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Wine of the Week ...
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... NoM is up to her eyeballs in work, so I've been called in from the subs bench for one week only.
Sooo - three wines for you to peruse and hopefully quaff :
Firstly from Averys of Bristol (also available via their very good home delivery service) :
A Chateauneuf-du-Pape style red - Pontificis IGP d'Oc 2010 - £7.99
http:// www.ave rys.com ...rod3 0107#.U IhJy--Z OGE
Just about my favourite wine this autumn for drinking with any red meat - great with a Sunday Roast, even better with Steak & Chips. Loads of strong fruity flavours and a good finish. Decant into a jug an hour or so before drinking to let the wine breathe and the flavour develop.
Secondly from my favourite supermarket :
Aldi Cremant du Jura - £6.99
http:// www.ald i.co.uk ...oduc t_range _18782. htm
The best value fizz around. Knocks most Cava (and quite a few budget Champagnes) into a cocked hat. Lovely with salads and nibbles - but enough body to be excellent with Roast Chicken too.
Finally from Mr Tesco :
A very decent French Marsanne/Viognier
http:// www.tes co.com/ ...9496 6870&id =268681 709
A bargain at £5 a bottle - crisp, fresh and with plenty of my favourite 'chewy' viognier character. Great with fish - or I like it with a 'cheese and nibbles' type meal.
Happy Drinking
dave xx
Sooo - three wines for you to peruse and hopefully quaff :
Firstly from Averys of Bristol (also available via their very good home delivery service) :
A Chateauneuf-du-Pape style red - Pontificis IGP d'Oc 2010 - £7.99
http://
Just about my favourite wine this autumn for drinking with any red meat - great with a Sunday Roast, even better with Steak & Chips. Loads of strong fruity flavours and a good finish. Decant into a jug an hour or so before drinking to let the wine breathe and the flavour develop.
Secondly from my favourite supermarket :
Aldi Cremant du Jura - £6.99
http://
The best value fizz around. Knocks most Cava (and quite a few budget Champagnes) into a cocked hat. Lovely with salads and nibbles - but enough body to be excellent with Roast Chicken too.
Finally from Mr Tesco :
A very decent French Marsanne/Viognier
http://
A bargain at £5 a bottle - crisp, fresh and with plenty of my favourite 'chewy' viognier character. Great with fish - or I like it with a 'cheese and nibbles' type meal.
Happy Drinking
dave xx
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Am still drinking my way through my Care Temp/Merlot.....but tonight on one of my stocks, the Domaine de Mont Auriol.
Almost did a double take when one wine shop in Truro was offering Ch du Pin 2009 for £7-99 - however, this is one of these blended wines, cashing in off someone else's name. You wouldn't even get 1/4 glass of Le Pin for £7-99! Once had a neighbouring family wine (the family being Belgian, called Hoste) from an adjacent site to Le Pin (a 1961 vintage) - and which was absolutely stellar.
Almost did a double take when one wine shop in Truro was offering Ch du Pin 2009 for £7-99 - however, this is one of these blended wines, cashing in off someone else's name. You wouldn't even get 1/4 glass of Le Pin for £7-99! Once had a neighbouring family wine (the family being Belgian, called Hoste) from an adjacent site to Le Pin (a 1961 vintage) - and which was absolutely stellar.
Will do DT. Funny thing is, I was there one time and we went out for dinner and one of the guys said he`d order the wine because his parents have a place out there and he had a lot of experience of SA wines. We had a Fleur du Cap Cabernet and it was lovely. Next day I fell off a horse and hurt my back but had ordered 3 bottles of Fleur du Cap to bring home. I struggled home with the bl00dy bottles even though I could hardly walk. I opened the wine one summer night in the garden and it was flippin awful. Rough as hell. Normally though, their wines are fabulous. Much better than the SA wine here. When you go to the supermarket they only have their own wines. The choice is amazing and they don`t need to import from anywhere else.
I'm gonna be really suffocated and have a relaxing bath with a bottle of
Stamp Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Miniature for company.
how the uvver arf live eh?
psst...4 for a fiver.
http:// groceri es.asda ...rrer =cookie sDetect ing
Stamp Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Miniature for company.
how the uvver arf live eh?
psst...4 for a fiver.
http://
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Yep, I like the merlot, haven't tried the cab sauv though, what's that sort of sweet/choclatey/vanilary thing the yellow tail has going on? I like that and want more wines with that flavour in. I have gone back to red as is cold now, I'm thinking more and more I don't like that blackberry/peppery type flavour (no idea what else to call it), last week I had a stamford brook merlot and that's the one I gave over as cooking wine, didn't enjoy it at all.