[Albion] Wine

[Poppett63]

I haven’t seen this mentioned and deserves a thread of its own. Unbelievably Jeff, there was no wine available in the North and South Stands on Sunday night at all. It wasn’t on the menu screens and the Sodexo staff told us there was none in the stadium. It is fair to say that it was the women in our party who would have drunk it but it meant that we didn’t stay after the match for our customary two or three drinks plus snackage, circa £100 income lost.

The choice of wine from Sodexo has always been dodgy, “1970’s syrup” is the description for the whites is often used. Pandering to current tastes and our new penchant for winning matches, Prosecco would undoubtedly sell well.

Was this a blip or a plan to refine our offering? Next thing, we will be back to warm Watneys and Westlers Burgers

 

[Medwayseagull]

When I saw the thread title I thought you had mis-spelled a thread about " Junior".

 

[el punal]

When I saw the thread title I thought you had mis-spelled a thread about " Junior".

He’s staying in his cupboard under the stairs sulking because we beat Brentford, and, scored two great goals in the process.

 

[Icy Gull]

I once, a long time ago, had a hospitality meal in the West Stand 1901. We had to show the young novice waiter how to use a corkscrew. True story

 

[timbha]

I haven’t seen this mentioned and deserves a thread of its own. Unbelievably Jeff, there was no wine available in the North and South Stands on Sunday night at all. It wasn’t on the menu screens and the Sodexo staff told us there was none in the stadium. It is fair to say that it was the women in our party who would have drunk it but it meant that we didn’t stay after the match for our customary two or three drinks plus snackage, circa £100 income lost.

The choice of wine from Sodexo has always been dodgy, “1970’s syrup” is the description for the whites is often used. Pandering to current tastes and our new penchant for winning matches, Prosecco would undoubtedly sell well.

Was this a blip or a plan to refine our offering? Next thing, we will be back to warm Watneys and Westlers Burgers ��

2 or 3 glasses of 1970’s syrup at 10pm on a Sunday night? Are they seeking help?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I once, a long time ago, had a hospitality meal in the West Stand 1901. We had to show the young novice waiter how to use a corkscrew. True story

Well the very fact that a corkscrew was necessary to open the wine indicates that it was a long time ago, most wine bottles being of the screw top variety these days.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Well the very fact that a corkscrew was necessary to open the wine indicates that it was a long time ago, most wine bottles being of the screw top variety these days.

Most?

You need to change wine merchant.

 

[Icy Gull]

Most?

You need to change wine merchant.

Well quite

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Most?

You need to change wine merchant.

Well most certainly a large number. I prefer Coca Cola myself.

 

[cjd]

Well the very fact that a corkscrew was necessary to open the wine indicates that it was a long time ago, most wine bottles being of the screw top variety these days.

Burn him ! ( Although I will admit that plastic corks are used a lot these days here )

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Well the very fact that a corkscrew was necessary to open the wine indicates that it was a long time ago, most wine bottles being of the screw top variety these days.

In Tesco maybe. Not from my vintner

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

In Tesco maybe. Not from my vintner

I guess it's largely down to how much one wants to spend on a bottle of wine, certainly in Majestic there are pleanty to choose from in screw top bottles! I'm not too bothered about the vintage, merely the taste.

With Shepherd Neame on your doorstep l thought you might be more of an ale man.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I guess it's largely down to how much one wants to spend on a bottle of wine, certainly in Majestic there are pleanty to choose from in screw top bottles! I'm not too bothered about the vintage, merely the taste.

With Shepherd Neame on your doorstep l thought you might be more of an ale man.

In theory I can't drink beer unless it's gluten-free (and consequently tastes like cardboard). I used to be Majestic but I get my wine from here now:

https://macknade.com/collections/wine-drinks

Heavy reds for me. Under a cork

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

I once, a long time ago, had a hospitality meal in the West Stand 1901. We had to show the young novice waiter how to use a corkscrew. True story

Was that the first season at the Goldstone?

 

[zefarelly]

In theory I can't drink beer unless it's gluten-free (and consequently tastes like cardboard). I used to be Majestic but I get my wone from here now:

https://macknade.com/collections/wine-drinks

Heavy reds for me. Under a cork

Gun brewery, project Babylon.

 

[MattBackHome]

Prozzy on tap at the Pan Siro

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Prozzy on tap at the Pan Siro

Ladies of the night?

 

[Icy Gull]

Was that the first season at the Goldstone?

Very good

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can't quite work out whether OP is bemoaning lack of availability of screw-top cooking wine, or bemoaning normal availability of same

 

[Guinness Boy]

Thank you to [MENTION=13683]Cowfold Seagull[/MENTION] for alerting me to the presence of this thread. There are some reasonable "sweet spot" wines with screw cap closures nowadays. Over Christmas I've had a bottle of Philip Shaw's The Idiot Shiraz and Johner Estate Gladstone Pinot Noir (with the Christmas Goose) both of which were perfectly decent screw closure wines. You won't find those in Tescys though. You'll find them with those good people at Quaff. Equally, Tesco do a cork closure Chateauneuf Du Pape that's bang average.

I now await the inevitable arrival of [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION] and [MENTION=28490]Machiavelli[/MENTION] to tell me what a peasant I am.