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By *itmanAndHerr OP Couple
over a year ago

st helens

I'm very much a Rioja kind of guy but today from recommendation I bought a bottle of Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc. It's the first time I've ever spent £14 on a bottle of white wine. I hope it lives up to the review.

TO THE WINE LOVERS...

Do you have a recommendation?

Are you red or white?

How much do you generally spend on a good bottle?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a member of the wine society and they have some lovely bottles. Don't drink red though. I've bought a couple of bottles in the past for around 50-70 quid, but I generally spend about £15 per bottle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You will find the fixed costs are the same for every bottle (packaging, transport, tax etc) so theoretically the more expensive the wine the more has been spent on producing it and there for a better quality. That said there is an Argentine Malbec in Aldi that is the muts nutts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

Pimp your Prosecco up with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup ~ it's lush

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By *eather_Loves_SexWoman
over a year ago

Halfway Between London and Brighton

I like a nice Chablis

usually spend around £8 +

Cheap wines give me a migraine think it is the clearing agent or preservative or something

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like a nice white wine. Have no real favourites. Have tried red but it just gives me a headache and tastes vinegary. But do like sherry and port. X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

Pimp your Prosecco up with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup ~ it's lush

You had me at 'pimp.'

I'll try that over the weekend. I'll let you know..........where do I get those flowers from?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Malbec in asda was given the best red wine in it's category in wine awards.

It's not expensive and I can verify it's delicious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

Pimp your Prosecco up with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup ~ it's lush

You had me at 'pimp.'

I'll try that over the weekend. I'll let you know..........where do I get those flowers from? "

Don't know about flowers, but you can get prosecco balls,and you can pick them up in loads of places, even home bargains

comes in different flavours too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never found a wine I like. I'm a bit of a tart when it comes to drinks. Sweet is my preference

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I'm in a Malbec-Merlot kind of of a phase, though I do like a good Prosecco.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I cant tell you much about wine, except that I get d*unk off one glass. Don't get me started on red wine it truly is the drink of the devil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chilean Merlot

New Zealand Chenin Blanc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rose girl..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

Pimp your Prosecco up with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup ~ it's lush

You had me at 'pimp.'

I'll try that over the weekend. I'll let you know..........where do I get those flowers from?

Don't know about flowers, but you can get prosecco balls,and you can pick them up in loads of places, even home bargains

comes in different flavours too"

I'll have to pick some up. I'll let you know if I like it when when I drop my balls in my glass of prossecco.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

Pimp your Prosecco up with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup ~ it's lush

You had me at 'pimp.'

I'll try that over the weekend. I'll let you know..........where do I get those flowers from?

Don't know about flowers, but you can get prosecco balls,and you can pick them up in loads of places, even home bargains

comes in different flavours too

I'll have to pick some up. I'll let you know if I like it when when I drop my balls in my glass of prossecco. "

Just don't shave 'em first

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I cant tell you much about wine, except that I get d*unk off one glass. Don't get me started on red wine it truly is the drink of the devil

*Scribbles in notepad*

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish

"I'm very much a Rioja kind of guy but today from recommendation I bought a bottle of Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc. It's the first time I've ever spent £14 on a bottle of white wine. I hope it lives up to the review.

TO THE WINE LOVERS...

Do you have a recommendation?

Are you red or white?

How much do you generally spend on a good bottle?"

I'm by no means a connoisseur of wine - I tend to opt for white and usually Pinot Grigio - but I DO like a white Rioja when I'm holidaying in Spain (the white can be difficult to get here! Xx

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By *mm and HerCouple
over a year ago

Hertfordshire

If you like rioja, you'll like chateau neuf. Pricier but nice. Less obvious choice is Full Fifteen from Laithwaites. Smooth Australian red, at 15% alcohol - easy drinking... just hard standing after!

Whites - Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Puilly-Fuise

Ahhh pants. I need a drink now!! It's evening now isn't it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a flippin' amazing Malbec not long ago. Don David. Soooo good!

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By *ander_XMan
over a year ago

Greater Manchester

TO THE WINE LOVERS...

Do you have a recommendation?

Are you red or white?

How much do you generally spend on a good bottle?"

I'm not usually a fan of white but the Villa Maria Viognier is rather nice as well.

I generally spend £8-15 below that you're paying more for the bottle than the actual wine, above is generally diminishing returns.

My recommendations would be Black Stump Durif Shiraz - a big fruity beast of a red.

Franciacorta - an Italian fizz that is far better than Prosecco.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like wine no matter if it's red, white or rose although I do prefer a red.. A nice Shiraz

or a tempranillo if there's no Shiraz..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TO THE WINE LOVERS...

Do you have a recommendation?

Are you red or white?

How much do you generally spend on a good bottle?

I'm not usually a fan of white but the Villa Maria Viognier is rather nice as well.

