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Seven bottles of decent red wine for £23.62!
I have never seen wine so cheap as lately with all the supermarkets falling over themselves to go lower and lower.
Currently Tesco has a 25% discount if you buy 6 bottles or more, but the real killer is that some of their best value wines are also reduced even before the discount.
I like Wolf Blass yellow label cabernet sauvignon which in the past I have bought for £10 but is now on offer at Tesco for £6.50 LESS 25% discount!
Again I like Casillero del Diablo cabernet sauvignon which has been retailing for £8 but is now £5.50 LESS 25% DISCOUNT.
The seven botttles I bought today are another real bargain. 'Wotwine' values the wine at £6.00 but Tesco sells it for £4.50 LESS 25% discount. For just over £3.00 a bottle it is a bargain. The wine is Tesco Vineyards Malbec. Don't buy the other 'Vineyards' wine as I have tried some and they are not very good.
I know Tesco have been guilty of false 'reductions' of poor wine by selling it overpriced at say £10 and then reducing it to £5 but the above wines are not in that category. The Diablo red wine was said by the daily mail to be the best value cabernet sauvignon in the world! I usually read the daily telegraph I might add.
Tesco often do the 25% promotion but normally do not have the reductions on decent wine as well.
I usually like marks and spencer wine but they are a lot dearer, but they have 25% discount promotions as well but they are careful not to reduce them at the same time
I have never seen wine so cheap as lately with all the supermarkets falling over themselves to go lower and lower.
Currently Tesco has a 25% discount if you buy 6 bottles or more, but the real killer is that some of their best value wines are also reduced even before the discount.
I like Wolf Blass yellow label cabernet sauvignon which in the past I have bought for £10 but is now on offer at Tesco for £6.50 LESS 25% discount!
Again I like Casillero del Diablo cabernet sauvignon which has been retailing for £8 but is now £5.50 LESS 25% DISCOUNT.
The seven botttles I bought today are another real bargain. 'Wotwine' values the wine at £6.00 but Tesco sells it for £4.50 LESS 25% discount. For just over £3.00 a bottle it is a bargain. The wine is Tesco Vineyards Malbec. Don't buy the other 'Vineyards' wine as I have tried some and they are not very good.
I know Tesco have been guilty of false 'reductions' of poor wine by selling it overpriced at say £10 and then reducing it to £5 but the above wines are not in that category. The Diablo red wine was said by the daily mail to be the best value cabernet sauvignon in the world! I usually read the daily telegraph I might add.
Tesco often do the 25% promotion but normally do not have the reductions on decent wine as well.
I usually like marks and spencer wine but they are a lot dearer, but they have 25% discount promotions as well but they are careful not to reduce them at the same time
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Powerful stuff that barley wine, probably the drunkest I've ever been was when I had a night drinking that in early 70s, not touched it since.
Anyway, I like wine a lot - my post was meant to be read as.. whine... whine... whine.
Anyway, I like wine a lot - my post was meant to be read as.. whine... whine... whine.
i really love my wine and drink bottles of it ,but i couldn't drink it out in the pub .
certainly not a 'blokes drink' and possibly in the same league as a latte
certainly not a 'blokes drink' and possibly in the same league as a latte
you're a wuss my Gran used to sup 4 pints of Triple "A" virtually every day
Just an update on the wine I bought.
I bought about fifty bottles of wine, and so far I have been only drinking the cheapest bottle of Tesco Vineyards Malbec at £3.38 a bottle. It is a steal! Maybe I am drinking it so as to 'save' the more expensive ones, I don't know, but it is very good for the price.
I bought about fifty bottles of wine, and so far I have been only drinking the cheapest bottle of Tesco Vineyards Malbec at £3.38 a bottle. It is a steal! Maybe I am drinking it so as to 'save' the more expensive ones, I don't know, but it is very good for the price.
Not very ladylike to glug down a bottle of cheap wine every night, dave.
Annie, do you have an Aldi nearby? If so, give their Uco valley Malbec (£5.99) or their Exquisite collection Pinot Noir (£6.99) a try. To me they are both 
I have read so much about Aldi wine, Lee, but sadly there has been none here.
I keep meaning to go to one, but it involves a long trip by bus. If I go by train it would not be worth it.
Thanks for the tip.
And you were right the first time, Lee, it is ANNIE
I keep meaning to go to one, but it involves a long trip by bus. If I go by train it would not be worth it.
Thanks for the tip.
