The Grits Thread.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

today i made this: beef tenderloin with my special-sauce#2 (cream, french grainy mustard, parsley, pepper, salt, garlic, onion, noilly prat, and a little bit of herbes de provence and lemonjuice) + rice (see attached pic) with an excellent australian wine, a stickleback red from 2008 the wine has 90 parker points and is not very expensive. but very good!
a perfect match.
life is good!

Anselm,
Down here (NZ) the words 'excellent' and 'Australian' are seldom used in the same sentence. Next time try a Gisborne Chardonnay or maybe one from Marlborough.

[Oren Hudson]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Anselm,
Down here (NZ) the words 'excellent' and 'Australian' are seldom used in the same sentence. Next time try a Gisborne Chardonnay or maybe one from Marlborough.

So RICHARD RIDES AGAIN. I'm delighted that you're back on your Harlee and riding in the Bree's. Just don't forget to stop and smell the Chardonnay. Then grab a bowl of grits and you are set, my friend.

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Anselm,
Down here (NZ) the words 'excellent' and 'Australian' are seldom used in the same sentence. Next time try a Gisborne Chardonnay or maybe one from Marlborough.

richard, i knew you would say something like this.

i am not a fan of chardonnay, but i will look for the gisbourne.

but i also would beg you to give this EXCELLENT AUSTRALIAN WINE a chance.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

richard, i knew you would say something like this.

i am not a fan of chardonnay, but i will look for the gisbourne.

but i also would beg you to give this EXCELLENT AUSTRALIAN WINE a chance.

You guys probably won't get this joke, because it's all about Aussie and Kiwi accents, but here goes:
Someone painted some graffiti on the Sydney Harbour bridge that read,
"New Zealand sux!"
Some bright spark (obviously a Kiwi) added,
"Australia nil."

Okay, Anselm, Australians make some good wines and I'm pleased you enjoyed your bottle.

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

You guys probably won't get this joke, because it's all about Aussie and Kiwi accents, but here goes:
Someone painted some graffiti on the Sydney Harbour bridge that read,
"New Zealand sux!"
Some bright spark (obviously a Kiwi) added,
"Australia nil."

you are right as usual, i don´t get it

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Okay, Anselm, Australians make some good wines and I'm pleased you enjoyed your bottle.

more than this, i think about getting a second one

[Richard Prowse]

The joke is about the way Australians (seex) and New Zealanders (sux) pronounce the word 'six'.

[Anselm Hauke]

thanks my friend richard. i think i understand it now.

now tell me more about your positive experiences with australian wine please

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

thanks my friend richard. i think i understand it now.

now tell me more about your positive experiences with australian wine please

Haukey, my old friend, New Zealand supermarkets are full of Australian and NZ wine with a bit of South African, some Italian, sometimes a little German and a little French.
I generally buy NZ over Aussie, but for no real reason. It's just that I have a few favourite labels. I have a friend who was in the wine industry for years. You can read his thoughts here.

Kennen sie einen gewissen Ullrich Hauke aus Essen ?
A young German friend who is studying in NZ wrote that.
He knows a guy called Haukey who might be related to you.