Blossom Hill

Merlin the Magician

Merlin the Magician

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Is this anygood or is it piss? as a few on here use it to piss-take :P I see it on offer in KWIK SAVE for £6 for two I very rarely drink wine! as stated before, I drink a mans!! drink.......... :o
 
Originally posted by Merlin the Magician@Oct 24 2005, 10:10 AM
I drink a mans!! drink.......... :o
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I agree Merlin. This wine stuff is for poofs and women. I'll stick to the barrels of hot piss like you thanks very much.
 

  The white grape fermentation area is state of the art and ensures the gentlest handling of grapes. The pissing system extracts the grape juice, without crushing skins and grinding seeds, therefore avoiding any bitter components, resulting instead in fresh, fruity wines every time.

To make red varietals with concentrated flavours yet soft supple tannins, small tanks with an automatic piss-over system are used for fermentation. Pissing over is a technique which draws wine from the bottom of the tank and pisses on it, then pumps to the top so it will slowly percolate down through the grape skins extracting colour and flavour as it goes. The key to good extraction without extracting harsh tannins is pissing over frequently as the fermentation begins and then less frequently as the alcohol increases and fermentation finishes, a technique which helps create fruity, flavourful reds.
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SIMMO mines not drank hot.. its chilled :P
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either BLACK GOLD MACKESON MURPHY'S or a REAL ALE............
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MENS DRINKS ALL OF THEM!! :P :D
 
Merlin, all joking apart, I only tried Blossom Hill red once, and it really, truly, was vile. It's very thin, no body to it, and I don't think I'd even recommend chucking it into your stews as it's so weak it would probably just disappear, rather than add flavour! After the few sips of the red, I decided not to try the white.

You can't go wrong with good old Jacob's Creek in either colour, if you like a pleasant wine which won't embarrass you if you serve it to friends, or cost too much. My mother and I drank those when they first arrived in the UK several years ago, when the New World wines were just starting in the UK. Don't let the fact that they are popular put you off - they're popular because people actually like drinking them! Cheers! :)
 
You're welcome, Merlin. The least another human being can do for another is to steer them away from a crap wine! :D

Mind you, Merls, I was thinking of pouring the Blossom Hill into an empty bottle ('borrowed' from my local restaurant) of a really good Cotes du Rhone for Ardross's next visit. "I've saved this for you, James," I planned to say. "I know you're a connoisseur of fine wines, and I think this will find your immediate approval." I just wanted to test his REAL nose for a good wine! How strange that work has always managed to get in the way of his next visit southward... has he been tipped off? <_<
 
I have an unopened bottle of BH therefore, purely in the name of research, I shall sample it on Merlin's behalf this evening.

I should add, however, that I am no connoisseur and tend to treat wines as women: if it goes down with no adverse reaction I might entertain it more than once.
 
Hey, that's nothing - I've found a couple of drinkable Spanish types for around €2-€3!! Ok, most of them are shite but they're worth a try - they helped me through the skint period when I couldn't afford food, much less vino!!
 
I didn't think Krizon was referring to wines :unsure:

As for the BH, I'm pleased to say I forced myself to abstain for the entire evening, limiting myself to a couple of glasses of diet mixers while watching reruns of Friends and other cr@p (Mrs Orchid wouldn't let me watch Cape Fear (the Mitchum/Peck version)). Somehow I've never felt wine is an ideal accompaniment for mince & tatties.

Maybe if I rustle up something a bit more continental this evening, I'll be more inclined to crack open the BH.
 
Poor Desert Orchid!
He's feeling quite ill,
And the culprit to blame
Is that damn Blossom Hill.
We told him, advised,
He knew what we meant,
But he's had to quit dinner
As he's in-continent.
 
Well, I uncorked the bottle
And had a wee sniff
Then I ventured a sip
To go with my spliff.

It was a bit sharp
On the palate at first
But the more it went down
I thought it wasn't the worst.

I gave some to the missus
To see what she thought
"That's quite a nice wine.
Goes well with the pot.

"It doesn't come back
the way some you buy do.
I could drink this all evening
And get pretty fu'."

"Aye, that'll be right!"
replied I with a scowl.
"How the hell can you drink it?
It's so bloody well foul."

"Jist sit there an' watch me!"
She said gurgling the rest.
Then lit up her pipe
before puffing with zest.

So now I'm left raging
And out of vengeance I yell,
"F*ck you, ya oul' alkie,
Ye can f*ck off tae hell!"

We were always so loving,
At least that was until
I uncorked that one bottle
Of £3 Blossom Hill.
 
Blossom Hill is a truly great wine. The Chardonnay is especially pleasing, being cheeky without too much impertinance.
 
So lets get this straight, i post a link to a story about Rosa Parks dying and it gets one reply, and a thread about gnats piss wine gets two pages. Jebus.
 
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