joemcdokes
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Has anyone ever done a taste test with red wine, I haven’t but it would be interesting to see what the results would be, say 5 or so and trying to work out from an expense perspective.
The best supermarket red wine
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Lexingtongue
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt (literally!). When I was in Myanmar they were making a push to become the main wine brand. Thought it was okay, nowt special. I personally like Lidl wines. There's a Primitivo from Puglia that I particularly enjoy.
Binternet
Striker
This is still available in store I believe and in terms of value for money is the best supermarket red I've come across.
Yes I've blind tested all the reds available from a single variety from a single vineyard a few times and it's relatively easy to work out the cheapest and most expensive but difficult in the middle. Also your palate tends to get saturated. With different varieties it's much more difficult although picking the expensive one is relatively easy as they tend to be the most heavily aged ones.
Yes I've blind tested all the reds available from a single variety from a single vineyard a few times and it's relatively easy to work out the cheapest and most expensive but difficult in the middle. Also your palate tends to get saturated. With different varieties it's much more difficult although picking the expensive one is relatively easy as they tend to be the most heavily aged ones.
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joemcdokes
Striker
This is still available in store I believe and in terms of value for money is the best supermarket red I've come across.
Yes I've blind tested all the reds available from a single variety from a single vineyard a few times and it's relatively easy to work out the cheapest and most expensive but difficult in the middle. Also your palate tends to get saturated. With different varieties it's much more difficult although picking the expensive one is relatively easy as they tend to be the most heavily aged ones.
Does that last bit just come from experience if you had never drank much wine would it be apparent?
Yeah. I have actually done a few courses on it, with wines up to £150 a bottle.
you can tell the difference, but it diminishes after £40 a bottle I find
Binternet
Striker
Yea it's all experience. Wine is a hobby and I go wine tasting around the world a few times a year (or at least I did until Covid) specifically to try out different Pinot Noir and I bring a lot of it home.
You can pick up an appreciation of the different flavours after a few years. I'm completely clueless with White wine though and less good with other red varieties.
Mr.Thunders
Striker
Went to several wine estates in Stellenbosch and tried some of the signature reds and I'd agree.You get amazing value with our currency vs the rand
Binternet
Striker
Stellenbosch is great. That's where I did my first tasting 12 years ago and never looked back. It's probably why I enjoy Pinotage and Pinot Noir so much as well. As you say South African wine is amazing value.
monkeytassle
Striker
Agreed.
Mr.Thunders
Striker
It's amazing like,you have these massive estates and small little shed types and can just go from to another. Spent about £40 on a pintoage I've yet to drink,would cost a lot more to buy from a posh merchant place over here
WHO WAS PHONE
Central Defender
Our go to's are:
Lindeman's Gentleman Collection (Morrisons)
Apothic (Morrisons, Tesco)
McGuigan Red (already on here somewhere)
Lindeman's Gentleman Collection (Morrisons)
Apothic (Morrisons, Tesco)
McGuigan Red (already on here somewhere)
Joe Baker
Striker
This is still available in store I believe and in terms of value for money is the best supermarket red I've come across.
Excellent wine, but I've not seen it in my local Aldi for a while now
Tesco have "Barossa Ink" which is another "big" red.
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jarramackem
Winger
Yeah I've done a wine tasting a couple of times. Unfortunately both were in Germany and the red wine there is awful. The whites weren't bad mind.
Keyser Soze
Striker
This is still available in store I believe and in terms of value for money is the best supermarket red I've come across.
Was going to suggest that very wine
It was a recommendation off here (maybe you?) about two years ago and we love it - although it’s rarely in stock. Whenever I see it, I always buy at least 6 bottles (maybe why it’s never in stock!!)
J_169
Winger
Highly recommend Fattoria La Vialla which is based in Tuscany. It got recommended to me on here about a year ago and its fantastic for all authentic italian produce. Their Chianti 2017 and Reserva are superb, tend to win a lot of the awards and reasonably priced at 7-9 quid a bottle depending on what you go for. Just ordered a few cases last week and they arrived within 48 hours of ordering!! Their hampers at Xmas are amazing too for all your pasta, cheese, oil and italian meat cravings
Roaring Chubby
Winger
I don’t drink expensive stuff but i find the new world options to be a bit like an alcopop, too fruity.
wilma56
Central Defender
Barón del Cega Gran Reserva Tempranillo - at Lidl UK
Barón del Cega Gran Reserva Tempranillo - Region: Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain Vintage: 2012 ABV: 13% Drinking: Now to 2 years At Lidl UK
www.lidl.co.uk
Been having this last couple of weeks, I really like it.
