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    Gallo

    Hi vino people

    As I have debated and discussed a few times on these forums, my love of Ernest and Julio is pretty....small.

    For years I have wondered what on earth they put in their vino to make it so smooth. To me it has a Sunny Delight feel of chemical roundedness. I am not, as you can tell, a fan.

    But that's Ernest and Julio, two old Italian blokes who, no doubt, long ago, made it themselves and it was prolly half decent.

    But Gallo FAMILY..... the relatives....seem to have turned up trumps!

    http://www.gallofamily.co.uk

    I have been very lucky and I have tried a bloody superb Chardonnay from the Coastal Vinyard selection, and on a red hot, summer lunch, with brie and good ham, nice bread and then a smooth Oxford Blue cheese....this bottle was honeyed buttery creamy smoothness from heaven.

    Turns out the grand daughter on one of the old boys is the vino queen and her bro grows the grapes.

    Sair loves the Turning Leaf label already, and I am now a Coastal Vinyards whore.

    Anyone else fallen in love with the Gallo family?

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    Re: Gallo

    I am of the same opinion on Ernest and Julio...

    Turning leaf is acceptable in my books (we know my opinions on supermarket wine..) so I may have to break tradition and try a family one.

    Thanks for the heads up Zakky!

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    Re: Gallo

    I am a man of simple tastes, but Gallo is very nice. some very nice grapes grow in those Californian hills. White Grenache and White Zinfandel are my favourites at the moment.

    not tasted the coastal ones yet, but the turning leaf rose is beautiful too
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    Re: Gallo

    Hmm that's where opinions differ.

    I couldn't get on with the Gallo Zinfandel or Grenache. It had to be the Blossom Hill for me. (I don't drink a lot of blush though, so maybe I just didn't give it a chance)

    I'm a red drinker, so when I could I had the Turning Leaf Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, which to my sensitive palate were reasonable to drink.

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    Re: Gallo

    I think i'm going to have to try some, i've got some great blue veined cheeses that need eating tonight, and with the whole trying to save money thing mabye i should give one of these a shot.
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    Re: Gallo

    A well chilled bottle of White Zinfandel is very refreshing on a hot day.


    Guess that'll be next year then.

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    Re: Gallo

    Oops, duplicate
    Last edited by BigFatCat; 04-08-2008 at 09:12 AM. Reason: finger trouble

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    Re: Gallo

    Well, from wat I understand, Rose is all over the place at the mo.

    Some rose is white, with colouring in it.
    Some is white and red wine blended.

    And some (Gallo White Zinfandel for example) is red grapes, crushed and then the skins are filtered out to keep the colour reduced. ie a red wine is only red becasue of the skins staying in.

    Think thats righht....anyone care to ellucidate?

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    Re: Gallo

    3 ways Zakky boy.
    Skin contact - red-skinned grapes, skins left with juice for a few days
    Saignee - also known as bleeding - although i dont know the exact process of that
    Blending - red + white = pink. (but rare as rocking horse muck)
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    Re: Gallo

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Well, from wat I understand, Rose is all over the place at the mo.

    Some rose is white, with colouring in it.
    Some is white and red wine blended.

    And some (Gallo White Zinfandel for example) is red grapes, crushed and then the skins are filtered out to keep the colour reduced. ie a red wine is only red becasue of the skins staying in.

    Think thats righht....anyone care to ellucidate?
    Thats correct , even white wine can be made form red grapes , its just the length of times the skins are left in that gives you rose or red.
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