I generally spend £8-15 below that you're paying more for the bottle than the actual wine, above is generally diminishing returns.

My recommendations would be Black Stump Durif Shiraz - a big fruity beast of a red.

Franciacorta - an Italian fizz that is far better than Prosecco."

Ooh, I'm going to try the Franciacorta!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a red wine man,usually a merlot,sauv blanc kind of guy,but I like Rioja too.

I usually stick to the £7-£10 range and best of they are on special.

I like Wolf Blass yellow label,and the Isla Mehta stuff is quite good too...

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By *urchoicenowCouple
over a year ago

Ashford

"If you like rioja, you'll like chateau neuf. Pricier but nice. Less obvious choice is Full Fifteen from Laithwaites. Smooth Australian red, at 15% alcohol - easy drinking... just hard standing after!

Whites - Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Puilly-Fuise

Ahhh pants. I need a drink now!! It's evening now isn't it?

If you like Chateau Neuf du pape then try either gigondas or vacqueyras. They're neighbouring regions with stricter controls making for a more consistent wine

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By *imandlinCouple
over a year ago

merseyside

For supermarkets Aldi is just wonderful.

Try a red Portuguese called Animus,astonishing value only £4.99 but could be easily far more.Very well reviewed,full red wine lots of subtle fruit flavour.

For white try the Limoux Chardonnay. Someone else mentioned the Argentinian Malbec and I agree v good.

Also try Highland Black whisky,same price as Bells etc but far better.

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By *ander_XMan
over a year ago

Greater Manchester

Whites - Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Puilly-Fuise

Ahhh pants. I need a drink now!! It's evening now isn't it?

The Full Fifteen is a great shout

They also do a Full Fifteen sparkling red, which is something you don't see often but it's bloody lovely. It's a bit like grown-up fizzy Ribena, but what's not to like about that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red.

White wine. .might as well drink a bottle of Sarsons because that's exactly what it tastes like.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i'm getting down with the penultimate case of 2013 chateau ausone from my stash ... it's not bad either ... goes really well with the manchego viejo my mate brought from his farm in albacete a couple of weeks ago

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

I've taken a liking to rose wine and either have three mills from Asda which is about 4 quid a bottle then like Portuguese wine from Morrisons

Same price

I get d*unk really easily so happy days

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By *utterflyandArtificeCouple
over a year ago

Trowbridge

You can improve the taste of your red wine by allowing it warm up and get some air through it. The nose and taste can change significantly.

Our favourite is Chateau Tanunga (Barossa Valley) Shiraz, so blooming lovely - we drank some at the cellar door a few years ago.

Chilled Kiwi Sav Blanc is pretty much brilliant from Nelson or Marlborough.

We both love fix too, Prosecco, Cava or Champers, after the first couple it all tastes the same, just dont let it get too old as it gets darker and tastes nutty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Co-op fair trade carmenere is fantastic. And it's only £5.99!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

Pimp your Prosecco up with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup ~ it's lush

You had me at 'pimp.'

I'll try that over the weekend. I'll let you know..........where do I get those flowers from? "

Lake Land

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By *mm and HerCouple
over a year ago

Hertfordshire

Whites - Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Puilly-Fuise

Ahhh pants. I need a drink now!! It's evening now isn't it?

If you like Chateau Neuf du pape then try either gigondas or vacqueyras. They're neighbouring regions with stricter controls making for a more consistent wine"

Ooh! Thanks. I'll go explore!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red preferred

Ideally Valpollicella Ripasso or Bordeaux.

If the Bordeaux a year ending in 5.

White, try Viogner.

Try something new once a month and you'll surprise and delight yourself regularly

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By *itmanAndHerr OP Couple
over a year ago

st helens

"I'm a member of the wine society and they have some lovely bottles. Don't drink red though. I've bought a couple of bottles in the past for around 50-70 quid, but I generally spend about £15 per bottle"

15 is what I'd spend on a good red. A Malbec or a Rioja

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red for me and adore a good Malbec

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just sipping a lush white rioja at the mo actually

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By *itmanAndHerr OP Couple
over a year ago

st helens

"Red preferred

Ideally Valpollicella Ripasso or Bordeaux.

If the Bordeaux a year ending in 5.

White, try Viogner.

Try something new once a month and you'll surprise and delight yourself regularly "

We do like a variety and have definitely surprised ourselves.

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never found a wine I like. I'm a bit of a tart when it comes to drinks. Sweet is my preference"

Barefoot pink moscato...very sweet and yummy...a real girly drink

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By *iscean MaleMan
over a year ago

Darlaston

Yellow label wolf bass my fav.. cab sav.

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By *itmanAndHerr OP Couple
over a year ago

st helens

There's now a new wine tasting club we've joined in the UK where you can get free wine believe it or not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Prossecco at the moment. (I know, I'm a big girl).

