This about wine, not food

For white a French chardonnay is lighter on the palate than new world chardonnay.

For reds, look for something that says its soft. Pinot noir, Gamay or Merlot.

For rose wine, M&S vinho verdi, Aldi pays do'c rose.

Hope you find some thing you like.

A shout out for Laithwaites wines. I saw their advert in the BBC Good Food magazine and read some good reviews on line. I bought DH a box of 12 full bodied reds for his 70th. He/we enjoyed them so much, he went on to order from them on a fairly regular basis. We get the odd free gift every now and then inc wine glasses and Prosecco. We haven't had a bottle yet that we've disliked. Their brochure has lots of details on all the wines.

Did anyone else get this free gift with their Naked Wines this month? Added cherries and spices. That's me sorted for Saturday, all mine!

Majestic is a good place to go as they have bottles open that you can taste ( unless they have stopped that with covid) . Marlborough Sauvignon blanc is my favourite but I know someone who dislikes it intensely so one can never be sure. If you take it as a gift , the recipient can always re gift it !!

nanna8

Probably a bumper harvest that year- they offload locally maybe? Now that the Chinese government don’t want our wine for political reasons there are a lot of bargains around!

It was a couple of years ago, nanna8
I should have bought more!

Another Naked Wine subscriber here! We usually choose a selection of NZ Sauvignon Blancs. If going to a friends' I always take a white ( probably NZ) on the basis that most people will drink white, but red can be a matter of personal taste; I like a gutsy Rioja for example, but I know many do not. If taking wine as a gift, I think it is nice to take a wine produced locally if you can. We have a small vineyard local to us, and I will buy a bottle from there, cost usually around £10 because it supports local business, and shows that I have made an effort to choose what I hope my host will like ( also a good choice for male birthdays I find). Otherwise, a nice Pinot Grigio from the Co-op always, nice and drinkeable in a back garden when the weather is good.

If you really want a wide range of wines to chose from then The Wine Society is the best by far. This is the one based in Stevenage and is a co-op. You buy a share, you receive catalogues and other material and the prices range from very affordable to very expensive. They used to hold tastings throughout the country.

Another tip - chose from a less expensive region or country. For example, if you spend say £10 on a bottle of Bordeaux or Burgundy you won't get a good wine but if you spend £10 on a bottle from say the Languedoc you will get something good.

Wines from Chile and Argentina are generally good and not too expensive. Also those from southern Italy.

Probably a bumper harvest that year- they offload locally maybe? Now that the Chinese government don’t want our wine for political reasons there are a lot of bargains around!

nanna8 I was surprised to find that one of my favourite brands, Yalumba, which averages about £10 per 70cl bottle here, was A$14 for a 2 litre box in a bottle shop over there.
I still wonder if the price was a mistake!

You are more than welcome Callistemon.
Happy shoppy.

They only charge $10 to deliver 12 bottles here, must be a bunch of alkys! Graysonline

Aldi does some good cheap wines. Their most expensive ones are still cheap and the ones we get here are good. Nice Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris and Sav Blancs. Merlots are always easy to drink in the reds. I don’t like sweet wines at all. These days with our Australian wines it is rare to get a bad one because they would go out of business, too much competition. I avoid French ones these days unless they are expensive types because some of them are dire. German ones ok but they would be from a German supermarket I suppose.

Philistine that I am, I find all wine taste like vinegar!! ?

I haven't been able to get to Sainsbury's since last year but may be near there in a couple of weeks, I'll have a look.
Thank you

Sorry Callistemon,i meant they do a Merlot,Shiraz and the other one i can`t remember at the moment.

Penguin Sands Callistemon.
I am going to Sainsburys next week at some point and i shall look at the other Penguin names,theres two more i know that for sure.

Is that Penguin Sands or Little Penguin timetogo?

Only on shoes Callistemon.
You should give the Penguin wine a go Callistemon,you may be pleasantly suprised.

Although, having been more adventurous in my youth, perhaps it's best to stick to what I know and like.

eg Bulls' Blood does not mix with a selection of cheeses, not in great quantities anyway!

Callistemon

I really should be a bit more adventurous.

Me too.

I really should be a bit more adventurous.

Aldi have been doing a nice Chianti for around a fiver and a white wine from the Veneto (possibly a pinot grigio) for about the same price. If you want to pay a bit more they sometimes have a very good Ripasso.

timetogo2016

I bought a red wine from Sainsburys called Penguin,only cost £385 and i really do like it and it sells out very quickly,it`s around 13-14% proof.
Also available in a white.
You can only get it in Sainsburys too.

You've got expensive tastes, timetogo!

(Yes I did see your subsequent post )

kittylester

Dh says that everything tastes nice by the 2nd glass!!

Villa Maria Sauvignon or The Ned Blanc and in fact Tesco Finest Sav Blanc are all acceptable.
For a cheapie red, Yellowtail Shiraz is good; Mcguigan's is ok.

I like Yalumba wines.
I find Waitrose offers better wines than some other supermarkets.

If you're not sure I think go for a lighter wine. We generally stick with Hardys or McGuigans.
Now and again we pay a little more but I can't say it tastes better. (We're not connoisseurs.)