Wines Of This Week

[sunny-dave]

Because absolutely no-one has asked ... I'm back :)


La La Land Malbec - Australia

Possibly the most gluggable red I've drunk this year - brilliant value and a nice label too. Loads of nice fruity flavours, a tiny bit of tannin to give some steel and a lovely aftertaste.

Don't delay - buy some today.

https://www.majestic.co.uk/La-La-Land-Malbec-zid19122

Majestic £7.99


Albarino - Spain

I'm sure I've recommended this before - but it's the white wine of the summer for me. Crisp, fruity and brilliant with salads, fish, pasta etc.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/easter/easter-drinks/easter-drinks/product-detail/ps/p/exquisite-collection-rias-baixas-albarino/

Aldi £5.99


Zinfandel - USA

Nearly sold out - but I've got mine, so you can order now if you want. A serious bargain at just over £8 a bottle for Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel (I've paid well over a tenner in the past & thought it was well worth it). Loads of black fruitiness and plenty of oomph (14.5%) too - drink it with BBQ meat or keep for Winter Sunday Roasts.

http://www.averys.com/product/The-Red-Shiner-Old-Vine-Zinfandel-Lodi-2011/0912911

Averys £8.33


Bottoms Ahoy

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[Samuraisan]

My god wine is expensive in the UK. We buy from Mercadona a great Verdejo for 1.80€ and , when we want to splash out , a decent Suavignon Blanc at 2,85€. Lidl here also has a great Verdejo at about 2,50€

[sunny-dave]

I know Samuraisan - I can't wait for my next trip to Portugal - great wines for absolute buttons. Crisp Vinho Verde and warm reds from Alentejo ... mmmm

But we have to make the best of what we have here ...

[DTCwordfan]

Interesting the Ozzie Malbec - my find on this front has been has been a Los Haroldos from Argentina, a Malbec, priced at 10.99.

On the whites, the M&S German (yes!) Pinot Grigio is excellent (£7.99)......real depth to this one.

[Samuraisan]

I suppose Sunny. Someone was telling me they charge 6£ for a glass of wine in a pub nowadays in London ??

[gingejbee]

Yes, the high price of alcohol in the UK prevents binge-drinking and alcoholism....
Oh, wait a minute.......

[ladybirder]

SD if you like Prosecco, this Aldi one is delicious. And the price is brilliant.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/drinks/wine-cellar/sparkling-wine/sparkling-wine-product-detail-page/ps/p/valdobbiadene-prosecco-spumante-docg/

[sunny-dave]

Yes LB - that's a very superior Prosecco - and a very good price.

I've paid more than that for a (poor) glass of fizz in a dump of a theatre 'crush bar' ... enough to send you TT

[237SJ]

Don`t be taken in by the supermarket offers - for example this one http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/red-wine/marques-de-montino-rioja-reserva-75cl It`s really horrible. It might be good for use in cooking though

[sunny-dave]

I agree - very often the big supermarkets are offering 'fake' discounts on very ordinary wines.

One current offer that is a genuine reduction and is (for £5.99) a quite decent young Rioja is at the Co-op :

Marques de Valido Rioja Reserva 2010 (£8.99, currently reduced to £5.99)

Not going to set the world on fire, but well worth a try.

[ladybirder]

IT is SD, I was paying nearly double that price at Waitress for virtually the same drink until I read the DT's review on the Aldi one. Aldi's has the edge, just, on taste but on price, no contest!

[NoMercy]

I shall be ordering some of the Zin. Thanks :)

And thanks for the thread xx

[NoMercy]

Samurai, I paid £9.50 for a glass of wine in Bicester Shopping Village a few weeks back...and £14 for a bog standard burger. It depends where you go...

[Samuraisan]

That's criminal NoMercy ! Spain may not be perfect , far from it, but if we pay € 2,50 for a nice glass of ( large ) wine we tend to think we are hard done by.