Your Favourite Wine?

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:55 pm

Not WHINE........

Amour de Bordeaux , Sauternes.

A Lovely full bodied fruity wine. 13%.

Only a tenner at Lidl (but don't tell pushpin) Absolute bargain.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/White-Wine-36 ... cleId=1368

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:57 pm

Blue Nun

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:57 pm

Cabernet Sauvignon at Lidl is under a fiver and kicks ass.

(That's a sommeliers term.)

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:04 pm

Just arrived home from the Jalon Valley in the Costa Blanca area of Spain. Have been supping the local vino blanco, bought direct from the crusher.

It weighs in at around 5.85euro for 4 ltrs and is dry and around 12%.
The winery there does rose, red, white and local liquor and his dirt cheap, as are the local bars and restaurants

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:44 pm

For white wine, Aldi do a very nice french Sauvignon Blanc for only £4.49 a bottle.

For red wine they also have a very good Pinot Noir on the same label (Vignobles Roussellet) for the same money.

Bigvince · Post by **Bigvince** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:01 pm

It has to be chateau nerf de pape

Wexford_Claret · Post by **Wexford_Claret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:03 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:For red wine they also have a very good Pinot Noir on the same label (Vignobles Roussellet) for the same money.

This thread was probably created just so you could make a username joke.

Come on.

Rumbletonk · Post by **Rumbletonk** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:04 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:For white wine, Aldi do a very nice french Sauvignon Blanc for only £4.49 a bottle.

For red wine they also have a very good Pinot Noir on the same label (Vignobles Roussellet) for the same money.

That Pinot Noir is superb for the price

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:09 pm

Botham Merrill Willis Shiraz used to be about £9 a bottle in Tesco ...retailing now at about £16.99 ....lovely drink .....BMW....Geoff Merrill Australian wine maker. If you can get your hands on this give it a spin.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:13 pm

Any Cabernet Sauvignon Chilean merlot

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:36 pm

I like reds from Chile and Argentina but have been pleasantly surprised by a Hungarian recently !

Barry_Chuckle · Post by **Barry_Chuckle** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:44 pm

Any Argentinian Malbec Red

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:51 pm

A toss up between Wembley 2009 and Charlton 2016

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:05 pm

Campo Viejo Rioja.

Failing that blue nun.

Pimlico_Claret · Post by **Pimlico_Claret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:09 pm

Jam Shed, like drinking alcoholic liquid blackberry jam

Masham Ale · Post by **Masham Ale** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:20 pm

Just having a bottle of this at the moment
https://www.aldi.co.uk/organic-primitiv ... gK33PD_BwE
Italian Primitivo from Puglia region.
First had it on holiday there, big full bodied red, usually 14.5 or 15%

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:29 pm

Masham Ale wrote:Just having a bottle of this at the moment
https://www.aldi.co.uk/organic-primitiv ... gK33PD_BwE
Italian Primitivo from Puglia region.
First had it on holiday there, big full bodied red, usually 14.5 or 15%

Did you buy every bottle?

bob-the-scutter · Post by **bob-the-scutter** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:45 pm

Kooliburra Australian excellence from Aldi!

LawsCanalJump · Post by **LawsCanalJump** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:45 pm

A 1948 red I had on Christmas day

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:50 pm

Always had a preference for a good GSM, Grenache, Syrah , Mouverdre.

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:51 pm

A bottle of wine for almost 20 quid? No wonder it was good...

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:52 pm

"Silva wasn't fouled"

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:58 pm

Depends what you're eating but I reckon Hirondelle has never been beaten (although Blue Nun ran it close obviously).

More seriously, in terms of varietals, I like Malbec, Carmenere, Tempranillo - defo more partial to reds.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:25 pm

Play safe if you like red and try some of the wines from the Puglia region in Italy. Most supermarkets do several. Lidl have one for £4.99 and its great value-almost a dark brown colour. Really well priced and affordable range of wines

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:27 pm

Depends which country I am in and what I am eating.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:28 pm

French is best....I'm sorry, but it just is.

TractorFace · Post by **TractorFace** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:31 pm

Faustino Gran Reserva when I can buy it for less than 16 quid a pop. Failing that - Campo Viejo Rioja is always decent and good value for supermarket Rioja.

CHEWBACCA · Post by **CHEWBACCA** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:33 pm

I love South American wines.
Red it has to be Malbec and white Viognier.

