Wine For The Weekend

[sunny-dave]

I can't remember the last time I recommended some wine from Sainsburys - they don't email me their offers and I rarely go in the stores.

It seems a bit unfair to ignore them - they were a major influence in demonstrating to the young dave that there was something beyond Hirondelle, Blue Nun and Moroccan Rotgut Red.

So a quick few from their current offers that I know & like :


Brown Brothers Tarrango - an excellent light red, lots of fruity flavours and great with cheese and biscuits - currently reduced from £7.99 to £5.99


Porcupine Ridge Cab Sauv - One of my favourite quaffing reds - great with BBQs (ahem) and Roast Sunday Lunch - lots of nice, oaky tannins, but nothing to upset more delicate palates. Currently £5.32 from £7.99 - a bargain.


Sainsburys TTD Barbaresco - overpriced at the nominal £9.99 but decent value at the current offer of£7.49. Very nice Italian red, with characteristic smoky flavour. Great with meat based pasta dishes.


Sainsburys TTD Verdicchio Classico - I had a bottle of this the other day. Absolutely classic 'green' flavours, bright and bracing - excellent as an aperitif with olives and nibbles. A bargain at £5.61 (from £7.49)


Sainsbury's TTD Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG - low alcohol (5%) pink fizz. Something I'd normally avoid like the plague - but I was given a glass the other day & it was actually very nice. Slightly 'off dry' and very 'pink and flowery' - a summer drink to brighten a winter afternoon. Quite a steal at £4.71 (from £6.29).


Pip Pip

Bottoms Up

Dave xx

[Psybbo]

Also Dave, I buy their Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon @£9.99 but always get c£10 off my next shop + 15% off for 6

[Zacs-Master]

Love the Tarrango. In fact I haven't had a bad Brown Bros.

[sunny-dave]

Very reliable Zacs - their Orange Muscat and Flora pudding wine is great too.

[237SJ]

Did you see that feature about wine prices that Oz Clarke did on Watchdog the other night? Very interesting.

[DTCwordfan]

their own brand Merlot and Cotes du Rhone is eminently quaffable at 4-50 a bouteille.

[gness]

Morning, Dave....I shall send the daughter to Sainsbury's with a list....x