miltiades wrote:Talking about wines, some years back when in Cyprus, on the way to the mountains, my son in law stopped at a winery whose name escapes me, he knew I loved wines so in we went, warmly welcomed by the winery owner.
On a wooden table he exhibited some of his wines and offered us a taste from uncorked bottles. I particularly liked a red that I was sure it was a burgundy, very distinctive taste, pinot noire grapes are used in the Burgundy. He insisted that it was Merlot and Cabernet variety, I did not want to argue so I asked for just one bottle
enquiring if we could sit and finish the wine , my pleasure he responded and offered us some tit bids !!!
On smelling the wine, and swirling the first mouthful, I agreed that it was of the claret variety, merlot and cabernet, but it was nothing like the wine offered as a taster
in fact it was more like an ...Othello !!
Did not want to embarrass the man so I said nothing but just paid for one drunk and left.
If it is at all possible and we arrange a little meeting (my trips are usually too short), I will bring you a bottle or 2 (whatever I can get away with from Customs) of some wines which are not exported to Europe, mainly because the wineries they come from are small and don't have the volume to sustain an export market.
Some really fine boutique stuff (but not too dear) which you would never have heard of I am sure.
Good to hear you were polite. I remember going to a winery in Cyprus and was forced to sit there for what seemed to be 30 minutes in order to gulp a mere glass and keeping a smile so as to not offend the nice lady who honestly thought her wine was something. It tasted worse than Othello! The type of wine you use for cooking.