I wouldn't spend less that £10 on a bottle of red.

£8 on a bottle of white.

I like red wine most and anything with strawberries mentioned when it's described to me.

I'm a fan of port. I will spend lots of money on port

M&S special decanter port is amazing £16 a bottle and worth it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy "

Red Malvasia sparkling wine!! Its sweet and amazing served in a chilled champagne flute!

Its unusual as its a sparkling red and the only good ones are italian and the label not have any english on it at all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy

Red Malvasia sparkling wine!! Its sweet and amazing served in a chilled champagne flute!

Its unusual as its a sparkling red and the only good ones are italian and the label not have any english on it at all

I think it's why they invented soda stream

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy

Red Malvasia sparkling wine!! Its sweet and amazing served in a chilled champagne flute!

Its unusual as its a sparkling red and the only good ones are italian and the label not have any english on it at all

Get a bottle in for when I visit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ha ha, don't ask me, I like Amarone ..... but I suggest you don't look up the cost!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy

Red Malvasia sparkling wine!! Its sweet and amazing served in a chilled champagne flute!

Its unusual as its a sparkling red and the only good ones are italian and the label not have any english on it at all

Get a bottle in for when I visit

I will try my best.. i only seem to find it in decent italian restaurants.. the hunt continues just for you

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By *itmanAndHerr OP Couple
over a year ago

st helens

"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy "

Rioja is lovely

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Valpolicella Amarone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got a diploma in wine,( not showing off, I just have) Useful for knowing about old world wine, jackshit for most new world which tend to go by brand names which are uninformative to say the least

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a couple of bottles of Montrachet Grand Cru 1999. I got them through work, I had them for about 3 years. The price sky rocketed this year to around €1400 a bottle. So over the Christmas and New Years I drank them with family.

At the moment I am really loving an Italian wine Ribolla Gialla

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At the moment I am really loving an Italian wine Ribolla Gialla

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

White Rioja is a joy to behold......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"White Rioja is a joy to behold...... "

I have a bottle of Marques de Murrieta which is 30 years old, just waiting for an occasion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"White Rioja is a joy to behold......

I have a bottle of Marques de Murrieta which is 30 years old, just waiting for an occasion"

Sounds wonderful

I'll be an occasion if I get a glass of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't drink red sadly

Love a chilean sauv blanc though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont drink white at all.

Favourite reds are Argentinian Malbec or French Haut-Medoc

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By *iss InnocenceWoman
over a year ago

Coventry

Love Red Wine, there a very nice one in lidl, and Rose

Can't drink white wine anymore get a really bad head the next day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"White Rioja is a joy to behold......

I have a bottle of Marques de Murrieta which is 30 years old, just waiting for an occasion

Sounds wonderful

I'll be an occasion if I get a glass of it

It will be a bloody miracle lol.Saving it for when I find out I'm pregnant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm easily pleased. Pinot grigio, sauvignon or chablis if I'm feeling decadent.

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

"Chilean Merlot

New Zealand Chenin Blanc

Great choice for both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back in the good ol' days, as long as it was red and above 12% it got sploshed in to the glass.

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By *ountryfansCouple
over a year ago

huntingdon

I like a nice chianti. Cotes du rhone. I like a claret but must be a merlot. I will spend £5 upwards on a nice bottle. For a white do like a nice Australian chardonnay.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy "

Try Fluerie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm in...anything other than red and I am happy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A nice cool glass of viognier please.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red.

White is fucking disgusting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Classy pink wine slurper here

I challenge someone to find me a red I will enjoy

Try Fluerie

Good suggestion, or a French pinot noir (aldi do a good one for £4.49) or a light valpolicella

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm into Cava at the moment - the dry crisp type - usually under £10 in any supermarket.

Prossecco is too sweet - Cava is under rated!

Love it x

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By *itmanAndHerr OP Couple
over a year ago

st helens

"I've got a diploma in wine,( not showing off, I just have) Useful for knowing about old world wine, jackshit for most new world which tend to go by brand names which are uninformative to say the least"

Well I'm impressed.

I'm involved with a wine club and every bottle you receive comes with tasting notes. Information on the vineyard, the grape itself, the owner etc. It makes you appreciate the wine that little bit more aswell as educate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well I'm impressed.

Back in my wine selling days, it would amuse me that a proportion of my customers would want to discuss terroir, grape variety, bottle age and vintage.but if it was Australian all they'd want to know was how strong it was! It was usually sickly sweet shiraz or over oaked chardonnay with little or no acidity

Luckily Aussie wine,and the people who drink it, have become far more discerning nowadays and there is some seriously good stuff coming through, same with Chile and Argentina.

New Zealand has always been class, I remember when the rush for Cloudy Bay was akin to the Beaujolais Nouveau mania. Now they sell it year round in Tescos!

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