Decent red wine for a tenner? (better than Barossa Ink)
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Evening fellow tightwads. I’m on a £7 South African pinotage this weekend (it’s fair trade, man’s ethical innit). I literally mean weekend too; a bottle lasts me Friday, Saturday and Sunday and it’s made something very apparent - are the treasures of our budget only truly discovered with some good airing? Tonight’s glass is nothing like last nights was, it’s far nicer and this is something I’m continually noticing with pretty much every bottle of this price band i drink over a weekend. Anyone else find this?
The CoOp do a Biferno at about £8 a bottle that is excellent
https://www.coop.co.uk/products/molise-biferno-830...
https://www.coop.co.uk/products/molise-biferno-830...
StescoG66 said:
The CoOp do a Biferno at about £8 a bottle that is excellent
https://www.coop.co.uk/products/molise-biferno-830...
Cross quoting from the 'Tesco wine - what's good?' thread, this has been recommended a lot too, I've got one, not opened it yet. Website says it's out of stock but I picked up a bottle from my local Tesco on Friday.https://www.coop.co.uk/products/molise-biferno-830...
jimmytheone said:
Tesco finest Montepulciano d'abruzzo (2019) - about £7 a bottle.
Perhaps not special enough for xmas?
but a very quaffable daily (IMHO)
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/266...Perhaps not special enough for xmas?
but a very quaffable daily (IMHO)
popegregory said:
Evening fellow tightwads. I’m on a £7 South African pinotage this weekend (it’s fair trade, man’s ethical innit). I literally mean weekend too; a bottle lasts me Friday, Saturday and Sunday and it’s made something very apparent - are the treasures of our budget only truly discovered with some good airing? Tonight’s glass is nothing like last nights was, it’s far nicer and this is something I’m continually noticing with pretty much every bottle of this price band i drink over a weekend. Anyone else find this?
Younger wines do generally benefit from airing, the contact with oxygen generally softens the harsher elements and smooths them out. The same can be achieved with decanting the wine, or there are aerators you can pour the wine through too. I often enjoy ‘2nd day’ wines more.
Im sure some snobs will turn their nose up but I quite like this. Also despite there being other "better" labels from the same brand, orange label and a gold one, I think the yellow is the best.
Very easy going despite being 14%, zero hangovers, plus if you have a costco membership you can get it for about £6.5 a bottle if you buy a case. In Tesco express its now £8.80
Imasurv said:
popegregory said:
Evening fellow tightwads. I’m on a £7 South African pinotage this weekend (it’s fair trade, man’s ethical innit). I literally mean weekend too; a bottle lasts me Friday, Saturday and Sunday and it’s made something very apparent - are the treasures of our budget only truly discovered with some good airing? Tonight’s glass is nothing like last nights was, it’s far nicer and this is something I’m continually noticing with pretty much every bottle of this price band i drink over a weekend. Anyone else find this?
Younger wines do generally benefit from airing, the contact with oxygen generally softens the harsher elements and smooths them out. The same can be achieved with decanting the wine, or there are aerators you can pour the wine through too. I often enjoy ‘2nd day’ wines more.If it isn't an old bottle with the risk of sediment you can turbo decant it. give the bottle a swirl then upend it into the decanter. It will do the same job as an aerator and give you a days breathing in a minute.
Scabutz said:
Im sure some snobs will turn their nose up but I quite like this. Also despite there being other "better" labels from the same brand, orange label and a gold one, I think the yellow is the best.
Very easy going despite being 14%, zero hangovers, plus if you have a costco membership you can get it for about £6.5 a bottle if you buy a case. In Tesco express its now £8.80
La Patrie Malbec and Roc de Lussac St Emillion, both from Sainsburys are two other supermarket wines I like.
https://www.nakedwines.com/products/tofterup-broth...
A friend brought a few bottles of these over a few weeks ago- bloody lovely!
Anyone know where I can get it without being a member of naked wines?
A friend brought a few bottles of these over a few weeks ago- bloody lovely!
Anyone know where I can get it without being a member of naked wines?
otolith said:
I love Montepulciano d'abruzzo, but have always found cheap ones disappointing, so interested in reviews of that one.
Always found you have to spend a bit more on a Monte, cheaper ones aren’t great.Jamshed too sweet for me but i know plenty who like it.
Sucker for a YellowTail malbec at £6 a bottle. Aldi douro doc isnt bad either.
Im in both camps, love a £40 bottle to slowly drink and saviour but also like a quaffer at <£10
Enjoy in good health people
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