The Sauvignon Blanc Bottle Mystery

One of my favourites too.
I buy it when Sainsbury’s have 25 % off six bottles but not guilty of dumping my empties m’lud.
It is rather mysterious.

I saw the News report earlier.
Very strange.

I do love a good old local mystery but being at the other end of the country my Miss Marple skills (such as they are) won’t be of any use.

Meanwhile, please keep your eyes peeled for our missing capybara who has escaped from Marwell zoo and is enjoying fame if not fortune courtesy of local businesses and their memes.

Unfortunately it looks as though she’s heading in the wrong direction to be spotted quaffing a bottle of Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc!

Yes, it was on Look North and a mystery definitely of the Miss Marple type, a secret tippling vicar? or maybe more up Agatha Raisons street. (a handsome baddie)

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Here he is merlotgran 🐹

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It seems very odd.

Why not just put them in the recycling at home, or the big bins at supermarkets?

It sounded like the bottles were from a pub or restaurant, not just casual drinking at home, judging by the quantities of empty (not cheap) bottles of wine.

This might be a local (functional) alcoholic - one who had a stash in the garden (say) and has decided they need to get rid of them bit by bit?
Probably not someone who has "come out" about it or they would probably be all in the blue bin?

Maybe Fergie doesn’t want to risk being spotted at the bottle bank.

NotSpaghetti

This might be a local (functional) alcoholic - one who had a stash in the garden (say) and has decided they need to get rid of them bit by bit?
Probably not someone who has "come out" about it or they would probably be all in the blue bin?

that's what i thought

We have friends in both villages, I’m going to ask them what their theories are.

One of the areas they have been dumped is quite remote.

Isn’t it a shame it’s not like the old days and you could take your empties somewhere and get a few pence in return.

I don't remember ever getting a deposit back on wine bottles in the UK.
I have returned wine bottles in Italy though - but only as part of buying full ones (directly from a vinyard/cantina).

You used to get them back on beer bottles as i remember taking my dads back to the outdoor

they were newcastle brown ale iirc

My theory is it's an alcoholic who is now moving house and has to get rid of his/her stash of empty bottles.

Not guilty, firstly I am not a fan of Villa Maria Sauvignon and secondly I live in the South East 😹😹😹

I am a fan of Agatha Raisin’s style, especially her shoes and handbags, I expect she could solve this…

Poor sod didn't want to draw attention to ones drinking habits and now is on the bbc news

Sparklefizz

My theory is it's an alcoholic who is now moving house and has to get rid of his/her stash of empty bottles.

They could still have taken them to a communal bottle bank.

I assume a vehicle has been used to transport them to the grass verges in the first place.

Why not go to a town a few miles away and use the facilities there?

Calendargirl

It seems very odd.

Why not just put them in the recycling at home, or the big bins at supermarkets?

It sounded like the bottles were from a pub or restaurant, not just casual drinking at home, judging by the quantities of empty (not cheap) bottles of wine.

I would agree if it were various wine bottles but one type only?
I think the culprit is Allira and she’s getting her denial in first😂
Hope the magistrate is kind to you Allira

I doubt an alcoholic would be too fussy about always drinking the same variety of SB.

My theory is it’s being decanted and sold as an even more expensive tipple.
Easily done in a swanky restaurant.

Usedtobeblonde

One of my favourites too.
I buy it when Sainsbury’s have 25 % off six bottles but not guilty of dumping my empties m’lud.
It is rather mysterious.

It’s my favourite too, so now there are 3 of us under the spotlight 😬

Not guilty m’lud……..much prefer a glass of red meself!

JaneJudge

NotSpaghetti

This might be a local (functional) alcoholic - one who had a stash in the garden (say) and has decided they need to get rid of them bit by bit?
Probably not someone who has "come out" about it or they would probably be all in the blue bin?

that's what i thought

I'm not sure that functioning alcoholics would go for Villa Maria?

They're not getting rid of them bit by bit, there are bags and bags full bring dumped. One farmer found 48 bottles dumped in a bag just on one day.

I will await the answer, should it ever come, with baited breath.

It’s a very English sort of mystery isn’t it?😄