And you were right the first time, Lee, it is ANNIE
dave, the Malbec grape is high in tannins and will give you a poorly tummy eventually. This is why one should never drink cheap wine.
Aaah, such concern for my poorly tummy, lol 
It might be cheap wine, crags, but it is better than a lot of more expensive wine.
So you drink wine, crags?
There might be hope for you yet
It might be cheap wine, crags, but it is better than a lot of more expensive wine.
So you drink wine, crags?
There might be hope for you yet
I never drink cheap red. If you insist on cheap wine, stick to white wine which has very little tannin.
YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE ROMANCE
THE RECEPTION WILL BE IN THE CHAT CHAT PUB
THE RECEPTION WILL BE IN THE CHAT CHAT PUB
You are naughty, bito, you know tommy toes would not allow it
Amaroni is a rather splendid tipple.
Knocks Barolos etc into a cocked hat.
Knocks Barolos etc into a cocked hat.
charwell - Even if you could spell it, comparing Amarone with Barolo is ridiculous. They are two completely different wines, made from completely different grapes from completely different parts of Italy.
Some people on here don't know a Bordeaux from a Claret
Some people on here don't know a Bordeaux from a Claret
Excuse the typo good boy. Enjoyed by Amarone immensely last night.
Of course you can compare the two. Both red wines and therefore comparable. Matters not a jot that the grape is different.
It's down to drinkability and that's it.
Of course you can compare the two. Both red wines and therefore comparable. Matters not a jot that the grape is different.
It's down to drinkability and that's it.
looks like there will be a decent wine list at the reception in The Horsebox !
Who's giving crags away ?
Who's giving crags away ?
Oh wouldn't I love it if someone would give crags away, permanently
charwell - glad you enjoyed your Amarone. Of course Amarones are comparable with Barolo if your criteria is simply colour. As for grape "matters not a jot", may I suggest you seriously think about something else to offer advice on.
To suggest that Amarone "knocks Barolo into a cocked hat" is a ridiculous recommendation, particularly given the range of quality in both groups AND more importantly that many people will be surprised at how relatively sweet lots of Amarone is. Mind you, you'll know this of course, but your reader might not.
To suggest that Amarone "knocks Barolo into a cocked hat" is a ridiculous recommendation, particularly given the range of quality in both groups AND more importantly that many people will be surprised at how relatively sweet lots of Amarone is. Mind you, you'll know this of course, but your reader might not
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Yes, but crags, I am bisexual, so does this mean you can marry me ?
A straight man is not interested in men, dave, you weirdo
If I could chip in a cheeky little Pecorino currently available from Majestic Wines.
Contesa Pecorino 2014 IGT Colline Pescaresi
£7.49 a pop if you buy 6 at a time.
Lovely wine
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Contesa Pecorino 2014 IGT Colline Pescaresi
£7.49 a pop if you buy 6 at a time.
Lovely wine
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your not trigger by any chance? how many more times its not dave its RODNEY!
http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/details/default.aspx?N=8130+4294967245&id=267280229
Maison Des Prince Sauvignon Blanc
Have been drinking a few bottles of this recently - very nice
and a bargain at currently £6 per bottle.
Maison Des Prince Sauvignon Blanc
Have been drinking a few bottles of this recently - very nice
and a bargain at currently £6 per bottle.
I should add that if you are used to new world Sauv Blancs it is quite a bit different. I find it smoother/earthier.
I finished the cheap £3.38, after discount, bottles a couple of days ago. I will definitely get them again when they get reduced or I have a coupon from tesco, which I have now. They have sent me £9 off a £60 spend so I will stock up again. I found that once I started drinking the cheap bottle, I wanted to drink it every day. Maybe because I knew if I drank one of my more expensive wines I would not like it as much!
Marks and Spencer have one of their 25% of multiples of six bottles again. As I said before it just reduces their wine to what it should be, not a great saving. 'Wotwine' says their wine is overpriced and I agree. However, they have one bargain that is brilliant. I like their malbec Vinalta which usually sells for £8 a bottle but it is currently on offer for two for £12 and then you get the 25% discount on top making it £4.50 a bottle. 'Wotwine' rated this wine at £7.50 a year or so ago and said it was a soft, plummy, full bodied wine and I agree. I bought 12 bottles today and I am just enjoying a glass Even if you don't like wine this is a good value one for dinner parties etc. One thing I do like about marks and spencer wine is that I think their wine would not be adulterated possible as much as other wine. This wine, vinalta, is produced like some others by a collaboration of their experts and small vineyards so you have more faith in the product.
