ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Mobile Chicane]

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

[Gretchen]

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

Were you watching BBC2 just? This was rated quite highly by Tom Kerridge, Angela Hartnet and Joe Wadsack if it helps

ETA This episode http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05121t7

[Mobile Chicane]

Gretchen said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

Were you watching BBC2 just? This was rated quite highly by Tom Kerridge, Angela Hartnet and Joe Wadsack if it helps

ETA This episode http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05121t7

Indeed I was!

[Mobile Chicane]

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

It's surprisingly good! not remotely 'cabbagey' as cheap pinot noir often is. It's very cherryish with rose hip notes - a bit like a Bourgogne passetoutgrain.

I'd serve that as a summer BBQ red, or mixed with Crème de Cassis as a Communard.

[V8mate]

Mobile Chicane said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

It's surprisingly good! not remotely 'cabbagey' as cheap pinot noir often is. It's very cherryish with rose hip notes - a bit like a Bourgogne passetoutgrain.

I'd serve that as a summer BBQ red, or mixed with Crème de Cassis as a Communard.

I bought a bottle at the weekend, but haven't tried it yet.

[Gretchen]

V8mate said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

It's surprisingly good! not remotely 'cabbagey' as cheap pinot noir often is. It's very cherryish with rose hip notes - a bit like a Bourgogne passetoutgrain.

I'd serve that as a summer BBQ red, or mixed with Crème de Cassis as a Communard.

I bought a bottle at the weekend, but haven't tried it yet.

I’m sure I’ve had a bottle or so before as I recognised the name when they reviewed it. Good to know it agreed with you MC.

Let me know when you light the BBQ next

[grantone]

Not quite food, but Aldi Blackcurrent flavour cold & flu hot drink sachets are almost enjoyable and easily the least worst tasting of all variants of lemsip type medicines I've tried.

[V8mate]

grantone said:

Not quite food, but Aldi Blackcurrent flavour cold & flu hot drink sachets are almost enjoyable and easily the least worst tasting of all variants of lemsip type medicines I've tried.

Yeah. But do they work?

[21TonyK]

Gretchen said:

V8mate said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

It's surprisingly good! not remotely 'cabbagey' as cheap pinot noir often is. It's very cherryish with rose hip notes - a bit like a Bourgogne passetoutgrain.

I'd serve that as a summer BBQ red, or mixed with Crème de Cassis as a Communard.

I bought a bottle at the weekend, but haven't tried it yet.

I’m sure I’ve had a bottle or so before as I recognised the name when they reviewed it. Good to know it agreed with you MC.

Let me know when you light the BBQ next

Another + for the pinot, I'm not really a massive fan of pinot noir based on past experiences but it's a really nice easy drinking wine.

[SpeckledJim]

V8mate said:

grantone said:

Not quite food, but Aldi Blackcurrent flavour cold & flu hot drink sachets are almost enjoyable and easily the least worst tasting of all variants of lemsip type medicines I've tried.

Yeah. But do they work?

I don't think any of them work.

My horrible cold is in my nose, aesophagus and lungs.

What good can a drink that goes in my mouth, gullet and stomach do?

(there may be a deficit of good science in my theory)

[soxboy]

This is down as reduced to £6.99, anyone know what it was originally?



Edit: it’s bloody gorgeous!

Edited by soxboy on Friday 26th January 19:45

[V8mate]

21TonyK said:

Gretchen said:

V8mate said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

It's surprisingly good! not remotely 'cabbagey' as cheap pinot noir often is. It's very cherryish with rose hip notes - a bit like a Bourgogne passetoutgrain.

I'd serve that as a summer BBQ red, or mixed with Crème de Cassis as a Communard.

I bought a bottle at the weekend, but haven't tried it yet.

I’m sure I’ve had a bottle or so before as I recognised the name when they reviewed it. Good to know it agreed with you MC.

Let me know when you light the BBQ next

Another + for the pinot, I'm not really a massive fan of pinot noir based on past experiences but it's a really nice easy drinking wine.

Just had it. Light and refreshing with no acidity. Glad I had it this evening with a nice pizza rather than tomorrow with steak though; that would have been a disappointing outcome.

Would make a good 'house' wine.

[HarryW]

V8mate said:

21TonyK said:

Gretchen said:

V8mate said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Anyone tried the Estevez Chilean pinot noir from Aldi? £4.79 / bottle, 13.5% ABV. Free home delivery if you buy six bottles.

It's surprisingly good! not remotely 'cabbagey' as cheap pinot noir often is. It's very cherryish with rose hip notes - a bit like a Bourgogne passetoutgrain.

I'd serve that as a summer BBQ red, or mixed with Crème de Cassis as a Communard.

I bought a bottle at the weekend, but haven't tried it yet.

I’m sure I’ve had a bottle or so before as I recognised the name when they reviewed it. Good to know it agreed with you MC.

Let me know when you light the BBQ next

Another + for the pinot, I'm not really a massive fan of pinot noir based on past experiences but it's a really nice easy drinking wine.

Just had it. Light and refreshing with no acidity. Glad I had it this evening with a nice pizza rather than tomorrow with steak though; that would have been a disappointing outcome.

Would make a good 'house' wine.

Tried it tonight on the strength of the reports here......TBH its OK, not a patch on the Romanian Pinot Noir by Wolfhouse they had last summer.

[l354uge]

Tried their burns night special black pudding in the meatballs I made earlier in the week and just polished the other half off in my brekkie sarnie, absolutely beautiful! Miles better than the usual supermarket stuff.

[The Panda Vinny]

These are well worth it, about 70p a bag....taste almost the same as McDoobries.

[Truckosaurus]

It is American Food Week down at Lidls. I have bought and eaten a pack of Jelly Beans and now feel unwell.

[Steamer]

I've mentioned these before - but didnt post a photo

They are great - really crispy.

did try the cheaper big bags but they are a bit rubbish.

[Bear-n]

If we're doing chips, then I really rate these for the money (95p I think?)



Coupled with their breaded fish fillets, or Aberdeen Angus burgers, or cheese, or mayo...

Weekends only of course

[Steamer]

Bear-n said:

their breaded fish fillets..

Fish is the one thing I've never had any luck with from Aldi...

...Okay I say fish, I mean their frozen battered or breaded 'cod'... it just resembles paper mache' with no taste.

[Bear-n]

I know what you mean (as in the 4 pack 'blocks' that are £2.50 for 4).

The packs of 2 large fillets though (nearly the same weight as above) for £2.99 are bloody lovely. Haddock & cod available, in breaded or battered varieties.