Decent white wine for a tenner? (Better than Daybreak SB)

[Whoozit]

Meeten-5dulx said:

Trustmeimadoctor said:

Origin Unknown said:

iphonedyou said:

Origin Unknown said:

This is almost exclusively the only white wine I drink now. My personal favorite is Villa Marea New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, second is Wairau Cove and there are a couple of others I'll need to sift through photos to pinpoint.

I did a wine tasting tour in October 2019 of Waiheke Island, not educated and I lack the appropriate parlance to describe wines correctly but Chardonnay and Viognier were ok but the Sauvignon really stood out. Villa Marea is produced a just south of Auckland and it is the bomb (wine parlance)

My mum loves Villa Maria. I usually pick some up for her, but I asked my local wineshop for recommendations for somebody that likes Villa Maria SV but up to, say, £20 a bottle. They recommended Greywacke and she absolutely loves it.

Give it a try

Thanks!

Will give that a go too as villa Maria is our standard white.

Got a cloudy bay to drink this weekend never had it before and it's the most I've ever paid not in a restaurant

Had Cloudy Bay (they made NZ SB more mainstream) but Greywacke is so much better.
Definitely suggest you try that as a step up from the generic £10 bottles you see in the supermarket.

(Can’t help with the op question other than Villa Maria should hit the brief)

Greywacke definitely > Cloudy Bay. CB was a revelation 20 years ago, it's rather polite now.

For some interesting Sauv Blanc, it's worth checking out the Small & Small bottles at Naked Wines. I usually have a few of those around.

At the cheapo end, I'm delighted that one of my fave summer wines from Spain is regularly available in the UK. Vina Sol. £7 ish a bottle at Majestic or slightly cheaper at Costco. Tesco and Sainsbury also carry it.

Now if only Spain exported Barbadillo at a half decent price...

Edited by Whoozit on Thursday 7th July 14:40

[Origin Unknown]

Whoozit said:

Meeten-5dulx said:

Trustmeimadoctor said:

Origin Unknown said:

iphonedyou said:

Origin Unknown said:

This is almost exclusively the only white wine I drink now. My personal favorite is Villa Marea New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, second is Wairau Cove and there are a couple of others I'll need to sift through photos to pinpoint.

I did a wine tasting tour in October 2019 of Waiheke Island, not educated and I lack the appropriate parlance to describe wines correctly but Chardonnay and Viognier were ok but the Sauvignon really stood out. Villa Marea is produced a just south of Auckland and it is the bomb (wine parlance)

My mum loves Villa Maria. I usually pick some up for her, but I asked my local wineshop for recommendations for somebody that likes Villa Maria SV but up to, say, £20 a bottle. They recommended Greywacke and she absolutely loves it.

Give it a try

Thanks!

Will give that a go too as villa Maria is our standard white.

Got a cloudy bay to drink this weekend never had it before and it's the most I've ever paid not in a restaurant

Had Cloudy Bay (they made NZ SB more mainstream) but Greywacke is so much better.
Definitely suggest you try that as a step up from the generic £10 bottles you see in the supermarket.

(Can’t help with the op question other than Villa Maria should hit the brief)

Greywacke definitely > Cloudy Bay. CB was a revelation 20 years ago, it's rather polite now.

For some interesting Sauv Blanc, it's worth checking out the Small & Small bottles at Naked Wines. I usually have a few of those around.

At the cheapo end, I'm delighted that one of my fave summer wines from Spain is regularly available in the UK. Vina Sol. £7 ish a bottle at Majestic or slightly cheaper at Costco. Tesco and Sainsbury also carry it.

Now if only Spain exported Barbadillo at a half decent price...

Edited by Whoozit on Thursday 7th July 14:40

Another wine recommendation for the Malborough SV lovers

[popegregory]

NNH said:

I find New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough to very reliable and decent value

Got an I heart wines of this and it’s doing a satisfactory job this weekend. Might stretch to the oyster bay one that seems recommended

[popegregory]

As per the suggestion above, I finally got round to it and it was indeed very pleasant

[popegregory]

What’s Chablis when it’s at home then?

[andyA700]

popegregory said:

What’s Chablis when it’s at home then?

A white, chardonnay from the Chablis area in Northern Burgundy. Good ones can have a very clean, mineral taste, not at all like a cheap, New World Chardonnay.

[andyA700]

I used to quite like the Montes Alpha chardonnay back in the day, hasn't gone up too much for a special treat.

https://www.shelvedwine.com/shop/chardonnay-casabl...

[biggbn]

popegregory said:

NNH said:

I find New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough to very reliable and decent value

Got an I heart wines of this and it’s doing a satisfactory job this weekend. Might stretch to the oyster bay one that seems recommended

I like a sharp sauvignon blanc but found the Oyster Bay one just aa wee bit too sharp. Nobilo Marborough is a few notches down the sharpness and is very nice, £9 from memory.

[markiii]

Tesco superior soave at £7.50 a bottle is my go to at the moment

[Lotobear]

If you like Marlborough Sauvignon, 'The Ned' is decent and often available for less than a tenner in the Co op and other supermarkets.

[okgo]

Between the usual suspects - Villa Maria, Brancott, Oyster Bay there’s almost always one of them on special at well under a tenner. They taste fairly similar I feel.

[Origin Unknown]

I had a bottle of 19 Crimes Sauv Block (Sauvignon Blanc) at the weekend. Aussie wine, recommended.

[Lotobear]

Aldi have a 2019 Condrieu (high end Viognier) on special at the moment for £9.99.

Just picked up a bottle for a tasting this evening - will be back for more tomorrow if it's as good as it should be.

...it's heavy for a white at 14.5% which is why I got a tasting bottle as I'm not usually keen on high alcohol whites, prefer them below 12%

Edited by Lotobear on Wednesday 12th April 14:55

[Lotobear]

OMG, just tried it over lunch and it's utterly fabulous - real depth and complexity and superb quality. High alcohol, yes, but it does nor detract

....so much so I've been back and bought 30 bottles!

It would be perfect with Halibut Mornay or Lobster Thermadore

Buy it if you can find it - I've just cleaned out 2 local Aldis

[popegregory]

Any good Pinot Grigio recommendations in budget? I think I prefer these to the SBs I’ve been trying out of late.

[jonott]

19 Crimes’ full bodied chardonnay is very good, and often on offer at Tesco for £7/£7.50.

[oddman]

This Lidl Verdiccho is very nice. Probably best with food

[popegregory]

Evening all. Having spent autumn and winter to date on sub-£10 reds from the other thread, I’d be appreciative of suggestions for whites that aren’t oyster bay or similar kiwi Sauvignon Blancs

[sean ie3]

Had a glass of Vouvray from Aldi V.Tasty.

[thebraketester]

This is a good one too.

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/304...