Marks and Spencer have one of their 25% of multiples of six bottles again. As I said before it just reduces their wine to what it should be, not a great saving. 'Wotwine' says their wine is overpriced and I agree. However, they have one bargain that is brilliant. I like their malbec Vinalta which usually sells for £8 a bottle but it is currently on offer for two for £12 and then you get the 25% discount on top making it £4.50 a bottle. 'Wotwine' rated this wine at £7.50 a year or so ago and said it was a soft, plummy, full bodied wine and I agree. I bought 12 bottles today and I am just enjoying a glass
Even if you don't like wine this is a good value one for dinner parties etc. One thing I do like about marks and spencer wine is that I think their wine would not be adulterated possible as much as other wine. This wine, vinalta, is produced like some others by a collaboration of their experts and small vineyards so you have more faith in the product.
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http://www.diffordsguide.com/
http://www.decanter.com/
http://www.diffordsguide.com/
http://www.decanter.com/
Thanks, Burton Brewers, I have looked at these sites before and they are very informative but the wines recommended are too expensive for me.
Just a note to say that I don't know when the marks and spencer offer ends. It could be tomorrow.
Malbec is widely planted in Argentina producing a softer, less tannic-driven variety
so drink it!
so drink it!
I am drinking it at the moment, lmfao, and lovely it is too and much better value than french malbec
this is a good one of them there [6.75 after the disc]
http://www.marksandspencer.com/emiliana-organic-malbec-case-of-6/p/p60069276?prevPage=srp
http://www.marksandspencer.com/emiliana-organic-malbec-case-of-6/p/p60069276?prevPage=srp
I keep looking at that wine, Delta, but usually it is too expensive for me but today I was buying more vinalta and looked at it again. I should have bought some to try out, I do like buying organic anything if is not much more than ordinary.
do bears sh1t in the woods?
ive got all the vices me, still most of the time its fun
ive got all the vices me
, still most of the time its fun
although not a smoker,if theres a joint been passed around I wont say no to a "hit",
takes away some of the pressure life can throw at you man
takes away some of the pressure life can throw at you man
That Louis Theroux documentary would make you consider drinking water for the rest of your life!
I know, but compared to a relatives and friends who don't drink I think I am healthier than they are. They do say, some of them, that red wine can be good for you but I think I take it to excess
You came to mind today annie.
I was in Lidl picking up some spuds and when you were talking about Malbec the other night I thought I'd had an Argentinian Malbec last week and very nice it was too but I wasn't totally sure as I'm an occasional red drinker and don't really know what's good or bad and take advice from whatever source.
When I was in today I was having a look and it was there again. They have a rating system and it had about 87 out of 100 which is classed as being a very good one and it was five pounds odd. Worth a try I'd say.
I was in Lidl picking up some spuds and when you were talking about Malbec the other night I thought I'd had an Argentinian Malbec last week and very nice it was too but I wasn't totally sure as I'm an occasional red drinker and don't really know what's good or bad and take advice from whatever source.
When I was in today I was having a look and it was there again. They have a rating system and it had about 87 out of 100 which is classed as being a very good one and it was five pounds odd. Worth a try I'd say.
Thanks, ET
I do buy wine from Lidl, but it is a long bus ride away from me. However, I am short of stuff that I like from Lidl, so I will pick up a bottle next time I go.
I do buy wine from Lidl, but it is a long bus ride away from me. However, I am short of stuff that I like from Lidl, so I will pick up a bottle next time I go.
Generally speaking I'm a peaty whisky man myself annie but I find Bourbon also very agreeable and Lidl have one that is in many experts opinions indecipherable from Jim Beam and at a much lower cost. If the recent recession brought one good thing to peoples lives it brought the end of snobbery when it came to supermarkets for most people.
Quality gear is quality gear wherever it comes from.
Quality gear is quality gear wherever it comes from.
Agree with you about the Vinalta Malbec, I bought 6 today. £4.50 is a good price but it's not an £8 wine imo
I agree, Lee, it is almost always the same with marks and spencer wine, not good value. You have to wait for the 25% reduction just to get it at about the right price. I buy some wine from there mainly because you hear such awful stories about what they put into wine and the vinalta and others are made jointly with marks and spencers. But this one was 'double bubble' because it had already been reduced.
When you think that the vinalta at that price is the same as the cheapie 'vineyards malbec' from tesco at £4.50 it looks good.
