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G'day all

Just thought I'd introduce myself.

My name is Alex. I am a 21 year old uni student.

I have followed this forum for the last few months and have found it very interesting and helpful.

I only discovered the great big world of red wine a couple of years back with some mates. Something we have found extremely enjoyable, especially around those elusive red wine/poker nights.

Drinking experience = what ever you consider pre-amateur!

It's good to finally be a member, I look fwd to building relations with everyone. Yeehaa!

Hi Alex
Welcome to the world of wine. (so to speak).
Enjoy
Cheers
Peterk

Grinners wrote:I only discovered the great big world of red wine a couple of years back with some mates. Something we have found extremely enjoyable, especially around those elusive red wine/poker nights.

Welcome Alex, you should fit in well with those introductory credentials.

Hey grinners,

welcome

just as when you were a baby you limited yourself to milk, all beginners start out with just red australian wine. It is nothing to be ashamed of, many here are quite open about it

once you really know your stuff you expand into white as well as indian syrah

Jokes aside, welcome

Grinners wrote:
I only discovered the great big world of red wine a couple of years back with some mates. Something we have found extremely enjoyable, especially around those elusive red wine/poker nights.

Hi Grinners,

Warning! The Surgeon General has determined that red wine and poker when taken in combination can injure your hip pocket.

So there is only one thing to do, give up poker.

Welcome to the forum.

Don't listen to Ric, all you need to do is make sure everyone else at the table drinks more than you do .

Welcome

Glen

Welcome to the wonderful and sometimes intruiging world of wine Grinners.

Now, TORB professes to be an RWB (red wine bigot) but he drinks French whites (Champagnes), sometimes at breakfast, brunch or as an aperitif so I think that weakens his claim to bigotry. It ain't pure bigotry.

White wine can be every bit as enjoyable and perhaps even more varied than reds so don't limit your palate. Fresh young whates in summer are a much better quaffing option than even a sparkling burgundy, IMHO. And even very good ones are cheaper than similar quality reds. Let alone a good pilsner in summer..

Cheers

daz

Grinners wrote:I only discovered the great big world of red wine a couple of years back with some mates. Something we have found extremely enjoyable, especially around those elusive red wine/poker nights.

Ah another wine and poker disciple - good times mate! I always bring review bottles with me to poker games and share wine with my friends.

Strangely enough, I tend to find a lot of the people I play with very receptive to the idea of wine and cards - I was thinking it'd be more beer and spirits, but nah, dry whites and big reds are the go - and a lot of them are within my age as well so it's a good sign that a lot more youngsters (relatively speaking we're young anyway, or at least I like to think so!) are getting into wine!

Welcome mate!

cheers
max