Which wine do you choose?

Cheers! (not had one yet as we are going out )

I like a chilled Tio Pepe when I am cooking (only on Sundays!)

Am drinking a Marlborough SB as I post far too early

Ok, panic over! I've just bought a dozen of my whites and 6 prosecco which were 2 bottles for £12 (usually £9 each) then all had 25% off. Think of all the money I saved

I realise that drink can be a problem for some people but, for me, a couple of glasses of cold white wine while I am cooking dinner are a real pleasure!

...and the fizzy option would be Cremant Bourgogne.

A good Spanish white Rioja.

My name is Ann and I love wine. Never had an unlikeable one from Laithwaites yet but delivery charges have put me off. I too am a fan of Yellowtail particularly the Shiraz and Pino Grigio . Marlborough whites are good when on offer. Most from M&S are also good when at 25% off for 6.

I don't like pino grigio; I do like NZ sauvignon blanc though.

Laithwaites Black Stump is lovely.

Perhaps I shouldn't post that -they will sell out now before I can buy any more!

Pinot grigio is my favourite. The New Zealand pinots are usually reliable and have come down in price from the level they were at when they first produced them about 15 years ago.

I like bone dry whites a favourite is Sainsbury's Languedoc- a white Grenache (£6 down from £8 at the moment) and full bodied reds again a Sainsbury favourite is their Costiere Du Nimes (Grenache and Syrah grape) £6 down from £8 plus 25% off if you buy 6 bottles. These are both very quaffable everyday wines - 'a day without wine is like a day without sun' in my house.

DH has a more sophisticated palette than me and will sometimes buy from Majestic for more leisurely drinking and leans towards a good Sancerre or Nuit St Georges but he will only have one glass- unlike me.

Which pink champagne?

For white I favour Puligny Montrachet and for red Aloxe Corton but mostly I drink pink champagne which we bulk buy when it is on special offer at Majestic wines. The champagne has to be a particular grower, I don't do just any pink.

We are very serious wine drinkers and drink far too much Our tastes have changed over the years and have settled now for a while on New Zealand and Spanish Whites and French reds- Bordeaux, Rhone and Bandol. Our holidays often include wine tasting. We basically buy from the Wine Society and Majestic. Both have a huge range of prices. Majestic you have to buy a minimum of 6 and the cheapest way is to buy 2 bottles of the same wine x3 different wines. The staff in Majestic are really really good - you can go in and say what you want to pay, what other wines you like etc and they can't help you enough. They also do regular tastings

Brown Brothers Muscat is a favourite and Tesco do an offer every now and then of 2 for £10.

Like Merlot I rate the Aldi Toro Loco Tempranillo. They also do a rosé version for £3.79 and that's equally nice.

I like Prosecco and Pinot Noir Chardonnay sparkling wines, many of which are as good as champagnes three times the price.

Dry, with a sparkle! Other than that Chablis. X

Stock up? Panic drink buy more like!

Because I am unsophisticated , I like a fairly sweet white and Sainsbury's do one called Orvieto [sp] which I like. I've only met one other person who likes sweetish white. I was in Sainsbury's yesterday and bought a sherry (DH like a really dry one over ice ), a cooking white, a cooking red and three of mine. How silly not to properly stock up!

Thanks for the reminder Teetime.

DH like the Aldi Rioja (it comes with the gold 'string' round it so it looks really expensive!

Shall we all go and stock on Prosecco while it's still there? I love Prosecco Bellinis.

We like Australian wines, especially Yaldara or Yellowtail - when they are on offer!
New Zealand whites - some are the same area as Malborough but cheaper
Casillero del Diablo is good.
Aldi are doing some very good wines as are Lidl - some of the 'more expensive' ones are excellent (but not that expensive)

It depends what you like of course!

We accumulate wine.......... I don't suppose I drink three bottles in a year!

Aldi's Toro Loco Tempranillo is very nice and is only £3.79

My nearest is Waitrose. I only drink 1-2 bottles every couple of months or so and always with food so I rarely have a collection here. One bottle lasts me 3 evenings. Waitrose often has some great offers so I may see an expensive wine being reduced by 1/3 and I would possibly buy that. I do not buy the cheapest I see on a shelf unless it is mainly for cooking.

Jacobs Creek Sparkling Rose is very refreshing! I usually drink red (Blossom Hill) which is also very drinkable and not too expensive.

Waitrose own label white Italian is very drinkable £4.99.

Morrisons do a Soave and a Pinot Grigio for £3.99 which seems a bargain to me!

I'm the least wine-educated person on here I suspect, so would welcome others' views

I do like Primitivo and dry white wine occasionally.
I find red wines difficult to chose, I go by the name and label rather than type