we can crack a bottle after a tourney some time!! Bit rich now for me if honest,....... but then again,..... with some nice cheese LOL!!
If ya aint got any good shops near, try Laithwaites web-site, some good stuff & easy, good info !!
How did Ireland go mate?
& Gl if ya enter the 220DS tonight, cya Final table ....again ..LOL
Re: Ask Tikay?
First: 30/6/2009
Last: 15/5/2011
Been watching on Skypoker TV the series of great interviews, Ian Frazer etc, by James Hartigan titled 'Poker Legends' or the like.
They were filmed in a spectacular candlelit wine cellar, maybe in a restaurant, club or casino!! If its someones Home I am very jealous!!
Simple question, Where is it? Would love to see it !! As it is obviously laid out by a Big Wine Buff
Would be great if whoever looks after it could post on ma Wine & Dining Thread,[in the shed], if poss, would love to speak to them, am only an enthusiatic amatuer, [like poker, lol], but find the real pro.s fascinating to talk to, [ditto, lol]
Thanks mate
Run well
Going as mi alter ego of Sky Poker Wine Correspondant, so got a pad & pencil LOL !!
I'll let ya Know What happens, I'll see if there's a nice Port for you YoYo too!!
In aid of Macmillan Cancer Trust, but HitWife wont let me wear ma Pink suit, LOL
Such a good day, worthwhile me telling, and a visit by you defo!!
It Was a beautiful day, so I decided to take afternoon off, [rare for me], and take the HitWife up town, [London bridge stn] early, so as not to be rushed & enjoy some sights!!
2 pm
We left from West Ruislp, Central line straight to St Paul.s, where we had decided to walk down to the River from.
3pm
It was a lovely City walk around the side of the Cathedral, which we went into, to watch part of a service.
It is spectacular in there, and very moving, after about 30 mins. We moved on, after lighting a Candle for Her Mum, & Rudi & Heidi, who we miss lots
4pm
South side of St. Pauls, is a wonderful walk down to The Millenium Bridge, with tremendous city views, Then Bridge itself landing south side of river, rite in front of The new Tate or Bankside gallery I beleive, Had never done this walk before, but a defo unknown must do if in London!!
Quick Drink in a nice Riverside Pub, then cobbled walk to Vinopolis under the Canon Steet stn Rail Bridge, which when goin underneath we found 'The Clink Museum', which looked fun, like a smaller version of London Dungeons, anyway it was just closin, girl on desk said we could have a quick look for free LOLOL, but we will defo go back for an hour sometime!!
Now!! Vinopolis !! Looks a Drinkers Dream, Wine Museum, Speciality Rum & Scotch sections, and a varity of tours available, another time maybe, because we had invite to the Laithwaites shop where we were immeidiately smothered in copius amounts of free Champagne and Wonderful Canapes!!
6pm,
We were early bit, but the hospitality was excellent!! We got introduced straight away to Tony Laithwaite, then to an eccentric but wonderful older couple, who was one of his first partners in Bordeaux Direct i believe!!
A gentleman joined us, well, pulled himself up a chair, [I am such a Nutter magnet], turns out he was Hugh Johnson !!! FFS !!! Had a great chat with him too, He later bought loads of lots at the Charity Auction!
Anyway More Canapes, More Champagne,
....... Film & Tony speech about the SV Irene sailin from the Gironde Estuary to London, [landed day before], with this seasons Laithwaites Bordeaux on board, [20,000 bottles, gave me & HitWife one each for home]!! THEY HAD A MUTINY ON BOARD LOLOL, just by the Isle of wight, had to land a new captain by helicopter LOL, See, These Wine People, like Poker players, ALL DRAMA QUEENS !!
Anyway More Canapes, More Champagne,
.......we were now joine by the beautiful and fragrant Nicola Greening and another lady friend, Kate, who recognised us from the 'Benares Wine Dinner' a few weeks before. Nicola's father owns the Famous Felton Road Wine Company, of Central Otago NZ, who then spent the rest of nite gossiping with The Hitwife, & moanin a bit bout Poker Too, as her husband has a few homegames LOL !
Anyway More Canapes, More Champagne,
........Auction, came & went, all lots out of my league!! Was hoping to pick up summat for say £200, as sovenoir, but all went well over reserve, minimum of a Monkey, with a 1928 Bordeaux goin for 2k!! ONE BOTTLE !! LOL!!
Nicola had a lot i was hoping to bid for, but went for 4xtimes reserve, but she said if i donate £200 to the MacMillan Charity online, she would send me summat similar, so have just done that!!
Anyway More Canapes, More Champagne,
.......now towards 10pm, people leaving generally, Nicola & friend did invite Me & Mrs to a restaurant in soho they had booked for 11pm !! [WHAT, love not to have to work 4 livin!!], But I up for work at 6am so gutted had to say no!!
Anyway More Canapes, More Champagne,
.......We said polite good-byes, and left for a quick Tex-Mex burger next door then tube home!!
Great nite, Vinopolis, What a great place for a Poker tourney maybe !!
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Thank you.
Thank you David Harvey for making a donation of £200 to Macmillan Cancer Support. You're helping to provide medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. Your donation reference is: D132559
One in three of us will get cancer. It's something that affects us all. Our goal is to reach everyone affected by cancer that wants and needs us. Together we can make it happen. Thank you so much for your support.
