Wine to drink with xmas dinner

[DC_FC]

Anyone able to suggest a bottle of plonk that would be decent with the xmas roast. Preferably around £6 mark or is that too low ?

Thanks

[DTCwordfan]

Sainsburys have a range of reds around 4 to 5 which are very reaosnable. Their Cotes du Rhone is nice and peppery at 3-99, and they do a claret and Montepulciano for example - their Rioja is too light in intensity.....

[tamborine]

It's gotta be mulled wine. Any common red plonk heated up & mixed with the ubiquitous dried fruits.

[basseyboy]

Go to Tesco and buy Tesco own brand german Hoch. Its not too sweet nor isit dry

[Buenchico]

The best value I've seen at around that price is Morrison's Lagunilla Rioja Reserva 2006, which is currently reduced from £12.49 to just £5.00

(It had better be good because that's what I'll be drinking with Christmas lunch!)

Chris

[Everhelpful]

Any one,to be perfectly honest!

[NoMercy]

Are you having a traditional turkey dinner?

[Booldawg]

I'd go for a white over a red with turkey, not sure if that is 'correct'. Maybe even a cava as its Christmas!

[mikey4444]

I agree about the Cava. If you can't break out a bottle of bubbly on Xmas Day, then when can you ! The supermarkets are selling some super Cava at under £5.00 a bottle, and it goes terribly well with turkey.

Bubbles are the answer !

[Buenchico]

A good Cava is lovely as an aperitif but it simply hasn't got the 'clout' to balance the flavours of a Christmas roast. Even if you're having the traditional turkey (instead of, say, beef) the flavours of the gravy and trimmings will still defeat most white wines. Stick to red!

[maxi2]

How can you expect sensible answers to your question when you don't even mention what you plan to eat?

[boxtops]

maxi, not everyone is picky about only drinking red with beef, etc.

[grasscarp]

Maxi. It says with the xmas roast. It is now 1st January , so rather academic at this stage.

[maxi2]

Boxtops - in that case perhaps the question should read "whats the best wine of any description for under £6" and not mention Christmas.

[boxtops]

It was a seasonal post, maxi - everyone knew what DC meant.

[MarkRae]

You might also question why, it now being a whole week later!

I wonder what the OP chose in the end...

[maxi2]

Boxtops - from some of the answers I'm not sure you're right.

[DC_FC]

I didnt mention what we wereeating as i thought it was obvious but thining about it it isnt so clear. We had a chicken joint with the usual veg etc, i got a few bottles from sainsburys, 2 were a cahors, 1 hardys stamp, 1 hardys crest, 1 navarra and some italian wine which i cant remember the name of and all from sainsburys and all reds.

[joggerjayne]

Did you enjoy them?

[murraymints]

JJ..you have my squiggle !!! I lost my identity and was this white squiggle on blue for a wee while !!

[Old_Geezer]

Ok, but what about your guests, what did they get ?