Every Park has a sign
Rugger to Vintner
SKU: 261008
Gerard Bertrand Corbieres
$19.99
Grenache Syrah Mourvedre blend
Gerard Bertrand is a former rugby union player who took over the family vineyard after the accidental death of his father to he has become a renowned in the Langudoc-Roussillon region. He now owns and manages 13 Wine Estates in the region and was Red Winemaker of the Year in 2012 in the International Wine Challenge.
Wikipedia tells us:
Corbières is an Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, and it is this region’s largest AOC, responsible for 46 per cent of the region’s AOC wine production in 2005. Red wine dominates the production in Corbières with almost 95 per cent, with 3.5 per cent rosé wine and 2 per cent white wine making up the balance. Carignan is the most common grape variety. The AOC was created in 1985, covers 13,500 hectares (33,000 acres) of vineyards and produces an average of 554,000 hectoliters of wine per year, corresponding to 74 million bottles.
It’s lovely and rich and wonderfully bodied.
Tribal Observations
Walkies Park Signs I
Mashed Spuds next time
I’d like to introduce guest Taster, Andy Brown.
Di and I first found this wine in Edmonton when we lived in Athabasca – so some 20 years ago. We were attracted to it as it’s a McLaren Vale wine and those wineries produce good reds.
It’s a medium red, bit like a Merlot. It’s a nice change from Shiraz and Cab Sav, but not quite right for red meat like beef or lamb. Was okay with the sausages.
But that’s based on my South Australian taste buds, which as you know can vary from others, even Hunter Valley.
This one I bought at Cascadia here in Courtenay for $31.49. A bit rich actually and not quite worth that money. Likely at that price since it’s a 2016 vintage.
Ed: It’s also available at the BC Liquor Stores
Combined this with a couple of Hertel’s British Bangers, some artichokes and peas and carrots. Pretty good, but would have been better with mashed spuds.
Fun for Oldsters
You gotta be over 65 years of age to have memories of these:
Neil Diamond – Forever in Blue Jeans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQLWF_ItzYs
Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYj2hex99gY
the Diamonds – Little Darlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6dRK5U6KA
Scott McKenzie – if you’re going to Sam Frank’s Disco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I0vkKy504U
Itchycoo Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlLWITxkmW8
Suspicion – Terry Stafford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUe7dMi2uLA
Windy – Association
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYT9Vyu62A
Janis Ian – At Seventeen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESS0eKJpEZQ
Time to Remember
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUZpjW7QHGo
Bus Stop – Hollies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCFvXAbSXUQ
CSNY – Teach
How Many Do you have?
I have about three dozen!
People of different ethnic backgrounds looking over my shoulder in the kitchen – and some are ghosts.
Sometimes I’m rather surprised that anything turns out with that many people nattering away in my head telling me how I should be doing something.
At least a dozen Greeks, a Czech/German, a Yugoslavian Amazon, a couple of Germans, a smattering of North Africans from Morocco and Tunisia with a couple of Egyptians thrown it. Turks, Persians and others are always telling me what spices to use … and then there’s a bunch of Canucks who think they know what’s going on. Of course, the Central Europeans show up when there’s ‘hearty’ food in the offering.
How many do YOU have telling you “you ain’t doing it right”?
BTW: I only listen to Grandmas – they’ve been doing it long enough that they don’t think about it … they just do it.
Toast .. without Bread and Butter
Denmark
Skål, pronounced Skoal.
France
Santé. A la votre, or to yours
Germany
Prost for beer, and Zum wohl for wine, both of which translate to mean To your good health.
Sweden
We’ll dispense with the empty skull of a fallen foe and simply say Skal
Spain
Salud, meaning to good health
Italy
Salute, meaning to your health, is a common toast, as is the more informal Cin-cin (which some say is derived from the sound of clinking glass).
China
Gan bei, meaning bottoms up, or Kai pay, (drain your glass).
Hungary
Egészségére! meaning for your health,
Poland
Na zdrowia, (nah zdroh-vee-ah) or to your health.
Greece
Stin iyia mas! – To our health! (Commonly shortened to Yiamas!) (our Health) or ya soo or ya sas (your health) or, as the late Dino Poulis used to say Skinny Asses
And the New BC Bonnie Henry Toast:
Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe
Always look your ’toastee’ in the eye, when you make your toast – and always take a sip when you’ve toasted.
I made Oatcakes for this
BC Liquor Coding: 401711
PAYS D’OC ROSE – COTE MAS AURORE
The Languedoc / Roussillon Region of Southern France
13% alcohol
50% Grenache Noir, 30% Cinsault, 20% Syrah
Light fruity and juicy. medium acidity. A nice, long, and very refreshing finish.
And, it’s a litre bottle!
Its great value for $14.99
Don’t over chill this one.
