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What is your favourite red wine type?
I do like a good Argentinian malbec. My favourite
Rioja and chianti also go down a treat. |
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There was a time in the distant past, when the Co-Op used to sell superb own-brand wines at very reasonable prices. They used to sell a wonderful Tempranillo and for something lighter that absolutely anybody would enjoy, they had one that was simply called Sicilian Table Wine, although I've absolutely no idea what variety it was. I normally avoid French wines like the plague, but they had a ridiculously cheap one called Vin de Pays de Cotes de L'Ardeche, which I used to buy multiple bottles of as soon as it appeared. Spanich red wine always seemed to be the most reliable if you weren't sure what to buy.
These days the Co-Op wine selection is absolute rubbish. They must have had one hell of a talented wine buyer back in the late 1980s. |
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Dark, Spanish reds are my favourite. You can't beat them. My favourite is a deep red garnacha but at 15% it's not for guzzling!
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Someone on this forum (I forget who, sorry) recently recommended Barolo to me. It's an Italian red, and the ones I've tried have all been very good.
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Chianti or Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
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I like Malbec. It is quite reasonable at the moment in Tesco and I find it really smooth and fruity.
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Barolo for when I want to push the boat out. Aussie Cab Sav the rest of the time
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I'm not a wine drinker any more but when I was, I drank one either a chianti, barolo or chateauneuf du pape that was unlike any other I've had, it wasn't even like wine, it was like warm, liquid butter going down.
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I'm not a wine drinker any more but when I was, I drank one either a chianti, barolo or chateauneuf du pape that was unlike any other I've had, it wasn't even like wine, it was like warm, liquid butter going down.
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For day to day drinking, either an Argentinian Malbec, or a Primitivo.
For a special occasion, something like a Barolo is always appreciated. |
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Moi?
Je t'adore la Piat D'or. |
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Back in the 1970s there seemed to be very little choice available for wine drinkers; most of the supermarket wines were terrible and most reds undrinkable. Luckily the inspired wine buyer(s) at the Co-Op came to the rescue and suddenly there was a broad selection to choose from. For those who preferred white, the Hungarian Country Wine was cheap and drinkable, but I still couldn't pluck up the courage to buy red, after horrible experiences in the past.
Then a mate of mine opened a bottle of Spanish red that his mother had given him for his birthday and it was a revelation. From that point on I found that as long as I chose an own-brand Spanish from the Co-Op it would always be worth drinking. Later on, Hardy's Stamp Series smokey shiraz/cabernet appeared, which seemed absolutely delicious. None of these would have been what you might call connoisseur's wines, but light years ahead of awful wines like Piat d'Or. Sadly, the talented wine buyers have long since departed from the Co-Op. |
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Back in the 1970s there seemed to be very little choice available for wine drinkers; most of the supermarket wines were terrible and most reds undrinkable. Luckily the inspired wine buyer(s) at the Co-Op came to the rescue.......
Later on, Hardy's Stamp Series smokey shiraz/cabernet appeared, which seemed absolutely delicious. None of these would have been what you might call connoisseur's wines, but light years ahead of awful wines like Piat d'Or. Sadly, the talented wine buyers have long since departed from the Co-Op. 💨 |
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I do like Morrison's own Tempranillo. Good value at £4 and goes down nicely.
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Good value at £4 and goes down nicely.
£50 is the going rate round here. |
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Ah I see what you did there. It took me about 10 seconds though.
Edit..I realise my second sentence will get your usual witty response as well, so go for it. |
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Ah I see what you did there. It took me about 10 seconds though.
Edit..I realise my second sentence will get your usual witty response as well, so go for it. |
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merlot
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The problem with saying "Merlot", "Malbec", "Shiraz" etc is that we are generally supermarket buyers and the diversity between the brands of each "favourite" in each supermarket is immense.
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The problem with saying "Merlot", "Malbec", "Shiraz" etc is that we are generally supermarket buyers and the diversity between the brands of each "favourite" in each supermarket is immense.
I say I prefer malbec. What I really mean is if I am buying a variety of wine I like regardless of supermarket or off licence my general preferred choice is going to be an Argentinian Malbec. Likewise if I go to a pub I'll probably ask for Malbec if they have it regardless of where it has come from. Although of course you can get wines made with the Malbec grape variety from other countries too and there can be differences between who produced the wine etc even if they're from the same country. Preference is just a general thing in this case. |
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Chianti or Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
South African Pinotage is another favourite. |
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