When you think that the vinalta at that price is the same as the cheapie 'vineyards malbec' from tesco at £4.50 it looks good.
RED WINE is good for your gut. Dissolves away Gluten and cleans your intestines. Along with vinegar.
Alcohol is bad for your stomach.
Many indigestion problems are caused by drinking alcohol.
Your body produces lactic acid from alcohol, this is cleared by your kidneys.
Your kidneys also has to clear uric acid from your food.
In some people the combined load on the kidneys results in the uric acid not being cleared sufficiently and gout can be the result.
If you drink regularly don't rule out getting gout in later life.
Many indigestion problems are caused by drinking alcohol.
Your body produces lactic acid from alcohol, this is cleared by your kidneys.
Your kidneys also has to clear uric acid from your food.
In some people the combined load on the kidneys results in the uric acid not being cleared sufficiently and gout can be the result.
If you drink regularly don't rule out getting gout in later life.
jim beem and coke my fave at the mo,but badgers beer or a nice glass of red or white perfectly acceptable
don't overlook English wines, Welcombe Hills Hollow Meadow is the best white I have tasted in the last 5 years. Also Nyetimber and Chapel Down Bacchus.
I think the bourbon EO refers to from Lidl is called 'Western Gold'?
Tried it a while back and it tasted just like JD... a little weaker in taste irrc.
Tried it a while back and it tasted just like JD... a little weaker in taste irrc.
Burton Brewers - Agree re English Wine - the 2015 English Wine of the Year was Albourne Estate Bacchus produced about 500 yards from my house.
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blackbarn, I potted on my Zeina Cu's this AM - fingers crossed
I was in Sainsburys yesterday and I see that they have reduced one of the few wines I buy from there. It is Winemakers Selection Australian Petit Verdot reduced from £6.00 to £4.75 and with the vouchers I have it will further reduce it to £4.35 approx .
It is an unusual grape and makes a nice change from the malbec, cabernet sauvignon etc that I usually buy. It has good reviews from 'Wotwine' and rave reviews on the Sainsburys website.
It is an unusual grape and makes a nice change from the malbec, cabernet sauvignon etc that I usually buy. It has good reviews from 'Wotwine' and rave reviews on the Sainsburys website.
"western gold" is only £12 a bottle if you want to get one in for me annie when I come and visit
Hey Delta, Re the Cu's, do let me know how you get on. I assume you are under glass? Don't underestimate how big the whole plant gets and how much support it needs. Best of luck
Annie - glad to see Petit Verdot get a mention! Many of these old (French/Medoc) grape varieties are really good in the New World. If you ever get to Virginia US, they do some mean ones there. Nicely illustrates a stupid post earlier on this thread that said that grape varieties don't matter - they may not necessarily make a wine good but they can make it interesting
I agree with you, blackbarn, that grape varieties matter.
I stick with mainly malbec, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, tannat, and blends of them. But I am always looking for another grape similar to those. I think there are others but they are more expensive. I don't mind paying more occasionally, but when you have paid a lot for a bottle and it is not great you feel cheated! I like full bodied wine.
I stick with mainly malbec, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, tannat, and blends of them. But I am always looking for another grape similar to those. I think there are others but they are more expensive. I don't mind paying more occasionally, but when you have paid a lot for a bottle and it is not great you feel cheated! I like full bodied wine.
the M&S - 25% off 6 offer is still current and lasts till later this month - not sure if in store but defo online
M&S offer is in store Delta, I bought 6 the other day. I'm also a fan of Petit Verdot, many years ago my favourite wine was one called Pertaringa Understudy but I can't find it anywhere local nowadays
Lee Ho Fooks - Assuming you mean the Pertaringa Understudy Cab Sav/Petit Verdot? It is available at several wine merchants. Cambridge Wines sell it by mail order as £12 a bottle if you buy a case or £15 a bottle individually. The prices do not included postage.
My local wine merchant in Sussex sometimes stocks it but is out of stock. Hic
My local wine merchant in Sussex sometimes stocks it but is out of stock. Hic
Thanks Blackbarn, that's the one and it's well worth £12 a bottle too. I'll have to see if my local wine merchant is considering stocking it again in the near future.
Regarding the sainsburys petit verdot, when it first came out it was £5.00 and I bought loads. After about a month they quickly put the price up to £6. I have never seen that done before.
