Hi Mick, had to pop in to Asda for a prescription, ended up buying two Jam Shed bottles, a Shiraz and a Chardonnay! Going to daughters for England match tonight so might take them both! 
Barrie
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Barrie - had some Jam shed shiraz last night. A nice wine,
smooth and fruity - the label says 'Jammy and smooth which it is. Enjoy🍷
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So you’ll get to sample it before we probably will.
Shiraz was the last red we drank, rather nice, I’m getting used to sitting in the garden with a glass of wine now:+1: save the ale for evening, inevitable I fall asleep after it.
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Nice to know Andrew! Staff lady in Asda said it’s called Jam Shed as it tastes jammy! 
not sure how true that is 
I think I’ve mentioned before but one of my lads was in Melbourne, where it’s produced (or at least bottled) that area is known as the Jam Factory 
Barrie
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Cheers Mick, well I’ll definitely give it a go tonight 
After a hard day of not doing a great deal Mick, I too tend to nod off after quaffing my tipple of the day! Then I can’t sleep when I do go to bed!
Barrie
With all this discussion around favourite wines (and beers) we sound like a club of alcoholics! just nipped out to the garden bar to get a pic of opening times, no proof that I imbibe outside of these hours 
Also, I am so easily confused these days, I totally got the wine wrong in an earlier post,
It’s actually this Malbec and not the Shiraz I mentioned
Just for clarity, the bar rules were laid out by Mrs B who definitely makes the grade as a bar police lady! Temperance is her middle name, unless she gets involved in an occasional bottle of Moscato, at which point anything goes! (Well, almost
)
Barrie
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What is your favourite wine?
Supercharger.
Oh, sorry, I miss read the question 
Seriously though I know nothing about wine, I just know what I like. My wife always wants to be trying something new so we use a tried and tested approach now - £6 to £10 buying whatever happens to have the biggest discount on the day 
Seems to work out well for us most of the time to be fair!
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Just looking at that snap of the Malbec? I actually like the picture, with the blurry background, it’s just like when you’ve consumed the contents of the bottle? Very realistic
Barrie
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Well I’ll say it anyway Barrie, I think you’ll like the Jam Shed, noticed yours isn’t Australian now. Just sampled ours with a pasta meal, very nice, sweet and very warming.
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The only Malbec wines I’ve seen/tasted have been from Argentina, although it’s no doubt grown/produced elsewhere, and to be honest it’s not one of my favourite grape varieties.
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Well, I’ve done half a bottle of the Malbec and so far, it’s really nice an hour yet to kick off so need to meter my intake! Croatia & Czech Republic a draw which is good for us going forward!
Barrie
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Go on! Get stuck in! The enjoyability of wine (and booze in general) increases in direct proportion to the quantity consumed! 
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that’s great Roger! I’ll take your sage advice!
Barrie
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Favourite wine???…….Now there’s a question.
Money no object, then it would be a Gevrey Chambertin. Fantastic mid-bodied red, that tastes even better when someone else pays 
.
On a more affordable budget, then it would be a Barolo. A wonderful smooth medium-to-full bodied red, with deep spicy flavours.
Unfortunately, my daily budget doesn’t normally stretch to either of the above, so it’s more modest pickings.
A good Cabernet Sauvignon is always a go-to option, but more recently I have been swayed by the Apothic. A lovely Zinfandel from the US, which is velvety and full of vanilla and deep red fruits. The brand, much to my delight, have now added a Cabernet Sauvignon version, which is again super smooth, but perhaps not as rounded as the Zinfandel.
Lastly there’s 19 crimes. They do a few versions now, including a coffee infused version, which is disgusting 
. The original, which is a blend has beautiful peppery, full bodied flavour, which is smooth on the palate. Occasionally on offer at £7.50, but normally nearer £9, it’s a great buy. Thoroughly recommended and tonight’s tipple.
COME ON ENGLAND!!!
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Another fan of 19 crimes here. I’ll be enjoying a glass or 4 later
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My neighbours and good friends gave me a bottle of 19 Crimes “The Uprising” today… Now I’m not normally a fan of reds, but this one right now is going down a bit too well…! 
so please allow me some space for my replies on MX-5OC this evening…!
Rob
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I’ve a bottle of ‘The Banished’ sat waiting for me but won’t be opening tonight big fan of 19 crimes, especially when someone else has paid for it! 
Barrie
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Wasn’t expecting the bottle of “The Uprising” that I got from my neighbours (Better friends than I realised!!) …, and it was certainly kind of them for sure…!
Rob
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Yes indeed! A nice gesture
Barrie
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Another fan of 19 crimes here. Had a couple of bottles given to me last week for fathers day.
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