We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are MacmillanIn memory of Courtney Riglen, Irene Eaglen, & ma dogs Rudi & Heidi
True to her word, a lovely wine case landed at work for me friday, from Nicola's Cornish Point Wines, NZ Felton Roads importer, containing 3 Magnums!!!
Felton Road Chardonnay, Block 2, 2007 !!
Felton Road Pinot Noir, Block 3, 2009 !!
Felton Road Pinot Noir, Bannockburn, 2009 !!!!
These are now prized possesions, can't wait for a special occaision to open One!!
winnin the GUKPT seat in the final tonight maybe ??
See bein Nice & polite goes round like Karma!!!
You can't beat a lovely piece of rare steak with a nice bottle of red.
A bottle of Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache 2008 from Majestic. It's a really nice wine for the price.
NOW......If you are a Big Steak Fan Acid, I gotta tell ya about this place i went to for first time last saturday!!
THE MEAT & WINE COMPANY!!
It is a chain of restaurants, Only One in UK at Westfields, Sheperds Bush!! The best steak I have ever had, in fact whole meal experiance was very impressive!!
Started by Two South Africans, in fact our waitress was a bubbly South African, I nearley pi55ed myself when aksed about the chain she reeled off...
..........." and we have prestige Restaurants in Dubai, Kuwait, Cape Town, Israel, Honk Kong....."
This was where I interrupted her with.......
" What!! and the Ghetto that is White City!!"
she replied.............
" O No Sir, This is Chic Sheperds Bush"
I TELL YOU WHAT, I NEARLEY FELL OFF MY CHAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She did laugh as well, BUT THE FOOD & WINE WERE MARVELLOUS! Will Defo Go Back!!
After Meal, we went on to see Mrs Browns Boys, Hitwife's Favourite, at the Hammersmith Apollo...
....So i got plenty Brownin Points to burn NOW!!
RITE WHAT CAN I DO BAD!! Cant wait to spend dem points, LOLOLOL
gl all !!
I bought my Valdivieso Caballo Loco from the Tesco wine club but just had a look around and nobody is selling it now.
Maybe they're waiting for the new batch (i'm sure there's a technical term for this in wine).
there is,.................... " Notafinishsquishinyet " !!!!!!!
Little Tip if anyone can go as is open again today....
yesterday sat 10th 11 11, Me Hitwife, her Son Craig, & his Wife Emma, went to Olympia for the Masterchef live & live show.....IT WAS GREAT!!
Think tickets where bout £26, but we were there from 12 midday to bout 5/6pm, had sooo much food mostly samples and loads wine!!
highlites being..
A Truffle Rissotto from Restaurant Gauthier stand, this did cost a fiver but was worth it for bout a half portion i guess!!
A Lancashire Black Bomb Cheese, half gone already when we got home with some more wine[5 bottles!! that Emma can drink!!] LOL!!
Took a wine Quiz with Emma on The Wine Comp stand was grear fun, again for a fiver get nice compli glass, & six half glasses of wine to guess grape, country, origin, strength & medall?? we were beside two real experts, we are NOT, but had great laff with them!!! WE DID THIS EARLY SO THIS SET DAY UP NICLEY, must have had a least 6/7 glasses here & some beer samples LOL!!
Got a crate of something new landing for us to share, reasonable price, £7/bottle Argentinian, mendoza cab sav, called "Latitud 34' ", not seen before but samples very nice, they had a white too, nice cant remember grape!
Then to Top off before we got train home had a Hogg roast burger with apple & cracklin, ledge!!! and I only dropped a little bit, so well happy!!
CONCLUSION....Death to Diets FTW!!!!!!!!
cya!! Anyone else find a good wine or eaterie please post up!!
Saw Sighko stuck a wine review on the laithwaites site the other day, I have spies everywhere, LOL N1 Squaddie
stick one here if u like!!
ps. One more thing, how good is that New London Overground thingy, links brill with tube, Willesden Junction to Shep. Bush in 6 minutes !! FFS!! That walk used to take me 50/60mins, At best 15/20mins on 220 bus, done it hundreds & hundreds of times, as a youngster!!
Please do bring you're own favourites tol so i can try....might be difficult having a cyber wine tasting but am sure we shall get by....
Re: AL's BAR
First: 30/6/2009
Last: 23/12/2011
Posted by MAXALLY
LOL It Seems!!!
Wine Bar in the corner, Good idea, I'll bring a plethora of my recent discoveries & set up shop...just taken delivery of a wonderful French Merlot, from Catchpole & Froggitt!!
I'll send an invite to Comrade Anna & her mates, coz their the closest things to yuppies on this site!! lol!!
[Logdon & Nanadog welcome too!!]
Why dont u ask TKP LML too, Max?? Sry MataHari25 & Irene are barred from ma tasting, if they get me tipsy, who knows what may happen!!!
I'll wait patienetly till someone orders a glass, & bring some Cheese & Crackers if u can!!
People can bring their own too, Red White Rose, One Exception, Reds from Manchester are Barrred!!
PS MERRY CHRISTMAS!!