Red wine appreciation thread.

Anyone who regularly pays more than £6 for a bottle of red wine is a mug!!

As has been proven with champagne any expensive wine is just that,expensive. The same quality can be had at a fraction of the cost.

I could go into tesco and pick you five bottles of red wine all under £5 and you wouldn`t tell the difference between those and one at £10!

Anyone wanting a really nice red with lots of blackcurrent tones and quite easy to drink check out Co-op Jaccarinda Hill Shiraz. Very nice!
 
brand blue heavies said:
Anyone who regularly pays more than £6 for a bottle of red wine is a mug!!

As has been proven with champagne any expensive wine is just that,expensive. The same quality can be had at a fraction of the cost.

I could go into tesco and pick you five bottles of red wine all under £5 and you wouldn`t tell the difference between those and one at £10!

Anyone wanting a really nice red with lots of blackcurrent tones and quite easy to drink check out Co-op Jaccarinda Hill Shiraz. Very nice!
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You may get one or 2 gems in the cheap range but you can tell the difference in taste massively imo.

I have a severe fondness for this great wine atm also at a good price imo.

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brand blue heavies said:
Anyone who regularly pays more than £6 for a bottle of red wine is a mug!!

As has been proven with champagne any expensive wine is just that,expensive. The same quality can be had at a fraction of the cost.

I could go into tesco and pick you five bottles of red wine all under £5 and you wouldn`t tell the difference between those and one at £10!

Anyone wanting a really nice red with lots of blackcurrent tones and quite easy to drink check out Co-op Ribena. Very nice!
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brand blue heavies said:
Anyone who regularly pays more than £6 for a bottle of red wine is a mug!!

As has been proven with champagne any expensive wine is just that,expensive. The same quality can be had at a fraction of the cost.

I could go into tesco and pick you five bottles of red wine all under £5 and you wouldn`t tell the difference between those and one at £10!

Anyone wanting a really nice red with lots of blackcurrent tones and quite easy to drink check out Co-op Ribena. Very nice!
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Morrisons have got 25% off 6 bottles. That's on top of any discounted price.
Just picked up nearly £50 worth for £22. Enjoy.
 
Bluemanc100 said:
McGuigan Bin71 Merlot....

Grey label in Sainsbury, normally £10 but sometimes on a 50% off

Bought two boxes last time and it's a cracking wine
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McGuigan's have a cracking range of wine, both Red's and White's, but their Shiraz is my favourite. Can normally pick a bottle up for around £7 if you look around a bit.

Laithwaite's is a good wine club with excellent customer service too e.g. if you don't fancy one of the cases they deliver, they'll just come and pick it up gratis (you get a monthly delivery from them).
 
Went to Aldi today and bought a couple of very nice Cab Sav under their Cimarosa label, South African, absolute dogs danglers

less than £4 quid
 
bluwes said:
Went to Aldi today and bought a couple of very nice Cab Sav under their Cimarosa label, South African, absolute dogs danglers

less than £4 quid
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their south african pinotage shiraz is very good at the same price

bit more money but their rioja is bang on
 
brand blue heavies said:
Anyone who regularly pays more than £6 for a bottle of red wine is a mug!!

As has been proven with champagne any expensive wine is just that,expensive. The same quality can be had at a fraction of the cost.

I could go into tesco and pick you five bottles of red wine all under £5 and you wouldn`t tell the difference between those and one at £10!

Anyone wanting a really nice red with lots of blackcurrent tones and quite easy to drink check out Co-op Jaccarinda Hill Shiraz. Very nice!
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This is true !
 
Thenumber1blue said:
brand blue heavies said:
Anyone who regularly pays more than £6 for a bottle of red wine is a mug!!

As has been proven with champagne any expensive wine is just that,expensive. The same quality can be had at a fraction of the cost.

I could go into tesco and pick you five bottles of red wine all under £5 and you wouldn`t tell the difference between those and one at £10!

Anyone wanting a really nice red with lots of blackcurrent tones and quite easy to drink check out Co-op Jaccarinda Hill Shiraz. Very nice!
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This is true !
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Dat.
 
I don't know if it's available in the UK but if you ever come across a red by Cullen's from the Margaret River region of Western Australia,it's well worth the expense.
On a side note if you are ever in W.A.,travel down South and book in for lunch at the vineyard,fantastic food,wine and sevice.
 
I regularly partake in a bottle of red - or two.

I usually go for the southern hemisphere wines - Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia

The other day, I was recommended "Amarone"

Seen it in Sainsbury's and its fookin expensive - £14 a bottle (expensive for me, should I say!!)

Is it worth treating myself??
 
ctidcarl said:
I regularly partake in a bottle of red - or two.

I usually go for the southern hemisphere wines - Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia

The other day, I was recommended "Amarone"

Seen it in Sainsbury's and its fookin expensive - £14 a bottle (expensive for me, should I say!!)

Is it worth treating myself??
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Higher range Italian wines like Amarone and Barolo are decent enough but in my view overpriced. You can get a much better wine for less. Try Malbec from Argentina (hint of violets). Goes great with a good steak. Shouldn't cost more than £8-£9. Faustino V Rioja Reserva is also very good but is now about £10.

My favourite at the moment is Dutoitskloof Shiraz from South Africa (spicy peppery and full bodied). It's not available in the shops or supermarkets but you can get it online from a distributor called Hard To Find Wines. An absolute snip at £7.99. I've bought two lots now and Mrs laserblue raves about it too. Don't buy in small quantities though as the carriage charge will load the price per bottle.
 
ctidcarl said:
I regularly partake in a bottle of red - or two.

I usually go for the southern hemisphere wines - Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia

The other day, I was recommended "Amarone"

Seen it in Sainsbury's and its fookin expensive - £14 a bottle (expensive for me, should I say!!)

Is it worth treating myself??
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I'd suggest it is. Amarone can cost a fortune and the sainsbury's one is as cheap as it gets. It's a good quality wine - supermarket branded aren't always - and less expensive way of finding out if you like the variety (albeit 14 nicker is still a fair whack).

I am biased as amarone is by far my favourite wine.

Give it a go!
 
J4FOW said:
ctidcarl said:
I regularly partake in a bottle of red - or two.

I usually go for the southern hemisphere wines - Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia

The other day, I was recommended "Amarone"

Seen it in Sainsbury's and its fookin expensive - £14 a bottle (expensive for me, should I say!!)

Is it worth treating myself??
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I'd suggest it is. Amarone can cost a fortune and the sainsbury's one is as cheap as it gets. It's a good quality wine - supermarket branded aren't always - and less expensive way of finding out if you like the variety (albeit 14 nicker is still a fair whack).

I am biased as amarone is by far my favourite wine.

Give it a go!
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There is an Amerone Reserva on sale at Sainsburys £22.99 a bottle. Sorely tempted to push the boat out on that one.
 
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