For £12.99 get a heavy duty blueberry flavours ex Waitrose
Called Brazin-Zinfandel 2013
WONDERFULL
Gone to heaven
You only LIVE one#
Get this
Called Brazin-Zinfandel 2013
WONDERFULL
Gone to heaven
You only LIVE one#
Get this
yes like me,any old excuse,but sod it you only live once
I went in Tesco today as I had a £9 voucher to spend, so I bought 12 bottles of the vineyards malbec, bringing them down to less than £4 a bottle.
While I was there I looked at the ones I had recommended in the thread header and they were back to normal price. The Wolf Blass Yellow Label was £8 and the Casillero del Diablo cabernet sauvignon was £8 as well! When you consider I bought the Wolf Blass Yellow Label for about £4.87 and the Casillero Cabernet for £4.12 when the discounts were on it was quite a saving. I have loads I only buy when they have discounts.
Again these are decent wines for the price. Wolf Blass was winery of the year and the cabernet has been described by the daily mail as the best value cabernet in the world.
Obviously you can get better wines, but it helps to have a cheaper one for the usual daily tipple. I would like more recommendations for a full bodied red wine, please.
I have been trying to buy the petit verdot from Sainsburys but it is out of stock, so if there is any at your local store I would give it a try soon.
While I was there I looked at the ones I had recommended in the thread header and they were back to normal price. The Wolf Blass Yellow Label was £8 and the Casillero del Diablo cabernet sauvignon was £8 as well! When you consider I bought the Wolf Blass Yellow Label for about £4.87 and the Casillero Cabernet for £4.12 when the discounts were on it was quite a saving. I have loads
I only buy when they have discounts.Again these are decent wines for the price. Wolf Blass was winery of the year and the cabernet has been described by the daily mail as the best value cabernet in the world.
Obviously you can get better wines, but it helps to have a cheaper one for the usual daily tipple. I would like more recommendations for a full bodied red wine, please.
I have been trying to buy the petit verdot from Sainsburys but it is out of stock, so if there is any at your local store I would give it a try soon.
Aldi Torro Loco Superior Red(Tempranillo) £3.49 per bottle.Buy online and they currently have an introductory free delivery offer on.
Yes, and at £3.49 it goes well with a supermarket pizza
Hmm, think I'll stick to Merlot. Tesco are doing a half decent one for £4 that doesn't upset my fragile tummy
Yes, I know I said to stay clear of cheap red, but this Valle Central Chile one goes down very well indeed and doesn't get my stomach in knots.
Aaaaa, has crags got a poorly tummy
Probably because there is so much bile in him
Probably because there is so much bile in him
TAC, I've got a bit of IBS going on, but don't want to say too much about it as there's more than enough sh1t posted on chit chat as it is.
It's not a crime, annie, I have a gay brother who lives in Brighton. thinking about it... you may know him
Oh god, you are not canaryboy or chipfire are you 
I am bisexual, not gay. Although I have probably had more women than a lot of the men on here, including you if this is how you treat women
I am bisexual, not gay. Although I have probably had more women than a lot of the men on here, including you if this is how you treat women
But nobody knows that you are a woman. Perfectly respectable people- including myself and terry- have offered to meet you but you make silly excuses.
Fook you
Fook you
It is not a silly excuse.
I have been quite honest and said that I have no wish for my looks, or rather my lack of looks, to be discussed on this forum. And I think that as men are not required to be inspected on chit chat then you are being sexually discriminating
I have been quite honest and said that I have no wish for my looks, or rather my lack of looks, to be discussed on this forum. And I think that as men are not required to be inspected on chit chat then you are being sexually discriminating
Anyway, how do I know that you are 'perfectly respectable', I only have your word. You could be a serial rapist or killer
Anyway, please do not post on this thread about your stupid ideas, I am sure other poster are heartily sick of it as I am.
This thread is called WINE, perhaps you can't read?
Anyway, please do not post on this thread about your stupid ideas, I am sure other poster are heartily sick of it as I am.
This thread is called WINE, perhaps you can't read?
If you are that ugly... you should sick to the lights out option on here that I pointed you to
And stop whining
Goodnight mate
And stop whining
Goodnight mate
I like the Trivento cabernet sauvignon, forumisfinnish. I have never tried the shiraz but I will try it, thank you.
hows the hangover forumisfinnish?two bottles of cheap wine mine head hurts
Ooops, sorry I meant Trivento malbec, not cabernet. I was thinking of the Diablo.
I wish I had stuck to wine yesterday, my effing head is killing me
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