Choosing a good wine
sands11
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Any wine connoisseurs on here.
Actually I would just like to know some good fairly cheap wines. I have no idea what to buy and they all seem to taste like vinegar.
Actually I would just like to know some good fairly cheap wines. I have no idea what to buy and they all seem to taste like vinegar.
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All the wine I buy are from the major supermarkets, I don't know a heck alot about wines but I do know what I like.
It all depends on my mood, I rarely go for a rose, I tend to stick to whites and reds.
I've had some delicious wines but unfortuately forget the name of them, tonight i've had a bottle of Hardy Crest Chardonnay, It was bit tart for me but OH loved it.
I do believe you get what you pay for.
When M and S do thier 'dine for a tenner ' deals, I have found Froglett to be a very nice wine included in the offer.
I normally go for 'Saturday Kitchens' recomendations, they normally taste 2 or 3 througout the programme and everyone seems to like them.
Including me:D
if you think it tastes like vinegar, then stick to something you like.
The thing I like about wine is it varies so much in taste, just like real ale. If you want consistency, then go for the bog standard Jacob's Creek or big names (the equivalent to lager), but otherwise have a look at what you buy, and see what the grape type is. If you like it, then buy another one or two with the same grape type and see if you still like them.
Cabernet Sauvignon - easy drinking, fairly light red
Shiraz - a bit of a heavier red, but can taste really good
Sauvignon blanc - easy drinking white with a nice smell
Chardonnay - go for a lighter couloured one - fairly easy white
White zinfandel - nice fragrant rose
hope that helps
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/default~navid~home~imi~TRADEDOUBLER~mscssid~76A7C88DE249444BA3CAC46E6AC89851.aspx
I have realised I will have to spend a bit more, I usually go for the really cheap under £5 stuff.
Will watch Saturday Kitchen too and see what they recommend and have a look at that website. I want some decent wine for Christmas not something that's like paint stripper.
Aren't Cabernet Sauvignon's usually more full bodied red wines, with Bordeaux wines being the most famous excample of using a Cab Sav as the majoirty grape
Majestic have Montana on at £4.99! I'm gonna stock up!:)
I did that until a few years ago, then feeling flush one day went into Tesco and bought six bottles of wine between £7.99 and £19.99. The first I tried was a £9.99 Tim Adams shiraz and was astounded at the difference with the cheap ones I had been buying from Laithwaites.
If they're only making 60p to £1 on a £5 bottle, how come I can buy wine for £3 in Sainsbury's.
So do I! Also good are Oyster Bay, Nobilo and Marlborough Sauvignons.:)
Check out some of the South American wines as well - particularly from Chile. These are often reasonably priced and are remarkably good for the money.
Anyone else tried it?
I don't agree, there are perfectly decent wines out there for less than a fiver.
I agree, a Cabernet Sauvignon is a full-bodied wine with a fair amount of tanin too, I certainly wouldn't describe it as easy-drinking and fairly light!
That depends on your definition of 'decent'.
I drink a lot of wine and I guarantee that most people will find a £5 bottle perfectly adequate. People who say you have to spend money on wine are just wine snobs.
The £4.99 Montana Sauvignon Blanc currently at Majestic being a perfect example.
Thank you.:)