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over a year ago
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"Red, white or Rose . Get a nice list going"
Asda currently have a great cru de cotes du rhone reduced from £10.50 to £6. Well worth a try if you like a nice full bodied fruity red. (And yes i did mean the wine although im open to offers from any fruity reds out there lol) |
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"Variety or actual vineyards ? 
I'm going through an Italian phase, and enjoy a glass or two of montepulciano or robust chianti  "
I really enjoy a medium bodied chianti. But Italian wines are fantastic.
Not a huge fan of white wines to be fair, but I do like a nice Chablis. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"White - Sancerre
Red - the black stump - durif Shiraz 15% - poky but lush ! Haven't seen it anywhere except Laithwaites though . "
15% Red!! That must give you a bad head in the morning.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Red, white or Rose . Get a nice list going"
Don't underestimate home grown! Cairn O Mhor, near Perth, does some consistently great soft fruit wines. Best is the elderberry. Super deep red with heaps of real blackberry flavours, not too dissimilar to a port.
They've a great crisp white too, autumn oak leaf which is quite dry but again rich in flavour.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Tasted one of my 1985 vintage Barolo's from my collection a few weeks ago to celebrate a new friendship, and this coming weekend I plan to open a 2001 vintage Amarone.
You cannot beat an exceptional Red shared with great friends
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tasted one of my 1985 vintage Barolo's from my collection a few weeks ago to celebrate a new friendship, and this coming weekend I plan to open a 2001 vintage Amarone.
You cannot beat an exceptional Red shared with great friends
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Love both of those |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I currently like red wines from McGuigan. The Shiraz is lovely.
I'd definitely recommend D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz but it's expensive, so one to buy for a treat.
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"I currently like red wines from McGuigan. The Shiraz is lovely.
I'd definitely recommend D'arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz but it's expensive, so one to buy for a treat.
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The McGuigan Shiraz is a lovely Shiraz. Bought a few at £5 a bottle recently |
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This goes against everything I thought I knew, but Hahn Estates Chardonnay for a Californian white is exceptionally good.
For reds, I'm happy with a good Rioja. |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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Grant Burge Old Vine Shiraz - great steak wine.
Caballo Loco - seriously interesting and I've still got a bottle of No. 1
Ata Rangi Martinborough Pinot Noir
Cono Sur 20 Barrel Sauvignon Blanc
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Brunello di montecellino. It's not cheap at about £30 -£40 a bottle but is the most gorgeous red I have ever tasted. I believe Aldi now stock some fairly good ones and keep meaning to try. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Depends what you want:
I like Alsace and German Riesling
Loire whites and red - do love a crunchy cab franc
My real favourite is burgundy - so a good premier or grand cru
As we are coming into winter - cote Rosie is always nice
And for the summer a cru gamay
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I know it's not wine o'clock but
Red - McGuigan Merlot
White - Marlborough Sav Blanc
And the fiz that I love to lick off of a womans torso... Balfour Classic Cuveé Brut
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hardy's do a sparkling shiraz (red). Wrong... but so right!
It's Jacobs Creek... sorry about that but made a trip to the cellar to investigate "
That one too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hardy's do a sparkling shiraz (red). Wrong... but so right!
It shouldn't work but it really does "
I had to correct myself with the brand but the question is, do you chill yours? I start it off in the fridge, but don't keep it on ice and it works room temp as well as chilled... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hardy's do a sparkling shiraz (red). Wrong... but so right!
It shouldn't work but it really does
I had to correct myself with the brand but the question is, do you chill yours? I start it off in the fridge, but don't keep it on ice and it works room temp as well as chilled..."
Chilled. I like both Hardy's and Jacob's Creek's versions |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Aldi do some cracking wines and at honest prices, unlike the other supermarkets who inflate prices to offer half price deals or 3 for £x. Try the Valdobbiadene Prosecco....amazing! Clare Valley Riesling and a nice medal winning Sauvignon Blanc....hic! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Aldi do some cracking wines and at honest prices, unlike the other supermarkets who inflate prices to offer half price deals or 3 for £x. Try the Valdobbiadene Prosecco....amazing! Clare Valley Riesling and a nice medal winning Sauvignon Blanc....hic! "
You are right - those offers are a joke and it's refreshing to hear tesco moving to a flat model as well a the discounted retailers have change the market there
The problem is most supermarket wine is made to a price point for average pallets and average everyday drinkers
If you want real wine and value seek independent shops - that's where the value comes in
If however your idea of value is an everyday wine and can't tell the difference - I wouldn't argue with shopping at Aldi etc |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Bring me a glass of Sancerre and I'm yours.
Good choice x
Just don't buy the cheap £13 stuff from Tesco, hey? "
Unfortunately most peop,e look for the AOC/P they know
Sancerre
CNDP
Rioja
As such the supermarkets are flooded by average examples of those wines built to capture the spend but offering not very good value
These wines are often on discount and especially used at xmas to woo shoppers |
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Once went on holiday to Rome with an ex-wine taster. We were predominantly plastered.
The one that was absolute standout was a German 'ice-wine', ie the grapes are picked in early winter, at night, when they have frozen.
Not usually a fan of white but that was excellent and I bought 2 bottles. |
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