Wines For Autumn

[sunny-dave]

A few recommendations from the wine rack at Chateau Sunny Dave :

Yapp Brothers - Beaujolais Blanc

https://www.yapp.co.uk/Wine-List/Burgundy-Wines/Beaujolais-wines/Beaujolais-Villages-Arnaud-Aucoeur-Vieilles-Vignes-Blanc-2016/

A last taste of Summer - fresh and full of flavour, with a flinty aftertaste that lingers - sip, don't glug, and allow the flavours to develop. Excellent with an (indoor?) BBQ or as an aperitif before a Sunday Roast.

Yapp's Saumur is also very nice - light and gentle - ideal lightly chilled with Fish and Salads - good price for a wine that we don't see often enough in the UK :

https://www.yapp.co.uk/Wine-List/Loire-Wines/Saumur-Wines/Saumur-Rouge-2015/


Ocado - Dried Grape Shiraz

https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/DGS-Dried-Grape-Shiraz-The-Review/88909011?from=search&tags=%7C20000&param=dgs&parentContainer=SEARCHdgs

This yo-yos up and down in price - usually a little cheaper than the nominal £10.99 - but is excellent value even at list price.

Smooth as a very smooth thing that's having a smooth day - the best wine to go with bangers and mash or a hearty stew that I've found for quite a while. Or just open the screw top and have a glass as a treat on a chilly evening in front of the fire. Lovely stuff.


Aldi - Ghost Vines Lodi Zinfandel

https://www.aldi.co.uk/ghost-vines-californian-zinfandel/p/078271170265400

This ought to be terrible - a Lodi Zin for this price is just crazy - in fact I almost didn't risk trying it. Which would have been a big mistake - it's lovely - a bit lighter than a Lodi should be (but that's not a real issue), but full of taste and soft fruit flavour. It's a serious bargain which I suspect won't last long - fill yer boots and drink as your 'house red' with just about anything.


Aldi - Grande Alberone Black Bio

https://www.aldi.co.uk/grande-alberone-organic-black-bio/p/076220158755900

Again - one I approached with extreme caution - no declared region or vintage - just Italian Table Wine. It could have been a shocker - but it wasn't. I've got a rackful now (hence I can risk telling you lot about it). Probably the best £7.99 wine I've drunk this year - huge flavour, big fruit and (as the blurb says) a hint of chocolate in the aftertaste. Drink with your Sunday Roast & stash a few away for Christmas Dinner. Trust me, I'm a Dave.

Bottoms Up

SDxx

[webbo3]

This is a nice rose from Asda.

https://cdn.ct-static.com/labels/185508.jpg


Dave.

[NoMercy]

I had an incredible Gruner Veltliner from Lidl the other day for just £5.99. I can find out the name for you.

[DTCwordfan]

falaghina from M&S, crisp and fruity, no excess ethanol showing, £7-50 a wine before discounts and they can run at 25% for 6 (and 20% for 3) when in season.....

[sunny-dave]

Thanks chaps - all suggestions welcome

Dx

[Jackdaw33]

Pretentious, moi?

[gness]

Jackdaw....if it's too much for you to follow or understand you don't have to contribute to the thread....x

[sunny-dave]

Also available :

Buckfast Tonic Wine - sweet and a bit sickly - suitable for crabby old birds ...

[NoMercy]

Dave, this is the wine I mentioned:

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=4588

An absolute bargain at £5.99. Luscious and juicy and full of stone fruit.

[gingejbee]

I take it from a comment made yesterday that jackdaw thinks that enjoying a glass of wine is "pretentious"......

[NoMercy]

Seems so. Perhaps beer, lager, cider, port, sherry, whisky et all are pretentious too...

Or maybe JD is just a grumpy old git.

[sunny-dave]

That Gruner Veltliner looks a belter, NoM

I'm out of milk, so I have an excuse for a Lidl shop ...

[NoMercy]

It is worth a visit, Dave. I might get half a dozen bottles with my mother coming up for her birthday soon, and I suspect the in-laws will be round for Sunday dinner soon, too.

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