Lowbankclaret · Post by **Lowbankclaret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:36 pm

Blackberry or elderberry wine created in a port style by myself.

Normally about 18%, it’s amazing.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:37 pm

Has to be red as well. I can drink white wine if I have too (

) but don't really like it at all. I can stomach a bad red wine but a good white wine has to be very good imo.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:37 pm

TractorFace wrote:Faustino Gran Reserva when I can buy it for less than 16 quid a pop. Failing that - Campo Viejo Rioja is always decent and good value for supermarket Rioja.

agree on this

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:40 pm

I very rarely spend over £7 on a bottle, so obviously I've drunk some pretty drab stuff in my time but Wirau Cove is decent and comes in on budget.

Is it just me, or are 90% of 'House' wines from independently owned Italian restaurants bordering on illegal (foul)?

Masham Ale · Post by **Masham Ale** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:23 pm

warksclaret wrote:Play safe if you like red and try some of the wines from the Puglia region in Italy. Most supermarkets do several. Lidl have one for £4.99 and its great value-almost a dark brown colour. Really well priced and affordable range of wines

Agree Warks, as in my earlier post, big fan of Puglian Primitivo but it's a BIG red!

bartons baggage · Post by **bartons baggage** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:32 pm

You just can't beat Maynards a full bodied taste with a subtle hint of gelatin.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:34 pm

Grape juice that burns on the way down.

Lovely.

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:58 pm

Been drinking a Brazilian wine recently called Macaw. $4 a bottle.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:52 pm

NZ Stables Reserve Sauv Blanc
Or
CNdP Grande Reserve 2012 (although I don’t think you can get this bottle anymore)

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:04 pm

You can’t go wrong with an Amarone or Barolo but they’re more of a treat as they come at a price. For a more regular tipple I enjoy Marques Los Rios Rioja (Morrisons), Campo Viejo Rioja and Burdizzo Chianti (Asda) - all around the £6-£7 mark.

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:38 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:French is best....I'm sorry, but it just is.

Only the French believe this.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:41 pm

LoveCurryPies wrote:Only the French believe this.

Oui, Monsieur.

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:52 pm

I went on an english vineyard tour earlier this year and was fascinated with the wine story re England which in the main stemmed rom Europe. The wine tasting was very interesting and the owner said we cannot compete on reds due to sunlight etc but whites we really do well with. This was my favourite.
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Pricey but what a drink. When we exit the EU such wines will become so much cheaper as the policy at the moment is to punish wine with tax that is not created in mainland Europe according to the owner.

chipbutty · Post by **chipbutty** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:02 am

Belting red....http://www.casillerodeldiablo.com/wines ... -sauvignon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:35 am

chipbutty wrote:Belting red....http://www.casillerodeldiablo.com/wines ... -sauvignon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is that good cb? Can get that around $9 here in New Mex. Might have a dabble.

BarstewardsEnquiry · Post by **BarstewardsEnquiry** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:25 am

What a set of puffs. We are Burnley, we drink moonshine, snakebite and meths

Bfcboyo · Post by **Bfcboyo** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:27 am

Arfields nor gu enof

Bfcboyo · Post by **Bfcboyo** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:29 am

BarstewardsEnquiry wrote:What a set of puffs. We are Burnley, we drink moonshine, snakebite and meths

And canal water apparently.

Burt · Post by **Burt** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:34 am

cricketfieldclarets wrote:agree on this

Had the very same last night, 2005 with an Aldi Fillet Steak, excellent combination

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:37 am

Don't have a particular favourite.I'm not a wine snob.
Just a nice fruity red merlot for about £5.
Although I don't do Italian.

Recently I have been enjoying either a Blossom Hill which are 2 for £8 at my local shop,or a nice Chilean Red from Tesco at £4.25.

ClaretinMyBlood · Post by **ClaretinMyBlood** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:03 am

ElectroClaret wrote:French is best....I'm sorry, but it just is.

Must admit, I personally agree with this, a few vin rouge favourites;-
Chateauneuf Du Pape
Cotes Du Rhone
Corbieres
Saint Estephe
Beaujolais

There's more than one Claret in my blood

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:42 am

CharlieinNewMexico wrote:Is that good cb? Can get that around $9 here in New Mex. Might have a dabble.

Very good wine!