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Ruined weekend

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CassieRole · 30/09/2023 18:57

Treated myself to a bottle of Prosecco last night, it turned out to be so sweet it was undrinkable. DH bought me a replacement today, clearly marked extra dry.

Its not only too sweet it has the flavour of cardboard.

😭

Has anyone else had a similarity terrible weekend yet?

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Ilefttownonsaturday · 30/09/2023 20:16

@CassieRole try cremant instead of prosecco

https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/cremant-guide

EmmKay13 · 30/09/2023 20:16

I know where you're going wrong. It's because it's prosecco. Which is basically soda streamed wine.

You need to buy a cava brut. Produced the same way as champagne, without the pricetag.

I've treated myself to a bottle of cava brut tonight. I say "treated" as I'm counting calories and I might as well eat three Kit Kat's for same calories. 😅🍾

Cheers.

theduchessofspork · 30/09/2023 20:12

HollieHobbie · 30/09/2023 19:22

You've missed nothing. Honestly, it's shite. If you want a good wine then New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is the way to go.

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Good Prosecco is delicious

A lot of it stays in Italy though

MonkeyChiselTree · 30/09/2023 20:08

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-conegliano-prosecco--taste-the-difference-75cl

This is my favourite prosecco and I like mine dry/brut/not sweet too.

ghostyslovesheets · 30/09/2023 20:08

Stop buying prosecco - start dirking Cremant!

Pipsquiggle · 30/09/2023 20:07

@CassieRole please join me on the other side of the prosecco bridge and bask in the glory of Cava. It's better quality and drier.
I can highly recommend Waitrose No.1 Cava.

On a serious point, I work in retail and know a lot of wine buyers and masters of wine. I have quite in depth chats on 'why is prosecco so overrated and in the main shit?' - they have all agreed with me too sweet, over priced etc. That's when they said try Cava. They also recommended cremant as well.
Champagne was mentioned but most of them thought the region was too northerly to be consistently good.

shootingstar1 · 30/09/2023 20:06

My dog has eaten half a domino's pizza 🤦🏻‍♀️ so looking forward to a run it bum and various toilet trips throughout the night .

bellalou1234 · 30/09/2023 20:05

I told a big fat lie and said I was working the early shift at work so I could chill and reset myself and not take my dm out. We're going out tomorrow as planned. I've had a rubbish afternoon.. nowt to watch on TV.. snoozed a bit, but my dog has farted and woke me up with the stink. And i forgot to put the chicken in the oven, so dinner is delayed..serves me right

LargeglassofRosePlease · 30/09/2023 20:04

Pushkinini · 30/09/2023 19:53

It's our wedding anniversary today. Decided we'd get an Indian takeaway delivered. I picked out a chicken pathia. DH duly ordered online. Takeaway turned up and he'd ordered a me a chicken phall. I tried to be nice about his mistake, but I was really looking forward to my curry but there's no way I can eat a fucking phall!

Happy Anniversary 🥂

LargeglassofRosePlease · 30/09/2023 20:03

You are being completely unreasonable.

Prosecco: whether cheap or expensive, is absolutely fucking rank.

Cheap pretend champagne. It is vile. 🤢

Worse things happen at sea ( and btw there are better choices of aperitif 😶 ) …

Hellusional · 30/09/2023 20:03

I am a bit broken-hearted as I dropped my youngest at university today. But I still can understand the pain of an Indian takeaway gone wrong. There is no disappointment like it.

airfresh123 · 30/09/2023 20:02

Tg2023 · 30/09/2023 19:38

I've burnt my vag with my home waxing kit 😖 forgot to turn the temperature back down. Now having a few gins to ease the bastard pain 🤣

I read that as veg 😂Hopefully the gin will help!

Zanatdy · 30/09/2023 20:01

Just done my online shopping order and my favourite ice cream isn’t available. Not great as I’ve been so good losing weight and this ice cream is my little treat after dinner. I’ve noticed quite a few shops stopped stocking it so hoping it’s not getting discontinued. Got some replacements but won’t be the same. Boo hoo

sm40 · 30/09/2023 20:00

@CassieRole if you go to London go here on your next visit.
Every type of Prosecco!

www.proseccohouse.com

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CassieRole · 30/09/2023 19:59

Definitely not pregnant and almost certainly covid free. Just badly chosen booze.

On the plus side I haven’t burned my vag and had to cope with omelette asymmetry

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DunderMifflinInc · 30/09/2023 19:57

@HarpieDuJour homemade ginger beer sounds divine. Is it hard to make?

Missedmytoe · 30/09/2023 19:56

CassieRole · 30/09/2023 19:07

Sadly they have gone down the drain, sweet wine has no place in my household!

I was going to suggest mixing the two together. Too late now.

Terribleatthis · 30/09/2023 19:56

@5128gap no dog sadly. Do you think a 6 year old would work…?

on second thoughts, no. He won’t. Stop. Talking.

wheresmyshoe · 30/09/2023 19:55

As others have said the labelling on Prosecco is a bit odd and extra dry really isn't. If you want a brilliant bargain fizz then you won't go far wrong with Aldi cremant du Jura, Sainsbury’s conegliano prosecco (if you enjoy Prosecco) or Sainsbury’s cremant de Loire.

SillySausagez · 30/09/2023 19:55

Swap to cava

Bearsinmotion · 30/09/2023 19:53

I live in the middle of nowhere and there’s only one
pizza place that delivers. Except they have changed their delivery area so they won’t come here any more 😭

Pushkinini · 30/09/2023 19:53

It's our wedding anniversary today. Decided we'd get an Indian takeaway delivered. I picked out a chicken pathia. DH duly ordered online. Takeaway turned up and he'd ordered a me a chicken phall. I tried to be nice about his mistake, but I was really looking forward to my curry but there's no way I can eat a fucking phall!

SkippingOnSand · 30/09/2023 19:52

There should be a day of national mourning when a favourite curry house closes!

Op, I think I would have been tempted to experiment with the bubbly.
Maybe with a pint glass, add some of each with some lime juice / orange juice / apple juice, any juice really. Or maybe some flavoured vodka, like absolute raspberry.
It might not taste the best, but after a few glugs and blowing your earwax out, you won't care 😁

5128gap · 30/09/2023 19:52

Terribleatthis · 30/09/2023 19:41

I am reading a book I’ve been looking forward to but it’s a hardback and I am tired and now it feels too heavy. 🥲 it’s not weekend ruining as yet but I can’t find a good place to comfortably read it 😂

I do have a kindle but it’s not the same as pages….

Do you have a medium to large dog? Sometimes it helps to prop the book against their back while they sit on your lap.

LindorDoubleChoc · 30/09/2023 19:52

randomrandom · 30/09/2023 19:48

I had surgery and have been off work for 8 weeks. Due back at work on Monday and now have sodding Covid

Oh God! bad luck randomrandom, that's miserable.